PD Dr Dennis Dreiskämper, Department of Sport Psychology, has been awarded the "Jürgen Nitsch Prize for Theory Development in Sport Psychology" by the Sport Psychology Section of the German Psychological Society (DGPS). The "Jürgen Nitsch Prize" is awarded every two years by the Sport Psychology Section. The prize is intended in particular to recognise contributions to theoretical development in the field of sport psychology.
On 25 April 2024, the IfS opened the newly equipped psychomotor room as part of a moving reception.
The visitors, who were made up of Münster daycare centres, head teachers and teachers from various schools, representatives of the accident insurance fund (Unfallkasse NRW) and the LWL Berufskolleg vocational college as well as the psychomotor skills association (Verein für Mototherapie und psychomotorische Entwicklungsförderung), had the opportunity to try out psychomotor skills materials for themselves and gain different movement and sensory experiences through creative use. At the same time, ideas for collaboration could be exchanged.
The Sports Psychology department was successfully represented at this year's conference of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie (asp). The main conference took place from 9 to 11 May at the Business & Law School in Berlin. As usual, the conference was preceded by the junior researchers' conference and a post-doc workshop. The entire research area presented its own research at the poster exhibition, workshops and working groups, with the doctoral students from the research area receiving support from the Santander Mobility Fund.
As part of the BMBF joint project ComeSport, the members of ComeNet 5 met at Paderborn University from 29 to 30 April 2024 to discuss the topic of "Body images and social media in school sport". The participants from the universities of Leipzig, Münster and Paderborn are jointly developing training courses for PE teachers on the ComeNet topic. At this project meeting, initial ideas for the individual training modules at the locations were presented and discussed.
The Institute of Sport Science was represented at this meeting by staff from the Education and Culture in Sport and Education and Teaching in Sport departments.
The Center for University Development (CHE for short) published the latest results on student-satisfaction at German universities. The sports science department performed particularly well.
120 Bachelor's and Master's graduates accepted the congratulations of the Dean of Studies, Prof. Dr Heiko Wagner, on graduation on 2 May 2024 in the auditorium of the castle, which was filled to capacity. The speech was held by Prof Dr Claudia Voelcker-Rehage. The best Bachelor's graduates, the 6 best Master's theses from the respective fields of work and the doctoral candidates of the last academic year were also honoured.
As part of Girls Day, 15 girls aged between 13 and 15 were given an insight into scientific research at the IfS. The Movement Science, Neuromotor and Training and Sports Psychology departments prepared various test stations and experiments for the girls to try out, listen to and experience sports science in small groups. During the joint lunch break in the canteen, the participants were able to get a first impression of life as a sports student and ask any questions they had about the university, the various degree programmes or the facilities on a sports campus (why are there actually so many different halls?). They ended the day at the IfS with a discussion about the meaning of Girls' Day, which was led by the Equal Opportunities Commission.
At the invitation of the German Sports Youth (dsj) and the DFL Foundation, a two-day symposium on the quality of physical activity, play and sports programs in daycare centers and all-day schools took place in Mannheim. Around 140 participants discussed the content and standards for high-quality physical activity and sports programs for children. Prof. Dr. Nils Neuber gave a presentation on the quality framework for all-day schooling and participation in all-day schooling.
