ALESSANDRO CIARLA

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE & REHABILITATION

ADDED AS A FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER DURING SUMMER 2014, ALESSANDRO CIARLA BRINGS A COMBINATION OF PLAYING AND COACHING EXPERIENCE.

ALESSANDRO SPENT TIME PLAYING WITH DIVISION III SIDE PENN STATE ALTOONA BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO THE

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE HE EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN KINESIOLOGY AND MOVEMENT SCIENCE. HE IS CURRENTLY OBTAINING A MASTERS DEGREE IN ATHLETIC TRAINING FROM SALISBURY UNIVERSITY.

HAVING WORKED WITH NHL, NWSL, USL AND NCAA DIVISION I ATHLETES, CIARLA IMPLEMENTS HIS EXPERTISE IN PERFORMANCE TRAINING AND SPORTS REHABILITATION WITH OUR ATHLETES.

CIARLA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL ATD PERFORMANCE TRAINING PROGRAMS. HIS INITIATIVE IS PLANNING AND EXECUTING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS CAPABLE OF MAXIMIZING THE ATHLETIC POTENTIAL OF OUR PLAYERS.

HE CURRENTLY HOLDS A USSF ā€˜D’ LICENSE, NSCAA NATIONAL DIPLOMA, AND IS A CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER (ATC) AND STRENGTH & CONDITIONING SPECIALIST (CSCS) THROUGH THE NATIONAL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION (NSCA). CIARLA WAS ON STAFF WITH THE WASHINGTON SPIRIT (NWSL) DURING THEIR 2017 CAMPAIGN, AND THE PORTLAND THORNS (NWSL) DURING THEIR 2019 CAMPAIGN WORKING IN THE SPORTS MEDICINE DEPARTMENT.

CIARLA IS FLUENT IN ITALIAN AND SPANISH.