Joel Pilgrim delves into the positive effects of surfing on mental health and wellbeing, which have lead him to start the Waves of Wellness foundation to support people with various mental health issues.

Lisette Langenberg & Sebastiaan Heitkamp dive into surf induced shoulder complaints. They discuss their research of shoulder complaints in practices in the Netherlands and their systematic review on the surfer’s shoulder. The mechanics of the most common surfer’s shoulder injury are discussed.

Richy Bennet shares his extensive experiences in psychology and sports psychology of his book “the surfers mind”. The theory gives you a model that you can use to improve your balance in every situation of your life, from normal challenges to high performance.

Miguel Moreira is a professor surf coaching specialization and speaks about action fidelity as a key factor for dryland training, injury diagnostics and recovery. He explains the theoretical concepts of training and emphasizes the essentials of a good training program.

João Moreira-Pinto speaks about the studies he participated in about injuries that can happen during surfing, the prevention of these injuries, the knowledge of the surf teachers about this topic and how they teach about these injuries. Also, he speaks about the difference in injuries between competitive and recreational surfers.

Javier Cantera Gómez speaks about how we can make surfing more inclusive for people with disabilities. He speaks about how “Inclusea”, run by 5 different European countries, has a goal to promote more social inclusion and equal opportunities in sports.

Many definitions are used in mainstream media to discuss drowning. This presentation delves into the correct definition and pathophysiology

Oliver shares his experience of working with surfers and surf athletes including his vision on how to professionalize the education and training programs in surfing and why this is needed.

Providing perspective of burden of drowning globally, risk factors in western world differ from development world, children are exposed to water in everyday life, not in recreational way

Pedro Seixas lectures on his PhD research about injuries that happen in surfing. He discusses the details of the highest scored maneuvers and the matching injury mechanisms. Furthermore, he shows the results of their research from injuries amongst Portuguese junior surfers to the performance of the surf pro’s and the biomechanical analysis of their maneuvers.