PLAYBOOK EDUCATION

School Sports Summit 2026

PlayBook Education invites you to join us for the 2nd annual School Sports Summit, a two-day gathering dedicated to reimagining how we support and develop student-athletes in South African Schools. Delegates will engage with cutting-edge research in youth development and sport performance, keynote sessions, practical workshops and panel discussions led by experienced sports directors, coaches, researchers and student athletes.

This year, we will also focus on the evolving role of school sport leaders, from programme builders to culture shapers and explore how to sustain meaningful, ethical and high-quality sport in a context of limited time and resources.

PLAYBOOK ED SCHOOL SPORTS SUMMIT

21 & 22 October 2026

CAPE TOWN

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Directors – Educators – Coaches

School Sports Summit 2026

This conference equips educators to build holistic, high-performance sports cultures by exploring program design, student development, effective communication, and personal professional practice.

By attending, you will gain:  

  • Practical strategies for developing dual-student athletes who can thrive in the classroom and in competition. 
  • Frameworks and tools for designing inclusive, high-performing sport programmes for the whole school  
  • Insights on safeguarding, wellbeing and mental health in school sport, including how to manage training load, pressure and expectations 
  • Ideas for leading change in your context: aligning sport with whole-school strategy 
  • Opportunities to network and collaborate with peers and thought leaders from schools around the country, sharing best practice, challenges, and innovation.  

21 & 22 October 2026

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UNDERSTANDING THE ATHLETE FROM THE STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE