FeMaLe - Women and Girls in High-Performance Sport

Women in sport is an issue that is gaining increasing importance and attention in the public debate. The term “gender data gap” describes the lack of or underrepresentation of women and girls as regards data collection. Scientific studies are distorted owing to the lack of data on women and girls. Findings that are based on a predominantly male sample cannot simply be applied to female athletes.

BISp is using its FeMaLe – Women and Girls in High-Performance Sport priority research field to raise more awareness of the concerns of women and girls in high-performance sport as well as its research projects to make an active, targeted contribution to closing gender-specific research gaps and overturning the underrepresentation of female athletes. This research priority is part of the BISp’s Women in Sport Strategy and kicks off a series of measures aimed at gender-specific aspects and events.

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SURF Sport Information Portal – Focus on Sport and Research

Information is the raw material of innovation: Access to up-to-date, reliable information is essential for policymakers, scientists and technology experts in (top-level) sport. The BISp’s free SURF information portal is the ideal place to start.

SURF is a discovery system that has a simple search box that enables you to research, among other things, literature, research projects and online sources related to (top-level) sport.

SURF’s rapidly expanding database currently has more than 263,733 literature references, 7,887 project data sets and 5,962 audiovisual and online sources.

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WISS Innovation Network – We | Innovation in Top-Level Sport

The aim of the WISS network is to establish an additional, effective structure for promoting innovation in top-level sport in Germany, including by building specific networks involving business, technology, science and sports practice to tap into synergies to benefit innovations in top-level sport and remain competitive given the increasing density of competitions at the international level. Even though our focus group is top-level sport, the WISS network is naturally open to everyone involved in high-performance sport in Germany.

WISS-Netz.de is the central network platform that serves as the innovation hub for all stakeholders in this field. It is an ideal space for sharing open, targeted innovations, and it supports those involved in the network when it comes to developing custom-fit, innovative solutions.

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Sports Infrastructure

Functional, needs-based and sustainable sports facilities form the basis of a successful sports and top-level sports culture that can hold its own at the international level.

As well as information about BISp-funded research projects on sports infrastructure and the corresponding publications and event information, this webpage provides information about the work BISp staff do in organisations responsible for guaranteeing the quality assurance of sports facilities and equipment, such as the German Institute for Standardisation (DIN).

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Sports Psychology for High-Performance Sport

This information and diagnostics web portal is a unique point of access for sports psychology experts working with high-performance athletes, as well as for scientists.

Along with information about BISp-funded sports psychology research projects and other activities in this field, the diagnostics portal also provides sports psychology diagnostic procedures that are suited to high-performance sport.

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Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury

The world of sport and the public at large are increasingly focusing on a specific type of injury: What is a minor traumatic brain injury and what is concussion? What options are available in terms of diagnosis, therapy and prevention? What possible long-term damage can it cause? And what urban myths are actually true?

This webpage seeks to reach out to scientists and policymakers as well as to all those who come into contact with minor sport-related traumatic brain injuries. That includes the athletes themselves as well as their parents, coaches, medical staff, sports clubs and associations.

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