Klaus Kupper

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Klaus Kupper is a German sports scientist and university lecturer .

Life

In the 1960s and 1970s, Kupper carried out sports science research on the topic of talent selection and determination of suitability criteria for competitive athletes, particularly in swimming. In 1968 he was one of the authors of the article "The development of scientifically based selection indicators for sport swimming". He was involved in the "creation of effective selection systems for competitive sport in the German Democratic Republic". In an essay on this subject published in 1971 together with Günter Thieß , such efforts were justified, among other things, by the fact that in view of the “stormy development to be expected in sporting performance”, athletes would have to be selected who “have the necessary performance requirements and skills to achieve world-class performance to be able to ”. In addition, because of the country's relatively small population, it is necessary that “all children and young people in the GDR are screened for their athletic abilities for top athletic performance and included in the selection process”.

In addition to the topic of suitability, Kupper also dealt with individual performance-determining factors in swimming such as endurance and maximum strength. In addition, he did research in the field of performance prognosis, dealt with "perfecting the systems of standards in competitive sport in the GDR" and did research in speed skating training for youngsters.

In 1978, Kupper completed his PhD B at the German University for Physical Culture (DHfK) on the subject of “Assessment of aptitude in young competitive sport in the GDR: theoretical-conceptual positions and selected results on aptitude research in competitive sport” and then worked as a professor at DHfK. Even after the dissolution of the university after the end of the GDR, Kupper continued to deal with the subject of aptitude / talent and in 1993 published the contribution "Theory and Methodology of Talent Recognition in Sport". In a film from the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk from the end of September 1990, Kupper was described as the "intellectual father of the most perfect system for recognizing and finding talent in world sport".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The development of scientifically based selection indicators for sport swimming. In: Theory and Practice of Competitive Sports. 1968, Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b The creation of effective selection systems for competitive sport in the German Democratic Republic. In: Theory and Practice of Competitive Sports. 1971, accessed February 8, 2019 .
  3. ↑ A method for determining strength endurance in sport swimming. In: Theory and Practice of Competitive Sports. 1967, Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
  4. ↑ A new method for determining the sport-specific maximum strength (maximum arm pulling force) in sport swimming. In: Theory and Practice of Competitive Sports. 1967, Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
  5. ↑ The short-term individual performance prognosis. In: Theory and Practice of Competitive Sports. 1974, Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Klaus Kupper: To perfect the norm systems in competitive sport in the GDR . In: Theory and Practice of Competitive Sports . tape 22 , no. 5 , 1984, pp. 34–53 ( bisp-surf.de [accessed February 8, 2019]).
  7. ↑ ON PERFECTING YOUTH TRAINING IN ICE SPEEDING ON THE BASIS OF EXAMINATIONS OF THE RECOVERY OF THE PERFORMANCE STRUCTURE IN BOYS 11 TO 18 YEARS OLD. In: Theory and Practice of Competitive Sports. 1979, Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Klaus Kupper: Aptitude assessment in young competitive sport in the GDR: theoretical-conceptual positions and selected results on aptitude research in competitive sport / . 1978 ( uni-leipzig.de [accessed on February 8, 2019]).
  9. ↑ Is there actually a medal problem? | Sportspitze (n). Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Klaus Kupper: Theory and methodology of talent recognition in sport . 1993, ISBN 978-3-88345-857-1 , pp. 2–24 ( bisp-surf.de [accessed February 8, 2019]).
  11. ↑ mdr.de: The DHfK in the mirror of GDR television | MDR.DE. Retrieved February 21, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Kupper, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sports scientist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century