ZOOM WEBINAR — FOOT AND ANKLE IN SPORTS

August 23 | 12:00 PM | Online | 75 minutes

Every step you take starts from your feet.

We train speed, strength, endurance, coordination, and technique. However, we very often forget about the place where almost every athletic movement begins — the foot and ankle.

Sprint. Jump. Landing. Braking. Change of direction. Balance.

It all starts the moment the foot makes contact with the ground.

The foot is not simply a body part inside a sports shoe. It is a complex structure that must be able to adapt to loads, provide stability, control movement, and help transfer force further along the entire body's movement chain.

That's why I have created this 75-minute Zoom webinar, where we will discuss the importance of the foot and ankle in an athlete's development in an understandable and practical way.

The seminar is intended not only for individual athletes and coaches. It will also be valuable for sports school directors, sports organization and team managers who make decisions about the preparation of young athletes and want to improve the training process in their organization.

Prior knowledge of anatomy or biomechanics is not required. My goal is to explain complex things simply — so that the knowledge gained after the seminar can be applied in practice.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

1. Foot anatomy — simply about the complex

We will examine the structure of the foot and ankle and their most important components.

Not to memorize anatomical terms, but to understand how the foot works in motion and why foot musculature, toes, and ankle movement control are important for an athlete.

2. The foot as the foundation of the kinetic chain

What happens further in the body the moment the foot makes contact with the ground?

We will talk about the connection of the foot and ankle with the knee, hip, and the rest of the body, as well as about absorbing and transferring force during movement.

The goal is to start looking at the body not as separate parts, but as a unified movement system.

3. The importance of the foot in athletic performance

We will examine the role of the foot and ankle in:

• acceleration and sprinting;
• transferring force to the ground;
• jumping and landing;
• braking and changes of direction;
• balance and stability;
• movement control.

4. Why do we so often ignore our feet?

We train the whole body, but we often only start thinking about our feet and ankles when something already hurts or an injury has occurred.

We will talk about the most common mistakes in athlete preparation and how to integrate foot and ankle training into the overall athlete development process.

5. Reducing injury risk and long-term athlete development

We will look at how foot and ankle strength, mobility, stability, and movement control can become part of thoughtful athlete physical preparation and injury risk reduction.

Specifically, we will discuss why it is worth starting to work with your feet and ankles before problems arise.

6. How to apply this knowledge in practice?

This is a Zoom webinar, but it will not be just a theoretical lecture.

I will show and explain practical exercise examples and principles that coaches can integrate into the training process and athletes can use in their daily work.

7. Questions and Answers

At the end of the seminar, time is allocated for a Q&A session, where you can ask your questions about foot and ankle training, athlete preparation, and topics covered in the seminar.

WHO IS THE SEMINAR FOR?

The seminar will be especially valuable for:

🏫 Sports school directors and sports organization managers
⚽ Sports team managers and coaches
🏃 Athletes and young athletes
💪 Strength and conditioning coaches
🦵 Physiotherapists and rehabilitation specialists
👨‍👩‍👧 Parents of young athletes
👟 Anyone who wants to better understand the importance of the foot and ankle in movement

WHY AM I TALKING ABOUT THIS?

My professional football career ended much earlier than I had planned — after a severe ankle injury.

Later, as a coach working with young footballers for years, I became much more deeply interested in the role of the foot and ankle in an athlete's movement and long-term development.

Today I often think:

“If only I had known some of what I know now at the beginning of my football career.”

That's why I want to pass this knowledge on — to athletes, coaches, parents, and people who create athlete preparation systems.

SEMINAR INFORMATION

📅 Date: August 23
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM
💻 Location: Zoom / online
⏱️ Duration: 75 minutes
💶 Participation fee: €14.90

After registration, you will receive information on how to join the Zoom seminar.

A STRONG BODY STARTS FROM THE FOUNDATIONS.

If you are a coach, athlete, parent, sports school director, or team manager and want to better understand why the feet and ankles are so important in an athlete's development and what to do with this knowledge in practice, join us on August 23.

APPLY FOR THE ZOOM WEBINAR — €14.90

Every seminar recording will be available 24h after the online seminar!