Strong Youth Project
Join Us for our Annual Strong Youth Conference!
Strong Youth Conference 2025
The Strong Youth Conference brings together leading researchers, practitioners, coaches, parents, and young athletes to share evidence-based insights on optimizing youth sport experiences. This one-day event features expert presentations, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities focused on improving the quality and safety of youth sports.
Whether you're a coach seeking to enhance your training methods, a parent wanting to better support your young athlete, or a professional working in youth sports, this conference offers valuable knowledge and practical strategies to create positive sports experiences for young people.
Conference Agenda



Same speakers and rooms as Session #1

Same speakers and rooms as Session #3
First-Team All-American 2024 Indoor & 2023 Outdoor
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SYP Mission and Aims
Our Mission is to improve organized sport experiences for youth, parents, and coaches, via education and implementation of evidence-based practice. These three aims below help us stay on track to achieving our mission and creating the best experience for young athletes, their parents, and coaches.
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Why Create Strong Youth Project?
Positive experiences in youth sports improve the overall health of young people by decreasing the likelihood of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression, anxiety, and other common challenges our youth now face. We want to provide you with accurate science-backed information so that you can help your young athlete stay involved in sport for as long as possible!
Dr. Matt Seeley gained inspiration for Strong Youth Project while watching all of his five children participate in youth sports. As a coach, parent, and scientist of Exercise Sciences, Dr. Seeley has a unique perspective on youth sports. He is a strong advocate for the many positive effects of youth sports on young children’s lives and hopes that Strong Youth Project will help more children reap the lifelong benefits youth sports have to offer. In addition to benefits, he also saw firsthand a few of the problems with youth sports, including rising costs, overuse injuries, early sport specialization, and misinformation from well-intentioned coaches and parents. In an attempt to fix these problems and create a better experience for youth athletes, he created Strong Youth Project, which aims to deliver scientific-based information to parents and coaches for the overall benefit of the youth athletes.
Upcoming Events
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2025 Strong Youth Conference
Y Sport: Higher Purpose & Performance
Strong Youth Project Podcast
The Strong Youth Conference
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Everything published by Strong Youth Project has been found from reliable scientific sources published by scientists. In addition, our amazing team of scientists reviews this information to give you the most accurate information. Read about some of our amazing team members here!