Bartek Sylwestrzak

Bartek Sylwestrzak is a Polish football manager.

Early life

As a child, Sylwestrzak was a competitive ballroom dancer as a child for a few years.[1]

Playing career

As a footballer, Sylwestrzak played in the youth academy of Granica Bogatynia, joining at the age of fourteen.[2]

College career

Sylwestrzak graduated from English university Loughborough University with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science and later obtained a master's degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology.[3]

Managerial career

Sylwestrzak is the first ball-striking coach worldwide and focuses on shooting.[4] Besides English clubs and Danish clubs, Sylwestrzak has worked with Belgian side AA Gent as well as with individual professional footballers all over Europe.[5] He worked with English side Brentford for four seasons.[6] Before becoming Brentford's ball-striking coach, he worked as a youth manager for the club.[7]

He has also worked at Danish side Midtjylland, where he worked with players from under-14 level to the senior first team, and analyzed how each player struck the ball in order to make create training plans for them.[8]

References
  1. "Rewolucjonista, pasjonat, klasa światowa. Taką twarz polskiej myśli szkoleniowej chcemy oglądać". weszło.com.
  2. "Bartek Sylwestrzak: Strzał to czysta radość". sport.pl.
  3. "Bartek Sylwestrzak teaches footballers how to strike the ball better and become free kick experts".
  4. "Bartek Sylwestrzak - Daily Mail article".
  5. "Bartek Sylwestrzak - ESPN article".
  6. "Bartek Sylwestrzak - Newonce.net article".
  7. "Brenford are the Championship's set-piece innovators with unusual free-kick routines". skysports.com (Archived).
  8. "How Midtjylland took the analytical route towards the Champions League". theguardian.com.


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