German Congress of Science
in Sports Medicine September 23rd to 26th 2026 in Tübingen

For the study protocols, authors are invited to upload their presentation in the appropriate format to the Congress Cloud until September 20th, 2026. The authors will receive a personalized link and password for this process.

Should there be any short-term changes to the presentation, files can be uploaded at the media reception on the day of the presentation.

We ask all speakers to adhere to the allocated time for their presentation. Speakers have a total time of 12 minutes. In the case of study protocols, speakers may allocate the time for the presentation and discussion as they see suitable. However, we recommend allocating 8 minutes for the presentation and 4 minutes for discussion with the auditorium.

Speakers may choose to deliver their presentations in German or English.

We would also kindly ask speakers to arrive at the designated lecture hall in sufficient time before the start of their sessions. Please be in the lecture hall around 15 minutes before the session begins.

Finally, we ask all speakers to declare any potential conflicts of interest in their presentation.

Thank you very much!

For the oral presentations, authors are invited to upload their presentation in the appropriate format to the Congress Cloud until September 20th, 2026. The authors will receive a personalized link and password for this process.

Should there be any short-term changes to the presentation, files can be uploaded at the media reception on the day of the presentation.

We ask all speakers to adhere to the allocated time for their presentation. Speakers have 8 minutes for the presentation and 4,5 minutes for discussion with the auditorium. The language of the presentation is English.

We would also kindly ask speakers to arrive at the designated lecture hall in sufficient time before the start of their sessions. Please be in the lecture hall around 15 minutes before the session begins.

Finally, we ask all speakers to declare any potential conflicts of interest in their presentation.

Thank you very much!

For the poster presentations, authors are invited to bring their physical posters to the conference. A0-sized posters are accepted. Only posters in vertical format will be accepted. The authors will have the ability to place their posters on September 24th 2026 between 12:15 am and 1:15 pm on the assigned poster wall. The materials required for fixing the posters in place will be provided (push pins, adhesive strips). Authors also have the opportunity to remove their posters after the poster session (September 24th 2026 directly after the poster session). Posters that aren’t removed by authors will be removed by staff members.

We ask all speakers to adhere to the allocated time for their presentation. Speakers have a total time of max. 10 minutes. In the case of poster presentations, speakers have 7 minutes for the presentation and 3 minutes for discussion with the auditorium. The language of the presentation is English.

We would also kindly ask speakers to arrive at the designated lecture hall in sufficient time before the start of their sessions. Please be in the lecture hall around 15 minutes before the session begins. We please all speakers to be present at their poster throughout the entire poster session.

Finally, we ask all speakers to declare any potential conflicts of interest on their poster.

Thank you very much!

• Original work
• Meta analyses / systematic reviews
• Evaluation and validation of measuring devices  
• Structured clinical case reports

Scoping reviews and study protocols will not be accepted for the main congress. 

Study protocols will only be accepted for pre-day (further information you will find in the separate link)

Prizes will be awarded for contributions by young scientists. Separate registration is required when submitting abstracts. Please note the requirements for participation in the award ceremony

• for young scientists only (from all sports medicine disciplines)
• Age:  under 45 years of age
• Scientific status: non-habilitated or habilitation-equivalent achievements
• Submission possible only for Study Protocols
• Time of presentation and discussion can depend on your status of research, but no longer than 15 minutes
• Abstract in German language
• Word count as for main congress

• Title
• Max 300 words
• Preferred presentation format (oral presentation, poster)
• Topic
• Information about co-authors
• Information about potential conflicts of interest

• Only abstracts with a word count below 300 fulfill the formal criteria for successful submission 
• Submission possible for
  - oral presentation (8 min. presentation + 4,5min discussion)
  - Poster presentation at poster Format: DIN A0 (no additional presentation format) The format specifications for the posters will be announced later
• Please notice: the final decision whether the request for an oral presentation can be granted lies with the program committee

• The submitted work is novel and relevant for the field of sports medicine and sports science. It is not already published in any peer-reviewed journal or in any book at the time of abstract submission deadline (March 31^st, 2026).
• Adhere to the following structure: background, method, results, conclusion.
• The methodological approach (including statistical methods used) must be presented in a comprehensible manner. 
• The discussion and conclusions should be closely aligned with the results.
• Avoid emphasizing “trends” in the absence of statistical significance.
• Avoid capital letters and abbreviations in the title. Abbreviations may be used in the text if they are defined when first mentioned.
• Figures and tables cannot be converted.
• Please ensure that your contribution does not contain any spelling or grammatical errors, as it will be published as submitted.
• When submitting a contribution, authors must disclose any personal relationships with commercial enterprises and other potential conflicts of interest.
• These exist in particular if the authors have a stake in companies or receive financial support from them.

References are not required (if needed, they will be counted toward the character count).

• Acceptance or rejection of the submissions will be communicated until May 15^th 2026 via email.
• Changes to a submitted abstract cannot be accepted. 
• Deadline March 31th 2026
• All submitted abstracts will be evaluated anonymously by at least two reviewers.
• The number of oral presentations is limited. If a contribution cannot be accepted as an oral presentation, it will be reviewed as a poster presentation.
• Submitting an abstract does not replace registration as a participant in the conference. You must pay the participation fee at the latest after your abstract has been accepted.
• No travel expenses will be reimbursed.
• All abstracts will be published prior the congress in the German Journal of Sports Medicine in august 2026. By submitting an abstract, you agree that your abstract will be published in the German Journal of Sports Medicine.
• Prizes will be awarded for the best 3 posters and 3 oral presentations, respectively.
• The submission of abstracts for the German Congress of Science in Sports Medicine is free of charge.