Sport and exercise scientist

Sportwissenschaftler/in

Sports scientists teach physical education, train people of different ages and organize sports events and competitions. They also work in sports management and research.

Responsibilities

Sports scientists train individuals and teams of different ages in sports clubs and fitness studios, educate children and adolescents on sports and perform health-promoting tasks in sports medicine prevention and rehabilitation. In associations and associations as well as in sport departments sport scientists perform planning, administrative and organizing tasks and work e.g. in the organization of sports events and competitions with. If you are involved in sports management, it may be your job to control your budget or to manage sports halls and sports fields.

In scientific research, they are concerned with the further development of sports and training science, e.g. with questions of training optimization and didactics in physical education, and publish research results. At colleges, they teach students, prepare for lectures and seminars, correct written work and take exams. Independent scientific activities open up i.d.R. only after a master's degree and a doctorate.

Typical Places of Work

Sports scientists find employment, e.g.

  • in sports associations and associations, in sports schools and centers, in professional sports teams
  • in sports and gyms
  • at sports offices
  • in rehabilitation and sports clinics
  • at colleges and sports science institutes
  • at health insurance companies
  • in holiday centers and sports hotels

Salary

The salary level for Sport and exercise scientist in Germany is: from 4617 up to 6308 EUR per month

Задачи

Why is?

Sports scientists teach physical education, train people of different ages and organize sports events and competitions. They also work in sports management and research

Education and sports

Popular sports are not just about teaching sports skills, but sports scientists also perform a variety of educational tasks: "Education through sport" means that they give people of all ages different experiences that they can implement and apply in their everyday lives , Through various sports and training methods, they enable body and movement experiences, motivate performance and promote the realistic assessment of one's own abilities. Sport scientists consider the age-related as well as the individual abilities and potentials of the respective target group. The didactic-methodical preparation and follow-up of the training or physical education is therefore an important part of their tasks. For the implementation of the sportive and pedagogical goals also the class or training talk is of crucial importance. Sports scientists are the appropriate contact persons if, for example, young people are concerned with finding the right kind of sport or the right framework to practice, for example making the decision to enter competitive sports.

Training, fitness and rehabilitation

In sports clubs and schools or sports associations, sports scientists are mainly concerned with the training of individual athletes and athletes or teams. They organize sports events and competitions, hold training courses or train instructors. In the fitness and health sport area, they carry out measures to increase the level of performance and inform about health and sports risks, for example sports accidents, overstressing and doping. Regular training is designed to help maintain good health, so they also teach nutritional principles, for example. Other fields of activity for sports scientists are rehabilitation sports and sports with people with disabilities. Through appropriate sports measures they promote skills such as stamina, coordination, flexibility and strength, but also self-esteem and zest for life.

Sports management and sports research

In sports management, sports scientists control e.g. the budget, select employees and lead them. They manage real estate such as sports halls or sports fields and coordinate occupational health management in companies and companies. Above all, their organizational skills are in demand in this area. For management positions, a master's program is often required.

Sports scientists also deal with questions of training optimization, the further development of the use of sport in the social-rehabilitative area, the didactic preparation of sports lessons and sports sociology and technical aspects of sports marketing and the media. For independent scientific activities i.d.R. a master's degree and a doctorate required.

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