Resources
What we're running, where the industry is meeting, who we're watching and what we read. Kept current by the AWC team for the people working inside athlete wellness.
In the room with AWC
Practitioner roundtables and the Business Development Masterclass, hosted by AWC. Every session is listed on Luma.
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Where the industry meets
Conferences and summits across performance, medicine, rehab, nutrition and sport business, in date order.
AMSSM Advanced Team Physician Course
For team physicians and sports medicine clinicians who cover athletes on the sideline and in clinic.
FMS Summit 2027
For trainers, coaches, physical therapists and performance staff across fitness, rehab and performance.
APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2027
For physical therapists across every specialty, including sports and orthopedics.
Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Summit
For athletic trainers, physical therapists, primary care and orthopedic clinicians in sports medicine.
MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
For people working in sports analytics, performance data and sport business.
ACSM & ACE Health & Fitness Summit
For exercise professionals, health coaches and fitness business owners.
AMSSM Annual Meeting
For sports medicine physicians, fellows and residents.
CAA World Congress of Sports
For senior sports industry leaders across leagues, teams, sponsors, media and agencies.
ASPDA Annual Conference
For sports and performance dietitians working with college, pro, tactical and Olympic athletes.
ACSM Annual Meeting
For sports medicine clinicians, exercise scientists and researchers.
Dates are from each organizer's site as of Oct 20, 2026. Confirm on the event site before you book.
Who we're watching
Companies and outlets shaping performance tech, recovery and athlete health, with one public development from each this year.
WHOOP
A wearable and subscription platform that tracks strain, recovery and sleep.
Apr 2026 · Raised a $575M Series G at a $10.1B valuation.
Visit →Oura
A smart ring that tracks sleep, readiness and activity.
Feb 2026 · Named Official Wearable of Team USA and the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Visit →VALD
Force plates and athlete testing hardware, plus performance software.
Aug 2026 · Acquired coaching software company BridgeAthletic, about a week after buying GymAware.
Visit →Catapult
Athlete tracking wearables and video analysis for pro and college teams.
Aug 2026 · Expanded its debt facility from US$30M to US$50M, extended to 2031.
Visit →Eight Sleep
Temperature-regulating smart mattress covers and sleep tracking.
Mar 2026 · Raised $50M at a $1.5B valuation.
Visit →Hyperice
Percussion, vibration, compression and thermal recovery devices.
Mar 2026 · Named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2026.
Visit →Momentous
NSF Certified for Sport supplements and protein.
Jan 2026 · Began a nationwide retail rollout in more than 640 Vitamin Shoppe stores.
Visit →Gatorade Sports Science Institute
Gatorade's research arm for hydration and sports nutrition science.
May 2026 · Leads Body of Science, a multi-year research commitment on women's hydration across life stages.
Visit →Public information only. Being on the radar isn't an endorsement or a partnership.
What we read
Journals, digests and credentialing bodies worth keeping close, and why each one earns a place.
British Journal of Sports Medicine
One of the field's highest-impact journals across sports medicine, physiotherapy and applied science.
Consensus statements you can point to when you explain a plan to a coach or a parent.
Open →Journal of Sports Sciences
Peer-reviewed research across biomechanics, physiology, psychology and coaching science.
Breadth outside your own discipline, which is where most referral conversations start.
Open →Sports Medicine
Systematic reviews and original research bridging exercise science and clinical practice.
Reviews that summarize a whole question in one read before you change a protocol.
Open →Sport Science Snag
Short breakdowns of new research from more than 100 sport and exercise science journals.
A realistic way to keep up with research between sessions.
Open →Science for Sport: Research Reviews
Applied reviews across strength and conditioning, nutrition, recovery and psychology.
Translates a new paper into what it changes in practice.
Open →ACSM
The American College of Sports Medicine: certification, position stands and continuing education.
Position stands and continuing education that keep credentials current.
Open →NSCA
Certification, the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, and applied education.
Home of the CSCS credential that many teams look for when they hire.
Open →Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal
Open-access clinical and applied content from the Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital.
Free to read and share, so you can send it straight to an athlete or coach.
Open →Practitioners
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