In this EP I talk with Ivi Casagrande. Ivi is a high-performance consultant currently serving as a Technical Expert Consultant for FIFA and UEFA. Ivi is also part of the Human Performance Council for Under Armour. Ivi started her coaching career as a Performance Coach for the Women’s Soccer program at Bowling Green State University, before joining Redline Athletics as their Director of Sports Performance and a Network Sports Scientist with US Youth National Teams. In 2019, she was the Lead S&C Coach for the NWSL team Orlando Pride, and her latest role was as a Sports Scientist for Brighton and Hove Albion Women’s & Girls team. Ivi is married to her wife Jieke Stroobant and has a beautiful dog called Marley. Her entire family is back in Brazil, where she is originally from. Currently moved countries and now resides in Brighton, UK after spending the last 10 years in the United States.