Leonidas Papadakis

Leonidas Papadakis is a sports scientist and a soccer fitness coach, working for over twenty years on a professional level, with several successes in his resume.

• He won championships in all professional categories with 3 different teams.
• Achieved European qualifications with 4 different teams.
• Never been fired from a team in his entire career.
• Collaborated with 12 head coaches.
• All his teams were underdogs in terms of the goals they achieved.
• Registration of a unique worldwide recognized Periodization Model in football training process.

He is on a PhD (c), holds an MSc in "Maximizing Athletic Performance", a degree in "Physical Education & Sports Science", a diploma of "U.E.F.A. A" football coach and an "U.E.F.A. football fitness specialist" diploma.

He has several presentations at seminars and webinars where he tries to put us in the open field of the coaching process. The publications of his work in international scientific journals and his books are characterized by simplicity and functionality, aiming to the continuous improvement of coaching community.

He is passionate about fostering a holistic understanding in an overall developmental approach of the evolving soccer landscape and he tries to bring a unique blend of expertise in sports science and practical coaching experience so to enhance team performance.

🎓 Seminar | Football Coaching Evolution

📍 For professional football coaches

🧠 Led by Leonidas Papadakis — PhD c, MSc, UEFA A

We redefine coaching priorities in order to achieve peak team performance.

✅ Accurate performance interpretation

(Data meets intuition)

✅ Training at the limit of each player's capacities

(No more "one-size-fits-all")

✅ Letting the game teach us

(If the game is chaotic, why is our training rigid?)

20 years of experience in 3 search pillars of research.

📌 Who is it for:

Football professionals, strength and conditioning coaches, performance staff and anyone aiming to optimize their coaching abilities.

🎓 Workshop | The Art of Adaptation
📍 For Professional Football Fitness Coaches
🧠 Led by Leonidas Papadakis — PhD c, MSc, UEFA A

🔹 How can a fitness coach truly enhance the team performance and training philosophy of the head coach?
🔹 What are the most common physical performance gaps that emerge during regular training processes?
🔹 How do you intervene discreetly and effectively without disrupting the coaching model?

In this high-level workshop, Leonidas Papadakis — with years of experience in professional clubs— presents a practical framework for identifying and filling the invisible gaps in player performance that the tactical training plans may leave behind.

✅ Real-world training scenarios and case studies
✅ Strategies for aligning with the coach’s vision
✅ Practical examples of targeted interventions with measurable outcomes

📌 Who is it for:
Football fitness professionals, Strength & conditioning coaches, performance staff, and anyone aiming to optimize their collaboration with coaching staff.