National coaches conference set for Warsaw

The tenth UEFA Conference for European National Team Coaches will be hosted by the Polish Football Federation (PZPN) in Warsaw from 24 to 26 September, providing an opportunity for all European national team coaches to meet, discuss recent trends and exchange views.

The national coaches and technical directors of UEFA's 53 member associations will be present at the three-day event taking place at the Hilton Warsaw Hotel and Conference Centre, Grzybowska 63, 00-001 Warsaw.

The biennial conference is a unique occasion for the game's top country coaches to get together. The focus of the conference will be the recent UEFA EURO 2012 tournament, covering a variety of topics, from a purely technical analysis to the experience it brought to coaches, as well as other matters such as refereeing at the competition and statistics.

Cameramen and photographers are welcome to attend the opening minutes of the conference on Monday 24 September at 16.00CET, including the welcome messages from UEFA vice-president and chairman of the UEFA Development and Technical Assistance Committee Giancarlo Abete, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and PZPN president Grzegorz Lato. The working sessions themselves are not open to the media.

A closing press briefing will be held on Wednesday 26 September at 12.15CET, featuring UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh and one of the participating coaches, with a view to presenting the different opinions expressed as well as the key findings.

International media representatives wishing to make images during the opening of the conference and/or attend the post-conference press briefing must inform UEFA by emailing fame_accreditations@uefa.ch before midday on Wednesday 19 September – stating name, outlet and contact details.

Polish media representatives need to apply for accreditation online via http://media.pzpn.pl/.

A media working area, including internet access, will be available on Wednesday 26 September.