Elite Strength & Conditioning Course 2025/26

The Elite Strength & Conditioning Course, ESnCE, is an eigth month program for you as an elite coach with the unique opportunity to visit four Elite Sport Centers in Europe.

Just like the athlete you need to practice, plan and challenge yourself to meet the demands in a complex world. In your role as an elite coach there are skills and knowledge that you constantly need to improve, evaluate and develop.

The course aims to match the special requirements the elite strentgth & conditioning coach meets. You get the possibility to take part of the unique knowledge from Sport Performance Centres in Europe. Sweden-Bosön, Finland-Kuortane, France-INSEP and Switzerland-Magglingen. When you have finished the course, you will have a great network of expert coaches around Europe to share professional demands and possibilities. You will also have updated research in the field and a lot of hands-on practice on how to help your athlete/athletes reach their potential and succeed.

The program started in 2020 as an Erasmus project co-funded by the European Union. It was awarded “Good Practice” award by the EU for its “high quality implementation and relevance”.

The third round 2025/26 continues with the four founding countries and two new countries beeing Israel and Luxemburg becoming partners.

The course will give you, amongst other things:

• Knowledge and understanding of the prerequisites you will meet and need to manage in order to remain a modern, updated, successful and attractive coach.
• Self-reflection and deeper knowledge about your own behaviour and its impact on your athlete/athletes and their behaviours.
• Qualified perspective and knowledge about strength & conditioning training and testing.
• Share experience with others in the same position as yourself in a unique network.
• You will learn to use tools in order to work long term and systematically embracing a life learning approach.

We aim for a diversity of participants with a maximum of four trainees from Sweden. A Committee of experts interviews the candidates and make the final selection based on specific criteria. The course targets you who has worked as a top coach level for at least three years and will do so by at least 50% during the course. You are motivated and eager to share knowledge. An open mindset, a willing to share and a B2level in english is also required. The courses success lies upon your active participation, motivation and willingness to share.