Sport Movement Skill Conference 2025

Dear Friend in Sport Movement Skill,

The Emergence Team would like to invite you to lock arms with us on Thursday, June 26th and Friday, June 27th for the 8th Annual Sport Movement Skill Conference (SMSC)!

With this year’s SMSC, for the first time since way back in 2019, we are going back to being fully in person after two straight years of taking more of the hybrid route.

The reason for this is quite simple: after SMSC ‘24 last October, and even though the event contained a number of stellar presentations from many of the top thought leaders and world class practitioners from across the movement and skill acquisition community, it still felt as though something significant was glaringly missing.

We all know that coaching, sports performance, and skill acquisition is a very hands-on endeavor. To really get good and to test yourself as a practitioner, someone needs to roll up their sleeves, get themselves thrown into the fire, wrestle with a host of challenges, maybe make more than a few mistakes, and be given the opportunity to grow and evolve on the other side of it all.

So, calling it as it is here now...virtual and remote events are great for connecting with those worldwide that we may not typically get to. For that reason, we are grateful for what the 2020-2024 Sport Movement Skill Conferences afforded to us all. However, it is also time to face the facts: it’s really easy to hide behind a computer screen or pretend to be something different from across the world.

This is why we felt it was now or never to get back in person. Meaning, it’s time for us all to get real again and immerse ourselves in the mix of all that skill acquisition has to offer; both the tremendous opportunities and the challenges! This is precisely the sweet spot of where your individualized craft and the greater collective skill acquisition community can swell and grow.

Thus, theme for SMSC 2025 will be: EMBEDDED

SMSC ‘25 will take the lead on bringing us all back to the necessary challenge points where evolution is the only option. It is here where both theory and practice, science and art, can co-exist, channeling the development of each individual’s craft, leading to positive implications in the field.

If you have been to any past SMSC, whether it was in-person or while attending virtual, you already know that the SMSC is the premier opportunity for every skill acquisition professional to find themselves. It is the event unlike any other in sports performance where countless opportunities arise to lock arms with dozens of other passionate sport movement skill aficionados, and let your own ideas evolve through the unique interactions of the event. Your craft and practice is guaranteed to change as a result!

Specifically, coaches and skill acquisition specialists, WILL learn how to better:

• Understand the contemporary skill acquisition concepts that really mater and how (and where) they live and breathe in practice
• Analyze movement behavior in context
• Purposefully manipulate constraints to meet the individualized needs and skill set of your athletes
• Communicate with and guide athletes towards more skillful movement behavior that transfers to the game

As usual, we are extremely excited about this year’s SMSC speaker line-up. Please see the current line-up below (their specific topics and sessions will be announced shortly) with a few others to be added shortly. Their expertise and energy will be sure to leave you inspired and ready to achieve more in your own craft!

Ultimately, we hope that you decide to lock arms alongside us at the 2025 Sport Movement Skill Conference in Minnesota on June 26 and 27, 2025. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me directly ([email protected]) or our team at Emergence ([email protected]).

Be attuned, adaptable, and dexterous!

Shawn Myszka

SMSC Conference President & Co-Director of Education of Emergence

#SMSC2025 #WeAreTheMovement

Conference Dates & Times

Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27

Lectures on both days will take place from 8am-2pm CST

Practical sessions on both days will take place from 2-5pm CST

Note: The hour-by-hour speaker schedule (with topics) will be released soon.

Conference Venue

The venue for the Sport Movement Skill Conference 2025 will once again be in the heart of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, in the United States of America.

Specifically, the event will take place at:

Eagan Community Center in the Oaks Banquet Room

1501 Central Parkway

Eagan, MN 55121

Note: some practical portions of the event will take place at various locations outdoors around the Community Center, including the football/rugby/soccer fields.

Speaker Line-Up

Dr. Rob Gray of the Perception Action Podcast and the Chicago Cubs (MLB) and our 2023 Skill Acquisition Researcher of the Year

Stuart Armstrong of the Talent Equation Podcast

Garrett Baker of the New York Mets (MLB)

Justin Ferguson of Minnesota United (MLS)

Scott Sievewright of Primal MKE (MMA)

Dr. Tyler Yearby of Emergence

Rich White of Emergence

Javier Miller-Estrada of Emergence and The Adaptable Athlete Podcast

Shawn Myszka of Emergence

More speakers and featured participants may be announced soon – stay tuned for more information!

Conference Registration & Pricing

NOTE: There will only be 100 total registration tickets available across all types of registrations! Thus, be sure to register ASAP...once they are gone, they are gone!

Event Registration Packages

Early Bird Conference Registration (between 3/26 and 4/30/25): $397 + taxes/fees

Regular Full Event Conference Registration (between 5/1 and 6/25/25): $547 + taxes/fees

VIP Skill Acquisition Social on Thursday, June 26 from 7pm until ?? (only 10 available spots): $147 + taxes/fees. Venue for this isTBD but will be located in Eagan, MN close to the event and will include the speakers and team at Emergence for exclusive one-on-one interactions in a more casual setting

One Day Event Conference Registration (for either day; purchased at anytime): $299 + taxes/fees

Students: If you are currently an undergraduate or master’s student, please reach out to us before registering and we will personally assist you in your registration.

Organization/Team Staff Discounts: For groups of 4 or more individuals, please reach out directly to Shawn, [email protected]) for special registration rates.

All cancellation & refund requests must be presented via email 30 days prior to the event; they will be considered on a case-by-case basis but are not guaranteed.

In the event of the complete Conference cancellation, all paid registration money will be fully refunded to each delegate.

Sponsorship Opportunities

If you own a business and have an interest in potentially becoming a sponsor for SMSC 2025, please reach out to [email protected] to discuss the various sponsorship opportunities available.

Conference Hotel Specials

We are currently working on potentially securing hotel room blocks at various hotels in the Eagan area. Stay tuned here for more details as these should be announced soon.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan, United States