Our aim is to train qualified coaches - regardless of whether they have a handicap or not. This training leads to the DOSB-recognised trainer licence C (“interdisciplinary”) and is conducted and managed by the Modern Pentathlon Association in compliance with all DOSB regulations.
As with anything new, there is often reluctance or uncertainty. But those who take on this opportunity can not only learn a lot, but also actively contribute to making the sport more accessible for everyone! The training takes place in Krefeld, but is open to athletes from all over Germany. If necessary, we are happy to provide support with accommodation and other organisational measures. More information

The Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung would like to reappraise its Nazi history. Important files are available in Warendorf. The work could be supported by the association with up to approx. 15,000 euros. If you are interested in tackling this exciting project as part of a master's thesis and/or dissertation, please contact Dr Kai Reinhart.

What began as a private WhatsApp group culminated in the first big sports science alumni party last Saturday (17 May). The 500 tickets for the party in the new B-Side at Münster's central harbour were quickly sold out. ‘Finally another IfL party,’ said a delighted former student, who said he had been waiting 30 years for this. In addition to the reunion with old fellow students and lecturers, the ‘Reisegruppe Hardrock’ attracted guests with live music and a DJ team from Antenne Münster. The special edition of the traditional IfS jumpers/shirts sold like hot cakes. However, the celebrations also felt particularly good that evening because all proceeds were donated to various social sports projects, such as the skiing trip with children suffering from cancer and the sports sponsors.

As part of the BMBF project ComeSport, the Education and Culture in Sport and Physical Education and Teaching in Sport departments are developing training courses for teachers as well as teaching ideas and materials on the topic of social media and body image in PE lessons. In the last week of March, a meeting was held with project partners from Paderborn and Leipzig - for the second time at the University of Münster. This time, the focus of the meeting was on discussing the possibilities of digital subsequent use on the ComeSport portal, which Moritz Rüller (Institute for Psychology in Education and Training, University of Münster) explained.

 
At the 2nd asp theme day ‘Hate Speech in Social Media’ at the DSHS Cologne, Dr Marion Golenia Department of Physical Education and Teaching Research and Junior Professor Dr Helga Leineweber Department of Education and Culture presented findings from the ComeSport project to experts and interested parties from the fields of sports psychology, psychotherapy and psychiatry, boarding school education and sports science. The focus was on the effects of social media consumption on the body image of adolescents and young adults.
Further contributions were made by former tennis pro Dustin Brown, who reported on his experiences with hate comments on social media platforms in an interview with Marion Sulprizio. Wiebke Dierkes and Juliane Coßmann also presented a workshop concept on dealing with social media for young athletes.