MARCO BEATO
Strength&Conditioning Specialist (soccer)
Senior Lecture & Course Leader @ University of Suffolk
Research Lead in Sport Science & Coaching
Associate Editor of the Journal of Strength&Conditioning Research (USA)
Dr. Marco Beato has been collaborating with Desmotec since 2017.
He is particularly interested in the Strength & Conditioning research, using Desmotec Devices.
He is a Senior Lecturer in Strength & Conditioning at School of Science, Technology and
Engineering, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK.
- Course Leader BSc Strength & Conditioning (since 2018);
- Course Leader BSc Sports Coaching (since 2016 to 2019);
- Research Lead in Sports Science & Coaching.
- Member of the ethical committee in the School of Science, Technology and
Engineering; - Nominated for a Staff & Student Award (most inspiring Lecturer, 2018);
- Associate Editor of The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (since
2018); - 45 scientific publications on peer-reviewed journals,
He also worked as a Lecturer at MSc Strength & Conditioning in Football, University of Verona
and Pisa, Italy:
- Methods of Physical and Athletic Training (from 2012 to 2015)
- Football Coaching (from 2015 to 2016)
He has gained great experience in Football, working with professional teams as Consultant, Sport Scientist and Assistant Manager:
- Season 2018/19 Sports Science Research Consultant at Norwich City FC (Senior team, Premier
League, UK); - From 2016 to 2019 Sports Science Consultant Ipswich Town FC (Academy U23-U16, Championship, UK) GPS monitoring, physical tests, research.
- Season 2015/16 Assistant Manager and Head of Strength & Conditioning, AC Virtus Vecomp (SerieD, Italy), 44 presences as Assistant Manager
- Season 2011/12 – 2012/13
Sports Scientist, AC Chievo Verona (First Team, Serie A, Italy) GPS monitoring, Strength & Conditioning, Physical Tests - Season 2009/10 – 2010/11 Sports Scientist, AC Chievo Verona (Academy – U19 Team, Serie A), Italy
Marco Beato is an expert in Sport Science Consultancy, working with professional athletes and companies:
Since 2016:
- Jasmin Taylor, 4th world ranking and best British female Telemark skier (4 World
Cup victories and 22 World Cup podiums),
Since 2017:
- GPS technologies in Elite Sports with STATSports (leader company in GPS player
tracking, Ireland), - Football Performance Analysis with SICS (leading company in Performance
Analysis, Italy), until 2019.
Degree and Education:
- 2018 Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), NSCA, USA
- 2018 Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (PGCAP, 60 credits Masters-level
programme), PR143018, UK - 2016 PhD in Sports and Exercise Science (from 01/2013 to 05/2016), Department of
Neurological and Movement Science, University of Verona, Italy. Topic: Sport and
Exercise Science, Football for health (Supervisor: Prof Franco Impellizzeri) - Internship (Sports Science and Elite Football) at Liverpool John Moores University,
UK (Supervisor: Prof Barry Drust) - 2015 License Video Analyst (Tactics and Performance Analysis) (First class), SICS, FIGC,
Italy - 2015 License Professional Football Fitness Coach (First class), FIGC, Italy
- 2014 License UEFA-B Football Coach (First class), FIGC, Italy
- 2014 License Weightlifting Coach and Personal Trainer, FIPE, Italy
- 2012 Master in Sports Prevention and Adapted Training (Sports Sciences), University of
Verona, Italy (First class; 110/110 cum laude) - 2010 Bachelor in Sports and Exercise Science, University of Verona, Italy
- 2010 License CONI-FIGC Coach of Young Football Players, Italy