In German sports science, the national elite sport promotion system is a steady topic of discussions. The federal government and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) expect new impetus of the reformed elite sport system in the areas of, inter alia, young athlete promotion, scientific...
Author(s)
Rohleder, J.; Vogt, T.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 2018, 48, 4, pp 587-592
In December 2016, the General Assembly of the DOSB (German Olympic Sports Confederation) decided to restructure the German elite sport system and its funding. Among representatives of sports organizations, these aspired structural reforms were meant to be without any alternative to guarantee...
Author(s)
Gaum, C.; Stapelfeld, D.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 2020, 50, 1, pp 10-19
This book is divided into 3 sections on the relationships between techniques and sport (including sport development in East Germany), sports equipment (including safety aspects), and sports facilities (including planning of sports facilities in Germany). The CD-ROM provides information on sport...
Author(s)
Hummel, A.; Rütten, A.
Publisher
Verlag Karl Hofmann, Schorndorf, Germany
Citation
Handbuch Technik und Sport, 2001, pp 408 pp.
Over recent years, talent seeking and promotion projects have been implemented across Germany to recruit highly gifted young people to competitive, high performance sport. At the regional level, similar projects have been initiated by sports ministries of individual Länder. The article reports on...
Author(s)
Emrich, E.; Pitsch, W.
Citation
Sportunterricht, 1997, 46, 10, pp 436-442
Girls and boys have traditionally been taught separately in physical education in England and Wales, even in mixed sex schools where they are taught together in other subjects. They have also been taught different types of sport, with football, rugby and cricket traditionally boys' subjects, and ...
Author(s)
Waddington, I.; Malcolm, D.; Cobb, J.
Citation
Sportunterricht, 1997, 46, 2, pp 70-78
The topic of climate change has so far received only limited attention in sport science even though sport facilities, sports mega-events and event tourism, amateur league play, as well as sportswear and sports nutrition cause high levels of carbon dioxide emissions. This contribution aims to...
Author(s)
Abu-Omar, K.; Gelius, P.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 2020, 50, 1, pp 5-9
German sports facilities are considered to be inadequate with regard to accessibility. This is perceived as one reason why a comprehensive inclusion in sports still remains a distant prospect. Since assessment instruments to identify barriers in sports facilities, e.g. sports halls, are lacking,...
Author(s)
Bükers, F.; Wibowo, J.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 2020, 50, 1, pp 71-81
The role and place of traditional sports and physical activities, such as football, athletics and gymnastics, are declining in Germany in the leisure lifestyles of children and young people. They are being increasingly pushed aside in favour of American sports, including American football, ...
Author(s)
Asmus, S.; Görgner, D.; Merwar, S.
Citation
Sportunterricht, 1998, 47, 3, pp 85-92
The article examines the activities and organizational structure of the Y+S movement in Switzerland, describing its two offices in the cantons of Waadt and Wallis. In Waadt, the office is concerned with the promotion of sport and gymnastics in schools and sports clubs, the organization of youth ...
Citation
Magglingen, 1997, 54, 9, pp 20-21
While moderate exercise has a positive influence on the life expectancy of a risk group, there are mixed findings on the impact of competitive sports on health. For Germany, there has only been one study on football (soccer) players of the national team. Thus, based on the data of the members of...
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 2020, 50, 2, pp 280-296