ABOUT
DR. JESUS RICO-SANZ
VISION AND MISSION
The vision of Elite Player GPA is to be at the forefront of the objective grading of match performance and the development of extraordinary players by unleashing the technical, tactical, physical, and mental, potential of each individual.
The mission of Elite Player GPA is an integral and professional commitment to optimizing the performance potential of players through innovative, objective, and cutting-edge performance analysis and grading, tailored training, coaching, and mentoring.
LEADERSHIP
Dr. Rico-Sanz is a physiologist and football (soccer) scientist, and a pioneer of objective grading of game readiness and match performance. With over 40 years of experience from playing, coaching, analyzing, and grading performance he brings a wealth of experience on objective performance development.
As an advocate for objectivity in players' assessments, he created innovative criteria to grade game readiness and match performance, ranking players' performance and providing measurable changes in players' performances over time.
Understands the game from the player's perspective
Growing up in Madrid, Spain, Jesús dreamt with playing at the Santiago Bernabeu, the stadium of Real Madrid CF.
He made it into the Academy of Real Madrid and utilized in midfield and forward positions due to his abilities with both feet. Two injuries requiring surgical repair at the age of 20 and 21 prevented a potential professional career with the first team.
Decades of dedication to scientific aspects of player's performance
With significant scientific contributions in performance science:
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Analysis of technical and tactical match performance in elite players
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Effects of training on players' physiology, fitness and body composition.
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Biochemical analysis and fiber types of leg muscles
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Match KPIs of endurance, strength, speed, and power
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Energy metabolism studied by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Effects of nutritional supplements on energy metabolism, performance, and body composition
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Cardiovascular, respiratory, and muscular systems
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Genetics of aerobic power and maximal power output.
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Interactions of genes with training on physiological parameters
Developing players
Dr. Rico-Sanz holds a National A coaching license from the USA Soccer Federation, and has coached and directed programs at youth, high school, college, and professional levels.
With over 30 years of experience in a variety of roles with soccer organizations he has advised players at all levels, including a USMNT player participating in the 2022 World Cup.
