Arrive early to connect with speakers, partners, and fellow attendees before the opening sessions begin. This time is intentionally set aside for conversation, introductions, and settling into the weekend together.

3.30pm - 7:00pm

The weekend begins by challenging how we think.

Friday sessions are built around focused prompts that question many of the assumptions shaping modern coaching and performance practice. Two speakers present short perspectives before the conversation opens into guided discussion with the audience.

This format creates energy early in the weekend. Ideas are tested. Blind spots are exposed. Participants leave the room thinking differently about questions they believed were already settled.

Topics explored may include:

What idea is ready for retirement?
When was the last time you changed your mind in a meaningful way?
Where has technology improved coaching — and where has it distorted it?
Where are we confusing information with understanding?

The goal is simple: raise the level of the conversation before the weekend moves deeper into principles and application.

A small-group VIP dinner follows the evening sessions for presenters, partners, and a limited number of attendees who want to continue the discussion in a more intimate setting. (See Summit Bolt-On Sessions below for more info).

Saturday morning provides space for deeper thinking.

Three keynote presentations allow experienced practitioners to fully develop important ideas shaping modern health and performance practice. Each session includes extended presentation followed by moderated discussion and audience Q&A.

Rather than highlights or quick takeaways, these sessions focus on reasoning: how experienced coaches, therapists, and sport scientists think through complexity, define standards, and make decisions inside real performance environments.

Saturday afternoon shifts to a different format designed to surface how experienced practitioners think through complex questions in health and performance.

Each session centers on a single prompt. Three speakers offer brief opening responses before the conversation opens into a facilitated discussion. The aim is not agreement, but clarity — hearing how thoughtful coaches, therapists, and sport scientists reason through difficult decisions in real performance environments.

Each exchange is fast-paced and focused, giving the audience the opportunity to hear multiple perspectives on the same question before the conversation expands into deeper discussion.

A limited-capacity dinner experience built around moderated conversation among summit presenters.

Three to four prompts guide the evening, with extended discussion and brief audience Q&A. The format mirrors a thoughtful podcast conversation — candid, structured, and reflective — with the added value of being in the room.

This dinner builds on the closing roundtable from the 2025 summit, widely regarded as the most engaging segment of the entire weekend.

Sunday brings the work onto the field. You'll select from small-group practical sessions where ideas are tested in live environments and methods are explored through direct participation and-or observation. The objective is to connect principles to execution and leave with insight that can be applied immediately.

Five sessions run simultaneously during each block. Capacity is limited per session.

Session Blocks

• 9:00–10:00
• 10:15–11:15
• 11:30–12:30

Available Practical Sessions

Acceleration in Practice
A live, field-based session focused on how acceleration is coached in real environments. Participants engage directly in set-ups, cues, and adjustments, exploring how technical intent meets context and constraint.

Game Speed Innovation
An applied ecological exploration of speed in sport — evasion, change of direction, and decision-embedded movement. Attendees take part in constraint-driven scenarios connecting speed with perception and action.

Designing the Warm-Up
A hands-on session on how to build and adapt a warm-up in real time. Participants collaborate in constructing sequences aligned to session goals and athlete profiles.

Return to Play in Action
A practical session examining how return-to-play decisions unfold on the field. Live scenarios guide progression, risk management, and coaching judgment.

Integrating Performance Therapy
A collaborative session bridging therapy and performance. Participants experience how assessment, preparation, and field work connect to support both health and performance.