More than 170 sports professionals gathered in Dunblane on 6 and 7 June for the 2018 sportscotland High Performance Conference.
The theme of the conference was ‘Time & High Performance Sport: 1998-2018,’ marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Scotland’s first institute of sport.
Keynote speakers included Dame Katherine Grainger, chair of UK Sport, Mark Stevenson, Chloe Combi and sportscotland director of high performance Mike Whittingham (pictured).
A wide range of workshop topics ranged from concussion guidance to mobile brain wave innovation.
Mark England, chef de mission for British Olympic Association, ran a session on Tokyo 2020 planning while UK Sport contributed workshops on sports intelligence and integrity, culture and wellbeing.
Euan Burton (pictured), flagbearer for Team Scotland and gold medallist at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, presented on the transition from athlete to head coach.
Many of the delegates came from sports governing bodies, other partner organisations and the sportscotland institute of sport.
Here is how some delegates shared their #HPC2018 experience on Twitter:
What an inspiring 3 days with @sportscotland at the High Performance Conference. Not only celebrating and reflecting on the incredible last 20yrs of success but also having a vision of the future. Truly excellent keynote speakers&workshops and lots of learning. #HPC2018 pic.twitter.com/Szjjv5wZTK
— David Murdoch OLY (@DMurdoch17) June 7, 2018
Extremely proud and privileged to be part of @sportscotland celebrating 20 years as an athlete and coach. Innovation and people at the heart of sporting future. Thank you for 2 fantastic inspiring days of learning with fellow colleagues #HPC2018 pic.twitter.com/sULPQ35eQu
— Nancy Murdoch Smith (@NancyMurdochSm1) June 7, 2018
Really enjoyed my day @sportscotland #HPC2018. Personal highlights were @Optimistontour keynote and Mark Ritchie’s Social Media presentation . Very positive day and plenty to ponder on
— PJ Barron (@PJBarron89) June 7, 2018
Inspired & enthused by first day at @sportscotland #HPC2018 Thanks for invitation to present with @gaspard_remi on ongoing work we're doing around performance coach development #coaching #neverstoplearning @twowheelprof @noahsoldman @i_love_coaching @DustyMiller14 @ferriersport pic.twitter.com/ek7sfjFB7B
— Doug MacDonald (@PosSportPsych) June 6, 2018
As always, a wonderful talk from Katherine Grainger at #HPC2018 The UK's most decorated female Olympian, an Academic, a Public speaker, and a charismatic person with integrity and ambition: @uk_sport is in great hands with Dame Grainger at the helm. https://t.co/l0M4IODLNe
— Νίκος Γιακούμπιακ (@Nikos_Jakubiak) June 6, 2018
30 minutes of questions and discussions later it’s lunch time 🤸🏼♀️ great to see a full room and so much engagement in our talk all about biomechanics at #HPC2018 @sportscotland @StrathBiomedEng @UniStrathclyde pic.twitter.com/ILnnVqs5DN
— Lauren Forsyth (@_ForsythMiss) June 7, 2018
Learning about concussion. @cjgallacher1 completing SCAT5 #HPC2018 pic.twitter.com/Ampqnco20D
— LisaT&F (@LisaTF1) June 6, 2018
"Sport can break your heart....but it can also mend your heart in ways you never imagine ♥️" Dame Katherine Grainger #HPC2018 pic.twitter.com/zVkVHstSMn
— sportscotland (@sportscotland) June 6, 2018
Find out more
Read Dame Katherine Grainger's views on the strength of Scotland's world class sporting system.
Discover more about the sportscotland institute of sport.
