Following almost three years of productive and stimulating work within the ad hoc committee “Research Data Management” of the German Society of Sport Science (dvs) to develop guidelines for an open and sustainable research data management practice in the sports science, the dvs Executive Board has now adopted the “Statement on the Handling of Research Data in Sports Science Research”.

I hope that it will provide sports scientists with an orientation for this increasingly important but also challenging area of scientific practice. Furthermore, I would like to thank all members of the ad hoc committee for their work and support over the past years and hope to continue working with you in such a positive way in the future.

The statement can be found here. 

Sports science research often requires ecologically valid, experimental test conditions. Analyzing the data collected under such conditions is complex. Data analysis supported by artificial intelligence has great potential in this context. In a study, which has now published in the journal Sensors, as part of the special issue “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Sensors in Sports Safety and NextGen Rehabilitation”, colleagues from the University of L'Aquila have developed an AI-powered tool for the analysis of gaze behavior in sports. I have the pleasure of participating in this project as part of the EULiST (European Universities Linking Society and Technology) academic ecosystem.  

The open access article can be found here. 

Lozzi, D., Di Pompeo, I., Marcaccio, M., Alemanno, M., Krüger, M., Curcio, G., & Migliore, S. (2025). AI-Powered Analysis of Eye Tracker Data in Basketball Game. Sensors, 25(11), 3572. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25113572.

On behalf of the editors, I would like to draw your attention to the current special issue of the German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research “Research data management in sports and exercise science”. The aim of this special issue is to provide a comprehensive collection of current developments in research data management in German and international sport science as well as in related disciplines with a focus on sport and exercise. All types of contributions are welcome, especially research contributions and critical discussions.

Detailed information can be found at the following link: https://link.springer.com/collections/bjdhbbfghh.
The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2025. 

We are looking forward to a wide range of contributions! 

Following the project start last fall, the homepage for the COST Action 23101 - Building Opportunities for Participation and Accessibility through lifelong community Mobility (BOPALiM) is now online (www.bopalim-cost.eu) and provides information for all interested parties.