Activities

Activities per year 2017 2018 2019 2022

• 20 Talk or presentation at a conference
• 3 Participation in conference
• 3 Participation in workshop, seminar
• 1 Participating in or organizing an event at an external academic organisation
• 5 More
  • 1 Consultancy
  • 1 Membership of peer-review panel or committee
  • 1 Work on academic committees and working groups
  • 1 Talk at a public lecture/debate
  • 1 Talk at an external academic organisation

Activities per year

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• A cross-country examination of the attributed public value of elite sport

  Lynn Praet (Speaker), Sofie Smismans (Contributor), Veerle De Bosscher (Contributor), Inge Derom (Contributor) & Eva Suzanne F Gielens (Contributor)

  13 Sep 2022

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• A Cross-Country Examination Of The Attributed Public Value of Elite Sport

  Lynn Praet (Speaker), Sofie Smismans (Contributor), Veerle De Bosscher (Contributor), Inge Derom (Contributor) & Eva Suzanne F Gielens (Contributor)

  8 Sep 2022

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• Baillet Latour Bootcamp

  Veerle De Bosscher (Organiser), Kari Descheemaeker (Organiser), Aline Van Roey (Organiser) & Sofie Smismans (Organiser)

  13 May 2022

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference

• Masterclass "Psychology in Football"

  Sofie Smismans (Participant)

  23 Jan 2020

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference

• How should athletes be supported before, during and after retirement?

  Sofie Smismans (Speaker) & Simon Defruyt (Speaker)

  1 Dec 2020

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• Elite athletes on the job market: A competitive advantage?

  Sofie Smismans (Speaker), Paul Wylleman (Contributor), Koen De Brandt (Contributor) & Simon Defruyt (Contributor)

  11 Dec 2020

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

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• Online Career Support Symposium

  Simon Defruyt (Organiser), Sofie Smismans (Organiser), Paul Wylleman (Chair) & Koen De Brandt (Chair)

  1 Dec 2020

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar

• VUB PhD CUP: Pre-selections DsH

  Sofie Smismans (Speaker)

  24 Apr 2019

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate

• SCORES International Panel

  Sofie Smismans (Participant)

  4 Oct 2019

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference

• Results of a case study: Exploring Dual Career Development Environments

  Koen De Brandt (Consultant), Simon Defruyt (Consultant), Sofie Smismans (Consultant) & Kristel Taelman (Advisor)

  24 Sep 2019

  Activity: Consultancy

• The added value of employing active and former elite athletes: An employer’s perspective

  Sofie Smismans (Presenter), Koen De Brandt (Contributor), Simon Defruyt (Contributor) & Paul Wylleman (Contributor)

  17 Jul 2019

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• The 15th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology (FEPSAC)

  Sofie Smismans (Speaker), Paul Wylleman (Speaker), Koen De Brandt (Speaker), Simon Defruyt (Speaker), Jolan Jelle Kegelaers (Speaker) & Suzan Blijlevens (Speaker)

  15 Jul 2019 → 20 Jul 2019

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• B-WISER: Be a Winner In elite Sport and Employment before and after athletic Retirement.

  Koen De Brandt (Presenter), Paul Wylleman (Contributor), Simon Defruyt (Contributor) & Sofie Smismans (Contributor)

  17 Jul 2019

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• The roles and competencies of player-development managers in European football

  Sofie Smismans (Presenter), Paul Wylleman (Contributor), Simon Defruyt (Contributor) & Koen De Brandt (Contributor)

  17 Jul 2019

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• International Conference on "Optimizing athletes' employability"

  Sofie Smismans (Speaker)

  12 Dec 2019

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• In the spotlight! Case study of a successful Flemish Dual Career Environment: Gymnastics

  Sofie Smismans (Speaker) & Dominique Verlent (Speaker)

  19 Nov 2019

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• Mind the gap: closing the gap between the end of the professional soccer career and entering the labour market

  Sofie Smismans (Presenter), Paul Wylleman (Contributor) & Simon Defruyt (Contributor)

  16 Jul 2019

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• Congrès International de la Société Française de Psychologie du Sport 2018

  Sofie Smismans (Speaker), Koen De Brandt (Speaker), Simon Defruyt (Speaker) & Jolan Jelle Kegelaers (Speaker)

  13 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• Competences required by (former) elite athletes considering (future) employment and employability

  Sofie Smismans (Presenter), Paul Wylleman (Contributor), Simon Defruyt (Contributor) & Koen De Brandt (Contributor)

  13 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• Visit to FC Barcelona's facilities and the Masia360 programme

  Koen De Brandt (Visitor), Simon Defruyt (Visitor), Paul Wylleman (Visitor), Jolan Jelle Kegelaers (Visitor), Suzan Blijlevens (Visitor), Sofie Smismans (Visitor) & Ana Merayo (Host)

  6 Feb 2018

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar

• Een holistische kijk op talentontwikkeling: De rol van de sportomgeving in het faciliteren van een duale carrière (i.e. topsport en studie/werk)

  Simon Defruyt (Presenter), Paul Wylleman (Contributor), Koen De Brandt (Contributor) & Sofie Smismans (Contributor)

  6 Oct 2018

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• The Erasmus + Sport Project 'Mind the Gap' - Transnational Steering Committee, FIFpro (External organisation)

  Sofie Smismans (Member) & Simon Defruyt (Member)

  1 Jan 2018 → 30 Jun 2020

  Activity: Membership › Membership of peer-review panel or committee

• The European Sport Management Conference 2018

  Sofie Smismans (Speaker), Koen De Brandt (Speaker) & Simon Defruyt (Speaker)

  5 Sep 2018 → 8 Sep 2018

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• GEPE & SPMB: Connecting two research groups in sport psychology - Current and future possibilities for collaborations: Research, Projects & Mobility

  Koen De Brandt (Speaker), Anna Jordana Casas (Speaker), Simon Defruyt (Speaker), Jolan Jelle Kegelaers (Speaker) & Sofie Smismans (Speaker)

  6 Feb 2018

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at an external academic organisation

• 4-day meeting between two sport psychology research groups: SPMB (VUB) and GEPE (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)

  Koen De Brandt (Organiser), Anna Jordana Casas (Organiser), Miquel Torregrossa (Member of programme committee), Paul Wylleman (Member of programme committee), Simon Defruyt (Participant), Jolan Jelle Kegelaers (Participant), Sofie Smismans (Participant), Suzan Blijlevens (Participant) & Koen De Brandt (Visitor)

  2 Feb 2018 → 7 Feb 2018

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing an event at an external academic organisation

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• Which competencies do active and former elite athletes require to optimise their employability and employment?

  Koen De Brandt (Presenter), Paul Wylleman (Contributor), Simon Defruyt (Contributor) & Sofie Smismans (Contributor)

  5 Sep 2018 → 8 Sep 2018

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• Why should we (not) hire athletes? European employers’ perspectives.

  Sofie Smismans (Presenter) & Paul Wylleman (Contributor)

  12 Dec 2018

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• The roles, tasks and competencies of European career support providers (CSP’s) within professional football.

  Sofie Smismans (Presenter), Paul Wylleman (Contributor), Simon Defruyt (Contributor) & Koen De Brandt (Contributor)

  5 Sep 2018 → 8 Sep 2018

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• The Current Status of Career Support Services for Active and Former Professional Athletes in Europe

  Simon Defruyt (Presenter), Paul Wylleman (Contributor), Koen De Brandt (Contributor) & Sofie Smismans (Contributor)

  5 Sep 2018 → 8 Sep 2018

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• A holistic perspective on dual careers

  Paul Wylleman (Presenter), Koen De Brandt (Contributor), Simon Defruyt (Contributor), Sofie Smismans (Contributor) & Paul De Knop (Contributor)

  13 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

• International Seminar on Dual Career: How can sports clubs support a talents’s dual career?

  Sofie Smismans (Participant), Koen De Brandt (Participant) & Simon Defruyt (Participant)

  20 Dec 2017

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar

• Be a Winner in Elite Sport and Employment before and after Athletic Retirement (B-WISER) (External organisation)

  Paul Wylleman (Chair), Koen De Brandt (Chair), Simon Defruyt (Member) & Sofie Smismans (Member)

  1 Jan 2017 → 31 Dec 2018

  Activity: Membership › Work on academic committees and working groups