Swiss Society of Sport Science (4S) Annual Conference 2026
11 - 12 February 2026
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview | |
| Location: Joseph Deiss |
| Date: Wednesday, 11/Feb/2026 | |
| 9:00am - 9:15am |
Opening Ceremony Location: Joseph Deiss |
| 9:15am - 10:15am |
1 Keynote: From science to podium: insight into professional cycling and football - Prof. Julien Louis Location: Joseph Deiss Chair: Michael Wälchli |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
2.1 Symposium: International sport organisations’ policies: addressing the challenges of sustainability, technology and safeguarding in Sport Location: Joseph Deiss Chair: Carole Gomez International sport organisations’ policies: addressing the challenges of sustainability, technology and safeguarding in Sport Presentations of the Symposium How do international federations conceptualize sustainability? Regulating Technology in Transnational Sport: Autonomy, Markets, and the Evolution of the Lex Sportiva Faster, higher, stronger... safer? Questioning the commitment of international sport federations on safeguarding |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm |
Young Investigators Award (YIA) Location: Joseph Deiss Chair: Elke Gramespacher Chair: Michael Wälchli Heat acclimation and sex differences: a crossover study on blood, performance, and health From Inactive to Active Schools: Effectiveness of a Comprehensive School-Based Physical Activity Program in Swiss Secondary Schools After 12 Months Walking on extreme slope: Are stairs a cheaper alternative? Implication for Vertical kilometer performance How coaches respond to interpersonal violence in sport: A vignette-based examination Discover pleasure in exercise – The FEEL program |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm |
4.1 Orals: Pedagogy to biomechanics Location: Joseph Deiss Chair: Christian Vater Investigation into the role of digital tool as support for competency and skill development in higher education swimming lessons 3:15pm - 3:30pm Effects of low load versus high load to failure resistance training on strength and executive function in older adults 3:30pm - 3:45pm Caffeine enhances motoneuron excitability and maintains torque output during repeated electrical stimulation of the plantar flexors 3:45pm - 4:00pm The relationships between pupil size and peripheral muscle fatigue with cadence decline during all-out cycling sprints at different intensities: a preliminary analysis 4:00pm - 4:15pm Modulating Pendular Mechanics to Explore Whole-Body Energy Minimization During Walking |
| 4:20pm - 5:20pm |
General Assembly 4S Location: Joseph Deiss |
| Date: Thursday, 12/Feb/2026 | |
| 8:15am - 9:30am |
6.1 Orals: Biology & medicine Location: Joseph Deiss Chair: Nicolas Place Molecular mechanisms mediating exercise-induced maladaptations in vitro 8:30am - 8:45am Prognostic value of heart rate dynamics during exercise testing in definite ARVC patients 8:45am - 9:00am S100A13 as a potential regulator of skeletal muscle metabolic response to exercise. 9:00am - 9:15am Effects of distance on kinetics of lung diffusion alteration during mountain ultramarathons 9:15am - 9:30am Exercise-intensity dependent variability in rates of aerobic metabolism is related to genetic aspects of muscle-type associated lactate transport in tactical athletes |
| 10:00am - 11:00am |
7 Keynote: Nutrition & Exercise: Two Sides of the Same Coin ? - Prof. Karsten Köhler Location: Joseph Deiss Chair: Benedikt Lauber |
| 11:00am - 11:30am |
Sponsor Session: prophysics Location: Joseph Deiss |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm |
8.1 Symposium: Applied Sports Nutrition: Bridging Theory and Practice Location: Joseph Deiss Chair: Joëlle Flück Applied Sports Nutrition: Bridging Theory and Practice Presentations of the Symposium Fuel LIGHT: Prevention REDs (relative energy deficiency in sport) in Young Swiss Nordic Ski Athletes Implementing behavioural science in sports nutrition: From theory to the young athlete's plate Building the Next Level of Sports Nutrition: The PEAK NUTRITION x BSC YB Partnership |
| 2:45pm - 3:45pm |
9 Panel discussion: Panel discussion in collaboration with Swiss Sports Nutrition Society (SSNS) Location: Joseph Deiss Chair: Wolfgang Taube |
| 3:45pm - 4:15pm |
Awards & Closing Location: Joseph Deiss |
