The department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise has been awarded €4,500 by the Universitätsgesellschaft Münster in support of its Training Lab project, an initiative that brings sports science expertise to recreational sports clubs across the city. The Training Lab is designed to support niche and traditionally under-resourced recreational sports in Münster by connecting them with academic sports science.
Once again this year, 15 keen young women found their way to our institute to take part in Girls’ Day. They gained fascinating insights into sports science research, got to know the campus, and, of course, there was plenty of time to ask lots of questions about university life.
The book examines the diverse demands placed on school sport and explores how the educational objectives of physical education can be achieved. To understand how sport in a school setting can contribute to pupils’ cognitive, emotional and social development, and what conditions need to be taken into account, the book draws on perspectives from sports pedagogy, sports psychology and other disciplines.
The Neuromotorics & Training Department is looking for students (preferably in their 2nd or 4th semester—all majors) who are willing to participate in a whitewater course and take on small, manageable research projects there (e.g., administering questionnaires, load monitoring…). Contact: Prof. Dr. Eric Eils
During the week of April 20th, the Institute of Sport Science will welcome Dr. Nurgül Keskin Akın from Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University (Turkey). An expert in sport psychology, she will provide insights into her research on self-efficacy and motivational climates in sport and physical education. In addition to guest lectures in Bachelor’s and Master’s seminars, a colloquium for institute staff will be held. Interested parties are cordially invited to attend the sessions.
The University Society is sponsoring the SportFairLeih initiative from the Fachschaft Sport
The SportFairLeih initiative by the Fachschaft Sport is receiving €1,000 in funding from the University Society as one of a dozen projects in the fields of research, teaching, student engagement, music and culture. We congratulate them on the successful implementation of the project.
The Fachschaft Sport explains how SportFairLeih works in a post on its Instagram account.
Our citizen science project “Beweg dich schlau – Sportwissenschaft in der Schule” was again very successful this year. As part of our cooperation with the Hüberts'sche Schule in Hopsten, a year 9 class visited us in the movement lab to perform a movement analysis using the Qualisys program. They examined the difference between squat jumps and counter movement jumps, particularly with regard to their respective dynamics and the resulting jump height. The students tested both conditions and evaluated the collected data together with the university students. In doing so, they took on the role of both, test subjects and researchers, gaining practical insight into sports science work. The project was implemented by prospective sports teachers as part of the Development and Health project seminar and was supervised by Tabea Christ.
