2026 Speakers

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Our confirmed speakers for the 2026 Psychological Insights into Coaching Practice Showcase will be announced soon.
Please check back for updates as the programme is finalised.

In the meantime, you can explore last year’s speaker line-up below. Recordings of each 2025 talk are available via the YouTube links provided in their respective sections.

2025 Speakers

Please use the navigation menu on the left to learn more about each speaker and watch their recorded talk from the 2025 event.

Keynote Speakers

Dr Danielle Norenberg
Sport Psychology in Collaboration with Coaches: The Preparation of Athletes Competing at the Olympic Games

Dr Lee Moore & Mr James Lambdon
Psychological Load and Mental Rest: From Conceptual Clarity to Applied Practice

MSc Workshops

Workshop 1: TBC
Delivered by: Zoe McCormack, Grace Oldknow, Christopher Perry, Sam Smaridge

Workshop 2: TBC
Delivered by: Sterling Kerr, Cameron Lowrie, Olivia Smith, Rahel Widrig

Workshop 3: TBC
Delivered by: Mia Mokrović, Dafydd Davies, Abigail Hanford, Yanlang Alvin Jim, Aaron Kendal

Workshop 4: TBC
Delivered by: Ananya Agarwal, Tia Anderson, Suki Griffiths, Evan Vijay Uttamchandani

Academic Talks: Well-being

Matthew Sharp
Perfectionistic Climates and Their Relationship with Psychological Safety and Mental Well-being

Oisín MacManus
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
The Impact of Abusive Coaching Behaviours in Football Academies

Academic Talks: Performance

James Barraclough
Integrating Psychological and Social Factors into Session Design

Dr Harvey Anderson
Existentialism as a Framework for Sport Coaching Practice

Megan Lane
Burnout in Equestrians: The Role of Coaches in Identifying Those at Risk

Working in Sport

Adam Batstone
Case Study: Providing Support to a Neurodiverse Child in a Football Academy

Sam Stewart
The Role of Sport Psychology Support During Long-term Injury: An Academy Football Case Study

Cath Shearer
Creating Thriving Environments

Sport Psychology Talks: Performance

Ryan Pelling, Kayleigh Dougan & Susan Jones
Supporting the Performance of Match Officials

Dr Chelsea Dempsey
The Liminal Space – Collaborating with Coaches on “Feel”

James Miles & Lewis Wright
Understanding What Makes a High Performance Coach

Athlete Panel

Naomi Riches MBE
Playground to Podium

Student Speakers

Darren Canavan
Exploring Coach–Athlete Relationships in Elite Men’s GAA

Jack Wise
Athletes' Views on Factors Influencing the Ability to “Settle In” Amongst Cross-Cultural / Transnational Athletes

Jamie Smokler
Fears in Figure Skating

Coach Talks

Dr Tom Mitchell
Integrating Psychosocial Development into Your Coaching Sessions

Ade Oke
Inside the Mind of a Head Coach: Investigating the Wellbeing of Sports Coaches

Ian MacLeod
Player Voice and Checking for Learning