21st ENYSSP
Conference

Budapest, 4-6/6/2026

Budapest, Hungary

In 2026 ENYSSP will go to Hungary. We are happy that the beautiful city of Budapest will host this edition! The Local Organizing Committe will do its best – in collaboration with the Managing Council – to make it a valuable, interactive, and fun event. As usual, there will be great keynote speakers, workshops, oral presentation and poster sessions, as well as other types of scientific sessions and some social activities.

Of course, the value of the conference also depends on participants’ contributions, so don’t be shy and do consider taking an active part in this ENYSSP Conference by submitting your abstract(s).

We're looking forward to feel the ENYSSP vibes once again!

Keynote Speakers

USA/Germany

Peter Schneider

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Peter Schneider, born in Detroit, MI, USA, is a sport psychologist specializing in elite football. After completing undergraduate studies in the US, he moved to Germany to pursue advanced degrees, including an M.Sc. in Sport Diagnostics and Intervention (Leipzig), an M.Sc. in Sport Psychology (Jyväskylä), and a PhD in Sport Psychology from the University of Leipzig. He established sport psychology programs at both FC Carl Zeiss Jena and FC Augsburg, and most recently served as Head of Mental Performance at RB Leipzig, supporting players in high-pressure Bundesliga and Champions League competitions and contributing to major titles. His work focuses on talent development, mindfulness, and building high-performance cultures through trusted relationships and data-driven mental skills coaching. Currently, he runs a private practice offering tailored mental performance and regeneration programs for elite footballers and frequently shares his expertise on sport psychology podcasts.

Stefan Wagnsson

Keynote Speaker

Stefan Wagnsson is an Associate Professor in Sport Science at Karlstad University (Sweden) and Co-Director of the National Research Center for Children and Youth Sport (NFBU). His research focuses on motivational processes and the psychosocial environments that shape children’s and adolescents’ sport participation, well-being, and long-term engagement. He examines how competitive structures, coaching climates, parental involvement, and economic barriers influence young athletes’ experiences, and has led several large-scale collaborations with schools, municipalities, and sport organizations.
Alongside his academic work, he has extensive applied experience in sport psychology and mental training, coaching individual athletes, mainly in athletics, as well as youth teams in football and floorball.
Research Interests
• Motivation and motivational climate
• Dropout and long-term engagement
• Parent–athlete–coach dynamics
• Cost of sport participation
• Psychosocial development in sport
• Ecological and environmental influences in youth sport
Applied Sport Psychology Experience
• Mental training with individual athletes (primarily athletics)
• Coaching experience in youth football and floorball
• Workshops and lectures for coaches, federations, and municipalities

Sweden

To be announced

Keynote Speaker

More info soon.

Keynotes

Details

Conference details

The conference registration gives access to all plenary and parallel sessions, as well as to all coffee breaks and to the lunch on Friday and Saturday.
The conference dinner ticket gives access to the dinner taking place on Friday.

No refunds will be provided, except for: a) documented health problems preventing attendance (e.g., record of hospitalization); b) abstract rejection and subsequent decision not to participate.

Registration & Program