144: World Cup Secrets: How Sport Science Supported Croatia's World Cup
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Show Notes
In episode 144, Luka Milanovic, Head of S&C at the Croatian Football Federation, joins us.
Specifically Luka will be looking at:
- How Croatia overperform with a population of only 4 million
- How Croatia used the gym during the world cup
- How recovery was used
*About Luka
- 24 years of coaching experience in 6 different sports
- Prepared top level athletes for 15 big competitions (Olympics, World cups, European championships)
- Silver medalist at 2018 World cup,
- Bronze medalist at 2022 World cup
- Head of Strength and Conditioning at Croatian Football Federation
- Associate professor at University of Zagreb
- Expert coach in High Performance Sport Center at Croatian Olympic Comitee
- Professor at Football Science Institute
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