Coach education and sports practice

As applied sport scientists, we are committed to the transfer of knowledge into sports practice. With this in mind, we are active in the Magglingen trainer education programmes (Zahno, Tartaruga), the diploma coach education programme of the Cologne DOSB Coach Academy (Hossner, Zahno) and the trainer education programmes of the Swiss Handball Federation (Magnaguagno) and the Swiss Shooting Federation (Tartaruga). Above, we give regularly lectures at practical workshops (e.g. Erlacher: DOSB national coaches‘ conference; Hossner: Bern University of the Arts; Kredel: Swiss Olympic Forum; Zahno: Swiss Diving Coaches’ Workshop). We are also involved in the creation of educational materials for sports federations, such as the ‘SMART+’ model of game intelligence in football (Zahno et al., 2024, as a member of the SFV ‘Cognition’ research and development group), the ‘Jugend & Sport’ teaching aid on rifle shooting (Siegenthaler & Tartaruga, 2022) or brochures on dealing with sleep disorders in competitive sport (Erlacher). In addition, we cooperate directly with sports practice representatives, in a comprehensive manner with Swiss Shooting (Tartaruga: world level analysis, talent and accompanying diagnostics), with the ‘Sleep House’ of the Inselspital Bern on regeneration optimisation through sleep (Erlacher), with the Bühnen Bern and the Dance and Creative Wellness Foundation on evidence-based dance training for senior citizens (‘Senior Stars’, Schärli & Guss-West, 2024) or with individual athletes, e.g. on biomechanical technique optimisation in Swiss stone throwing (Kredel: Martin Jakober). And finally, we publish texts to support sports practice, in particular on coordination and technique training in sports (e.g. Hossner, 2019a, b).

Selected Publications

Hossner, Ernst-Joachim (2019a). Techniktraining im Volleyball. SportPraxis, 60(11/12), 6-11.

Hossner, Ernst-Joachim (2019b). Update Sportwissenschaft: Koordinationsschulung nach dem Baukastensystem. SportPraxis, 60(9/10), 42-45.

Schärli, A., & Guss-West, C. (2024, i. Vorb.). Exploring the essence of a creative dance project for older adults: Project overview and research insights.

Siegenthaler, R., & Tartaruga, D. (mit Carabin, B., Bleuler, S., Troger, C., von Känel, J.-P., & Arn, M.). (2022). Manual Gewehr—Kinder und Jugendliche (U. Känzig, Hrsg.). Bundesamt für Sport BASPO.

Zahno, S., Ambühl, D., Bruggmann, P., & Brunner, S. (2024, i. Vorb.). Spielintelligenz im Fussball: Das SMART+ Modell. Schweizerischer Fussballverband.