Science-based esports performance training

Your rank has a body.
Train IRL. Win in game.

Reaction time, focus, and tilt resistance aren't built in another six hours of ranked. They're built in real life — training, sleep, recovery. I have a PhD in exactly that, and I coach gamers and esports athletes to perform like it.

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PhDEsports performance (ELTE)
Federation leaderOlympic sport + esports governance
PractitionerCoaching players, not theory

The IRL Athlete Method

Four systems, one outcome: a body that can carry your game for hours without fading. Every protocol comes from peer-reviewed research — mine and the field's — not bro-science.

01 · TRAIN

Desk-athlete strength

Posture, wrist, neck, and conditioning work built for people who compete sitting down. Short sessions that fit around scrims and work.

02 · SLEEP

Energy architecture

Sleep is the strongest legal performance enhancer in esports. We rebuild your schedule around when you actually play.

03 · RECOVER

Between-session reset

Breaks, movement snacks, eyes, hands. What the research says actually prevents the 3-hour fade and the wrist that ends careers.

04 · PERFORM

Game-day protocol

Pre-match routine, tilt control, and stamina for long series — the physical base under your mental game.

The IRL Athlete Reset

Six weeks, one-on-one, built around your game, your schedule, and your body. Not a PDF dump — a coach with a PhD watching your week.

What you get

  • Full performance & health assessment (call + analysis)
  • Personal training plan for desk athletes
  • Sleep + energy protocol from actual research
  • Weekly 20-minute check-in call, all 6 weeks
  • Direct message access between calls
€1996 weeks · 8 client cap · next cohort starts Monday
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It's for you if

  • You game or grind 5+ hours a day and feel it
  • Energy dies after 2–3 hours of play
  • Back, wrist, or neck pain is part of your setup
  • Focus fades exactly in the games that matter

It's not for you if

  • You want an aim coach — I fix the machine, not the crosshair
  • You won't give it 3 short sessions a week

About Dr. Oliver Szabella

Probably the only person in Europe with a PhD in esports performance and active roles across Olympic-sport and esports governance.

The researcher

PhD from ELTE Budapest on esports, education, and the link between physical activity and in-game performance. Publishing on the esports industry since 2016. See the research →

The sport leader

Sporting Director of the Hungarian Sailing Federation, Director of Esports at Óbuda University, education leader in the Hungarian esports federation, CEO of Spirit Esports.

The practitioner

Coaching the physical performance of competitive players — from ambitious ranked grinders to professionals. The IRL Athlete Method is what the research says, applied where the games are won.

For teams & organisations

Esports orgs, academies, and universities: I run team performance audits and design player-health programs — assessment, protocols, staff training, and a measurable baseline. Email me or connect on LinkedIn.