Francesco Cuzzolin is currently the Research and Innovation Director for Technogym Scientific Department. He has always split his professional experience between science and practice. He was the first European to become Head Strength and Conditioning Coach in NBA, with the Toronto Raptors, after starting his career with two of the most successful European basketball teams, Benetton Treviso and Virtus Bologna. For 3 years he has been with the Russian National Team and for 6 years with the Italian National Team. He has taught for many years training, re-training and injury prevention at the University of Verona and of Padova. He is a well appreciated international speaker having lectured in more than 20 countries.