The athlete. The captain. The mentor.OLYMPIC
CHAMPION TWO-TIME
WORLD CHAMPION CAPTAIN OF THE
BRAZILIAN
NATIONAL TEAM BEST
SETTER
IN THE WORLD
More than two decades playing at the highest level.
Now, that experience has become a method.
THE MAN WHO
MADE THE GAME FASTER.
With fast, precise and unpredictable sets, Ricardinho reduced his opponents’ reaction time. Alongside a historic generation of Brazil’s national team, he helped change the way volleyball was played around the world.
Discover the storyHOW R17
RAISES YOUR GAME.
Ricardinho’s experience reaches athletes, coaches, teams and organisations in different ways.
Training for athletes and coaches who want to develop technique, game understanding and decision-making.
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R17 PhilosophyEXCELLENCE AS
EXCELLENCE AS
A WAY OF DOING THINGS.
The result is not entirely within your control.
But how you prepare, read, decide, execute, correct and try again is.
At R17, high performance is turning your best into your standard.
Ricardinho did not study high
performance.
He lived it.
BEFORE THE METHODCAME EXPERIENCE
As a setter, he had to
anticipate, read, decide and execute
in fractions of a second.
As captain, he learned that his
performance did not end with him.
Método R17
Ricardinho’s experience at the highest level, turned into a development methodology to develop athletes, train coaches and raise standards in volleyball schools and clubs.
Método R17 FOR VOLLEYBALL DEVELOPMENT
A METHOD TO DEVELOP ATHLETES CAPABLE OF PLAYING AT A HIGH LEVEL.
TECHNIQUE.STRATEGY.MINDSET.
Not just teaching movements.
Developing athletes who can understand the game, make decisions and draw on what they have trained when they need it most.
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R17 Training Programmes
THE GAME IS LEARNEDTHE STANDARD IS BUILT
Your next level starts here.
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- +1.500
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- +50
Training for professionals, leaders and teamsHIGH PERFORMANCE
HIGH PERFORMANCE
AND LEADERSHIP.
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THREE WAYSTO DEVELOPYOURGAME.
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Building the foundationExplore the training 
Organising the gameExplore the training 
The game at a high levelExplore Código R17 
R17 ExperiencesSome things
See upcoming events
Some things
You learn.
Others
You need to experience.
Mentoring, clinics and immersive experiences.
Knowledge meets the court.
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- +500
- Cities
- +10
- Countries
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R17 Corporate
LEADING MEANS RAISING THE GAME OF THOSE WHO PLAY WITH YOU.
As a setter and captain, Ricardinho had to read the situation, understand people, manage options and create the conditions for others to perform too.
Talks, leadership and team development. High-performance experience applied to your business.
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Ricardinho’s perspective to raise your game.
Setting in volleyball: from technique to reading the game
Body position, contact point and reading the game: see what to observe and correct when setting.
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TAKE
PERFORMANCE
WITH YOU.
Products, apparel and special editions that bring R17’s identity, codes and way of doing things onto the court and beyond.
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The story of a champion named Ricardinho.
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