Universities train prospective sports teachers and sports psychology is a central training component at most universities. Sports psychology topics such as motivation, self-concept, injuries, stress, health, etc. play an important role in physical education and extracurricular sports at schools. Their central importance in the training of prospective teachers and teachers working in schools should be reflected in the work of the asp Presidium in the future and be clearly recognisable at national conferences and/or relevant publications.

The contact person is Dr Barbara Halberschmidt (BHalbers@uni-muenster.de)

Working group in Bochum May 2025

During the 57th asp annual conference in Bochum, a working group was held to serve as an introduction to more intensive discussion and stronger cooperation so that the topic of "sports psychology and mental health at elite schools" - but also at mainstream schools - becomes more of a focus for those responsible.
Presentations can be found below:

Thorsten Bartzok, Verbundsystem Essen
Jana Beckmann, Mentaltalent
Oskar Dawo, Gymnasium am Rotenbühl, Saarbrücken
Oskar Dawo and Folke Schmitt, Gymnasium am Rotenbühl, Saarbrücken
Sebastian Frank, Lower Saxony