Experience next to the athletes
About Us
Meet our team of experts in mental training and sports psychology.
Fabio Zarra
Sport Psychologist
A registered psychologist with the Italian Association of Psychologists, I have over ten years of experience in professional sports, particularly in soccer. I have worked extensively with Cagliari Calcio, providing psychological assessments and mental training to athletes in both the youth sector and the first team. This ten-year process was certified by a letter of recommendation signed by President Tommaso Giulini. In this context, I played a strategic role in managing interpersonal and training dynamics, actively contributing to the athletes' sporting and personal growth. I also provided training to coaches and parents, and served as Guesthouse Manager for the young players.
My professional journey has been enriched through collaborations with educational, clinical and training institutions, allowing me to develop interdisciplinary expertise in educational psychology, occupational psychology and child neuropsychiatry. I have been a speaker at numerous national conferences on psychological wellbeing and performance in sport.
I am the author of the book Ironicamente Sportivəa work that blends psychological insight with humour to portray the world of sport through a critical, light-hearted and deeply human lens.
I promote an integrated approach to sport psychology, grounded in the balance between mental preparation, emotional support and personal development, with the aim of guiding each athlete towards their fullest expression — on and off the field.
Virginia Marino
Clinical Psychologist and Educator
A clinical psychologist with a strong background in the humanities, I have worked in sport psychology for over ten years, supporting athletes, coaches and staff in managing the emotional, relational and motivational dynamics linked to performance. My work focuses on strengthening individual resources, regulating stress and building a winning mindset — one that can sustain the athlete both at their peak and through moments of crisis.
I have worked with professional clubs and sports centres, designing personalised interventions in mental training, autogenic training and sport-applied mindfulness. I firmly believe that psychological wellbeing is the primary ally of performance, and that emotional awareness is one of the fundamental keys to sporting and personal growth.
Alongside sport, I teach in the humanities and literary disciplines, bringing my psychological experience to the service of the educational relationship. I integrate my skills to offer students a learning approach that combines subject content, active listening and the development of life skills.
Inspired by an integrated vision of the human being, I promote a person-centred model of intervention that unites scientific rigour, empathy and authentic dialogue. Accompanying athletes and students in recognising and facing their emotions is, for me, not only a professional skill — it is a mission.
Alessandro Marino
Professor and Business Manager
Associate Professor of Business Economics and Management, and author of numerous international publications on corporate strategy and management.
In academia he has taught at Bocconi University Milan, the University of Milan, the Wharton School and LUISS Guido Carli Rome, in general management courses, master's programmes, doctoral programmes and business schools.
For over fifteen years, he has been a management consultant for industrial and service companies. He served for approximately ten years as chairman of the board and principal shareholder of a professional football club, as well as a member of the FIGC Federal Council for the 2021-2024 Olympic period, a member of the Lega Calcio board, and a board director for various companies in the chemicals, sports, and services sectors.
He holds a PhD in Strategy and a Master of Science in Applied Economics from the Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania (PA). He earned a specialization in Applied Data Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston). He holds a degree in Business Economics from Bocconi University (Milan).
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