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“Continuous effort is the key to unlocking potential”
Year after year, since 2016, the Barça Innovation Hub brings the sports world together to dive into the most pressing issues and themes, exploring revolutionary innovations and unveiling key trends for the future. With this in mind, this edition (STC21) places wom+n center stage.
The Congress consists of 9 tracks exploring in depth key topics in the sports industry. This year we introduce the new track Gastrosport, which combines sports nutrition and gastronomy.
STC21 will be an incredibly special “hybrid” edition, providing both a once in a lifetime on site experience at Camp Nou, as well as the inclusive option to attend completely virtually from anywhere in the world.
Learn from and establish connections with world renowned experts and fellow attendees from top sports clubs, organisations and businesses such as from FC Barcelona, La Liga, the NBA, the NFL, and many more..
Audience overview
Coaches, analysts, doctors, nutritionists, physiotherapists, sports scientists, marketeers, sports executives and professionals, athletes, and keen learners.
Sports Tomorrow congress in numbers
Assistents
Key Specifics Tracks
Edition
Industry leading speakers
Hours of content
SPORTS TOMORROW CONGRESS includes
SPEAKERS
Take a look at some of the speakers who will be joining us at Sports Tomorrow Congress
Nicky Keay
Ebru Koksal
Alana Beard
Helena Andersson
Kirsty Elliott-Sale
Eva Ferrer
Milena Bertolini
Rhodri LLoyd
Georgie Bruinvels
John Murdoch
Loreto Quintero
Frenkie de Jong
Celeste Geertsema
Jill Cook
Alex Abrines
Asker Jeukendrup
Stefano Braghin
Markus Walden
Dawn Scott
Anthony C. Hackney
Ghislain Recoules
Program
Central European Time (CET)
8 NOV 2021
9 NOV 2021
10 NOV 2021
11 NOV 2021
12 NOV 2021
Business
Sala Roma
| 08:30 |
OPEN DOORS |
| 09:00 |
Opening Session | Growth opportunities in Woman Football Business in Europe Ebru Koksal |
| 10:00 |
The evolution of the women’s football transfer market: setting a new paradigm Moderator: Georgina Leger Stefano Braghin + Markel Zubizarreta |
| 11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:30 |
Building a new sports competition. Opportunities and challenges Moderator: Marta Aubia Maria Tato |
| 12:30 |
Barcelona Sports HUB – A collaborative and sigular project |
| 13:30 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:30 |
Shaping the future of grassroots women’s football Moderator: Mariël Koerhuis Maram Albutairi + Mia Eriksson |
| 15:30 |
Chivas – Path towards evolution Moderator: Marcos Picalló Amaury Vergara + Nelly Simón + David Muñoz |
| 16:30 |
Female Leadership in sports Moderator: Rocío Pomares Marta Torrejón + Mariona Caldentey |
| 17:30 |
ALLIANZ Startup Competition: Pushing sport performance to the limit |
| 18:30 |
Meet and greet networking session with refreshments |
Medicine+Physiotherapy
Sala Auditori 1899
| 08:30 |
OPEN DOORS |
| 09:00 |
OPENING CEREMONY Eva Ferrer + Gil Rodas |
| 09:30 |
Are women really all that different from men when it comes to sports injuries? Celeste Geertsema |
| 09:50 |
How to manage women’s football players: FCB approach Eva Ferrer |
| 10:10 |
TOPIC 1: GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WOMEN’S PHYSIOLOGY Chair: Eva Ferrer Moderator: Toña Lizarraga GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WOMEN’S PHYSIOLOGY Anthony C. Hackney |
| 10:30 |
The menstrual cycle, is it really that important? Georgie Bruinvels |
| 10:50 |
Sex and gender differences in sport Meghan Keating |
| 11:10 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:40 |
What about oral contraceptive use on performance and injuries Kirsty Elliott-Sale |
| 12:00 |
Is there a hormonal profile specific to the female footballer? Nicky Keay |
| 12:20 |
TOPIC 2: PREVENTING INJURIES IN FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS Chair: Celeste Geertsema Moderator: Lluis Til INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY IN WOMEN’S FOOTBALL ELITE Markus Walden |
| 12:40 |
The complexity of injury and including the athlete voice and context Caroline Bolling |
| 13:00 |
Training Load and Player Monitoring in High-Level women’s field hockey player: injury prevention role Esther Morencos |
| 13:20 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:20 |
CANON SPEAKER CORNER: Role of Diagnostic Imaging in Sports Medicine – Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Lluis Til + Sandra Mechó |
| 14:20 |
Making sense of the prevention debate. What should clinicians do? Tania Pizzari |
| 14:40 |
Football boots – implications on performance and injury Katrine Kryger |
| 15:00 |
The influence of the menstrual cycle on muscle injuries and strength and power performance Blanca Romero |
| 15:20 |
FIFA Prevention strategies Liesel Geertsema |
| 15:40 |
WHY ARE THERE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S FOOTBALL ACL INJURY? Celeste Geertsema |
| 15:40 |
TOPIC 3: ACL INJURY OUTCOMES IN FEMALE FOOTBALL Chair: Liesel Geertsema + Jordi Puigdellivol |
| 16:00 |
EPIDEMIOLOGY IN FC BARCELONA Javier Yanguas |
| 16:20 |
Conservative and surgical management of ACL deficient knees in women’s football Hege Grindem |
| 16:40 |
Systematic video analysis of ACL injuries in professional FEMALE football (soccer) Francesco Della Villa |
| 17:00 |
FAIR Anterior ACL project Elisa Nédélec |
| 17:20 |
Primary and secondary prevention of ACL injury in female footballers Holly Silvers |
| 17:40 |
Special tips in Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation programs in team sport athletes Silvia Ortega Cebrian |
| 18:00 |
The athlete’s perspective – what it takes to reach the top in women’s sport Caroline Graham Hansen |
| 18:15 |
Round table: Rehabilitation Process Moderator: Lluis Til + Xavier Linde Andrea Esteban + Laura Díaz + Sara Mérida + Laura Rafols |
| 19:15 |
Meet and greet networking session with refreshments |
Medicine+Physioterapy
Sala Auditori 1899
| 08:30 |
OPEN DOORS |
| 09:00 |
TOPIC 4: MUSCLE AND TENDON INJURIES IN FEMALE FOOTBALL Chair: Xavier Valle Moderator: Carles Pedret |
| 09:05 |
FC Barcelona injury epidemiology and managing muscle and tendon injuries in women’s football elite Eva Ferrer |
| 09:25 |
Sex-based differences in muscle arhcitecture and metabolism Clara Prats |
| 09:50 |
Muscle and tendon injuries rehabilitation process : same-same or different Laia Martínez + Roger Gironés + Roger Ollé |
| 10:15 |
Skeletal muscle cell adaptation to exercise and tissue injury Abigail Mackey |
| 10:35 |
Tendon injuries: comparison between men and women Jill Cook |
| 10:50 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:20 |
Injury predictions: Is this possible? Alan McCall |
| 11:40 |
INJURY PREDICTIONS: THIS IS POSSIBLE Juan Ramón González |
| 12:05 |
TOPIC 5: MANAGE OF YOUTH FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS Chair: Dai Sugimoto Moderator: Eva Ferrer + Gil Rodas Youth and adults differences in sport – implications for ensuring youth athletes are happy and healthy Kathryn Ackerman |
| 12:30 |
What differences in maturation process in female and male youth players? Dai Sugimoto |
| 12:55 |
Eating disorders in elite sports: prevalence, risk factors and prevention Eduardo Serrano Troncoso |
| 13:15 |
Apophysitis: how to manage children football players Lluis Til + Mindaugas Gudelis |
| 13:35 |
How to optimize staff’s performance Tatiana Ferreira |
| 13:55 |
FCB Tendon Guide Alan McCall + Gil Rodas |
| 14:15 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:15 |
CANON SPEAKER CORNER: Role of Diagnostic Imaging in Sports Medicine – Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Lluis Til + Sandra Mechó |
| 15:40 |
TOPIC 6: RETURN TO PLAY FOR THE FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYER Chair: Helena Herrero Moderator: Francesco Della Villa Helping players achieve readiness for Return to Play Ritan Mehta |
| 16:05 |
How to manage a concussion episode in the female player Edwin Goedhart |
| 16:30 |
Body & Mind balance: Helping players achive readiness for return to play Clare Ardern |
| 16:50 |
How can biomechanics help female in the RTP process. Ventura Ferrer |
| 17:15 |
Return to Play in young female players? Javier Nuñez Villar |
| 17:40 |
FC Barcelona approach Laura Rafols |
| 17:50 |
Juventus approach Pilar Hueso |
| 18:05 |
Return to play: Psychologist approach Rocío Pomares |
| 18:20 |
Round Table Chair: Helena Herrero Moderator: Francesco Della Villa Return to play, return for ever? |
| 18:40 |
PRESENTATION OF STUDIES/PROJECTS. AWARDING PRIZES TO THE BEST |
| 19:00 |
Meet and greet networking session with refreshments |
Technology
Sala Roma
| 08:30 |
OPEN DOORS |
| 09:00 |
An Athletes Journey – from the court to the boardroom Alana Beard |
| 10:00 |
Women in the eGame Servane Fischer + Sayna |
| 11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:30 |
How emerging technologies are shaping the next-gen of elite athletes (by 4YFN) Moderator: Ivanka Visnjic Maurici A. López-Felip + Iván Contreras + Elisabet del Valle |
| 12:30 |
What it takes to start a company from nothing Jaymee Messler |
| 13:30 |
How NBA developes Technology Sydney Sarachek |
| 14:30 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 15:30 |
BUILDING TECH PRODUCTS FOR SPORTS ENTITIES Moderator: Stephen Gera Loreto Quintero + Eva Ferrer + Peter Demopoulos |
| 16:30 |
Sports-Tech from the Athletes perspective Moderator: Ferran Prieto Alex Abrines |
| 17:30 |
Female Founders Moderator: Asli Pelit Helene Guillaume + Anna Gundmunson |
| 18:30 |
Meet and greet networking session with refreshments |
Coach
Sala Roma
| 08:30 |
OPEN DOORS |
| 09:00 |
Welcome Jonathan Giráldez ¿Cómo seguir ganando? Alexia Putellas + Jonathan Giráldez + Marta Torrejón |
| 09:30 |
The state of Health of a Team: The quality of bonds in search of a common language Milena Bertolini |
| 10:15 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:45 |
GESTIÓN Y LIDERAZGO EN DEPORTISTAS OLÍMPICAS Max Caldas |
| 11:30 |
Juventus Women, the passage from amateurs to professional Football Stefano Braghin |
| 12:15 |
The balance of structure/creativity in coaching Swedish FA Woman National Team Peter Gerhardsson |
| 13:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:15 |
LEZAMA (Atheltic Club): Training, Development, and Professionalization Iraia Iturregi Sustatxa |
| 15:00 |
THE USE OF ANTIFRAGILITY WITHIN THE FOOTBALL ENVIRONMENT Rita Guarino |
| 15:45 |
BREAK |
| 16:00 |
Operating Strategy in the microcycle of Levant UD Angel Villacampa |
| 16:45 |
Preparation for International Games Jorge Vilda |
| 17:30 |
Meet and greet networking session with refreshments |
Nutrition+Performance
Sala Auditori 1899
| 09:00 |
OPEN DOORS |
| 09:30 |
Welcome And Introduction Milos Mallol + Ian Rollo + Mireia Porta Oliva |
| 09:45 |
PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WOMEN´S FOOTBALL General Overview of Women’s Physiology Anthony C. Hackney Female Hormones: Considerations for Health & Performance Nicky Keay |
| 11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:45 |
PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING IN WOMEN´S FOOTBALL: AN FCB APPROACH Biomarkers of Interest in Women’s Football Beatriz Candás Gut Microbiome in Elite Sports Marta Llopis + Ken McGrath FCB Approach: Sharing Learnings from a FIFA Study Eva Ferrer + Mireia Porta Oliva + Toña Lizarraga |
| 13:15 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:45 |
Menstrual cycle and performance in female elite players Georgie Bruinvels Analysis of External Load Variables in female Soccer Player Dawn Scott |
| 16:00 |
BREAK |
| 16:15 |
NUTRITIONISTS AT FEMALE FOOTBALL CLUBS – ROUND TABLE Practical Case Studies: Integration of sport Nutrition and Sports Science FCB Team + Lindsay Langford + Lloyd Parker + Mariona Caldentey |
| 17:30 |
Meet and greet networking session with refreshments |
Nutrition+Performance
Sala Auditori 1899
| 09:15 |
OPEN DOORS |
| 09:45 |
BODY COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESMENTS IN ELITE FEMALE FOOTBALL An FCB Approach: New functional Index Parameters to evaluate body composition Mireia Porta Oliva + Toña Lizarraga Body Composition: DXA Models for player – Anatomy and Biomechanics Tyler Bosh Sex-based differences in muscle arhcitecture and metabolism Clara Prats |
| 11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:45 |
NUTRITION INNOVATIONS FOR FEMALE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE Nutrition Innovation for Female Football Asker Jeukendrup New Ergogenics for consideration in Football Matteo Pincella |
| 13:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:30 |
Recovery processes after games and strategies to improve recovery in female team sports players Helena Andersson Early exposure to strength and conditioning to build resilient female soccer players Rhodri LLoyd |
| 15:45 |
BREAK |
| 16:00 |
FERTILITY: CONSIDERATIONS IN ELITE FEMALE FOOTBALL Gynecological barriers for elite female athletes Ainhoa Coco Fertility: Consideration and advice for Players Carlos Dosouto |
| 17:00 |
ROUND TABLE: Microcycle structure in female sport team players Jacob Gonzalez + Berta Carles + Esther Morencos + Blanca Romero |
| 18:00 |
Meet and greet networking session with refreshments |
Analytics
Sala Roma
| 09:00 |
OPEN DOORS |
| 09:30 |
OPENING |
| 09:45 |
The full cycle of analytics at FC Barcelona Sergio Llana |
| 10:30 |
Research Paper: Predicting football penalty directions using in-match performance indicators Lotte Bransen |
| 11:00 |
How to get started in analytics and real-world experiences Moderator: Paul Power Susana Ferreras + Esteban Granero |
| 11:45 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 12:15 |
RESEARCH PAPER : Modelling intermittent and fatigue profile of football competition Manuel Lapuente |
| 12:45 |
RESEARCH PAPER: Valuing passes with regards to the player’s option Javier Martín Buldú + Borja Burriel |
| 13:15 |
Player Needs on Data Analytics Vosse de Boode + Frenkie de Jong |
| 14:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 15:15 |
Sports Analytics for Journalism Moderator: Javier Fernandez John Murdoch + John Muller + Kiko Llaneras |
| 16:00 |
Research paper: Bridging the gap between biomechanical research and practice in training the goalkeeper´s Diving Save Rony Ibrahim |
| 16:30 |
BREAK |
| 16:45 |
Democratizing event data through broadcasting tracking Nicolas Evans |
| 17:20 |
Basketball analytics Brittni Donaldson + Marc Gasol |
| 17:55 |
Research paper prizes |
| 18:00 |
Meet and greet networking session with refreshments |
Gastrosport
Sala Auditori 1899
| 08:30 |
OPEN DOORS |
| 09:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Sport Nutritionist and chef: A powerful recipe FCB Team + Ian Rollo |
| 09:15 |
SPORTS GASTRONOMY: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF SPORT NUTRITION AND CHEF INTERACTIONS Asker Jeukendrup + Graeme Close |
| 09:45 |
Vegetable biodynamic philosophy Xavier Pellicer A Top Player menus real situations Anthony Audebaud |
| 11:15 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 12:00 |
TRANSFORMING FOOD HABITS IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS: FOOD FIRST Plant based recipes for players Alex Pirla |
| 12:30 |
Football Masterchef Moderator: Meri Rodas Adriá Ponce + Jorge Gutiérrez + Ghislain Recoules |
| 13:30 |
ROUND TABLE: HIGH PERFORMANCE CUISINE Chef and Sports Nutrition Interactions Marc De Diós + Josep Kao + Romain Fornell + FCB Team |
| 14:00 |
Exclusive SPORT FOOD TASTING |
| 16:00 |
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