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About Us - Who are We?

Who are We?

PACE Academy is a professional and scientific sports organisation that develops the athletic skills of young people and children in a multidimensional way, ensures that they have the body structure suitable for the relevant sports branch, and provides them with movement performance training by ensuring that they are physically successful in the correct movement mechanics and in a sports branch that is right for them.

Through personalised training programmes and expert coaching, PACE Academy supports its athletes to reach a high level of performance. PACE Academy, with its emphasis on transparent communication and family involvement, works towards transforming the culture of athlete training in Turkey while raising the champions of the future.

Our world-class facility offers the latest strength and conditioning equipment and modern recovery tools. It also offers a hygienic and safe environment with exceptional performance training experience.

Who is Ozan Şİrİkçİ?

PACE Academy is one of the first in Turkey and Europe in the field of sports and athletic performance, who

coached our Basketball A national team that played the final with the American ‘Dream Team’ in the 2010 Basketball World championship, who was the

2nd in Europe with the women’s basketball A national team in 2011 and prepared this team for the London Olympics in 2012. In 2011, the

women’s basketball A national team became the second in

Europe and prepared this team for the London Olympics in 2012,

coached the Anadolu EFES basketball team, which was the European champion twice in a row in 2021 and 2022, for 11 seasons,

carried out very important studies on almost every Turkish athlete selected to the NBA,

graduated from the Physical Education and Sports High School for 4 years and studied at the Faculty of Medicine for 6 years on Basic Medical Sciences and Human Physiology, and will work under the leadership of Ozan Şirikçi and his performance team.

High-level coaching staff

PACE Academy coaching staff are required to undergo mandatory trainings such as child protection programme, first aid, pedagogical formation and sports psychology.

PACE Academy is an organisation that provides training on athletic performance. Our coaches are experienced coaches who have completed their university education in sports performance and have a high level athlete background.

Team

Ozan Şirikçi

Exercise Physiologist
Strength&Conditioning Coach
High Performance Coach
Athletic Trainer
Athletes Mentor

Cihan Konuk

Sport Performance Coach
Basketball performance coach
Physical Education
Strength Coach
Youth athletic developement

Melisa Şimşek

Pro Athlete
Track&field coach
Physical Education
Tennis Performance
Pro Runner -Asics
Sport Performance

Yasin Karahasan

Athletes Performance
Youth physical developement
Basketball Performance
Physical Education
Strength Coach

Emir Han Ekinci

Track&Field Coach
Physical Education
Tennis Performance
Pro Runner - Adidas
Sport Performance

Nevriye Yılmaz

Basketball Performance
Olympic level Athlete
Athletes Performance
Athlete’s Mentor

Esmanur Alkaç

Elite Athlete
Master of Sport Biomechanics
Track and Field Coach
Volleyball Trainer
Gymnastics Coach
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