World Congress on Science and Soccer 4.0

In case coaches want to visit, here are the confirmed key speakers (as of October):

• Plenary Speaker: Rasmus Ankersen, author of The Gold Mine Effect: Crack the - Secrets of High Performance
• Managing Training Load: Aaron Coutts, University of Technology Sydney

• Soccer Nutrition: James Morton, Liverpool John Moores University

• Soccer and Health: Peter Krustrup, University of Exeter

• Match Analysis: Chris Carling, LOSC Lille Métropole Football Club

• Recovery From Training/Matches: Shona Halson, Australian Institute of Sport
- Sport Psychology: Gier Jordet, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

• Youth Specific Training Model: Martin Bucheit, Alberto Mendez-Villanueva, Aspire Academy

• Athletic Skills Development and Soccer: Jan Willem Teunissen, Ajax Youth Academy/Geert Savelsbergh, University of Amsterdam

• Soccer Biomechanics: Hiro (Hiroyuki) Nunome, Nagoya University/Ewald Hennig, University of Duisburg-Essen

• The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know about Soccer is Wrong. Christopher Anderson, Cornell University

• Match Analysis: Ben Knapper, Lead Performance Arsenal FC

• Injury Prediction Model: Dave Tenney, Head Fitness Coach and Sport Scientist Seattle Sounders

Content of the conference will consist of:

• training and testing
• performance/match analysis
• women’s soccer
• sport psychology
• talent identification
• youth development
• injury prevention
• biomechanics
• soccer and health
• Lab to Field Sessions:

  • Speed and Agility for Soccer Athletes

  • Managing Training Load During the College Soccer Season

  • Strength Training for the Soccer Athlete

In case someone wants to participate with a presentation or poster here are the deadlines:
Nov. 1, 2013: Abstract Submission Opens


Jan. 20, 2014: Abstract Submission Closes


Jan. 1, 2014: Registration Opens


Mar. 1, 2014: Abstract Decisions Made


Mar. 25, 2014: Early Registration Ends