SKILLS4ATHLETES / ABOUT
Przemysław
Gaszyński
I prepare athletes for what their sport truly demands.
Strength and conditioning coach and educator. I connect the development of physical capabilities with learning to act effectively in the game.
LET’S DISCUSS COLLABORATION
01 / HOW I THINK
I focus on what the athlete can actually use.
More strength, a higher jump, a better test result. That can be meaningful progress. The next question is: what does that progress change in the way the athlete performs?
I see strength and conditioning as building the capabilities an athlete needs in their sport. Strength, power and endurance matter. So does the ability to read a situation, make a decision and use those capabilities under pressure from time, opponents and fatigue.
That is why I consider the person, the task and the environment together. I select training loads and methods for the specific problem, observe how the athlete responds and use that response to guide the next decision.
01 — CAPABILITIES
Build the physical foundations
Develop the qualities an athlete needs in their sport, taking into account their training history, stage of development and current readiness.
02 — SKILLS
Connect movement with the situation
Create tasks in which the athlete learns to pick up information and find effective solutions. Understand when an exercise genuinely supports performance in the game.
03 — DECISIONS
Read the response
Combine measurements with observation and conversation. Manage load in the context of training, competition, recovery and the athlete’s life.
02 / THE JOURNEY TO THIS APPROACH
My thinking changed on the court.
At first, I strongly believed in refining a movement pattern and completing the right number of repetitions. I assumed that better execution in an exercise would lead to better performance in the game.
Over time, I saw situations that did not fit that assumption. An athlete improved in practice, yet the same problem remained in competition. Saying they lacked talent, focus or character was not enough. I had to examine what I was offering as a coach.
That led me towards skill acquisition, ecological dynamics and the relationship between the athlete and the environment. I began to ask more carefully how training transfers to competition — and under what conditions the athlete actually learns.
Today, I treat methods as tools. I want to know which problem they solve, who they make sense for and how I will recognise whether they are helping. These are the questions I keep bringing back to practice.
03 / EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE
Different teams. Different environments. Real work.
I have worked in professional clubs, a national team and youth sport — in Poland, India and China. Each environment required an understanding of people, how the work was organised and the demands of competition.
POLAND / PROFESSIONAL VOLLEYBALL
Norwid Częstochowa
Strength and conditioning for a PlusLiga team, working within the rhythm of training, matches and the demands of Poland’s highest level of league volleyball.
INDIA / NATIONAL TEAM
India men’s national team
Strength and conditioning for volleyball players in a national-team environment and within an international coaching staff.
CHINA / ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
Henan youth volleyball teams
Strength and conditioning for young athletes, working within a different development system and cultural context.
POLAND / CLUB EXPERIENCE
Proxima, Trefl Proxima and Hutnik Kraków
Work with women’s and men’s volleyball players at second-tier level and in Poland’s top women’s league.
Selected performance environments
“A test result helps me understand the athlete. Watching the game helps me understand what they still need.”
PRZEMYSŁAW GASZYŃSKI / SKILLS4ATHLETES
04 / KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION
I learn. I test. I share.
Education and professional development give me frameworks for thinking. Daily practice allows me to test them. In my lectures and writing, I connect these two worlds: research and the decisions a coach makes in the gym and on the court.
VIEW MY CV IN ENGLISHSelected lectures and workshops
ALTIS Higher Education
Skill Acquisition in Athletic Performance
Beijing Sport University
S&C in Volleyball and Load Management in Team Sports.
Coaching Sport
Modern Pedagogy — 10 courses in 10 Polish cities
Coaching conferences
• Modern Approaches to Load Management in Volleyball | Designing the skill learning and development process• Next Generation Performance | Optimising in-season training loads in volleyball• Małopolska Volleyball Association | Strength training in long-term athlete development• Glinka Academy | Strength and conditioning in youth volleyball• Player Development Conference | Movement skills in basketball• Skills4Athletes | Speed & Agility Development Principles
Selected education and qualifications
Academic education
• University School of Physical Education in Kraków — Physical Education.• Academy of Physical Education in Katowice — postgraduate degree in Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports.
Selected qualifications and professional development
• EXOS Performance Specialist.• Australian Strength and Conditioning Association — Level 2.• Barça Innovation Hub — Professional Diploma in Strength and Conditioning for Football.• ALTIS Foundation.• Gabbett — training load management.• Running Mechanics Professional — running mechanics.• Growth & Maturation for Youth Athletes — growth and maturation in young athletes.
05 / LET’S TAKE THE NEXT STEP
Let’s start with the problem you want to solve.
Are you an athlete, do you work with a team, or are you looking for coach education? Tell me about your environment and what you need. It is a good starting point for a focused conversation.