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Forschungsergebnisse und News des Instituts für Sport und Sportwissenschaft der Universität Heidelberg. Hier postet das ISSW-WissKomm Team.
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DACH Tagung 2025!

Mit einem Überblick über sportwissenschaftliche Grundlagen eröffnete Prof. Steib das Symposium „Update Bewegungstherapie in der Neurorehabilitation“.
Anschließend zeigten Dr. Wanner und Dr. Kwag die Wirksamkeit und Bedeutung der Bewegungstherapie bei Parkinson.
#bewegungstherapie
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Videotrainings für Schiedsrichter*innen gibt es seit 20 Jahren – aber worin unterscheiden sie sich, (wie) wirken sie und was ist ihre Zukunft?

Dazu gibt es jetzt einen Überblick von Geoffrey Schweizer, Jakob Schneider und Henning Plessner: doi.org/10.1007/978-...

#sportscience
Videobasiertes Entscheidungstraining für Schiedsrichter*innen in unterschiedlichen Sportarten
Das vorliegende Kapitel präsentiert einen systematischen Überblick zu videobasierten Entscheidungstrainings für Schiedsrichter*innen. Im Laufe des Kapitels werden die unterschiedlichen ...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Not all interactions are created equal! Want to know why and what this means for your research?

Check out this new paper by Geoffrey Schweizer and Maximilian Köppel for methodological insights and a heuristic approach that helps you plan your research: doi.org/10.5964/ejop...
In Search of the Lost Interaction: A Theoretical and Methodological Framework for Researching Interactions| Europe’s Journal of Psychology
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October 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Neue Publikation im Journal Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung!
Wie viel Bewegung sammeln Kinder bei Angeboten des organisierten Sports – und wie viel Prozent der Bewegungsempfehlungen erreichen sie damit?
Eine neue Studie von PD Dr. Christina Roth.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Analyse der Schrittzahlen von Kindern während institutionalisierter sportspielübergreifender Bewegungsinterventionen - Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung
Background A lack of physical activity among children is well documented, with age and gender influencing activity levels. Evidence on health benefits of physical activity and the risks of inactivity ...
link.springer.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Great to have @bartwil.bsky.social from Medical University of Gdansk at our institute this summer!
He is with us until the end of September and presented his projects after two months @issw-heidelberg.bsky.social – sparking valuable discussions and ideas.
#SportsScience #PhysicalActivity #Sports
September 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🆕 Neue Publikation: Kollegin Lisa-Marie Schütz stellt zusammen mit Annabel Delfs & Laura Voigt ein sportpsychologisches Interventionskonzept vor, das im Jugendleistungssport Kommunikation über Schmerz fördert und Einblicke in den Transfer zwischen Forschung & Praxis gibt.
📄 doi.org/10.1026/2941...
Fostering Autonomy: Navigating Coach–Athlete Dynamics Through Communication Rules in Youth Sport: A Case Study on Pain Management: Journal of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology: Vol 0, No 0
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July 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Does working out in the evening affect how well you sleep and how sharp your memory is the next day?
Our colleagues D. Ramirez Butavand, @simonsteib.bsky.social, together with J. Nagel & @gordonfeld.bsky.social looked into it!

Take a look: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#physicalactivity #memory
July 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Our colleagues @corneliusholler.de and @snannabell.bsky.social just got back from @sunbelt2025paris.bsky.social, held at the beautiful @sorbonne-universite.fr. An inspiring conference with excellent talks, engaging discussions, and plenty of fresh ideas for their future research.
July 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Already two weeks into our 8-week stay in Montreal at the Memory Lab of @mcgillrehab.bsky.social at McGill University with Prof. Dr. Marc Roig! Excited to dive deeper into methods around exercise, sleep and memory, and grateful to share this experience with my colleague Philipp.
June 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Time to celebrate in our Human #Movement, #Training & Active #Aging lab: After months of intense data collection, the projects PlaSleep, FaSTer and TRANSFORM have successfully completed their final sessions.

Big thanks to everyone who supported the process, now on to the analyses! 📊
June 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Der AB Sportpsychologie ist auf der asp-Tagung in Bochum!
Auftakt am Dienstag mit dem PhD-Workshop und dem Postdoc-Workshop. Unsere Doktorandinnen B. Smith und F. Uhlenbrock sowie unsere Postdoc L.-M. Schütz waren dabei!
Bis Samstag werden noch Poster vorgestellt und Vorträge gehalten. Stay tuned!
May 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Our colleagues Joel Grathwohl and @nicolefrisch.bsky.social shared insights on projects from our Human #Movement, #Training & Active #Aging lab at the #Brain Days hosted by @mes4schung.bsky.social. A great opportunity to connect with others and exchange ideas on current #neuroscience topics!
May 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our colleagues from the Department of Sport Pedagogy attended the dvs-conference on sport pedagogy in Leipzig! Under the central topic “Development – Research – Transfer”, the conference focused on dynamic societal transformation processes and their impact on pedagogical practice in sport.
Ich hatte eine tolle Zeit auf der #dvs Sportpädagogik Tagung @unileipzig.bsky.social mit vielen spannenden Vorträgen und guten Diskussionen! Es war schön, Kolleg:innen wiederzutreffen und an meinem Poster über die Entwicklung von Freundschaften und Teampartner:innen im Sportunterricht zu diskutieren
May 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📣 Nächste Woche im Forschungskolloquium:

Dr. Sabrina Forster trägt zum Thema „Frauen in der Wissenschaft“ vor.

Kommt am Montag, 28.04.2025 um 12:15 Uhr in den ISSW Seminarraum 700 für diesen spannenden Vortrag!
April 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Today is World Parkinson’s Day! 🌍🌷
Our ongoing “EMCo” study explores if training can boost memory & cognition in people with Parkinson’s. 🧠
Exercise may enhance brain plasticity! 💡
📖 Read more here: www.issw.uni-heidelberg.de/arbeitsberei...
#WorldParkinsonsDay #ParkinsonsResearch
April 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Welcome to the team, Marie!
We're excited to have her as a new research associate in our Human #Movement, #Training & Active #Aging Department. A former student assistant, she now joins us as a doctoral candidate researching physical activity & cognition in older adults! 🧠🏃‍♀️
#SportsScience
March 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Last week our colleagues from the Human Movement, #Training and Active Aging Department had the great opportunity to attend the Dimensions of #MotorControl conference in Munich! With 6 talks and 2 posters, they shared their latest projects and engaged in inspiring discussions.

#SportScience
March 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
We had an enriching two-day workshop on #LinearMixedModels with Prof. Oliver Schilling from #HeidelbergUniversity #Psychology! 🙌 Day 1 focused on the theoretical foundations, while day 2 emphasized practical applications. Thanks to Prof. Schilling for this excellent workshop! 👏
March 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Today is #WorldSleepDay! 🏃‍♀️💤

Did you know that we have sleep labs at our institute?
In our Human Movement, Training and Active Aging lab, we have ongoing research projects exploring how exercise affects sleep and cognition in different populations. #exercise #sleep
March 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Thrilled to share that our paper on achievement goals and peer networks has been published in the British Journal of Educational Psychology! doi.org/10.1111/bjep...
It was fun working on this with my colleagues @corneliusholler.de and Yannick Hill! Looking forward to our continued collaboration :)
<em>British Journal of Educational Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Background At school, students need to learn to collaborate with others to achieve common objectives. However, we are lacking insights into how students determine preferred collaboration partners, w.....
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March 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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In my doctoral project, I'm investigating the effects of acute intense exercise on sleep and sleep-related motor memory consolidation. The related DFG project is led by Prof. Simon Steib and @gordonfeld.bsky.social, and you can read more about it here: www.issw.uni-heidelberg.de/arbeitsberei...
February 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Back to where it all began: When I completed my Bachelor in Saarbrücken in 2019, I didn't really expect to return as a PhD student! Last week, I presented an ongoing @dfg.de-funded project at the German Exercise Science and Training Conference.
February 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📣 Nächste Woche im Forschungskolloquium: Alejandro Ciordia Morandeira trägt zur Förderung sozialer Netzwerke von Geflüchteten durch ein Basketball-Sportprogramm vor. Kommt am Montag, 03.02.2025 um 12:15 Uhr in den Seminarraum in INF700 für diesen spannenden Vortrag!
#SNA #AcademicSky #Science
January 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Ich freue mich, in den nächsten Tagen in Mannheim auf der #GEBF2025 zu sein! Kommt am Montag um 15:15 Uhr in EO 169 in die Sitzung "PS-15: Sportunterricht als sozialer Kontext" und hört Vorträge von mir und @snannabell.bsky.social!
#AcademicSky #EducationResearch #Sport #SNA @gebf25.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
📣 New Preprint by our colleagues Daniela Butavand & Simon Steib together with Juliane Nagel & @gordonfeld.bsky.social on the effects of high intensity exercise before sleep on memory performance.
Read the full Preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#HIIT #Memory #SportScience
January 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM