Hellenic
Conference 2026
Regards
It is with great pleasure and honor that we welcome you to the 1st Panhellenic Strength & Conditioning Conference, which will take place on October 31 and November 1, 2026, at the War Museum of Athens. The Conference is co-organized by the Peak Performance Institute and the School of Sports at Mediterranean College.
Our goal is to present the most up-to-date scientific and applied data in the field of Strength & Conditioning, focusing on optimizing critical parameters for high-level athletes and sports enthusiasts. These include athletic development (Off-Season & Pre-Season), performance maintenance and workload management (In-Season), technology-assisted monitoring (Data-Driven Coaching), injury prevention strategies, rehabilitation protocols (Return-to-Play), as well as future trends in the field.
The conference will host distinguished speakers, academics, and renowned practitioners from Greece and abroad, representing leading sports organizations, leagues, and national teams—such as the Premier League, the NBA, the EuroLeague, the National Football Team, and the National Volleyball Team—as well as prominent scientists from academic institutions.
Sincerely,
The Organizing Committee
TOPIC
Pre-Season & Off-Season Athletic Development
Endurance In-Season Maintenance & Game-Day Strategies
Monitoring, Testing & Data-Driven Coaching
Injury Prevention Strategies
Return-to-Play & Return-to-Performance
Future Frontiers in Strength & Conditioning
Registrations
The 1st Hellenic Strength & Conditioning Conference is aimed at Physical Preparation Coaches, Strength & Conditioning Coaches, Fitness Trainers, Physical Education Teachers, Physiotherapists, Rehabilitation Specialists, Dietitians - Sports Nutritionists, Exercise Physiologists, Sports Scientists, Sports Physicians, Orthopedists, Sports Coaches, Athletes, as well as Students of Sports Science (SEFAA/TEFAA), Physiotherapy, Dietetics, and Health Professions.
Students & Unemployed
Special Admission Pass- Access to all conference sessions
- Admission to the exhibition foyer
- Certificate of Attendance
General Admission
Standard Category Pass- Access to all sessions
- Entrance to the exhibition space
- Certificate of Attendance
Program Schedule
Registration & Welcome Coffee
OPENING CEREMONY
Pre-Season & Off-Season Athletic Development
N. Vlachos
Day 1: Athletic Development & Workload Management
Focusing on pre-season preparation, game-day strategies, and data monitoring.
Registration & Welcome Coffee
OPENING CEREMONY
Pre-Season & Off-Season Athletic Development
Strength to Power: Πρακτικό short-term πλάνο 6 εβδομάδων για την προετοιμασία στο Elite Μπάσκετ.
Multidirectional Speed in Team Sports: Programming, Frequency, Volume, Intensity, and Methods.
Off-Season Max Velocity: Strategies for developing maximum linear speed (Sprints).
Off-Season Body Comp: Nutritional protocols for muscle hypertrophy and simultaneous fat loss during the off-season.
In-Season Maintenance & Game-Day Strategies
In-Season Micro-Dosing: Maintaining Strength and Power During the Intense NBA Schedule.
Workload management and maintaining explosiveness during EuroLeague double-game weeks.
Olympic Lifting Derivatives: Implementing low-strain variations during the in-season vs. off-season.
Game Day -2 & Game Day -1 Mechanics: Programming the final two training sessions before matchday
Lunch Break
Monitoring, Testing & Data-Driven Coaching
Data-Driven Training: Translating analytics into effective training programming.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Exercise Physiology: The future of fatigue prediction and training autoregulation.
VBT for Daily Readiness: Utilizing Velocity-Based Training (encoders) as a daily neuromuscular fatigue test.
The Non-Starters Matrix: S&C programming and workload management for substitute players.
Honorary Guest Speakers
Stephen Brindle, MS, CSCS, RSCC-D,MSCC
Philadelphia 76ers, NBA, USA
Head of Strength and Conditioning
Nick Grantham, MSc, CMgr FCMI
Newcastle United FC, Premier League UK
Club Lead Strength and Conditioning
Tom Taylor
Chelsea Football Club, Premier League, UK
Lead Physical Performance Coach
Presidency - Speakers
- Assoc. Prof. Georgios Panagiotou, PhD – Sport & Exercise Physiology, European University Cyprus
- Athanasios Dalianas, MSc, PhD(c) – Physical Education Teacher & Football Coach
- Daniel Kapsis, MSc, PhD(c) – Dietitian - Sports Nutritionist, AEK FC
- Dimitris Paspalas, MSc – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Panathinaikos BC (EuroLeague)
- Dimitrios Skordis – Physiotherapist
- Dr. Athanasios Douligeris, MD, MSc, PhD – Founder of Peak Performance Institute, S. Lecturer in Strength and Conditioning, University of Derby
- Dr. Georgios Kakavas, PhD – Physiotherapist
- Dr. Georgios Touliatos, MD – Physician - Pathologist
- Dr. Rafailia-Nikoletta Kallioupi, MSc, PhD – Psychologist, Senior Lecturer, University of Derby, UK
- Foteini Athanasopoulou, MSc – Dietitian - Sports Nutritionist
- Giorgos Papaioannou, MSc, USAW, XPS – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, National Volleyball Team
- Nikos Mitsopoulos, MSc, PhD(c) – Head of Strength & Conditioning, National League 1, AONS Milon
- Nikos Vlachos, MA – Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Stratos Tsambis – Head of Strength & Conditioning, Panionios BC
- Yiannis Kotsis, MSc – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, former National Football Team
Our Partners & Sponsors
We are proud to collaborate with leading brands and organizations that support our mission for excellence in sports science.
War Museum of Athens
The 1st Hellenic Strength & Conditioning Conference will be held at the amphitheater of the War Museum of Athens. The Museum is located in the center of Athens and is easily accessible by all means of transportation.
Vasilissis Sofias & Rizari 2, Athens 106 75 (Metro Station: Evangelismos)
Organization and Sponsorship Manager
Dr. Athanasios Douligeris, MSc, PhD
+30 6945361262