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

Hungary

Andrea Petroczi

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Andrea Petroczi is a Research Professor at Kingston University London and an internationally recognised researcher on anti-doping, with a multidisciplinary background spanning psychology, management and marketing, and journalism. She also serves as Senior Research Fellow at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, and holds a research professorship at Széchenyi István University in Győr, Hungary. In addition, she maintains visiting appointments at the University of Rome “Foro Italico” and the Willibald Gebhardt Institute at the University of Münster. She earned a PhD in sports administration, with a minor in research methods and applied statistics, from the University of Northern Colorado (2002), and a second PhD in psychology from the University of Sheffield (2015).

Her research addresses a wide spectrum of anti-doping issues, with current work focusing on doping prevalence; the meaning and experience of being ‘clean’ in sport, performance-enhancement and anti-doping; the impact of anti-doping policies on both clean athletes and those sanctioned for rule violations; athlete vulnerability; and the role of values, personal integrity, equity, and human rights in anti-doping education and policy. She collaborates extensively with international partners and has contributed to projects with organisations including Oceania RADO and the Olympic Council of Asia.

Prof. Petroczi is a founding member of the Clean Sport Alliance and served as Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Doping Prevalence Working Group from 2017 to 2023. She remains an active member of the group and continues to advise on prevalence survey initiatives.

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

Abstract guidelines

Abstract guidelines & submission

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Travel Information

How to get out of the airport and go to Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC)

From: Liszt Ferenc International Airport

To: Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) – 1113, Budapest, Tas vezér street, 3.

Useful apps:

BudapestGo:
- helps you to use public transport during your stay in Budapest
- Use it:
  - to plan your transport to anywhere in Budapest
  - to check the lines, the departure and the arrival when using public transport
  - to buy tickets
  - to get more information about change, stops and how to buy and where to buy tickets
MÁV, MÁVPlusz:
- MÁV and MÁVPlusz are useful when you’d like to go anywhere by train
- however, using it is also recommended if you buy Ország/Vármegyebérlet (Hungary Pass/Pest County Pass - more information down below) to travel in Budapest (by any public transport) and around Hungary (by train)
- MÁV and MÁVPlusz are basically the same. Although MÁVPlusz is a new version of the app with available discounts, MÁV works better and faster.
Google Maps:
- relieable when you’d like to plan your transport, and gives you punctual information about the departures and arrivals

How to reach the city center:

Bus:
- 100E
  - 2500Ft (6.56 euro) 🡪 needs to be paid by card on the vehicle
  - from the airport to Deák Ferenc square (interchange/transport hub??)
  - people over the age of 65 or those entitled to free travel due to their health condition can travel free of charge

200E:
- from the airport to Kőbánya-Kispest, where you can switch to bus and metro as well, in order to get into the city
- tickets: from the machine or buy them online using BudapestGo app

Taxi:
- taxi is also an option. Főtaxi is the main company that gives you a ride from the airport to anywhere.
- costs:
  - 1100 Ft (2.85 euro) basic fee + waiting fee + 440 Ft/km (1.15 euro/km) ~ approximately 10800 Ft (28 euro) to the city center
- you can pay by card and cash as well
- to order/reserve a taxi:
  - call: +36 30 222 2 222
  - go to the website: www.fotaxi.hu
  - or you can reserve your ride at terminals 2A and 2B

Bolt or Uber:
- you can order/reserve your ride through the apps Bolt or Uber as well

Train:
- you are also able to use the train in order to get into the city
- take the bus (200E) to the train station and head towards Nyugati Pályaudvar by train

Tickets and prices (for public transport):

buy them from the machine, at the BKK Costumer Service, or online using BudapestGo or MÁV/MÁVPlusz
Note: If you’d like to change between lines, you have to use another ticket if you bought a single-use ticket

Single ticket: 500 Ft (1.31 euro)
Single ticket bought on the spot: 700 Ft (1,84 euro)
Block of 10 tickets (one for one use): 4500 Ft (11.82 euro)
30-minute ticket: 600 Ft (1.58 euro)
90-minute ticket: 850 Ft (2.23 euro)
Recommended 24-hour Budapest-travelcard: 2750 Ft (7.22 euro) - airport ticket is not included
Recommended 72-hour Budapest.travelcard: 5750 Ft (15.1 euro) - airport ticket is not included
Train ticket: depends on the distance and carriage class
If you’re planning to stay longer in Hungary, it is recommended to consider these options as well:
- 15-day Budapest-pass (for public transport within Budapest): 5950 Ft (15.62 euro)
- Hungary Pass - Országbérlet (monthly, for trains around the country and public transport within Budapest): 18900 Ft (49.63 euro)
- Pest County Pass - Pest Vármegyebérlet (monthly, for trains and public transport within Pest County): 9450 Ft (24.82 euro)

Videos:

If you find it easier to watch a video and get more information visually as well, we recommend you these:
- https://youtu.be/gtTeS97ZijE?si=Uki8sYOAVMY1dLxU
- https://youtu.be/SG7r5ickVTw?si=Ua1npdWnQ_jmizil

Accommodation

The Mathias Corvinus Collegium (Budapest, Tas vezér u. 3, 1113) is located on the Buda side of Budapest (11th district), close to Móricz Zsigmond Square, one of the city’s main public transport hubs. The area is easily accessible by metro (M4), tram, and bus.

Below are recommended accommodation options in different price categories, all with convenient access to the conference venue.

Mid-range & Business Hotels