Physio Football Camp 2026
Are you a Physio who loves football?
Then this is for you! 🙂
Imagine this:
You will be learning all things sporting knee injuries from expert Sebastiano Nutarelli in the mornings, and
In the afternoons, we will conduct on-field late-stage rehab drills together, combined with playing friendly football matches.
If this sounds good to you, then make sure to book your spot! 🙂
There are limited spots available.
Dates: 29 May – 2 June 2026
What does it include:
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4 Nights Accommodation
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Full Board
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3 Half-Day Sporting Knee Course
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3 Afternoons of organised football activities
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All transfers
Not included:
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Travel Costs to Malaga Airport
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Insurance
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Visa
Travel options:
You can book your flight to Malaga. From there, we will have a transfer arranged to the accommodation.
Accreditation:
Belgian physiotherapists can earn 24 accreditation points by joining this Physio Camp.
Click HERE for more information.
Choose a Room:
We have 1 room type available:
- Twin room (2 people in total)
May 29 – Friday:
Arrival and Welcome Participant arrival and check-in at the hotel in Torremolinos. Settle in and prepare for the camp kick-off.
May 30 – Saturday: Course Launch and Football Session
Start your day with breakfast, followed by the first module of the knee rehabilitation course led by Sebastiano Nutarelli. After lunch, engage in an afternoon with on-field football drills and friendly football games with fellow participants.
May 31 – Sunday: Deep Dive and Field Play
Continue with the course’s second day, focusing on critical rehabilitation protocols. Post-course, head to the field for a second afternoon of immersive football activity and team connection.
June 1 – Monday: Final Module and Game Day
Wrap up the third day of the knee rehab course with practical applications and key takeaways. The final football session serves as a celebration of learning and team spirit.
June 2 – Tuesday:
Checkout
What will the football sessions be like?
A combination of on-field football drills, late-stage rehab, return to sport drills, and friendly football games.
Venue: Hotel Blue Sea Cervantes, Torremolinos.
The hotel is located at just 700 meters from the best beaches in Costa del Sol! Do the beaches of Bajondillo, La Carihuela or Montemar sound familiar? They all stand out for their stunning crystalline waters!
The hotel is located in the most lively area of Torremolinos, where you can find countless shops, bars and restaurants on the seafront that will help you to fully disconnect from your usual daily routine.
The hotel has a large outdoor pool, to relax after our football sessions.
The room option: Twin room.
This knee rehabilitation course has been developed by a knee-specialized physical therapist and a clinical researcher. The concept underpinning the structure of this course aims to be solidly based on the best available evidence (published and not published yet), and the clinical expertise accumulated by the instructor, constantly updated in each edition, is to provide clinicians with a comprehensive theoretical and heavily practical learning pathway around the rehabilitation following knee injuries.
• anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears – either non-surgical or post-operative, differentiating by grafts
• ACL-R with associated lesions (MCL, LCL, meniscus, cartilage, postero-lateral corner injuries, cartilage lesions)
• isolated meniscus tears rehabilitation – either non-surgical or following meniscectomy/repair
• isolated medial & lateral collateral ligaments (MCL & LCL) injuries
• isolated posterior cruciate ligament tears
Learning objectives:
Develop a healthy and productive surgeon-physical therapist professional relationship for the eventual patients’ benefit and the personal/professional growth
• Understand, critically appraise, and put into context the scientific literature on knee injuries
• Realize that all knee patients/injured athletes will need to be exposed to rehabilitation
of the same physical & psychological qualities at some point, and get in control of when the time comes to target the different abilities depending on their specific injury and their post-injury evolution
• Learn how to effectively implement a high-quality rehabilitation program following ACL isolated injuries (approached with an ACL-R or non-surgically), ACL-R with associated lesions, isolated meniscus tears or repairs, and MCL/LCL injuries
• Enhance the clinician’s skills of connecting the piece of the puzzle, merging biomechanics, kinesiology, exercise physiology, and sports-specific concepts to orthopaedic decision-making following knee injuries, rehabilitation, and discharge/RTS
• Upskill the clinicians’ testing abilities to progress through the knee rehabilitation phases until RTS
At 27 years old, at the peak of his professional and sports career, his life took a complete U-turn; due to a serious knee injury, he was forced to stop any activity for more than 4 years to dedicate all his efforts to the recovery from knee arthrofibrosis, with many surgeries and daily rehabilitation for 365 days a year. After several consultations with European knee experts, he moved to the United States for more than 1.5 years to become a patient of top-notch orthopedic surgery and sports medicine rehabilitation centers, mainly in Colorado and Florida, then briefly in California.
He completed a series of postgraduate specializations:
• Certificate of Advanced Studies in Sports Physiotherapy at SUPSI University (Lugano, Switzerland)
• Master’s degree in Biomechanics at San Raffaele University (Rome, Italy)
• Strength & Conditioning certifications (UK)
And he’s currently pursuing:
• PhD at University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) on the rehabilitation of the ACL of the knee
His university teaching assignments:
• from February 2018 to January 2019: associate professor in the BSc of Physiotherapy at L.U.de.S. Lugano Campus, Switzerland (Semmelweis University) – teaching “Kinesiology of the upper and lower limbs” & “Evidence-Based Physiotherapy in Orthopaedics 2”
• from February 2019 – ongoing: lecturer c/o ‘Sapienza’ Università di Roma, Italy – teaching “Evidence-Based Practice & Orthopaedic Evidence-Based Rehabilitation”
• from 2024 – ongoing: professor on contract c/o ‘Università di Camerino, Italy – teaching “Sports Biomechanics of the Lower Quadrant” and “Biomechanical Movement Assessment Methodologies in Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation” in the Master in Clinical and Sports Biomechanics program.
Sebastiano is also a:
• member of the Clinical Advisory Board of KNEEguru (knee rehabilitation)
• member of the International Arthrofibrosis Association’s Committee of Directors
• International Partner of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• Swiss Physical Therapy Association (Physioswiss) member
• Swiss Sports Physiotherapy Association (Sportfisio) member
• International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery e Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) Allied Specialty Member
• Italian Society of Arthroscopy, Knee, Upper Limb, Sports, Cartilage and Orthopaedic Technologies (SIAGASCOT) member
In Switzerland, he was the team physio of the Swiss National Swimming Team for the Elite, Youth & Juniors teams, from 2018 to the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (2021 due to the pandemic). In 2018 he co-founded the Sports Rehab PT clinics, nowadays counting on a staff of 30+ physical therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, medical doctors, health professionals, and administrators.
Sebastiano is a strong supporter of evidence-informed practice in rehabilitation and he takes care of the standardization of the clinical practice within the Sports Rehab & European Knee Arthrofibrosis Center teams, sharing the guidelines and the constant updates. He works with patients on a daily basis in order to help them in the process of recovery from an injury, whether they are professional athletes, “weekend warriors” or recreational athletes.
Since 2024 he was appointed as Program Coordinator of the Master in Clinical and Sports Biomechanics at the Università di Camerino, Italy.
His main focus is knee rehabilitation and related research.
What will I learn at the camp?
The camp focuses on hands-on education in knee rehabilitation, with expert-led sessions that explore return-to-sport strategies, injury prevention, and practical rehab tools. It’s designed to help you grow both clinically and confidently when working with football athletes.
Is there actual football involved?
Absolutely! Each afternoon features active football sessions in a city that lives and breathes the sport.
We will have on-field drills, late-stage rehab, return to sport drills and friendly football games.
What’s included in the camp?
Your registration includes all meals — 4 days of breakfast, lunch, and dinner — so you can stay focused on learning and having fun. From educational sessions to football games and shared meals, everything is set up to give you an awesome experience.
Who should attend?
This camp is perfect for physiotherapists and allied health professionals who work with football athletes or just love football.
Is the course accredited?
Yes, you will receive a certificate of attendance worth 16 CPD hours. Only Belgian physiotherapists can get accreditation points by joining this Physio Camp.
Click HERE for more information.
What is the refund or cancellation policy?
Cancellations made more than 60 days before the camp start date are eligible for a full refund. If you cancel between 30 and 60 days before the camp, you’ll receive a 50% refund. Unfortunately, cancellations made less than 30 days before the start date are non-refundable.
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€1.195,00
Dates - May 29 - June 2, 2026
4 nights accommodation
Full Board
3 Half-day Sporting Knee Course
Access to the football field
All transfers