Published on 4 February 2025

Research topics at the SFISM

The Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen conducts practice-oriented research and development in the field of sports science.

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Research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM is focused on the following main areas:

Performance and elite sport

• Sport analysis to identify performance-relevant factors
• Sustainable development of young talent
• Training management
• Preparation and behaviour at competition under normal and special conditions
• Thriving: simultaneous promotion of performance, mental and physical health and wellbeing
• Sport under special climatic conditions
• Ethical behaviour – safe sport and inter-personal violence

Sport and physical activity

• Evaluations of sport promotion projects and programmes and measures in the field of sport and physical activity
• Sport in the Armed Forces

Education and sport promotion

• Promotion of teaching quality in sports education
• Study of occupational fields in sport
• Ethics and diversity

Sport and the economy

• Drivers of the economisation of sporting disciplines
• Management of performance sport

Overarching

• Women in elite sport
• Digitalisation in sport