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Short biography
- Diploma in sports and biology (1st state examination, Sek I and II) in Cologne (1980-1988).
- Doctorate in 1992 at the German Sport University in Cologne in the subject of training and movement theory.
- Habilitation 1997 at the German Sport University Cologne. Venia legendi: "Sports science with special reference to training theory". Habilitation thesis: "Energy metabolism in tennis: a training science analysis with practical recommendations for competitive and amateur sport".
- University lecturer (C 2) and scientific assistant (C 1) under Prof. Dr. Karl Weber at the Institute for Sports Games at the German Sport University Cologne (1992-2002)
- Acquisition of the Trainer A Licence of the German Tennis Federation (1993)
- University professor (W3) and chair of training science at the Faculty of Sports Science at the Ruhr University Bochum (since 2003)
Main focus of work
- Performance physiology in sports games
- Performance diagnostics and training management
- Regeneration management and monitoring in elite sport
- Promotion of young athletes and talent diagnostics
- Performance physiology in childhood and adolescence
- Training and regeneration in middle and old age
- Application research in tennis, badminton and football
- Energy metabolism and nutritional supplementation
- Endurance and speed training
- Training science in recreational sports
Current projects
- Regeneration management and monitoring of stress and recovery in competitive sports practice (WVL project REGman)
- Diagnostics and control of physical and motor development in junior competitive tennis (DTB project)
- Differential analyses of aerobic, anaerobic-alactacidic and anaerobic-lactacidic energy metabolism in competitive play (project with the World Badminton Federation, WBF)
- Training forms in high performance badminton: systematic analysis of load and stress under variation of load normatives (BISp project with the German Badminton Association, DBV)
- Optical pulse measurement using Polar OH1 or Verity Sense (BISp service project with the German Swimming Association)
- Age-specific aspects of training and regeneration (Ageing Athletes Study)
- Speed and the rapid change of direction in sports games
- Evaluation of innovative training aids and training devices (e.g. assisted versus resisted training with the 1080 Motion)
Leadership functions and committee work
- President Elect of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS)
- Dean of the Faculty of Sport Science at the Ruhr University Bochum (2013-2017)
- Vice Dean of the Faculty of Sport Science at the Ruhr University Bochum (2006-2013)
- Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Sport Science at the Ruhr University Bochum
- Congress President: ECSS Congress Metropolis Ruhr 2017
- Member of the Speaker's Council of the DVS Training Science Section (2011-2017)
- Speaker for Sports Science in the German Tennis Federation (2009-2017)
- Head of the WVL project Regeneration Management in Elite Sports (REGman)
- Section Editor Natural Sciences - German Journal of Exercise and Sports Research (2017-2020)
- Member of the Senate of the Ruhr University Bochum (2003-2005)
- Consultant for trainer education and further training for various national and international sports associations
- Performance diagnostics and training advice for numerous junior and professional players in competitive tennis
- Head of the B.Sc. study focus "Training and Diagnostics" (since 2018)
- Editor of the journal "TennisSport - Tennis in Theory and Practice" (1989-2005)
Awards and publications
- Toyota Prize winner 1992 at the German Sport University Cologne
- approx. 70 scientific publications listed in PubMed
- 10 monographs and books on training science and sports practice topics
- over 100 book chapters and practice-oriented journal articles
- H-indices: RG 36, Web of Science 24 (July 2021)
Own sport activities
- Competitive tennis at national level (U14 to H60)
Marathon (13-time finisher, 3:08h) and triathlon (2-time finisher middle distance, M60)
