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18.03.2025 – Research Visit

Chris Englert spent a research visit at the University of Poitiers to discuss future research projects with his colleagues Nathalie Andre and Michel Audiffren ().

05.03.2025 - Meeting of the working group "Sport Psychology Rhein-Main"

On March 5th, the sport psychology departments of TU Darmstadt and 51ÁÔÆæ Frankfurt came together to report on current projects. The meeting included a series of exciting presentations and a constructive exchange on current challenges. At the end, possibilities for further collaboration in the region were discussed.

19.02.2025 - Participation in the „Sport and Exercise Psychology Intensive Course“

The "Sport and Exercise Psychology Intensive Course" was organized at the University of Thessaly in Greece from January 27 to January 31. Supported by the ERASMUS+ program, the course brought together over 50 students and 12 lecturers from across Europe. Participants from 51ÁÔÆæ included students Lisa Mundt, Lorenz Imhof, Tim Bellina, and Zoë Holland-Cunz, along with lecturer Julian Fritsch.

10.12.2024 – New book publication

The new textbook ‘Sport Psychology - Fundamentals and Trends’ by Chris Englert, Ines Pfeffer, Kathrin Staufenbiel and Christian Vater was published today: https://www.utb.de/doi/book/10.36198/9783838562902

30.10.2024 – Interview „Hessenschau“

Chris Englert was interviewed about American Sports in Hesse on the Hessenschau. The interview can be found at:

29.10.24 - Julian Fritsch appointed as Associate Editor

In September 2024, Julian Fritsch was appointed as Associate Editor of the journal Performance, Enhancement & Health (; IF: 2.9).

In addition, the institutional editors, the German Association of Sportpsychology (asp), have decided to appoint Julian Fritsch as “Associate Editor” of the Journal of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology as of January 1, 2025 ().

11.10.24 - Sport psychology departments at the universities of Hamburg and Frankfurt intensify cooperation

From September 30 to October 1, a working group meeting took place at the University of Hamburg between the Department of “Sport, the Individual and Society”, led by Prof. Dr. Wanja Wolff, and the Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit at 51ÁÔÆæ Frankfurt. During the meeting, opportunities for enhanced research collaboration were explored.

Following a tour of the laboratory facilities at the University of Hamburg, current research topics and projects were presented by staff from both institutions. The productive exchange between the departments led to the decision to hold further meetings and intensify the cooperation.

The Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit is already looking forward to the visit of colleagues from Hamburg next year.

07.10.24 - Start-up funding

As part of the GRADE Focus Program Julian Fritsch has received start-up funding of 6000€ to support an application for a third-party funded project.

19.09.2024 – New publication

The paper “Football referees issue more yellow cards following VAR interventions – Mental, tactical, and performance considerations” by Chris Englert, Roy Samuel, Yair Galily (both Reichman University, Israel) and Itay Basevitch (Texas A&M University, USA) has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching (IF 1.5).

03.09.2024 - Phil Ljubic receives the Certificate for Higher Education Didactics

The Interdisciplinary Center for University Teaching and Learning (IKH) at 51ÁÔÆæ awarded Phil Ljubic the Certificate for Higher Education Didactics of the state of Hesse on 3 September 2024. The certificate programme, comprising 200 work units of 45 minutes each, is based on the standards of the German Association for University Didactics (dghd) and supports proof of pedagogical proficiency.

13.08.2024 – Chris Englert elected as associate editor

The institutional editors, the Federal Institute of Sport Science (BISp), the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and the German Association for Sport Science (dvs), have unanimously decided to appoint Chris Englert as "Associate Editor" of the German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research from July 15, 2024 to March 31, 2027 ().

31.07.2024 - New publication

Julian Fritsch publishes the paper "Unveiling the Emotional Dynamics of Sports" in the Journal of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology: https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/full/10.1026/2941-7597/a000017

In collaboration with Jannis Nonnenmann, Nadine Engelmann, Darko Jekauc (all Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Alexander Latinjak (University of Suffolk, UK), and Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis (University of Thessaly, Greece), Julian Fritsch also published the paper "Exploring proportions of spontaneous and goal-directed self-talk - It is not always the one or the other" in the journal Psychology of Sport and Exercise: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029224001158

10.07.2024 - Article on Zeit Online

Chris Englert was interviewed about the use of VAR at the European Football Championship. The article can be found at:

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12.06.2024 - New publication

Helena Weiler publishes together with Suzanna Russell (Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia), Jan Spielmann (TSG ResearchLab, Zuzenhausen, Germany) and Chris Englert (51ÁÔÆæ Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany) the paper 'Mental Fatigue: Is it real? - Perceptions from semi-structured interviews with athletes, coaches and sport psychologists' in the Journal of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology.

15.05.2024 - Conference participation Sports and Exercise Psychology Unit

At the 56th annual conference of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie (asp) from 09.05.-11.05.2024 in Berlin, the members of the Sports and Exercise Psychology Unit presented current research results:

• Sören Baumgärtner und Frank Hänsel: Normierung des ambulatorischen Assessment iQMsport (integriertes Qualitätsmanagement im Sport)
• Anna Dziuba, Fabienne Ennigkeit, Markus Gerber und Chris Englert: Der Effekt von Stress und mentaler Stärke sowie deren Interaktion auf die Ausdauerleistung
• Julian Fritsch, Jannis Nonnenmann und Darko Jekauc: Eine Studie zu Einflussfaktoren von affektiven Reaktionen im Tischtennisdoppel
• Phil Ljubic, Emily Finne, Darko Jekauc, Ines Pfeffer und Chris Englert: Testing the Assumptions of the Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance (PAAM) Model with Panel Studies in University Sport Courses
• Helena Weiler, Jan Spielmann und Chris Englert: Mentale Ermüdung im Fußball - Eine Footbonauten-Studie

15.04.24 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Darko Jekauc (KIT), Steven Bray (McMaster University, Canada), Denver Brown (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA), Jeffrey Graham (Brock University, Canada), Lena Fleig (Medical School Berlin), Ceren Gürdere (Bilkent University, Turkey), Gioia Bottesi, Marta Gisi (both Padua University, Italy), Mary Martinasek (University of Tampa, USA), Ines Pfeffer and Tilo Strobach (both Medical School Hamburg), publishes the paper "The contribution and interplay of implicit and explicit processes on physical activity behavior: Empirical testing of the Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance (PAAM) model" in the journal BMC Public Health (IF 4. 545).

03.04.2024 - Welcome Dr. Julian Fritsch

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Julian Fritsch as a new employee of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit as of April 1st, 2024: Julian, welcome!

03.04.2024 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Roy Samuel, Yair Galily (both Reichman University, Israel) and Itay Basevitch (Texas A&M University, USA), publishes the paper "The Effects of VAR Interventions on Self-Rated Mental Fatigue and Self-Rated Performance of Football Referees" in the International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport (IF 2.1).

19.02.2024 - Interview with Prof. Dr. Chris Englert

Chris Englert reports on the positive effects of physical activity on subjective well-being in an interview with Radio FFH. The link to the article can be found here:

21.11.2023 – New publication

Helena Weiler and Chris Englert, in collaboration with Suzy Russell, Paul Tofari, Shona Halson (all Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia) and Jan Spielmann (TSG Research Lab), publish the paper "Mental fatigue in differing occupational domains" in the journal Performance Enhancement and Health (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211266923000336).

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14.11.2023 – New publication: Special Issue "Open Science"

As guest editors, Chris Englert and Stefanie Klatt (German Sport University Cologne) publish the Special Issue "Open Science in der deutschsprachigen Sportpsychologie" in the Journal of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology. All articles in this issue are freely accessible (https://econtent.hogrefe.com/toc/spo/30/4).

27.10.2023 – Article in the FAZ

Chris Englert was interviewed about the intention-behavior gap in the area of physical activity. The article can be found at:

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28.08.2023 - KIT and GU intensify cooperation

In a two-day working group meeting with Prof. Dr. Darko Jekauc's Department of Health Education and Sport Psychology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), possibilities for research collaboration and cooperation were explored. Following the presentation of current research topics by the department heads and staff, it was decided to collaborate more closely in the areas of infrastructure (in particular measurement technology), communication (colloquia and department meetings), congress contributions (joint working groups), data collection and research projects.

17.08.2023 – Lecture as part of the Social Processes working group

Sören Baumgärtner gave a lecture on "dyadic aspects of the coach-athlete relationship" as part of the Social Processes working group at the Institute of Psychology at the German Sport University in Cologne. The lecture provided information on current research, ongoing and planned projects, in particular with the German Volleyball Association. In addition, further arrangements were made in the context of the planned special issue of the Journal of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology, which will be published together with Dr. Jeannine Ohlert on the topic of "Coach-Athlete Relationship".

21.8.2023 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Fabienne Ennigkeit (Goethe-University Frankfurt), Juliane Stehle and Geoffrey Schweizer (both Heidelberg University), publishes the paper "Open Science in der deutschsprachigen Sportpsychologie - Eine empirische Analyse der aktuellen Forschungsstrategien" in the Journal of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology.

19.07.2023 - New third-party funded project

Prof. Dr. Chris Englert and Dr. Fabienne Ennigkeit were provided with funds of approx. 65,000 € by the Hessian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs as part of the "Löwenstark" funding line for the research project "Stress reduction through the integration of mindfulness-based training into everyday school life". Further information can be found here:
https://www.loewenstark-hessen.de/unterstuetzungsmassnahmen/projekte-mit-universitaeten/

22.05.2023 – asp presidium

At the 55th annual conference of the German Association of Sport Psychology (asp) in Stuttgart, Prof. Dr. Chris Englert was elected Vice President "Research and International Affairs" of the asp. Further information can be found here:

20.05.2023 – Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit at the annual conference of the asp

At the 55th annual conference of the German Association of Sport Psychology (asp) from 18.05.-20.05.2023 in Stuttgart, the members of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit presented current research results:

• Phil Ljubic, Ines Pfeffer and Chris Englert: Presentation of a study to empirically test the assumptions of the "Physical Acitivity Adoption and Maintenance" model (PAAM)
• Helena Weiler, Jan Spielmann, Suzanna Russell and Chris Englert: Mental fatigue - is it real? A qualitative survey among athletes, coaches and sport psychologists
• Lea Mülberger, Anika Sophie Bales, Christoph Kittler, Fabienne Ennigkeit and Chris Englert: Mindfulness training to improve throwing performance under pressure in Olympic baseball pitching
• Anna Dzubia, Fabienne Ennigkeit, Markus Gerber and Chris Englert: Validation of the German short version of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire (VS MTQ-G)
• Sören Baumgärtner und Christina Korn: Psychometric properties of the German version of the Coach-Athlete-Relationship-Maintenance Questionnaire (CARM-Q-D)

28.04.2023 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Julian Fritsch, Darko Jekauc (KIT), Kirsten Seiler and Matthias Wagner (University of the Bundeswehr Munich), publishes the article "Can You Tell Who Scores? An Assessment of the Recognition of Affective States Based on the Nonverbal Behavior of Amateur Tennis Players in Competitive Matches" in the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (IF 2.597). https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2022-0182

27.04.2023 – Research stay Dr. Suzy Russell

Dr. Suzy Russell from the Australian Catholic University spent a two-week research stay at the Institute of Sports Sciences at Goethe-University Frankfurt. Suzy presented her research on mental fatigue and mental recovery in several workshops, meetings and lectures.

18.01.2023 – Lecture at the DBV Convention

Lea Mülberger and Chris Englert gave a lecture on "Mindfulness in sport" at the annual convention of the German Baseball and Softball Association at the German Sport University in Cologne (DBV Convention). The lecture also covered the current BISp project on the effect of mindfulness-based training on throwing performance in Olympic baseball.

18.01.2023 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Amanda Rebar (Central Queensland University, Australia), Ryan Rhodes (University of Victoria, Canada) and Ines Pfeffer (MSH Hamburg), publishes the Research Topic "New Developments in the Intention-Behavior Gap for Physical Activity - Recent Trends, Controversies, and a Critical Outlook" in the journal Frontiers in Psychology - Performance Science (IF 4.232). The articles can be found here:

12.12.2022 - Article in the Darmstädter Echo

Chris Englert was interviewed about the performance of the German national team at the World Cup in Qatar. The article can be found at:

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12.12.2022 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Fabienne Ennigkeit (Sport Pedagogy Unit), Chris Gunn and Ian M. Taylor (both Loughborough University, UK), publishes the article "The Effect of Immediacy of Expected Goal Feedback on Persistence in a Physical Task" in the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (IF 2.597).

22.09.2022 – German Handball Federation (DHB): Research Prize for young scientists

Every two years, a jury of experts from the DHB Science Network awards a young scientist for theses that deal with the topic of handball. This year, the prize for outstanding theses went to Constanza A. Leibbrandt from Goethe-University Frankfurt. She wrote her scientific term paper in the field of sport psychology under the supervision of Dr. Sören D. Baumgärtner on the topic of quality management in handball training. In her thesis, she focused on the further development of the mobile application iQMsport (integrated quality management in sport) for the sport of handball. As part of the project, she conducted expert interviews with coaches, athletes and association representatives and developed concrete proposals for a handball-specific update of the app, which is to be rolled out in the near future ().

We would like to congratulate Constanza Leibbrandt on her outstanding work and the recognition from the DHB!

08.08.2022 - Appointment as Associate Editor

Chris Englert has been appointed Associate Editor of the journal "Performance Enhancement and Health" (Cite Score 3.8). Further information about the journal can be found here:

13.07.2022 – Successful disputation

Dr. Paul Ehmann successfully defended his dissertation on the topic "Perceptual-cognitive functions of team sport athletes - Assessment and Training in a 360 environment". We congratulate Paul on this great achievement and wish him all the best for the future!

05.07.2022 - Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit

As of 01.07.22, we are pleased to welcome three new team members: Phil Ljubic will focus on the intention-behavior gap in physical activity as part of his research (funding ELLVIS, EER Foundation). Helena Weiler will investigate the effects of mental fatigue on sport-related performance (TSG Research Lab funding) and Lea Mülberger will analyze the effects of mindfulness training on throwing performance in baseball (BISp funding).

27.06.2022 – Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit at the annual conference of the asp

At the 54th annual conference of the German Association of Sport Psychology (asp) from 16.06-18.06.2022 in Münster, the members of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit presented current research results:

• Poster by Anna Dziuba, Clara Costadura, Tabita Zargus, Andreas Bob, Fabienne Ennigkeit, Markus Gerber and Chris Englert: Validation of the German Mental Toughness Questionnaire (MTQ-48).
• Lecture in working group 10 by Sören D. Baumgärtner and Frank Hänsel: Usability of the ambulatory assessment iQMsport (integrated quality management in sport).
• Lecture in working group 4 by Paul Ehmann and colleagues: Perceptual-cognitive training of junior soccer players in a 360° environment - an investigation of the effects on soccer-specific performance.
• Lecture in working group 5 by Geoffrey Schweizer, Fabienne Ennigkeit and Chris Englert: Open science practices in German-speaking sport psychology.

02.06.2022 - New third-party funded project

Prof. Dr. Chris Englert has received funding of €40,000 from the EER Foundation for the implementation of the research project "Physical activity and mental health - development and evaluation of sport psychological measures to promote physical activity and mental health".

24.05.2022 - New third-party funded project

Prof. Dr. Chris Englert has received funding from the TSG Research Lab for the implementation of the research project "Mental Fatigue in Amateur and Competitive Sports". As part of the three-year research project, the effects of mental fatigue on various sport-related performance parameters are to be investigated.

13.05.2022 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Paul Ehmann, Sonja Rohrmann, Julien Patrick Irmer (all Goethe-University Frankfurt), Adam Beavan, Jan Spielmann, Jan Mayer, Stefan Altmann and Ludwig Ruf (all TSG Research Lab), publishes the article "Perceptual-cognitive performance of youth soccer players in a 360°-environment - an investigation of the relationship with soccer-specific performance and the effects of systematic training" in the journal Psychology of Sport and Exercise (IF 4.785).

09.05.2022 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Sinika Timme, Ralf Brand (both University of Potsdam) and Wanja Wolff (University of Konstanz), publsihes the article "Tracking Self-Control -Task Performance and Pupil Size in a Go/No-Go Inhibition Task" in the journal Frontiers in Psychology (IF 2.990). The article can be found here:

05.05.2022 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Katja Pollak (University of Freiburg), Lea Boecker and David Loschelder (both Leuphana University of Lüneburg), publishes the article "How Much Do Severely Injured Athletes Experience Sport Injury-Related Growth? Contrasting Psychological, Situational, and Demographic Predictors" in the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (IF 3.016).

28.04.2022 - New third-party funded project

Prof. Dr. Chris Englert and Dr. Fabienne Ennigkeit have been approved by the Federal Institute of Sport Science (BISp) for the research project "Mindfulness-based training to reduce pressure-related performance losses in Olympic baseball pitching".

The project is carried out in cooperation with the German Baseball and Softball Association

15.03.2022 - TV report in the "Hessenschau"

Chris Englert commented on Dirk Leonhardt´s (successful) world record attempt in the 12-hour triathlon.

21.02.2022 – Podcast “Sport Psychology”

Chris Englert joined Tyrone Pfeifer to discuss choking under pressure and the intention-behavior gap. The podcast can be found here: .

19.02.2022 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Wanja Wolff, Maik Bieleke, Julia Schüler (all University of Konstanz), Alex Bertrams and Corinna Martarelli (both University of Bern), publishes the article "A single-item measure of trait self-control - Validation and location in a psychometric nomological network of self-control, boredom, and if-then planning" in the journal Social Psychological Bulletin.

20.01.2022 – Reviewer of the Year Award

Chris Englert has been awarded the Reviewer of the Year Award 2021 by the journal "Psychology of Sport Exercise" (IF 4.785)! The report can be found here:

10.12.2021 - New publication

Anna Dziuba, in collaboration with Janina Krell-Rösch, Steffen Schmidt, Klaus Bös and Alexander Woll (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), publishes the article "Association Between Sense of Coherence and Health Outcomes at 10 and 20 Years Follow-Up: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study in Germany" in the journal Frontiers in Public Health - Public Health Education and Promotion (IF 3.709).

08.12.2021 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Paul Ehmann, Sonja Rohrmann, Julien Patrick Irmer (all Goethe-University Frankfurt), Adam Beavan, Jan Spielmann, Jan Mayer, Stefan Altmann and Ludwig Ruf (all TSG Research Lab), publishes the article "Perceptual-cognitive performance of youth soccer players in a 360°-environment - Differences between age groups and performance levels" in the journal Psychology of Sport and Exercise (IF 4.785).

06.10.2021 - Special issue on "Volition in sport"

Chris Englert and Wanja Wolff (University of Konstanz) publish the themed issue "Volition in Sport" in the Journal of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology. Three original articles by renowned authors shed light on the importance of self-regulatory processes in the context of sport and provide impulses for future research projects in the field of volition. The full text can be found at:

New Head of Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit

As of 01.09.2021, Prof. Dr. Chris Englert will take over as head of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit.

The team also includes:
Dr. Sören Baumgärtner,
Andreas Bob,
Anna Dziuba and
Franka Müggenburg.

29.05.2020 - New third-party funded project

The Sport and Exercise Psychology Unit will be working with Prof. Dr. Clemens Lorei (University of Applied Sciences) on a project on the topic "Influences of cognitive fatigue on police action". This project is funded by the Hessische Hochschule für Polizei und Verwaltung (HfPV) and a research assistant will be employed at the HfPV.

26.05.2020 - Chris Englert as a guest on Heimspiel (25.05.2020)

Chris Englert was a guest on the hr-"Heimspiel" and talked about the current situation in the Bundesliga and Eintracht Frankfurt.
The "Heimspiel" can be accessed via the following link in the media library (from minute 15):

23.05.2020 - Theory prize of the Sport Psychology Section

At this year's virtual annual conference of the German Association of Sport Psychology (asp), Chris Englert was awarded the Theory Prize of the Sport Psychology Section of the German Psychological Society (DGPs). Chris Englert received this award for his research in the field of choking under pressure under cognitive fatigue.

28.04.2020 - New publication

Chris Englert and Geoffrey Schweizer (University of Heidelberg) publish the article "Are You Telling the Truth? -Testing Individuals' Ability to Differentiate between Truth and Deceit in Soccer" in the journal Frontiers in Psychology - Movement Science and Sport Psychology (IF 2.129).

24.03.2020 - New publication

Chris Englert, in collaboration with Tilo Strobach, Ines Pfeffer (both Medical School Hamburg) and Darko Jekauc (KIT), publishes the article "Predicting adoption and maintenance of physical activity in the context of dual-process theories" in the journal Performance Enhancement and Health.