The programme

The Football Conference brings together practitioners from across the professional game for a full day of presentations, practical sessions and discussion.

Alongside the main programme, delegates will have a choice of sessions at several points during the day, allowing you to shape the programme around the areas most relevant to your role and interests.

10.00 | Glen Driscoll

Opening the conference, Glen will draw on his extensive experience in elite football to explore the realities of preparing players for the demands of the modern game.

11.00 | Choose your session

Francis Bunce

Join Francis for a focused session exploring applied strength and conditioning within the football environment.

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Claire Tracey

Claire brings a different perspective to the programme, sharing practical insight and experience from her work within the game.

12.15 | Choose your session

Stephanie Cantelo-Poppe

Stephanie will explore key considerations for practitioners working with footballers, combining applied experience with practical takeaways for coaches.

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Sam Pullen

Sam will share his approach to performance preparation and the coaching decisions that underpin effective practice in football.

14.00 | Choose your session

WSL Roundtable

A chance to hear directly from practitioners working within the women's professional game.

This interactive roundtable will explore the challenges, opportunities and evolving demands of strength and conditioning within the WSL, with time for discussion and questions from delegates.

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Jared Deacon

How do we develop speed that transfers to the demands of football?

In this practical session, Jared will explore the coaching decisions, progressions and individualisation behind effective speed development, giving delegates the opportunity to see those principles applied in a live coaching environment.

15.00 | Choose your session

Academy Roundtable

Developing young players presents a different set of challenges from working with senior professionals.

This roundtable brings together experience from the academy environment to discuss physical development, long-term progression, managing competing demands and the role of S&C within the wider player-development programme.

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Tommy Munday

Tommy will share practical insight from his work in football, with a focus on the methods and coaching decisions that can make a meaningful difference to player preparation and performance.

16.30 | Jan-Philip Deutsch

Jan-Philip closes the Football Conference with a session drawing together applied practice, performance thinking and lessons from working within high-performance football.

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