The Department of Human Movement Science presented itself with a booth at the SchlauRaum science festival in Münster's city center. On the topic of “Bewegung, die Wissen schafft”, the team of doctoral students, project seminar students, and research assistants offered insights into the diverse research carried out by the work group. From psychomotor skills and kinematic movement analysis to sport in old age, everything was on offer for the mixed audience.
Dr. Barbara Halberschmidt and Laura van de Loo were invited to the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 Sports and Inclusion Summit, which took place on 19 July 2025 under the motto Diversity, Participation and Inclusion in International University Sports.
As part of the VP Inline Skating at School (Dr Reinhart), a roller sports project was carried out in cooperation with the Pascal-Gymnasium in Münster (7-10 July). Over four days, the students taught 23 pupils from Year 5 to Year 10 various aspects of inline skating, from basic riding techniques to inline hockey and artistic roller skating.
Eike Boll presented the cooperation project between the Institute of Sports Science and the Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology as part of the lunchtime training course - a series of training sessions at the University Hospital for paediatric doctors and anyone interested. The focus was particularly on the snow sports project and its development in recent years. The exchange with colleagues from the clinic was very beneficial for the perspective of the overall project, which also offers various water sports and a climbing and bouldering programme for children and young people with cancer. Once again, the multi-professional orientation of the project became clear: in addition to doctors from the various paediatric disciplines, the training also involved specialists from the fields of sports, occupational and physiotherapy.
From June 3–5, 2025, Dr. Valeria Eckardt and Stephanie Bünemann attended the annual NASPSPA conference. This year, they had the opportunity to present their research in the beautiful setting of Lake Tahoe. They also engaged in many exciting and inspiring conversations with both new and familiar colleagues.
Dr. Barbara Halberschmidt was a guest on the university's podcast "Umdenken." Even before the start of the "FISU World University Games 2025" on July 16, the challenges faced by young elite athletes are the focus of many discussions. While some experts call for more intensive talent scouting and more and better-trained coaches, sports psychologist Dr. Barbara Halberschmidt is convinced that financial difficulties, in particular, often prevent better results, and that psychological factors influence athletic performance.
In 1925, the year the Institute of Sports Science was founded, there were more and more opportunities to take part in sport at the university. After graduation, however, things still looked bleak: It was not appropriate for adults to run around the sports field in shorts. The first director of the Institute of Physical Education, Dr Hugo Wagner, therefore founded the ‘Alt Akademiker Abteilung’ e. V., in which graduates would continue to have the opportunity to play sport - fistball to be precise. The AAA still does this today, so that it, like the IfS, can celebrate its 100th anniversary this year. Dr Kai Reinhart was the guest of honour at the anniversary celebration in the Mühlenhof (12.7.25), where he addressed the guests.
