We warmly invite you to the conference of the dvs section Sportpädagogik from 16-18.06.2022 in Münster. The topic of the conference is: "Knowledge transfer - a central topic for sports pedagogy?". In addition to well-known conference formats, such as lectures and working groups, we will also make use of new formats, such as podcasts and dialogue forums. Abstracts can be submitted from now and until January 31.01.2022. Registration for the conference will be open in January. All information about the conference can be found here.

At its 45th meeting in November, the Conference of Ministers of Sport decided to set up a working group with representatives from the education, health, sports and science systems to improve the networking of children's and youth sports in Germany. The occasion is the publication of the 4th German Children's and Youth Sports Report. The main topics are the effects of the Corona pandemic and the legal demand for an all-day place. Prof. Dr. Nils Neuber was also appointed to the working group as he´s the spokesperson for the NRW Research Association for Children's and Youth Sports.

The board of the German Sports Youth has appointed Prof. Nils Neuber to its expert pools "Pedagogical Quality in Child and Youth Sports" and "dsj Research Network" for another four years. In addition, Nele Welling from the AB Bildung und Unterricht im Sport in Sport was appointed to the dsj research network as a "member under 27". The two working and advisory committees focus on quality development in children's and youth sports in Germany. The dsj Research Network also publishes the journal forum Child and Youth Sport - journal for research, transfer and practical dialogue.

The Institute for Sports Science at the Westphalian Wilhelms University of Münster will once again organize in cooperation with the FLVW (Fußball- und Leichtathletik Verband Westfalen e.V.) a course in 2022 for the acquisition of the Soccer Coach B-License. The B-License Soccer is aimed at all interested parties who want to work as a performance-oriented trainer. The scope is a total of 80 learning units basic training and 40 learning units profile (juniors) plus an exam. Further information about the B-License can be found on the website of the FLVW.

In cooperation with the SSB Münster, the event offers students of the Institute for Sports Science at the WWU Münster the opportunity to acquire the DOSB Exercise Leader C License "Breitensport" after completing their bachelor's degree.
The aim of the measure is to facilitate the possible entry into a collaboration in organized club sports and to obtain an additional qualification. The registration can be done here.

As part of the DOBS (Dozierende Bewegung und Sport at (Swiss) Universities of Teacher Education) expert workshops on quality in the education and training of physical education teachers, Dr. Kathrin Kohake gave a keynote lecture on November 26. Entitled "Pedagogical Quality in Physical Education and Training - Observing, Evaluating, Making Progress", she presented an observation tool for process quality in teaching-learning contexts as well as empirical results from its use in junior sports. The workshop took place in hybrid form and was hosted by the University of Teacher Education St.Gallen.

At this year's award ceremony for the promotional prizes of the German Sports Teachers' Association (DSLV) of NRW, Sina Hinternesch won second place for her master's thesis on promoting health literacy in physical education. The award comes with a cash and non-cash prize. At the award ceremony at the headquarters of Unfallkasse NRW in Düsseldorf, Prof. Nils Neuber gave a talk entitled "School sport 'after' Corona - On the importance of exercise, play and sport for growing up healthy".

In the book, Dr. Markus Jürgens develops a video-based seminar to promote professional vision in inclusive physical education.The perception concept of equal participation in games in physical education, which is differentiated and evaluated in the work, can be used specifically in physical education teacher training for the perception of classroom situations.

In Petersberg near Bonn at the symposium "Health, Sport, Exercise in Times of Pandemic", Prof. Nils Neuber and Dr. Dennis Dreiskämper gave a keynote-presentation on the importance of exercise, play and sport for children and adolescents growing up healthily. They also presented results of a recent IfS study on children’s physical activity behaviour during the Corona pandemic. The symposium was organised by the State Chancellery of NRW and the DSHS Cologne. Other experts from Münster were Prof. Maike Tietjens, Prof. Claudia Voelker-Rehage and Prof. Michael Brach.

In Koblenz, the 45th conference by the sports ministers of the federate states discussed topics such as integration through sports, violence and hate crime on the Internet, and major national sports events. The conference’s central subject was sport during the Corona pandemic. In this context, Prof. Nils Neuber gave a well-received presentation on the importance of sport for children and adolescents growing up healthily.

Under the motto "Raus aus den Startlöchern - Engagement im Kinder- & Jugendsport nach Corona", the Stadtsportbund Münster and its youth, in cooperation with the team of Prof. Dr. Nils Neuber from the Institute for Sports Science at the WWU Münster, are organizing a panel discussion on Thursday, November 18, 2021, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Lecture Hall F1 of the Fürstenberghaus on Domplatz in Münster. For further information click here.

A conference on the future of children's and youth sport was held at the IfS under the title "Generation Workout - Children's and Youth Sport in Transition". The organisers were the Research Association for Children's and Youth Sport NRW and the Research Association of the German Sports Youth. Around 50 participants discussed topics such as motor skills, digitalisation and understanding the body. The conference was moderated by Dr Kathrin Kohake and Prof. Nils Neuber. Stefanie Dahl and Kathrin Aschebrock were responsible for the organisation. You can find a detailed report on the conference here.

The new homepage of the NRW Research Association for Children's and Youth Sport has been launched. The research association was founded in cooperation between the NRW Sports Science Faculty Association and the NRW State Chancellery. Its aim is to bundle the research activities on children's and youth sport of the eight NRW locations and to facilitate the transfer into practice. The office of the research association is located at the WWU Münster. The speakers of the network are Prof. Nils Neuber (Münster) and Prof. Christine Joisten (Cologne).

The Faculty 07 and the Institute of Sport Science have awarded an honorary doctorate for the first time. The honouree was Dr. h.c. Peter Lautenbach for his extraordinary services to children's and youth sports research in Germany. The long-standing head of department of the German Sports Youth (dsj) has, among other things, been responsible for establishing the dsj research network, carrying out numerous research projects and founding the journal Forum Kinder- und Jugendsport. For more photos please click on the headline and the laudation can be found here.

The NRW swimming congress took place in digital form at the Cologne Sports University in September. The aim was to intensify the acquisition of swimming as a skill for children and adolescents in NRW. Prof. Nils Neuber contributed to the congress with a lecture on the fundamentals of movement, activity, and sport at young age. All lectures are now available digitally.

Entitled "Recognizing potential, developing talent, shaping education sustainably", the 7th Münster Education Congress was successfully held in the DigitalPlus format. Once again, the organizing committee featured Prof. Nils Neuber from the IfS. In his lecture "What Webex, Teams and Zoom can't do" he elaborated on the importance of corporeality and movement in times of digital learning. Katharina Ludwig contributed a digital movement break for intrigued participants.

In connection with a newly concluded Erasmus cooperation agreement, Axel Binnenbruck visited the Hungarian University of Physical Education in Budapest from September 10-17, 2021. During his trip, an intensive exchange about methods and contents of education in the field of sports games took place and Axel Binnenbruck gave a presentation about the status of Qatch in Germany at the Sports and Innovation Congress, which took place at the same time. 

30 students and their lecturers Andre Magner and Prof. Nils Neuber have visited the Jugendbildungsstätte des Niedersächsischen Turnerbunds on Baltrum in the North Sea. Entitled „Das Spielen entdecken und Spielräume nutzen“ (discovering games and using spaces) they dealt with basic structures of movement, games and sports by practically testing and reflecting numerous games. These “first-hand experiences” have been particularly intense after the restrictions of the pandemic.

 The 33rd IfS notifications of the summer term 2021 have been published. Despite the current restrictions, it has been a successful semester in research, teaching and transfer for our institute. We thank all friends and next of kin of the institute for their commitment and wish you all a restful and healthy summer!

The corona pandemic has greatly influenced growing up of children and adolescents as well as their movement and sports behavior. The increase of motor deficits, psychosocial stress and health impairments has been well-documented. Against this backdrop the research association children and youth sports NRW demands twelve concrete measures in a position paper to enable easy access to movements, play and sports offers for young people. In the research association eight NRW locations combine their works on children and youth sports.

As part of the public lecture series "Studies in old age", Prof. Nils Neuber gave a lecture on the topic "Sport as a school of tolerance?" In addition to questions of social learning, he also addressed the discussion of values in sports. In addition, Prof. Michael Krüger contributed basic ideas on Olympic education as a surprise guest. Against the backdrop of the current debate on diversity in the context of the European Soccer Championship, the topic took on additional relevance.

In view of the time after Covid-19 the “Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultätentag NRW” (Sports science faculty association NRW) agreed on a good balance between digitalization and presence during its 15. session. Directed by Prof. Nils Neuber there were discussions about extending the teacher studies programs in NRW, Covid-19 support programs in sports and the “Forschungsverbund Kinder- und Jugendsport NRW” (research association child and youth sports NRW). The state chancellery also informed about re-tendering of the country award “Sportwissenschaft für NRW” (sports science for NRW).

The second course book by Prof. Nils Neuber about the Master lecture “Fachdidaktische Konzepte” (subject-didactic concepts) has been published. Given the title “Fachdidaktische Konzepte II – Themenfelder und Perspektiven” (subject-didactic concepts II – topics and perspectives) it deals with sport-didactic fields of decision along the six pedagogic perspectives impression, expression, venture, performance, social affairs and health. WWU students and teachers can access the first and second volume for free using the VPN connection of the ULB. The sports didactics exam literature contains links to the individual chapters as well.

Markus Jürgens has successfully defended his doctoral thesis. In his work he deals with the development, implementation and evaluation of a video-based course for the promotion of professional vision with regard to equal participation in sports lessons. The doctoral committee consisted of Prof. Nils Neuber, Jun. Prof. Bernadette Gold (University of Erfurt) and Dr. Marion Golenia.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the defense was hybrid for the first time with the support of the medialab.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the defense was hybrid for the first time with the support of the medialab.
We congratulate cordially!