Pascal Sabato, class of ’67 from Gioia del Colle, was reconfirmed for the fourth consecutive season in the technical staff as athletic trainer of Gioiella Prisma Taranto.
In the last two seasons in the Superlega, the rossoblù athletes have closed the championship obtaining salvation, comparing themselves with the best clubs and the best trainers in the world: Pascal has proposed a very accurate programming before, during and at the end of the season and the results have given him great credit . Despite the workloads, and in fact some ailments, the rossoblùs managed to reach their goal with great resistance and resilience, a sign of the good foundation developed since the beginning of the season in the field of physical work done by Pascal. For these reasons, the club did not hesitate to reconfirm him in his role within the technical staff.
Pascal obtained the title of athletic trainer with the Academy of Physical Culture and Athletics in Parma. Body building world champion by winning the 1st prize in the 4th Due Torri Trophy, in the 82 kg category in the 90s, he entered the world of volleyball with Prisma Taranto in the mid-2000s, in Serie A2 and Serie A1.
He has twenty years of experience in the volleyball sector, playing seven seasons in A1 – Superlega (Taranto, Gioia del Colle and Vibo Valentia) ten in A2 (always with Taranto, Gioia del Colle, Castellana Grotte and Matera) and three in B (Castellana Grotte, Corigliano and Gioia del Colle).
The many years of experience in various volleyball clubs in which Pascal has worked are the calling card of a great professionalism and excellent work done over the years.
He had already worked with Mister Mastrangelo and therefore did not hesitate to continue his work with Gioiella Prisma upon hearing of her reconfirmation: “I could not give up working in my land, Puglia – declares Pascal Sabato – with Mister Mastrangelo I had also already worked when he was head coach at Gioia and Matera in A2, and when he was second coach at Vibo in A1, so I’m sure we’ll put together an excellent staff to work better with the boys”
Pascal Sabato is already at work organizing the base for the 2023-24 season: “Some of the guys are already following my physical training program for the summer, then when I get to know everyone well, I’ll understand what preparation program to propose in the general framework and share it with mister Mastrangelo and Andriani. Definitely at the beginning this year, as happened sometimes last season, I plan to work a lot also in the swimming pool in addition to the weight room, an activity that has given me a lot of satisfaction and immediate feedback”