Sport Psychology at Leipzig University

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Updates from the Chair of Sport Psychology at Leipzig University – stay informed about our research, teaching, and team. | Contact: https://www.spowi.uni-leipzig.de/en/sport-psychology

Group photo of some of our team members, former master's students, and interns standing together in front of a large FEPSAC European Congress banner at the venue entrance.
Four people stand side by side at the ECSS Annual Congress in Lausanne, smiling at the camera: Ronald Kötteritzsch from Congress Center Leipzig, Nadja Walter and Anne-Marie Elbe from the Chair of Sport Psychology at Leipzig University, and Juliane Heydenreich, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Sport Science at Leipzig University.
The photo shows a woman sleeping in bed with her head on a pillow, covered by a blue blanket. Photo: Slaapwijsheid.nl on Unsplash
The photo shows Patricia Frytz standing in front of a banner reading “ENYSSP Budapest 2026 – ENYSSP Conference, 4–6 June, Budapest.” She is smiling at the camera while holding the Best Oral Presentation certificate and a book.
Gruppenfoto von Studierenden vor einem Gebäude von RB Leipzig, auf dem ein roter Bulle vor einem gelben Kreis abgebildet ist.
Anne-Marie Elbe looks visibly surprised and moved as she walks through the applauding audience on her way to the stage to receive the “Goldene Hand” award at the asp conference. Photo: Jannik Ohr
Sascha Leisterer-Härtig, Emma Guillet-Descas, Virginie Nicaise, and Suzanne Thierry stand in front of a screen at Leipzig University’s Faculty of Sport Science. The screen displays information about the research colloquium titled “Antecedents of the Athlete Engagement: Coaches’ and Parents’ Influence Might Be a Perfect Fit.”
Seven members of the team stand together smiling outside the venue of the asp annual conference in Heidelberg. A banner above the entrance reads “Jahrestagung – Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie in Deutschland e.V.” with the asp logo. The group is dressed in coats and jackets, suggesting cool or rainy weather.
Oliver Leis and Nadja Walter stand side by side in front of a dark screen, smiling at the camera and holding drinks. Oliver Leis is on the left, wearing a light purple T-shirt, and Nadja Walter is on the right, wearing a bright pink top.
Graphic for a lecture by Dr Alexander T. Latinjak from University College Dublin on “The role of self-talk within an integrative approach to self-regulation.” The left side shows the Leipzig University logo and the Faculty of Sport Science, alongside a close-up photo of a person looking out of a window with their reflection visible. The right side shows the lecture title in large white text on a red geometric background.
Social media graphic for a research colloquium at Leipzig University’s Faculty of Sport Science. On the left, two adults are watching and applauding at an ice rink, with a young athlete skating in the blurred background. On the right, a red geometric text panel announces the talk “Antecedents of the Athlete Engagement: Coaches and Parents’ Influence Might Be a Perfect Fit” by Emma Guillet Desca, Virginie Nicais and Suzanne Thierry from Lyon 1 Université Claude Bernard, France.
Network diagram showing how athletes’ personal values and “Spirit of Sport” values are interconnected. Blue lines indicate positive relationships, red lines negative ones. Some sport values such as excellence and fair play appear centrally connected. Figure from Zelli et al. (2026), Performance Enhancement & Health. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
A Christmas-themed group photo of staff members of the Chair of Sport Psychology at the Faculty of Sport Science at Leipzig University.
A group photo of staff and faculty members at a Christmas Party at the Faculty of Sport Science at Leipzig University.
A research recruitment flyer from Leipzig University’s Sport Psychology department. It invites adults (18+) to participate in an anonymous 7–9 minute online survey examining attitudes toward adversity and reactions to success. The survey is available in English, German, and Traditional Chinese. The flyer includes a QR code for participation and contact details for the researcher, Chi-Lun Tsai (Henry), at Leipzig University.
Group photo of Dr habil Nadja Walter, Professor Athanasios Papaioannou, and Professor Anne-Marie Elbe in front of screens with a presentation.
Collage showing three panels for the 6th Symposium for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Leipzig: the left panel features an illustrated runner and medical graphics with event details in German; the center panel shows a lecture hall filled with attendees listening to a presentation; the right panel displays the title slide for Patricia Frytz' research talk on sleep and elite athletes, including event date and logos.
A smiling woman, Prof. Anne-Marie Elbe stands indoors holding a certificate and flowers, positioned between a large screen displaying “Supervisor Award Shortlist” and a banner for Universität Leipzig’s Graduate Academy. The setting looks like an award or recognition event.
A young person wearing a blue shirt plays basketball outdoors, preparing to shoot the ball. The background shows an urban sports court with apartment buildings and blurred figures, alongside graphic elements and the UNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG Faculty of Sport Science logo. Text announces a colloquium on evidence-based tools for youth self-regulation and physical activity, featuring Athanasios G. Papaioannou from the University of Thessaly, Greece. Photo: Mira Kireeva/Unsplash
Anne-Marie Elbe stands at the front of a classroom, gesturing while presenting to an attentive audience. Anne-Marie wears a pink sweater and a badge showing their name and university. Photo: Stephanie Bünemann
A person sleeping in bed. They are lying on their back, covered with white or light gray bedding, including a comforter and pillows. The lighting is soft and natural. Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash.
A group of young professionals – the dvs Commission “Young Researchers“ – stands together indoors, all wearing conference badges and casual academic attire, smiling at the camera during dvs-Hochschultag in Münster. Photo: Till Koppmann
A large group photo outdoors shows dozens of attendees of the dvs-Young Researcher workshop in conference badges. They‘re posing together on a grassy area, some waving, under a partly cloudy sky at dvs Hochschultag. Photo: Samuel Tickell
A grand baroque palace with numerous people in front, some in conference attire, walk towards the entrance amid autumnal trees – a classic view of Münster's Schloss during the conference. Photo: Peter Leßmann/Markella Moraki
Four seated panellists are listening to Anne-Marie Elbe presenting our master’s programme in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the DAAD conference. The main screen behind them displays 'Kurzdarstellung UNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG' along with a photo of the university entrance. DAAD 100th anniversary banners are visible on both sides of the stage.
Title page of a German manual published by the Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, titled 'Wertebasierte Dopingprävention: Ein Manual zur Durchführung der No2Doping-Einheiten mit Jugendlichen.' The authors listed are Theresa Manges, Daniel Jensen, Kevin Seidel, Felix Hamann, Nadja Walter, and Anne-Marie Elbe. The top section includes the institute's logo and the slogan 'Wir helfen dem Sport'. Below, there is an image of two athletes’ hands passing a blue relay baton, representing teamwork and fair competition.
A woman in workout clothes is sitting cross-legged on an exercise mat, holding a red fitness ball.
Alex is standing in front of a screen while committee members ask questions about her thesis.
Two women meeting in person, discussing notes during doctoral supervision.
Sportive woman sitting on the floor at home after weight training, with a digital scale, an apple and a measuring tape.
Five members of the ECSS Scientific Board and Scientific Committee – Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre, Anne-Marie Elbe, Andy Lane, Sally Fenton, and Maurizio Bertollo (from left to right) – are smiling at the camera in a brightly lit hallway.
Two freedivers, a man and a woman, are ascending from the depths.
A group photo of the 4th cohort of the Master's students in Sport and Exercise Psychology and our team, smiling at the camera in a classroom during their end-of-year celebration.
A group photo of our team gathered around a long outdoor table in a sunny garden, enjoying a barbecue. Some are sitting on benches, others standing behind the table, all smiling at the camera. The table is set with food and drinks, and a buffet is visible on the side. In the background are hedges, a white garden wall, and modern houses.
A man and two children ride skateboards and a bike on a park path, illustrating family physical activity. Image by Petr from Pixabay
Group of Sport and Exercise Psychology master’s students and Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg students posing outside RB Leipzig arena in front of the Red Bull logo.
Stiliani "Ani" Chroni and Nadja Walter stand front and centre with a group of smiling students after a workshop at Leipzig University.
Daniel Kay and Patricia Frytz at the Wilhelm Wundt Room in Leipzig.
Silhouetted climber helps partner ascend peak; text promotes Leipzig University sport science colloquium on psychological, physical, and sexual safety in sport, presented by Professor Stiliani "Ani" Chroni.
Soccer player kicks ball on grass beside details for Simon Knöbel’s PhD defence on "The Influence of Soccer-Specific Conditions and Emotions on Executive Functions in Elite Youth Players" that will take place at Leipzig University.
The image comprises a photo of a woman sleeping and event info for a colloquium by Leipzig University’s Faculty of Sport Science. The topic is "Sleep Value and Sleep Resilience as Important Dimensions of Sleep Health", and it will be presented by Daniel Kay from Brigham Young University in Utah, USA
The image shows a female athlete’s lower abdomen, with her hand resting on it in a way that suggests menstrual discomfort.
Auf der Grafik steht der Text „Laufen neu erleben“ und Hinweis auf das EXIST-Gründungsstipendium. Darunter steht: "Projekt Klangkraft, Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät Universität Leipzig". Rechts davon ist ein Smartphone abgebildet, das die Lauf-App Klangkraft zeigt. Die Worte "Wähle deine Musik aus" stehen prominent über den Optionen "Tropical Breeze" und "Sunset Stride". Im unteren Teil werden die Optionen Aktivitäten, Laufen und Metronom angezeigt.
Das Foto zeigt die Kursteilnehmenden während ihres Ausflugs nach Meteora. Sie posieren als Gruppe gemeinsam auf einem felsigen Berggipfel mit hoch aufragenden Klippen im Hintergrund. Einige Personen lächeln, winken oder sitzen auf dem Boden, während andere stehen. Die dunstige Atmosphäre macht die fernen Felsformationen weicher. Foto: Joleen Meißner
Alon Markov-Glazer presenting his PhD thesis defence in front of an audience. A slide on a screen reads "Deaflympic Sport" with an image of athletes. Attendees sit at a table taking notes, with papers and laptops in view.
Conference room with attendees seated, facing a speaker presenting at a podium beside a screen. On the right, the text reads 'PhD Defence – Sport Psychology in Deaflympic Sport: The Applicability of Psychological Skills Training, Alon Markov-Glazer'. The logo of Universität Leipzig appears on the left and is labelled with 'Sport Psychology'.
Each of our team members is individually posing in a white cube. They all wear Christmassy clothes or accessories. The single cubes are arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree. Below the tree it reads the words "Happy Holidays!"
Dr Oliver Leis stands in front of a bookshelf filled with colourful books, holding a certificate for "Sportpsychologischer Experte". He wears a dark button-up shirt and smiles at the camera.
Our former student assistant, Enno, our current PhD student, Henry, and two of their friends are gathering for our Christmas Party.
A headshot of our new secretary, Annette Giersemehl. Annette wears a colourful top and is smiling while seated in a very colourful setting of velvety green chairs in front of a wallpaper displaying a pattern of red, yellow, green, and turquoise squares.
There are two photos, one of an alarm clock in front of a blurred-out person sleeping in a bed, and one of a female high jumper during her jump. Below the photos, it reads: ECSS WEBINAR, Sleep and athletic performance, Friday, 22 Nov 2024, 11:00-13:00 (CET), Topics: Sleep functions and its importance for sport performance, Methods for monitoring sleep in athletes, The prevalence of sleep disorders among Swiss elite athletes – an online survey, Sleep intervention strategies for athletes. It also shows the ECSS logo and the text REGISTER VIA YOUR ECSS ACCOUNT.
The photo shows our former secretary, Anke Bresler at her going away for retirement celebration.
A group photo of the new students of our master's programme in sport and exercise psychology and some members of our team. The group counts about 30 people who are standing on the stairs in front of our building at Campus Jahnallee. Above the group, you can read the letters "SPORTWISSENSCHAFTLICHE FAKULTÄT" on the building's entrance.