Aristide Guerriero

Aristide Guerriero is an Italian former shot putter and throwing specialist. He is the strength and conditioning coach for the Brazilian National Women's Rugby Sevens team.

Aristide Guerriero
Date of birth (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986
Place of birth Gaeta, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
University Foro Italico University of Rome
Occupation(s) strength and conditioning coach, track and field coach
Rugby union career
Teams coached
Years Team
2015-Present  Brazil 7s

Early life

Aristide Guerriero was born in Gaeta, Italy.

Athlete career

He began his career as thrower at the Olympic Training Centre in Formia, where he began competing and quickly earned a reputation for his throwing ability.

Personal life

Guerriero earned his master's degree in Sport Science at Foro Italico University of Rome.[1] He is Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Tactical Facilitator (TSAC-F) through the National Strength & Conditioning Association.[2] He is also certified as Track and Field Coach.

Coaching career

2006 - 2013

Guerriero began his coaching career at the Olympic Training Centre in Formia as throws specialist and strength coach. As strength coach he worked with: American football, track and field, rugby union, rugby league and military.

2013 - 2015

Guerriero served two years as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the New Zealand Sports Academy[3] in Wellington, Rotorua and Auckland. He worked with former Maori All Blacks Jim Love and Darrall Shelford. He also supervised the netball strength and conditioning program under the head coach Noeline Taurua. During this period he worked closely with Maori and Pacific Islands rugby union and rugby league athletes.

In Wellington he collaborated with former Samoan thrower Shaka Sola, supervising the training of young New Zealand throwers. He was the strength and conditioning coach for Te Wananga o Aotearoa.[4]

2015 - Present

From 2015 he is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Brazil women's national rugby union team (sevens). In July 2015 the team won the Bronze medal at the XVII Pan American Games in Toronto. After the Olympic Games in Rio 2016 the team is now preparing for the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020.

References

  1. ↑ Foro Italico University of Rome Web Site
  2. ↑ NSCA Official Site
  3. ↑ Academy Web Site Who is involved in NZSA rugby coaching
  4. ↑ Kapimananews
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