SAVE THE DATE!
Keep Her Playing: Female Athlete Conference
Unlock Your Potential:
Preventing ACL Injuries & Understanding Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
Join us for a comprehensive athletic conference for young female athletes, their coaches, parents, guardians and athletic directors.
Date
- Saturday, November 21, 2026
Time
- Speakers and Schedule Coming soon.
Location
University of Hartford
Athletics Complex
200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, CT
*Keynote speeches, educational content, and athlete testing will be on the University of Hartford campus.
Empower yourself with knowledge that can enhance your athletic performance and overall well-being. This conference designed to address the unique challenges faced by female athletes, coaches, and parents.
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What to Expect
The Hartford HealthCare Keep Her Playing Conference brings together athletes, parents, coaches and healthcare professionals to support the health, safety and performance of female athletes.
Keynote Presentations & Learning Tracks
The conference features inspiring keynote speakers and focused learning tracks that provide practical insights into performance, resilience and the unique needs of female athletes.
Athlete Track: for athletes, parents and coaches, this track offers practical guidance for training, competition and overall well-being. Topics include injury prevention and return-to-play strategies, performance and recovery and mental health and nutrition.
Provider Track: for healthcare professionals, this track focuses on advancing care for female athletes. Topics include Sex- and gender-specific care, emerging research and treatment approaches and early diagnosis and coordinated care.
Expert Insights
Learn from leading sports medicine professionals and dietitians on ACL injury prevention, RED-S recognition and nutrition for peak performance.
Featured Topics
- Understanding ACL injuries, risk factors and prevention strategies
- Recognizing and addressing Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)
- Injury prevention screening for strength, stability and movement
- Combined performance testing for comprehensive athlete assessment
Athlete Performance Testing
Hands-on testing assesses strength, movement and sport readiness while identifying injury risk and training opportunities.
Fireside Chats
Interactive conversations with experts in sports nutrition, psychology, pelvic health and strength and conditioning.
Panels & Discussions
Multidisciplinary panels explore real-world challenges in athlete health, collaboration and best practices for performance and recovery.
Who Should Attend
- Female athletes ages 13–25
- Coaches and trainers
- Parents and guardians
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