Name Aristide Guerriero | ||
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Education Foro Italico University of Rome | ||
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.
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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. He is Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Tactical Facilitator (TSAC-F) through the National Strength & Conditioning Association. He is also certified as Track and Field Coach.
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 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.
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.