Teaching

Sports Analytics as the Intersection of Sports Science, Computer Science and Statistics
© Chair of Sports Analytics Saarland University

Our Philosophy

The Department of Sports Analytics sits at the dynamic cross-section of Informatics, Mathematics, and Sports Science. We're dedicated to training the next generation of sports professionals who can bridge the gap between complex data and real-world athletic problems.

In our courses, we focus on teaching students how to analyze sport using rigorous quantitative methods and educate data-literate sports scientists and data scientists in sports. We focus on developing the skills to manage, process, and interpret large-scale datasets, transforming them into strategic advantages for athletes, teams, and organizations.

Through a curriculum that blends statistical theory, programming, and deep sports knowledge, we ensure our graduates are equipped not only to understand the demands of sport but to use data as a fundamental tool for observation, evaluation, and innovation.

 

Courses

Summer Term 2026

Jun-Prof. Pascal Bauer

  • Sports Analytics (Interdisciplinary Master Course):  Info  LSF
  • 11123 Messen, Beobachten und Bewerten in Sportarten und Bewegungsfeldern

Abdelrahman Abdelsamad

  • Data Literacy (Bachelor Sportwissenschaften): Info

Luis Holzhauer

  • Applied Statistics and Research Designs (Master High Performance Sport; co-teaching with PD Werner Pitsch): LSF
  • Angewandte Statistik und Versuchsplanung (Master Gesundheitssport; co-teaching with PD Werner Pitsch): LSF

Winter Term 2025/26

Jun-Prof. Pascal Bauer

  • I30300 Performance Analysis and Data Science (Interdisciplinary Master Course): LSF  Info
  • 11121 Evaluation von Individual- und Sozialverhalten (Bachelor Sportwissenschaften): LSF

Abdelrahman Abdelsamad

  • 8802 Coding Internship and Data Analysis (Master Higher Performance Sport): VILI
  • l10010 Advanced Statistics (Master High Performance Sport; co-teaching with PD Werner Pitsch): LSF

Luis Holzhauer

  • 10111 Recherchieren und Präsentieren (Bachelor Sportwissenschaften): LSF
  • G1010 Statistik (Master Gesundheitssport; co-teaching with PD Werner Pitsch): LSF

Summer Term 2025

Jun-Prof. Pascal Bauer

  • 15623 Tischtennis: LSF
  • 11123 Messen, Beobachten und Bewerten in Sportarten und Bewegungsfeldern: LSF

Winter Term 2024/25

Jun-Prof. Pascal Bauer

  • 10111 Recherchieren und Präsentieren (Bachelor Sportwissenschaften): LSF
  • 11121 Evaluation von Individual- und Sozialverhalten (Bachelor Sportwissenschaften): LSF