SPRING Symposium
Saturday 6 September, 2025
The annual SPRING Symposium bring together industry professionals, researchers and students to focus on two key themes, Sport and Exercise Science and Clinical Exercise Science with an emphasis on the application of novel research and practice in the ‘real world’.
The SPRING symposium program includes presentations by leading international researchers and practitioners currently working with ‘real world’ people; from clinical patients through to high performance athletes. Staff and students from the QUT School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences will also present work completed in the ‘real world’.
Full day catering is included with your registration (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea).
This event will be valuable for exercise physiologists, allied health professionals, coaches, strength and conditioning staff, sports scientists, physical education teachers and other professionals working in either the clinical, exercise or sporting setting.
6.5 CPD points are available from ESSA – Exercise & Sport Science Australia for attending this event
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Date: 6th September 2025
Location: Education Precinct Function Space, Level 5 , E Block, Kelvin Grove Campus, Brisbane, QLD
Timetable:
| 08:15am | Registration | |
| 08:45am | Welcome | |
| 9:00am | Keynote Presentation
The Belief Effect: Understanding how belief influences client outcomes Vince Kelly |
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| 10:00am | Panel Discussion
The How, What and Why of Using Force Plates Adam Russell, Kaine Doblo, James Hanisch |
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| 10:30am | Morning tea | |
| Sport Science Session 1 | Clinical Exercise Session 1 | |
| 11:00am | Making Game Demands Meaningful:
A Practical Guide for Team Sports Jacob Jennings |
Achilles Tendinopathy in Runners:
The hidden role of the nervous system in persistent plantarflexor weakness Gabriel Fernandes |
| 11:30am | Is Running Economy an Emergent Property of Footwear-Driven Tuning of the Runner’s Stride
Mark Connick |
Isometric Exercise for Achilles Tendon Pain:
Misconceptions, Uncertainties and Practical Applications Chris Pollock |
| 12:00pm | Lunch | |
| 12:45pm | Keynote Presentation
Bridging Science and Success: Innovating S&C Practice for Elite Athletic Performance Kieran Young |
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| Sport Science Session 2 | Clinical Exercise Session 2 | |
| 1:30pm | From Design to Discovery:
Coaching for and with Creativity Carl Marshall |
Exercise Physiology Model of Care in Older Adults Mental Health Services: Opportunities for Service Development and Expansion
Cassandra Butler |
| 2:00pm | Designing and Delivering Pressure Training
Kathleen Lambert |
Developing a different approach to children’s exercise prescription
Tanya Barnett |
| 2:30pm | Coaching through the lens of predictive processing
Andrew Kennedy |
Rethinking adapted sports for individuals living with limb absence fitted with bionic limbs
Laurent Frossard |
| 3:00pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 3:15pm | Keynote Presentation
Creating a future ready workforce: responding to changing system and community needs in a digital landscape Katie Lyndon |
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| 4:00pm | Symposium close | |
Keynote Speakers
Vince Kelly, Queensland University of Technology
Kieran Young, Water Polo Australia and Australian Institute Of Sport
Katie Lyndon, Exercise and Sports Science Australia
Invited Speakers
Tanya Barnett, Coordinated Fitness
Cassandra Butler, Metro South Health
Mark Connick, Queensland University of Technology
Kaine Doblo, Revolve Athletic
Gabriel Fernandes, Southern Cross University
Laurent Frossard, Griffith University
James Hanisch, Hawkin Dynamics
Jacob Jennings, Brisbane Broncos
Andrew Kennedy, Coaching Rightly
Kathleen Lambert, Queensland University of Technology
Carl Marshall, National Rugby League (NRL)
Chris Pollock, Perform Well
Adam Russell, PRP Health
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