We welcome you to the 3-Day Football Fitness Expert Meeting, taking place June 6–8, 2026, in Mallorca, Spain. This event brings together some of the thought leaders in the football specific approach to fitness to share their expertise, both in theory and practice. Hosted by Raymond Verheijen and Martin Buchheit, the meeting will also feature contributions from renowned experts Javier Mallo Sainz, Andy Barr, and Adrien Tarascon. Across three days, participants will get access to their expert knowledge during presentations and on-field sessions.
The course will be held at the stadium and training ground of RCD Mallorca, providing a world-class environment for football coaches, fitness coaches, sports scientists, and medical staff members who want to deepen their expertise in football-specific fitness, monitoring, and return-to-play strategies. Beyond learning from world-class experts, you will have the opportunity to discuss with and learn from your colleagues in international football, making this not only an educational but also a collaborative and inspiring experience.
Key topics
- Football Fitness Training: Optimizing conditioning within the context of the game.
- Return to Football Action Training: Bridging the gap from injury rehabilitation to full team training on the pitch.
- Basic Action Fitness Training: Developing the basic actions that underpin football-specific actions.
- Monitoring Football Actions and Football Load: Using objective data and contextual insights to guide training and performance management.
The experts
- Martin Buchheit
Will present on return to football training, basic action training and monitoring. - Raymond Verheijen
Will present on football fitness training, return to football training and monitoring. - Javier Mallo Sainz
Will present on football (fitness) training in the context of football periodisation. - Andy Barr
Will present on basic action training and the connection to football action training. - Adrien Tarascon
Will present on basic action training based on the player characteristics.
program Saturday June 6
08:00am What Is (NOT) Football Fitness? By Raymond Verheijen
09:30am Subgroup discussion and Plenary Q&A
10:30am Coffee break
11:00pm Football Fitness Training (Practical Session) by Raymond Verheijen
12:00pm Designing Football Fitness Training by Raymond Verheijen
01:00pm Plenary Q&A
01:30pm Lunch break
02:30pm The (Ir)relevance of Basic Action Fitness Training by Martin Buchheit
04:00pm Subgroup discussion and Plenary Q&A
05:00pm Coffee break
05:30pm Designing Football (Fitness) Training Based on Playing Style by Javi Mallo Sainz
07:00pm Subgroup discussion and Plenary Q&A
program Sunday June 7
08:00am What Is (NOT) Return To Football Action Training? by Raymond Verheijen
09:30am Subgroup discussion and Plenary Q&A
10:30am Coffee break
11:00pm Designing Return To Football Training? by Martin Buchheit
12:00pm Designing Return To Football Training? (Practical Session) by Martin Buchheit
01:00pm Plenary Q&A
01:30pm Lunch break
02:30pm From Team Training to Individual Training by Raymond Verheijen
04:00pm Subgroup discussion and Plenary Q&A
05:00pm Coffee break
05:30pm From Injury to Playing Style: Tailoring Return to Play Training by Adrien Tarascon
07:00pm Subgroup discussion and Plenary Q&A
program Monday June 8
08:00am What Is (NOT) Monitoring Football Load? by Raymond Verheijen
09:00am Plenary Q&A
09:30am Coffee break
10:00pm From Monitoring To Training: Decision-Making Framework by Martin Buchheit
11:30pm Subgroup discussion and Plenary Q&A
12:00pm Lunch break
01:00pm From Movements to Basic Actions back to Football Actions by Andy Barr
02:30pm Subgroup discussion and Plenary Q&A
03:30pm Evaluation and Lessons Learned
04:00pm Closing
Location
Training Facility
Ciutat Esportiva Antonio Asensio
Diseminado 4420- Son Sardina, 35, Nord
07120 Palma, Illes Balears
Stadium
Estadi de Son Moix
Camí dels Reis, s/n, Ponent
07011 Palma, Illes Balears
Delegate fee
- Early bird, register before December 1: € 695 (excl. VAT)
- Regular, register after December 1: € 795 (excl. VAT)
This delegate fee includes: three full course days, FCE certificate, lunch, coffee breaks. Delegates will take care of their accommodation and FCE will offer hotel options with a discounted rate.
Registration
To register, please send an email to info@fcevolution.com
We have a maximum of 40 spots available.
