Conference Themes & Topics

The Conference will address a range of coaching and management areas relevant to the Youth Athlete and within an Irish sporting context. These include the optimal workload of the youth athlete which is of special interest to coaches, teachers, medical personnel, administrators and parents. 

The topics addressed include 2 keynote presentations covering: 

1. Planning and Managing a Long Term Youth Development Programme (Des Ryan)
2. How Behaviour influences Attitude and the Key Principles in Creating Better Behaviour (Dave Alred)

Additional breakout presentations: 

• Planning and Periodisation
• Workload Monitoring, Management and Burnout 
• Injury Prevention Practice
• Youth Nutrition
• Mindset and Psychological Training
• Coaching Technology 
• Speed and Agility Training
• Fundamental Movement Development
• Resistance Training for the Youth Athlete
• Novel Methods of Conditioning the Youth Athlete

Note: 

• Q&A at keynotes and at all breakouts

Follow-up presentation material (available post-Conference on-line)

 

Speakers include...

 

Plus...

Speaker Profiles  

Registration

Venue

LIT Sportslab, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Through a combination of high-tech equipment and lecture staff expertise, the newly-launched €4 million facility is the most elite centre in Ireland for sports strength and conditioning, catering for 500 Setanta College and Limerick Institute of Technology students each year, from undergraduate to postgraduate level.

The new centre at the LIT Thurles campus is set to become an international centre of excellence in sports strength and conditioning. The facilities and the expertise in the Sportslab are used by domestic and international athletes from a variety of sports to help achieve optimum levels of strength and conditioning leading to optimal performance.

Where to Stay

Conference delegates can book accommodation with our hotel partners at preferred rates.