Performance Advisory Board – Euroleague Players Association (Authors: Baris Kocaoglu, Igor Jukic, Julio Calleja-González, Francesco Cuzzolin, Mar Rovira, Jaime Sampaio, Antonio Santo) INTRODUCTION One of the most common shoulder problems encountered by basketball...
Authors: Francesco Cuzzolin, Jaime Sampaio, Julio Calleja-González, Igor Jukic, Baris Kocaoglu, Mar Rovira, Antonio Santo. Basketball, Ramadan, and Performance Impact Basketball is a high-intensity sport that demands both explosive movements (such as sprints,...
UNI World Players, a sector of UNI Global Union, in partnership with the EuroLeague Players Association (ELPA), successfully convened the inaugural Player Health and Safety Summit in Mataró, Spain, from January 29-30, 2025. Bringing together almost 80 participants...
Authors: Francesco Cuzzolin, Jaime Sampaio, Julio Calleja-González, Igor Jukic, Baris Kocaoglu, Mar Rovira, Antonio Santo. Basketball games have evolved into fast-paced and intense contests, necessitating constant adaptations in training methodologies and coaching...
Nyon, Switzerland – The inaugural Player Health and Safety Summit, hosted by UNI World Players in partnership with the EuroLeague Players Association, will bring together global experts to address escalating risks to player wellbeing for the first time. The event,...
Authors: Antonio Santo, Julio Calleja-González, Francesco Cuzzolin, Igor Jukic, Baris Kocaoglu, Mar Rovira, Jaime Sampaio Introduction The escalating popularity of plant-based diets among athletes requires a comprehensive understanding how to meet all the...
Authors: Jaime Sampaio, Baris Kocaoglu, Julio Calleja-González, Igor Jukic, Francesco Cuzzolin, Mar Rovira, Antonio Santo The 'hot hand' phenomenon has long intrigued players, coaches, and fans with its seemingly magical influence on performance. It's the belief...
MATARÓ, MAY 10th - "If 15 years ago, advanced statistics made a full impact on world basketball, now is the time for Applied Science." That's how one of the eminent figures in sports studies in Spain and the world, Professor Julio Calleja González from the...
Hudl becomes an official partner of the ELPA Performance International Congress 2024. Hudl helps teams to reach their potential by building the future of sports with the world's biggest library of video and data, to get the most out of every moment. Their new...
Sant Jordi (the Day of the Book and the Rose), is a very special day in Catalonia, and it is just 20 days prior to EPIC (ELPA Performance International Congress) at Tecnocampus Mataró. Therefore, the ELPA Performance Advisory Board (PAB) does not want to miss the...