Several Pre-congress workshops will be offered on Monday July 15, 2019 at the FEPSAC Congress Venue from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. By attending the applied pre-congress workshops on “Mindfulness” and “Sport Psychology for Coaches” CE Credits can be earned. More detailed information can be found here. A healthy and well-balanced lunch will be offered between the Pre-congress workshop and the start of the main congress. Registration for the Pre-Congress workshops is already possible via the submission portal. There are limited spots available for each Pre-Congress, first come, first served. Alternative registration and an additional fees – 60 euro per pre-congress workshop – are required.
More details regarding the content of each Pre-Congress workshops will follow soon.
Dr. Henning Plessner
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Science and Practice of Sports Officiating Symposium
Monday, July 15 : 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
In addition to the invited talks, we offer the opportunity to present related research in a poster format throughout the symposium. Researchers who are interested in presenting a poster should submit a short abstract (max. 250 words) via the congress website.
The deadline for poster submissions is March 31st 2019.
Together, the workshop offers a first-class opportunity to gain new insights into the fascinating field of studying sports officiating and meet people who are conducting corresponding studies.
Dr. David Mann
VU Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dr. Rouwen Cañal-Bruland
University of Jena
Jena, Germany
Perceptual-motor expertise Symposium
Monday, July 15 : 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
These scientific experts will provide theoretical insights, new empirical approaches, and novel methodological advances that will help to guide those seeking to improve our understanding in these emerging fields. Further speakers are welcome to join the speakers circle.
Moreover, a limited number of early-career researchers will have the opportunity to give a short presentation to showcase their research and receive feedback from experts in attendance. Together, this pre-congress symposium will serve as a platform to junior and senior researchers across the globe to exchange ideas and experiences, to stimulate future research in the field of perceptual-motor expertise, and to offer an opportunity for establishing new and refreshing old networks.
Early career researchers (<5 years since PhD graduation) who are interested in giving a brief 10-minute presentation in the symposium should submit a short abstract outlining the idea of their presentation (<250 words). The deadline to submit abstracts for this symposium is March 31st, 2019. Applicants must also be enrolled to attend the FEPSAC conference to qualify for consideration. The symposium organizers will review the abstracts and select those for short oral presentations in the symposium.
Dr. Nikos Ntoumanis
Curtin University
Perth, Australia
Workshop on Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling
Monday, July 15 : 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dr. Brett Smith
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Workshop on Qualitative Research: Data Collection, Post-Qualitative Research and Generalizability
Monday, July 15 : 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dr. Zella Moore
Manhattan College
New York, United States
Dr. Frank Gardner
Touro College
New York, United States
Workshop on Mindfulness Interventions in Sport: An Interactive Workshop
Monday, July 15 : 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dr. Stiliani Chroni
Inland Norway University
Elverum, Norway
Dr. Kristen Dieffenbach
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Sigurd Pettersen
Inland Norway University
Elverum, Norway
Workshop on Providing Sport Psychology Services for Coaches
Monday, July 15 : 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The objective of this workshop is to share new research findings and practical tools that can strengthen our education services and applied practices for early career coaches. Too many early career coaches come to coaching right out of athletic retirement and are challenged by the job having not shifted mindsets from being the athlete to being the coach, from caring for oneself to caring for others (and often many) and often with context different from their most recent athletic experience. Elite and non-elite athletes from all sports around the world experience this ‘within sport’ transition with little or no preparation and support.
In the first part of the workshop, we will share the known challenges experienced by those who ‘jump’ from competing to coaching and what is missing from their education and preparation. In the second part, we will share practices employed by national sports federations from different countries for supporting this athlete-to-coach transition for those who wish to stay involved post career. In the final part, we will share how we, as sport psychology consultants, can support early career coaching via facilitating the shift from being the “flower to becoming the gardener,”
In attending the workshop, participants will
Note: The Olympic Training Center of Norway has supported financially our work in this area.