Author: Simone Lacava

Simone Lacava has extensive experience in Sports Science and data-driven decision making. He developed his interest in monitoring and evaluating sport performance while completing his BSc in Sports Science at Bologna University (Italy), attending various seminars held by Professor Roberto Colli. He holds a MSc from Loughborough University in Exercise Physiology and completed his final project assessing the metabolic demands of football using the concept of metabolic power proposed by Osgnach and Di Prampero. He has worked with Southend United Football Club from 2016 to 2019, where his last role was Head of Academy Sports Science.