14 May Upcoming Event: YOUTH SPORT 2021 Experiences and Future Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic [CANCELED]

UPDATE 15/06/2021 – The symposium is CANCELED.

The University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport, Slovenia will be hosting the 10th International Symposium “Youth Sport 2021: Experiences and Future Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic” in person in Ljubljana and online on September 26^th, 2021.

The main goal of the Youth Sport 2021 conference is to discuss the role of youth sport for society recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The conference is set as a complementary event during the presidency of Slovenia of the Council of the EU. You are invited to participate in other events as well.

September 23rd – Various events during Slovenian National Sports day – free of charge
September 24th – Conference Lifelong Physical Activity
September 25th – 1 st FitBack Conference – free of charge
September 26th – 10th Symposium Youth Sport 2021

Keynote speakers:

Pre-COVID-19 trends in the physical performance of children
Grant Tomkinson, University of North Dakota, USA

Consequences of COVID-19 on physical fitness and 24-hours movement behaviour of children
Gregor Starc, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Poor fitness in children and cognitive functioning: The implications of COVID-19 restrictions
Francisco Ortega, University of Granada, Spain

Post-Covid-19 physical education: A new paradigm of teaching and learning physical activities in the community school context?
Roland Naul, University of Münster, Germany

You are welcome to participate in-person or online!

For more information, please visit the following links:

• About the event: https://www.fsp.uni-lj.si/en/research/events/introduction/2021040209461277/
• Registration: https://www.fsp.uni-lj.si/en/research/events/registration-cnt/2021040209461277/
• Abstract submission: https://www.fsp.uni-lj.si/en/research/events/submission/2021040209461277/. The deadline for abstract submission is June 13^th, 2021.