KEY THEMES
Innovation and the newest translational research and applied approaches within the five codes of football will be the focus of the 9th World Congress on Science and Football. Four days of keynote presentations, parallel stream sessions and workshops will focus on the key themes:
Player Health and Wellbeing
A 360-degree view of the football player – inside and outside of the arena. This theme will include a specific focus on the challenges concussion injuries present to football codes.
Player Training and Monitoring
Cutting-edge approaches to enhance and control performance in football codes.
Refereeing
Technological aspects; development of on-field officials, physically and psychologically.
The Socio-Cultural Worlds of Football
Historical, cultural, sociological, and anthropological approaches to football codes and the heritage of these codes.
The Future of Football
Strategically aligning sport business and science.
Coaching – exploring the science and practice of coaching.
Open to all scientific disciplines whose research affects coaching practice.
Analytics and Statistics
The use of analytical and statistical techniques to analyse, visualise and communicate team-sport performance.
Technology in Sport
Current perspectives on technologies to track and monitor team-sport output, including manual video analysis, semi-automated tracking, wearables and advancements in turf and surface technologies.
Elite Academies: Challenges, Controversies, Successes
Talent ID, selection, development, pathways and transfer; specialisation.
Football is Medicine
IMPORTANT DATES
2 July 2018: Abstract Submission opens
20 September 2018: Online Registration opens
18 December 2018: Abstract Submission closes
January 2019: Abstract Submission notifications
Tuesday 4 June 2019:
Registrations Open from 12pm
Congress Opening Keynotes
Welcome Reception
Wednesday 5 June 2019:
Full Conference Program
Thursday 6 June 2019:
Full Conference Program
Congress Dinner & Awards
Friday 7 June 2019:
Optional workshops and tours
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY – Institute for Health & Sport
Dr Kevin Ball, Senior Lecturer (Conference Chair)
Dr Fabio Serpiello, Senior Lecturer, Sport Physiology / Course Chair, Master of Sports Science (Football Performance) (Conference Co-Chair)
Michael Clayton, Manager – Industry, Community and Sport Engagement
Steve Gauci, Senior Administrative Officer