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Chair in Training Science & Kinesiology – Prof. Dr. Andreas Hohmann

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Research

Lines of Research

  • Competitive Sports Research
  • Fitness and Health Training
A1 Talent ResearchHide

When researching talent, it is assumed from a theoretical standpoint that talent diagnosis and talent promotion represent two inextricably linked storylines that play out in parallel. The experiments in the science of training focus primarily on the talent diagnosis aspect. On the basis of stage-specific juvenile performance of children and young people, it is hoped that talent prognoses can be developed, the quality of which is secured in consideration of the performance level reached by the young athletes and the final performance level they later achieve as adults.

The methodological approach is characterized by (a) relatively broad ability diagnostics, since it is unclear in many types of sports which motor and cognitive-emotional abilities are indispensable as general performance requirements for future top athletic performance, and (b) the application of linear (discriminant analysis) and nonlinear methods of analysis (e.g. neural networks). The latter approach is favoured by the fact that in many types of sports (even in adult athletes) not only high variability but also sometimes a reciprocal compensability exists in the basic qualifications which can best be accommodated via coherent pattern recognition.

A2 Age Group TrainingHide

The focus of research is on topics in the science of training relating to performance-oriented junior training. The issues relate to a narrowly defined scope of topics such as sport-specific subproblems of process design (training objectives, training content, and training methods) within individual stages of training. In addition, issues facing many different types of sports are addressed in which conceptual/organisational aspects of the objective and time structure concepts of junior training take centre stage.

A3 Training AdaptionHide

An adequate description of the phenomenon of training adaptation first requires appropriate modelling of training effects and training control. Comprehensive athletic training models must therefore represent both endogenous mechanisms of performance change (biological adaptation and learning) and exogenous factors, complexity of content, and the temporal dynamics of training measures. In supporting training processes, a system dynamic perspective is adopted from a theoretical standpoint. In this connection, it is assumed that the training load represents an unspecified control parameter that gives rise to – in addition to strain consequences (fatigue and recovery, learning) – self-organization processes in athletes which lead to a change in performance level (state of order). From a methodological standpoint, the course of training adaptation is assumed to be a nonlinear system that can best be modelled using nonlinear mathematical/statistical methods (e.g. neural networks).

A4 Sport Games ResearchHide

In the research on sports games, the main focus is on questions of competition-specific load- and ability-based requirement structures (e.g. in water polo), strategic opponent analysis, performance optimization (e.g. table tennis, handball, and football), and training tool analysis. With regard to methodology, the experimental procedures that are applied range from motoric tests to systematic game observation (e.g. videographic positioning and movement analysis to determine effectiveness). Furthermore, mathematical/simulative modelling procedures (e.g. Markov chains) are applied in opponent analysis and strategy optimization.

A5 Swimming ResearchHide

In swimming, a range of different issues relating to performance optimization are investigated. Performance diagnostics in training science involves conditional factors (in particular, strength capability) and coordinative/technical features (swimming force in a single cycle) of swimming performance on the one hand, and concentrates on several studies of kinematic, dynamic, and electromyographic aspects of various swim starts on the other.


Research Projects

Analysis of the Shot on Goal in Field and Ice Hockey (Germany-Cup Eishockey 2019 in Krefeld)Hide

Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hohmann

Content
In cooperation between the University of Bayreuth and the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB), this project is concerned with the technical implementation and empirical-statistical evaluation of a systematic game observation at the international ice hockey tournament "Nations Cup 2020" in November 2019 in Krefeld. The subject of the game analysis is the goal-shooting behaviour under competition conditions on world-class performance level, and the scientific diagnosis of the individual goal-shooting behavior (in terms of goal yield) of the German national players. A similar part of the study in the sport of field hockey has not yet been carried out due to the cancellation of the international tournaments due to the corona crisis. In both parts of the study - ice hockey and field hockey - the speed, angle and precision of the pass by the assisting player as well as the size of the shot target, which is influenced by one's own position as well as the position of the direct opponent, the goalkeeper and the position-specific projection of the goal surface, are particularly important. Furthermore, the pitch side and the concrete position of the shooter, the distance to the next opponent, as well as the overall spatial player distribution and spatial control (stretch index, team centroid, area of the Voronoi cells) of the own and opponent team in the goal-shooting situation are of interest.

Analysis of the Shot on Goal in Water Polo (World Cup 2018 in Berlin)Hide

Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hohmann

Content
Sport technique training, as part of the long-term training process, plays a pivotal role across various types of sports. No other element of playing ability corresponds better to the maxims in training science that junior training is primarily to be understood as sustainable, i.e. forward-looking preparatory training. The overarching objective of the project is to support the technique training methods that are successfully used in the training process and subsequently enrich them with new scientific findings capable of being integrated in a useful way. In this connection, the researchers intend to generate findings applicable across different types of sports as well as sport-specific, practice-relevant findings for the cooperation partners involved.

Peaking (2019)Hide

Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hohmann

Content
Peaking of top athletes is about achieving an effective optimization of the competition performance of an athlete on the basis of long-term preparation process by means of an individually and optimally adapted multi-year structure (so-called systematization), a punctually yearly structure (so-called periodization), a short-term, immediate preparation for competition (so-called UWV), and a final, significant reduction of training load (so-called tapering). While the systematization in top-class sport in preparation for e.g. Olympic Games can cover the period of an entire Olympiad, the periodization of training consists in the subdivision of each individual training year into different but interdependent sections, the so-called macro, meso and micro cycles. With the help of the tapered training that concludes the preparation process, and which covers approximately the last 1-3 weeks before the main competition, it should be possible to precisely schedule the top athletic form. The aim of all the above measures is to achieve the best possible sporting form and competition performance at exactly the right date and time. In the qualitative research paradigm, the guideline-based expert interview is used for the systematic and complex survey of the subjective theories of top coaches on strategies of form intensification in top (strength) endurance sports.

Technique Training for Developing the Ability to Play Various SportsHide

Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hohmann
Duration: 1 November 2013 - 31 July 2015

Content
Sport technique training, as part of the long-term training process, plays a pivotal role across various types of sports. No other element of playing ability corresponds better to the maxims in training science that junior training is primarily to be understood as sustainable, i.e. forward-looking preparatory training. The overarching objective of the project is to support the technique training methods that are successfully used in the training process and subsequently enrich them with new scientific findings capable of being integrated in a useful way. In this connection, the researchers intend to generate findings applicable across different types of sports as well as sport-specific, practice-relevant findings for the cooperation partners involved.

Evaluation of a Model to Identify Talent in Elementary School ChildrenHide

Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hohmann
Duration: 1 January 2015 - 31 December 2016

The objective of the two-year research project in training science is to empirically/quantitatively identify convenient talent diagnostic test procedures suitable for the early stages of foundational training, i.e. from the ages of 7/8 to 11/12, to make individualized suggestions for motorically gifted boys and girls with regard to suitable types of sports and to then already channel the children to these recommended types of sports during their elementary school years. It is also anticipated that the results of the project will enable the effectiveness of the described form of early talent screening to be demonstrated to the extent that the talented children who were identified display better performance development over the course of fundamental training than those who were either not selected or who trained in types of sports that were not recommended.

Fulda Movement CheckHide

The Fulda Movement Check project was launched in 2010 as a campaign by the Sports Department of the Municipality of Fulda. The District Office of the Fulda Region has remained the lead institution ever since. Together with the University of Bayreuth's Chair of Training Science & Kinesiology, it coordinates the project in association with Fulda's State Office of Education, the Sports Department of the Municipality of Fulda, the Fulda Sports Club, and the participating schools. The overarching goal of Fulda Movement Check is to fulfil local government’s health policy-related and socio-political responsibility to provide services to the public, and thus to motivate children (and indirectly their parents) to adopt a healthier and more active lifestyle.


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