The Association for Movement and Sports Sciences (VBSW) brings together young and more experienced scientists in movement and sports sciences in Flanders.
30th VBSW Symposium - 12 December 2025 - Leuven
Dear Movement and Sports Scientists
We welcome you to Leuven on Friday 12 December 2025 for the 30th edition of the annual Symposium of the Association for Movement and Sports Sciences.
The programme is available below and registrations are now open. We are already looking forward to seeing you back on the green campus of our capital city!
Registration for the VBSW symposium is possible until the 8th of December 2025 via "Symposium" >> "Inschrijven".
Kind regards,
The VBSW board
Programme
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08:15 – 09:00 |
Registration at KU Leuven, Sportcampus Arenberg – Tervuursevest 101, 3001-Leuven |
Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Poster installation |
Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer |
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09:00 – 09:10 |
Welcome by Prof. Eva D’Hondt (VBSW President) |
Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer |
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09:10 – 09:50 |
KEYNOTE 1 – dr. Arne Jaspers (KU Leuven): There and back again: A journey between sports science research and practice |
Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer |
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09:50 – 10:50 09:50 – 10:05
10:05 – 10:20
10:20 – 10:35
10:35 – 10:50 |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS (Gaston Beunen Award – orals) Jacobs Katho (UGent): Hidden in plain sight: exploring the subtle role of gambling sub-brand sponsorship in sport and its perceived impact on fan perceptions Spolverato Laura (VUB): Perspectives of organisational leaders and policymakers on mental health policies within high-performance sport organisations Kroker Valentina (KU Leuven): How do seasonal conditions shape pedestrians’ walking experiences in two streets in Leuven? Gilson Laurens (UGent): A vision on talent - Exploring gaze behaviour in football coaches and scouts |
Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer |
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10:50 – 11:15 |
Coffee break |
Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer |
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11:15 – 12:15 11:15 – 11:30
11:30 – 11:45
11:45 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:15 |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS (Gaston Beunen Award – orals) Deboutte Jolien (KU Leuven): Individualized resistance training based on force-velocity profiles to enhance muscle power and functional ability in older adults Schouten Moniek (KU Leuven): Palmitoylethanolamide supplementation partly modulates eccentric exercise-induced changes in the bioactive lipid profile of skeletal muscle tissue Van Dyck Matthew (UGent): Optimizing time trial performance on ZWIFT using a novel W' model in recreational cyclists Lauriks Wout (KU Leuven): The effects of extended-release bicarbonate supplementation on repeated maximal exercise |
Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer |
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12:15 – 12:45 |
Lunch |
Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer |
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12:45 – 13:45 |
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (Gaston Beunen Award – posters) |
Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer |
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13:45 – 14:25 |
KEYNOTE 2 – Prof. Jo Van Hoecke (VUB): Balancing academia and practice: The win-win of a dual career in sport management |
Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer |
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14:25 – 15:25 14:25 – 14:40 14:40 – 14:55
14:55 – 15:10
15:10 – 15:25 |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS (Gaston Beunen Award – orals) Bosman Liese (VUB): Assessment of novel placement guidelines for triceps surae electromyography electrodes De Raeve Arthur (UGent): No support for structural brain differences in adults with developmental coordination disorder: a fixel-based analysis Coryin Nieka (VUB): Central neurophysiological and functional performance responses to mental fatigue in individuals with chronic ankle instability D’Hondt Joachim (VUB): Consistency between lower limb preference and dominance in healthy adult distance runners: Exploring its variability across tasks and time |
Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer |
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15:25 – 15:30 |
Public voting (Audience award) |
Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer |
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15:30 – 15:50 15:30 – 15:35 15:35 – 15:40 15:40 – 15:45 |
PLENARY SPONSOR SESSION Polar – Pieter Hélin ProCare – Didier Vandendriessche Samcon – Dries Vandewalle |
Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer |
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15:50 – 16:10 |
General assembly meeting & acknowledgements by Prof. Eva D’Hondt (VBSW President) |
Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer |
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16:10 – 16:30 |
Gaston Beunen award & Audience award ceremony Oral presentations PhD students / Poster presentations PhD students / Poster presentations Master students |
Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer |
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16:30 – … |
Closing reception |
Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer |
