Exercise Science

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Alumni SFISM	Alumni SFISM is the alumni association of the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM.

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Bsc EHSM in Sports	Anyone wishing to study Sports Science is advised to do so at the home of Swiss sports: Magglingen. With a Bachelor's degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM you are very well equipped for a career in an attractive and dynamic field.

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Exercise Science	Exercise Science conducts research in the field of talent identification, talent development as well as long-term performance development.

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History of the SFISM	The history of the SFISM began in 1944 when the Federal Council established a gymnastics and sport school in Magglingen.

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Internships	Student internships are available at SFISM in the Sports physiology, Monitoring and evaluation, Sports psychology, and Energy metabolism units.
International Relations Office	The International Relations Office of SFISM provides assistance to foreign students and teaching staff.
Integration and prevention unit

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MSc EHSM Elite Sports	SFISM's MSc in Elite Sports combines sports science with performance sport practice and sports management.
Monitoring and Evaluation unit	The Monitoring and Evaluation unit develops survey methods to measure physiological parameters.

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Quality assurance	Quality lies at the heart of everything we do. We strive to provide top-quality teaching, research and services while undergoing a process of constant development – for the benefit of our students, colleagues, customers, partners and the institution as a whole.

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Service	Information on advisory services for studying at the SFISM, on combining studies and elite sport, as well as access to Ilias, the learning platform of the SFISM.
Staff and publications
SFISM Advisory Board	The SFISM Advisory Board advises the SFISM on important matters relating to studying, research & development and services.
SFISM Rectorate	Urs Mäder is the current rector of the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM, Walter Mengisen is co-rector.
Student internships	Student internships are available at SFISM in the Sports physiology, Monitoring and evaluation, Sports psychology, and Energy metabolism units.
Sports physiology (game sports)	The team supports the physical performance development of Swiss elite and emerging athletes in game sports through performance analyses and training recommendations.
Sports physiology (strength)	The Sports Physiology section currently supports the physical performance development of Swiss national teams across ten different sports requiring explosive strength. It uses a variety of performance tests, some of which have been developed in-house, to determine maximum and explosive strength, and derives training recommendations from the results.
Sports physiology endurance see Sports physiology (game sports)	The Sports physiology (endurance) section supports elite sport in Switzerland through its provision of practice-centred services, teaching and research and development.
Sports physiotherapy and sports massage see Sports medicine	Sports physiotherapy is a specialization in the treatment and prevention of general and overuse injuries sustained by athletes. Sports massage aims to aid muscular recuperation following sporting activity.
Sports technology unit	SFISM conducts applied research and development in the field of measurement technologies and data analysis in close collaboration with engineers from Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH. As its research and development activities focus on the needs of national high-performance sport, the latter benefits from the tailored services offered by SFISM.
Sports education	SFISM fosters sustainable educational practices. It produces scientific analyses and pedagogically sound recommendations on the theory and practice of physical education.
Sports medicine	Athletes have different risk profiles depending on their particular sport. If problems arise, they require a specific therapeutic strategy that will enable them to maintain their performance.
Sports psychology	Sports psychology is concerned with the attitudes, thoughts and behaviour of elite athletes. It seeks to explain and predict these, and also to alter and optimize them where necessary or desirable.
Sport facilities unit	The Sports facilities unit is a centre of expertise for building techniques and functionality, for commercial and spatial planning matters, and for the management and maintenance of sports facilities. It makes its knowledge available to both internal and external customers as well as to its partners.
Sports economics	SFISM is positioning itself in sports economics as well as in innovation and development in sport. In all three realms of teaching, research and services it focuses its activities on stakeholders confronted with the phenomenon of economization in sport.

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Exercise Science

The group of Exercise Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport conducts multi-disciplinary research in the field of talent identification, talent development as well as long-term performance development.

Team members in the research group have experience in scientific research and development, scientific consulting for various national federations and teaching in Bachelor, Master and Coaching education programs for many years. They are internationally recognized experts in the fields of programming and monitoring training load as well as talent identification and development. Science support and consulting is offered to youth sport leaders, high-performance directors, coaches and athletes of sport federations affiliated with Swiss Olympic.

Services

Close collaboration with Swiss Olympic in the field of talent identification and development
Continuous science support for the following national federations:
- -Swiss Football Federation (SFV): consulting and support in talent identification (PISTE) and development (FTEM); ongoing projects: Play more football, Bio-banding
- -Swiss Athletics Federation: Head coach ‘Running’, scientific consulting, programming and monitoring training load
- -Swiss Swimming Federation: research and development, scientific consulting, monitoring training and competition load
- -Swiss Skiing Federation: scientific consulting, performance analyses, research and development

Research

Talent identification and development (i.e., relative age effect and biological maturation)
Programming and monitoring training and competition load
Long-term talent development in youth high-performance and elite sports
Development and evaluation of new game formats (i.e., Play more football, Bio-banding)
Injury prevention in Alpine skiing, Ski and Snowboard cross
Development of sport specific performance analyses
Development of norm values and bench marks

Biological development in youth sport

This video shows coaches, parents and athletes why biological development should be considered when it comes to talent selection. It explains what is biological development and how it can be used in practice.

Authors: Marie Javet, Dennis Lüdin and Michael Romann