Women Coaches Symposium

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Women are systematically underrepresented as coaches in German competitive sports.

To initiate sustainable change in German sports, we cordially invite representatives from the worlds of sports, politics, and academia to come together at a symposium on July 2, 2026, in Cologne to strategically examine the situation of female coaches.

The event is taking place as part of the BISp-funded research project “Female Coaches—Qualifying Women for the Coaching Profession” (QualiFT). The Minister of State for Sports and Volunteer Work is scheduled to attend. Admission to the event is free.

Goals of the event:

  • Providing impetus for the fields of sports, politics, and academia
  • Networking
  • Presentation of key project findings
  • Discussion and exchange on (international) “promising practices” for promoting women in the coaching profession

 

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Agenda

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Participation in the Women Trainers Symposium is free. Please book a ticket to register for the event. If you later realize that you will not be able to attend the event after all, please cancel your registration by emailing qualift@dshs-koeln.


DSHS Guest House

The guest house of the German Sport University Cologne offers rooms for guests right on the DSHS campus. The conference venue is a 5-minute walk away. 

Guts-Muths-Weg 1 (access via “Am Römerhof”)
50933 Cologne

Contact:
gaestehaus@dshs-koeln.de
Reception Tel.: +49 221 4982-2470

 

Essential by Dorint - Cologne Junkersdorf 

Guests staying at the “Essential by Dorint – Cologne Junkersdorf” hotel can reach the conference in 20 minutes on foot or by taking City Tram Line 1 (1 stop).

Aachener Strasse 1059–1061
, 50858 Cologne (Junkersdorf)

Contact:
info.koeln-junkersorf@dorint.com
Tel.: +49 221 4898 0


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The get-together will take place on the evening before the symposium at Playa in Cologne, Junkersdorfer Straße, 50933 Cologne, at 7:00 p.m., and attendance is by prior registration only.


Invitation Flyer