World Congress on Science and Football

On behalf of the organizing committee it’s a great pleasure to announce that the World Congress on Science and Football will be held in Groningen, The Netherlands.

We believe that all the necessary ingredients are available in Groningen to make the Congress a success; over 400 years of academic tradition, applied science, entrepreneurship, a young population, great facilities, a charming and compact environment, a rich football culture and close collaborations with the national football federation, professional and amateur football clubs in the Netherlands.

Enhance performance, engage society

The congress slogan ‘Enhance performance, engage society’ illustrates the many opportunities to translate knowledge and innovation in the domain of football performance towards activities and initiatives to increase sports participation and public health from grass roots to old age.

All presentations and activities will be in line with the overall theme of the congress ‘Enhance performance, Engage society’ and cover all codes of football, including association football (soccer), futsal, rugby, American football, Australian rules football and more.

Scientific Abstract Submission Guidelines
The deadline for abstract submission: December 16, 2022, 24.00h CET.

• February 20, 2023: notification of acceptance.
• All abstracts should be submitted electronically through the abstract submission page on www.wcsf2023.com
• Abstracts must follow the submission guidelines.
• All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee (SC) and the SC will decide which abstracts will be accepted.
• You indicate whether you prefer an oral or poster presentation.
• You select to which theme(s) you submit your abstract.
• The SC decides about to which session (oral or poster) the abstracts are set.

Presentation

• Oral
• Poster

Themes

• Load and Recovery Monitoring
• Training and Testing
• Talent Identification
• Coaching
• Biomechanics
• Psychology
• Decision-making
• Technology
• Big Data
• Injury Prevention
• Injury Management
• Football is medicine
• Refereeing
• Football Economics
• Historical, cultural, sociological, and anthropological approaches to football