Dr Marco Beato

Marco is the Theme Lead for Physical Activity and Sport – REF 2027, Institute of Health and Wellbeing Research.  Marco is an Associate Editor of The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (USA) and a Member of the Reviewing Panel of the European College of Sport Science (Germany) as well as a reviewer for some of the most prestigious Journals in Sport and Exercise Science.

Selected Publications

Beato M, Datson N, Anderson L, Brownlee T, Coates A, Hulton A. Rationale, tips, and practical recommendations for testing protocols in female soccer: a narrative review. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research 2023 [Epub ahead of print]

Bishop C, De Keijzer KL, Turner AN, Beato M. Measuring inter-limb asymmetry for strength and power: A brief review of assessment methods, data analysis, current evidence, and practical recommendations. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 2022 [Epub ahead of print]

Dello Iacono A, McLaren SJ, W. Macpherson TW, Beato M, Weston M, Unnithan V and Shushan T. Quantifying exposure and intra-individual reliability of high-speed and sprint running during sided-games training in soccer players: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. 2022 [Epub ahead of print]

Keijzer KL, Raya-Gonzalez J, Beato M. The effect of flywheel training on strength and physical capacities in sporting and healthy populations: an umbrella review. PLOSone. 2022 [Epub ahead of print]

Silva H, Nakamura FH, Beato M, and Marcelino R. Acceleration and deceleration demands during training sessions in football: a systematic review. Science and Medicine in Football. 2022 [Epub ahead of print]

Connor M, Mernagh D, Beato M. Quantifying and modeling the game speed outputs of English Championship soccer players. Research in Sports Medicine. 2021 [Epub ahead of print]

Beato M, Maroto-Izquierdo S, Turner AN, Bishop C. Implementing strength training strategies for injury prevention in soccer: Scientific rationale and methodological recommendations. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 2021 [Epub ahead of print]

Beato M and Dello Iacono A. Implementing flywheel (isoinertial) exercise in strength training: current evidence, practical recommendations and future directions. Frontiers in physiology. 2020, 3;11:569.

Gualtieri A, Rampinini E, Sassi R, Beato M. Workload monitoring in top-level soccer players during congested fixture periods. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020, 41(10):677-681.

Beato M, De Keijze K, Carty B, Connor M. Monitoring fatigue during an intermittent exercise with accelerometer derived metrics. Frontiers in physiology. 2019, 10:780.

Young D, Coratella G, Malone S, Collins K, Mourot L, Beato M. The match-play sprint performance of elite senior hurlers during competitive games. PLOSone. 2019, 4(4):e0215156

Beato M, Devereux G, Stiff A. Validity and reliability of global positioning systems units (STATSports Viper) for measuring distance and peak speed in sports.  Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 2018, 32(10):2831-2837

Beato M, Bianchi M, Coratella G, Merlini M, Drust B. Effects of plyometric and directional training on speed and jump performance in elite youth soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2018, 32 (2):289-296

Beato M, Jamil M, Devereux G. Reliability of internal and external load parameters in recreational football (soccer) for health. Research in Sports Medicine. 2018, 24:1-7

Beato M, Coratella G, Schena F, Impellizzeri FM. Effects of recreational football performed once a week (1 hour per 12 weeks) on cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged sedentary men. Science and Medicine in Football. 2017, 1: 171-177

Beato M, Coratella G, Schena F, Hulton AT. Evaluation of the external and internal workload in female futsal players. Biology of Sport. 2017, 34:227-231

Christopher J, Beato M, Hulton A. Manipulation of exercise to rest ratio within set duration on physical and technical outcomes during small-sided games in elite youth soccer players. Human Movement Science. 2016;48:1-6.

Beato M, Coratella G, Schena F. Quantification of energy expenditure of recreational football Journal of Sports Sciences. 2016, 28:1-4

Zamparo P, Bolomini F, Nardello F, Beato M. Energetics (and kinematics) of short shuttle runs. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 2015; 115:1985-1994.

Zamparo P, Zadro I, Lazzer S, Beato M, Sepulcri L. Energetics of Shuttle Runs: The Effects of Distance and Change of Direction. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 2014; 9:1033-1039.

Marco leads an international research network that includes leading research companies and top-ranking universities in the UK and abroad.

Marco has been collaborating (since the season 2009/10) with sports science and strength and conditioning departments in several professional football clubs in England (e.g., Premier League) and Italy (Serie A).  Currently, he provides sport science and research consultancy for some professional football clubs and international sport-based companies specialising in GPS monitoring, flywheel training, strength and conditioning. Marco has a very high record of income from collaborative projects between universities and companies in the sports science sector.

Marco acquired his Bachelor and Master degrees (First Class) in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Verona (Italy). He completed his PhD in Sport and Exercise Science in the Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences at the University of Verona in 2016.

Marco has been a Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy since 2018 and UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) Recognised Research Supervisor. Through his applied professional experience, Marco has acquired several internationally recognised certifications, including CSCS (NSCA, USA), Medical Statistics Certificate (University of Stanford, USA), Fitness Coach Pro License (FIGC, Italy), Football Coach UEFA B License (FIGC, Italy), and SICS Video Analysis License (Italy).