The Forum for Movement and Sports Scientists in Flanders

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

 

08:15 – 09:00

Registration at KU Leuven, Sportcampus Arenberg – Tervuursevest 101, 3001-Leuven

Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer

08:30 – 09:00

Poster installation

Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer

09:00 09:10

Welcome by Prof. Eva D’Hondt (VBSW President)

Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer

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

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

10:50 – 11:15

Coffee break

Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer

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

12:15 – 12:45

Lunch

Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer

12:45 – 13:45

POSTER PRESENTATIONS (Gaston Beunen Award – posters)

Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer

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

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

15:25 – 15:30

Public voting (Audience award)

Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer

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

15:50 – 16:10

General assembly meeting & acknowledgements by Prof. Eva D’Hondt (VBSW President)

Aula 01.01, Gebouw De Nayer

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

16:30 – …

Closing reception

Inkomhal, Gebouw De Nayer

 


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