In a service research project led by Dr. Kathrin Kohake, rules of conduct were developed in a participatory approach with coaches, athletes, parents and officials. After more than 10 workshops with representatives of these groups from the DTB and HTV, a proposal for the rule catalog - as a partial result of the project funded by the Federal Institute for Sports Science - has now been handed over to the associations. The university newspaper also reported on the project on 08.11.2023. The rule catalog and further information on the project can be found here.

Ronja (Ru) Kim Haase was recently announced as the winner of the German Sports Teachers' Association NRW's sponsorship award for her master's thesis on "School sport in a cisnormative society - a qualitative study on the perspective of trans*, inter* and non-binary pupils". The award comes with a cash prize donated by the Unfallkasse NRW. The sponsorship award is issued each year by a jury for outstanding final thesis projects. The thesis was supervised by Dr Marion Golenia and Prof Nils Neuber. Our warmest congratulations!

The photo exhibition "Top talents in competitive sport" was opened in the NRW state parliament in Düsseldorf. Speakers at the opening included State Parliament President André Kuper and LSB President Stefan Klett. The portrayed young athletes also had their chance to speak in an interview. A very special thank you went to the photographer Andrea Bowinkelmann from LSB NRW, who took photos with the Department of Physical Education and Teaching Research on their field trip to Baltrum. Prof. Nils Neuber also attended the exhibition opening.

The cooperation between the Hungarian University of Sport Science (HUSS) in Budapest and the Institute of Sport Science at the University of Münster was deepened by a further visit by the Diploma Sports Teacher Axel Binnenbruck in autumn 2023, who was welcomed by the Vice-Rector for General Affairs, Dr. Csaba Ökrös.

The contribution of sport to the fulfillment of the legal entitlement to an all-day school place was part of the agenda at a joint conference between the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) and the Conference of Sports Ministers (SMK) in Berlin. Stakeholders from politics, administration, associations and science met at the NRW state representation. Prof. Nils Neuber moderated a workshop on sport-related qualification in all-day education.

Last Thursday, the University Day 2023 was successfully held in Münster. A total of 13,500 prospective students visited the university and took part in around 500 events. At the Institute of Sports Science, 14 events were open to prospective students. The student council had an information stand and around 150 - hopefully - future students took part in the central information event at the BSH!

A specialist conference on mental, emotional and social support through sport will take place on March 15, 2024. Under the title “Promotion of development in school sport – for everyone?!” the question is examined as to whether school sports also reach children with special needs. At the same time, the new special education degree programme in Münster is being discussed. Further information will follow.

As part of the seminar "All-day school as an opportunity for school sport", a launch discussion will take place for the second time at the IfS on November 30 from 2pm to 4pm. In the context of the legal right to an all-day place, Prof. Dr. Anne-Christin Roth (German Sports Teachers' Association NRW), Prof. Dr. Miriam Kehne (Research Association for Child and Youth Sport NRW), Laura Hantke (Sports Youth NRW), Martin Wonik (State Sports Association NRW) and Martin Schönwandt (German School Sports Foundation) will discuss the opportunities and risks of child and youth sport in the context of all-day school development. The discussion will be moderated by Prof. Dr. Nils Neuber (IfS). Guests are more than welcome!

For the third time, members of the German Sports Youth Research Association and the Research Association for Child and Youth Sport NRW met with colleagues from the German Youth Institute (DJI) to discuss a child and youth sport study. The event was hosted by the German Sports Youth in Berlin. Stefanie Dahl, Dennis Dreiskämper and Lena Henning represented the IfS Münster.

As part of the BMBF joint project ComeSport, the kick-off meeting of ComeNet 5 on the topic of "Body images and social media in school sport" took place in Münster from November 2nd to 3rd. The meeting focused on deepening the joint research work and preparing the upcoming work phases.
The universities of Leipzig, Münster and Paderborn are involved in the project. The Institute of Sport Science was represented by staff from the departments of Education and Culture in Sport and Physical Education and Teaching in Sport.
 

Around 40 people from sports administration, sports politics, sports clubs and academia discussed participation opportunities for people with disabilities in sport on November 2 as part of the "Inclusion in sport" trialogue. The event was organized by the Institute of Sports Science in cooperation with the Research Association for Child and Youth Sports NRW, the Münster City Sports Association and the Münster Sports Youth.

During a two-day expert discussion in Frankfurt, representatives of sports associations, sports practice, foundations, and academia explored the question of what role the topic of performance currently plays in children's and youth sports. The Institute of Sport Science was represented by staff from the departments of Education and Culture in Sport, Movement Sciences, and Physical Education and Teaching in Sport. The event was partly organized by the research network for children's and youth sports in North Rhine-Westphalia, whose office is located at the University of Münster.

The dissertation of Stefanie Dahl deals with the topic of health and physical activity in the field of nursing care. In the thesis she presents a comprehensive evaluation of the successful EU project "Wellbeing and healthy choices for older adults and their carers" (WHOLE). She has now successfully defended her dissertation. The doctoral committee included Prof. Dr. Nils Neuber, Prof. Dr. Michael Brach and Dr. Marion Golenia. We congratulate her warmly!

In 2024, the state games of the Special Olympics NRW will be held in Münster. On this occasion, the "Trialogue Inclusion in Sport" will take place on November 02, 2023 in Münster, where Ms. Wilkens (City of Münster), Dirk Henning (Stadtsportbund Münster) and Prof. Dr. Michael Pfitzner (University of Duisburg-Essen) will discuss the possibilities of participation for people with intellectual disabilities. Further information can be found here.

In the textbook series "Basic Knowledge of Learning in Sport" the third volume on subject didactics by Prof. Nils Neuber has been published. Thus, the subject didactics lecture in M.Ed. is completely covered. While the new volume under the title "Subject didactics sport - fundamentals and models" lays the general foundation, the other two volumes deal with the specific requirement and decision fields of subject didactic concepts.

The reform of the Federal Youth Games has triggered far-reaching discussions about the idea of performance in physical education and in children's sports. Professor Klaus Zierer and Professor Nils Neuber have now discussed in a guest article on the Robert Bosch Foundation's German School portal on what this debate might say about the culture of performance in the school context as a whole.

14 doctoral students were guests at the Willi-Michels educational center in Welper from September 5th to 7th to work on their dissertations in a focused manner. Besides writing, the conference concentrated on the exchange of information on questions concerning the career after the doctorate. The head of the Career Service from the University of Münster, Dr. Andreas Eimer, came to the event especially to hold an exciting workshop with the doctoral students. In addition to the writing time, there was plenty of opportunity for exchange among the doctoral students in more informal rounds, which everyone experienced as profitable. The writing workshop was led by Birte Brinkmöller, Dr. Kathrin Kohake and Dr. Robert Stojan on behalf of the Young Researchers Initiative. The next writing workshop is planned for February/March.
 

In the third week of August, the project seminar "Discovering Play and Utilizing the Play Spaces" took place at the NTB educational facility on the North Sea island of Baltrum. The 28 students discussed topics such as play and performance, play and structure or play and exploration. The excursion based on the concept of experiential learning took place for the 15th time already. It was led by Uta Kaundinya, Katharina Ludwig and Nils Neuber.

 

As part of the BMBF collaborative project ComeSport, the research areas Education and Culture in Sport and Education and Teaching in Sport have been granted a project on the digitization of PE teacher education. The project will be conducted in cooperation with the universities of Paderborn and Leipzig and will focus on the question of how sports teachers can address students' body images, which are influenced by social media.

Physical Education is the stepchild of education policy. It only receives public attention when there are problems, such as the current change to the Bundesjugendspiele. Yet it has an important function for school and culture: motor skills, self-concept, health, integration, playfulness and much more can be promoted by well-done Physical Education. The renowned sports journalist Bianka Schreiber-Rietig has now pointed this out in a commentary worth reading and has also called for a new school sports study. For the article, she interviewed Prof. Nils Neuber, among others.

During a second workshop in Frankfurt, members of the research network of the German Sports Youth and of the research network for children's and youth sports in North Rhine-Westphalia intensified their cooperation with colleagues from the German Youth Institute (DJI). The goal of the cooperation is a collaborative study on children's and youth sports. The event was hosted by the German Sports Youth. Stefanie Dahl, Dennis Dreiskämper, Lena Henning and Nils Neuber participated for IfS Münster.

The Federal Youth Games are to become more child-oriented and less performance-oriented. The Committee for the Federal Youth Games and the Commission for Sport (SpoKo) of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Federal States in Germany (KMK) have therefore decided on a reform of the games, which is currently being discussed intensively. Prof. Nils Neuber has now given an interview on this issue for Zeit online, in which he argues for a differentiated view.

The Department of Education and Instruction in Sport was represented at the international AIESEP conference in Santiago de Chile. During the event, Dr. Kathrin Kohake and Andre Magner presented their current research in lectures and exchanged ideas with researchers from all over the world.

The dissertation of Lorena Menze is entitled "Participation of students in performance assessment - A qualitative study on the perspective of physical education teachers". She has now successfully defended her thesis. On the doctoral committee were Nils Neuber, Ahmet Derecik (Berlin) and Marion Golenia. We sincerely congratulate her!

From June 16-20, students of the IfS visited the Special Olympic World Games in Berlin as part of a project seminar in the field of didactics. In addition to a spectacular opening ceremony and many exciting competitions, the students pursued small research projects on topics that arose during the preparation. The results of these projects will be presented as part of the lecture series "Inclusion in Sport" on 06.07.2023 from 4 to 6 pm in Leo 21. All interested parties are welcome to attend! The Tagesspiegel published an article about the students' visit to Berlin.

Dr. Csaba Ökrös, Pro-Rector of the Hungarian University of Sports Science, visited the Institute of Sports Science of the University of Münster from June 19 to 23, 2023 for the second time after 2022. The guest was supervised by Axel Binnenbruck, the module coordinator for sports games, since the connecting intersection is the sport of handball and the throwback game Qatch. Furthermore, discussions took place with the institute's management as well as the internationalization coordinator in order to deepen the existing ERASMUS cooperation.

To mark the conclusion of the "Learning and Movement" project, a ceremonial event was held in the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Saal at the district government in Münster. In addition to the teachers and school administrators of the participating project schools, representatives of the district government of Münster and the state office for school sports were present.  After Mr. Schmied, Head of the Department of Schools, Culture and Sports, opened the event with a greeting, the project results were presented.
 

On the 13th and 14th of June students of the IfS organized a diverse program of physical activities with the Dutch athletes as part of the Host Town Program of the Special Olympic World Games. Dancing together, sports activities and a great closing evening at the harbor were a successful start for the visit of the World Games in Berlin.
 

The Teaching Council consults the university rectorate on fundamental questions concerning academic studies and teaching. This includes the development of quality, enhancing the profile of teaching degree programs, as well as developing strategies for new degree programs. The members of the Teaching Council provide expertise on competitive procedures in the area of study and teaching. Professor Nils Neuber from the Sport Sciences Department has been appointed to the current Teaching Council.

The departments of Education and Teaching in Sport, Sport Psychology and Education and Culture in Sport attended the 36th Annual Conference of the dvs Section of Sport Education in Hamburg. Posters on current research projects were presented as well as lectures in working groups. The informal parts of the conference offered the opportunity for collegial networking and exploration of the city of Hamburg.
 

The 8th Self-Determination Theory Conference took place from May 31 to June 3 in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Kathrin Kohake from the Department of Education and Teaching in Sports attended the conference with a presentation on "The Need for Competence in Childrens' Sports". After an opening lecture by SDT co-founder Richard Ryan, more than 600 participants exchanged new concepts, theories, methods and results over the course of 4 days.

Prof. Nils Neuber has further developed the cooperation with the School of Sport and Exercise of the Universita degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo with a one-week Erasmus exchange. In addition to some courses with students in Urbino, he also made agreements on collaborative research activities with Ass. Prof.' Ercia Gobbi. The next meeting will take place at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.
 

With its publication Twelve Months, Twelve People - Portraits the WWU would like to acknowledge the diversity at the University of Münster and present outstanding people of the respective past year. The current issue features a portrait of Prof. Nils Neuber, who has been awarded with the NRW State Prize for Sports Science in September 2022. His primary concern is to harness the educational potential of sport.
 

The WWU has published a new image video about the teacher training program at the University of Münster. The video also includes sports.
 

Workgroup 4 " Embodying the joy of movement and sport at an early age" met for the first time in Berlin as part of the German government's sports development plan. The workgroup was established after the 2022 Physical Activity Summit and is intended to develop guidelines for children's and youth sports. It brings together representatives of the federal ministries, the Conference of Ministers of Sport and Education, sports organizations, and other civil society stakeholders. The workgroup is headed by Prof. Miriam Kehne (Paderborn) and Prof. Nils Neuber (IfS). Kathrin Aschebrock (IfS) is the managing director.
 

Around 50 participants from sports practice, child and youth welfare and science discussed the topic "Protection concepts in sports" with Marisa Kleinitzke (Stadtsportbund Münster), Martin Wonik (Landessportbund NRW) and Dr. Kathrin Kohake (WWU Münster) on April 27, 2023. The new event format "Trialog", which brings practice, politics and science into conversation, was opened by Professor Wessels (Rector of the WWU Münster) with a welcoming speech. The event was organized by the Stadtsportbund and the Sportjugend Münster, the Institute for Sports Science Münster and the Research Association for Child and Youth Sports NRW. The moderation was done by Thomas Lammers (SSB Münster).
 

Members of the Research Network of the German Sports Youth as well as of the Research Network Child and Youth Sports NRW discussed with colleagues of the German Youth Institute (DJI) in Munich about possibilities of systematic child and youth sports research. Stefanie Dahl, Dennis Dreiskämper, Lena Henning and Nils Neuber represented the IfS.

On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the Münster School Sports Talk "Perceiving Diversity in Physical Education - a key component of teacher expertise" will take place from 6-8 p.m. in Ho101. The speaker Junior Professor Dr. Helga Leineweber will present selected empirical findings as well as approaches to promote the professional perception of teacher*education, and give suggestions for dealing with own perceptions. The registration can be done here. All interested parties are welcome to attend.

A new anthology by Petra Gieß-Stüber and Berndt Tausch has been published in the series of the Center for Educational Research in Sport (CeBiS). The volume, entitled "Social Cohesion in and through Sport - Education for Diversity and Sustainable Development for Diversity and Sustainable Development" is a diverse mix of theoretical and practical, scientific and implementation-related, pedagogical and political and political contributions, which vividly describes the idea of a "Sport for Development".
 

The department of Education and Teaching in Sport met for two days in March 2023 for a closed meeting at the Schullandheim Barkhausen. Research, teaching, transfer and the upcoming summer semester were discussed.
 

The Institute for Sports Science Münster invites you in collaboration with the Research Association for Children and Youth Sport NRW, the Sportjugend Münster and the Stadtsportbund Münster to a  discussion round on "Protection concepts in sport" on Thursday, 27.04.2023 from 19.00 to 20.30 in H101. Minister Josefine Paul, Dr. Kathrin Kohake (WWU Münster) and Marisa Kleinitzke (SSB Münster) will be there to provide expert input. Further information and the link to the registration can be found here.
 

At the state sports conference held in the state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein, the regional sports development plan for the state was launched. The concept had previously been agreed by the state, the state sports association and the association of cities. A key element is the promotion of children's and youth sports. Prof. Nils Neuber gave a presentation entitled "No child without sport - promoting physical activity as a task for society as a whole".
 

The importance of movement, play and sport for children growing up is undisputed in sports science circles. However, the Permanent Scientific Commission of the KMK has so far not taken up this insight and demands, among other things, an increase in core subject hours. Prof. Nils Neuber and Prof. Klaus Zierer (University of Augsburg) criticize this in a guest article for the F.A.Z. and demand more exercise for elementary school.
 

In December, the Research Association for Children's and Youth Sports in North Rhine-Westphalia published a position paper on the topic of "More movement at all-day schools!". The paper was received with great interest by both associations and ministries as well as in the press. An interview with Prof. Nils Neuber has now been published on the BMBF platform Ganztagsschulen.org.