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Dr. Vera Abeln was interviewed for Tagesschau.de on the topic “Improved Training Methods – How the Brain Controls Physical Performance.” The article in the Knowledge-Health section focuses primarily on the neuroathletics method. A training method that can be classified as neuro-centered training and…

In everyday life, people often find themselves juggling multiple tasks at once — for example, while working on a computer, studying, or driving. In addition to traditional multitasking, we repeatedly make conscious decisions about when to continue one task or switch to another. Although this…

Media appearances featuring Birgit Braumüller: WDR Quarks (DE) FUNK - Vicas (DE) Essay by David Kulessa from the SZ (DE)

How has media coverage changed? How has the politicization of the World Cup and the national soccer team evolved? The “quadriennial” event organized by Prof. Dr. Norbert Kersting of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Münster was held in 2026 in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Jürgen…

Conference at the German Football Museum highlights the sport’s global challenges How political is football? This question was the focus of the conference ‘The 2026 FIFA World Cup and Politics’, which took place on 10 June 2026 at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. The conference was organised…

Shortly before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Federal Institute of Sport Science is presenting initial findings on the significance of elite and competitive sports in Germany, which stem from a research project conducted by the German Sport University. One finding:…

The Department of Performance Psychology at the German Sport University Cologne has secured funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). The project focuses on a theory designed to help explain performance in high-pressure situations. In law enforcement, emergency medicine, and sports, people…

The Sports Club: Evergreen or on the Way Out? On May 22, 2025, to mark the 100th anniversary of PTSV Aachen, the Aachener Zeitung hosted the AZ Forum on the topic “The Sports Club – Evergreen or Obsolete? ” The panel discussion was divided into three thematic blocks and featured prominent figures…

In qualitative research, it is a matter of common sense not only to accept the multifaceted premises of the research process, but also to revisit these premises time and again at various stages. The 8th Annual Conference of the ‘Qualitative Forschung in der Sportwissenschaft’ network aimed to give…

Full of motivation and curiosity, the students on the sixth intake of the postgraduate Master’s programme in Game Analysis have begun their studies. In mid-November, the first on-campus sessions took place at the German Sport University Cologne – featuring intensive lectures, fascinating insights as…