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Our full list of speakers for our 2025 conference:

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: 

• Dr Danielle Norenberg. Talk title TBC
• Dr Lee Moore + James Lambdon. Team Bath Sport Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Sport and Performance Psychology. Talk title: Psychological load and mental rest: From conceptual clarity to applied practice

MSc WORKSHOPS: 

• Workshop 1: TBC. Ran by Zoe McCormack, Grace Oldknow, Christopher Perry, Sam Smaridge. 
• Workshop 2: TBC. Ran by Sterling Kerr, Cameron Lowrie, Olivia Smith, Rahel Widrig. 
• Workshop 3: TBC. Ran by Dafydd Davies, Abigail Hanford, Yanlang Alvin Jim, Aaron Kendal, Mia Mokrovic. 
• Workshop 4: TBC. Ran by Ananya Agarwal, Tia Anderson, Suki Griffiths, Evan Vijay Uttamchandani.

ACADEMIC TALKS: Wellbeing

• Matthew Sharp. Talk title: Perfectionistic climates and their relationship with psychological safety and mental well-being.
• Oisin MacManus. Talk title: Athlete, coach, and family perspectives on the impact of social support on athlete transitions from a national football academy to professional football.
• Dr Adele Muscat. Talk title: The Impact of Abusive Coaching Behaviours in Football Academies

ACADEMIC TALKS: Performance

• James Barraclough. Talk title: Integrating psychological and social factors into session design
• Dr Harvey Anderson. Talk title: Existentialism as a framework for sport coaching practice
• Megan Lane. Talk title: Burnout in equestrians: The role of coaches in identifying those at risk

WORKING IN SPORT: 

• Adam Batstone. Talk title: Case study: Providing support to a neurodiverse child in a football academy
• Sam Stewart. Talk title: An insight into the role of sport psychology support during long-term injury: an academy football case-study
• Cath Shearer. Talk title: Creating Thriving Environments

SPORT PSYCH TALKS: Performance

• Ryan Pelling. Talk title: Supporting the performance of match officials 
• Dr Chelsea Dempsey. Talk title: The Liminal Space - Collaborating with Coaches on ‘Feel’

ATHLETE PANEL: 

• Naomi Riches MBE

STUDENT SPEAKERS: 

• Darren Canavan. Talk title: Exploring coach-athlete relationships in adult GAA, from the perspective of experienced performance coaches
• Jack Wise. Talk title: Athlete's views on factors influencing the ability to 'settle in' amongst cross-cultural/transnational athletes
• Jamie Smokler. Talk title: Fears in Figure Skating

COACH TALKS: 

• Dr Tom Mitchell. Talk title: TBC
• Ade Oke. Talk title: TBC
• Ian MacLeod. Talk title: TBC