Welcome to the Institute of Sport and Sport Science

The Institute for Sport and Sport Science (IfSS) is a scientific institution of the Faculty 05 Social Sciences at the University of Kassel. The institute was founded in 2001 and emerged from the "Department of Sport Science" at the University of Kassel.

The tasks of the IfSS include teaching, research, the promotion of young scientists and the transfer of knowledge. In addition to the sports science departments, the Institute is also responsible for general university sport (AHS).

The topics in the research area are oriented towards sports education and sports didactics and mainly relate to the institutions of kindergarten, school, university, sports clubs and sports associations. In addition to investigating development and socialization processes in childhood and adolescence, the research work focuses on the quality and structural characteristics of educational institutions.

The Department of Psychology and Society is concerned with the explanation and prediction of human behavior in sport. With the help of empirical research methods, we want to record and understand the psychosocial foundations of experience and action in the practical field of sport. We are specifically looking for ways to make this knowledge usable for practical application.

The two sports science sub-disciplines of training science and exercise science are combined for research and teaching in the Training and Exercise department. In addition, the sports medicine courses are also coordinated in this department and topics for scientific term papers are offered.

Work area IV "Theory and practice of sports" focuses on the close link between theory and practice in subject-specific didactic training. In addition to the interdisciplinary competencies addressed in the current curricular requirements for the subject of sport, subject-specific didactic training is essentially based on the guiding principles and corresponding content areas.

General University Sport stands for health maintenance and promotion through exercise and relaxation programs. In the spirit of lifelong learning, this should be sustainably anchored in the daily exercise routine of all users. The content of the offers is based on the educational concept anchored in the university's mission statement. In addition, General University Sports supports competitive sports at the University of Kassel as part of the "Partner University of Elite Sports" cooperation