University of Freiburg

Chair Exercise and Human Movement Science, University of Freiburg, Germany

Urs Granacher is full professor for Exercise and Human Movement Science at the Department of Sport and Sport Science, University of Freiburg, Germany. He graduated in Sport Science and received his PhD and habilitation (post-doctoral thesis) in exercise and human movement science. His research priorities fall in the field of strength and conditioning in young athletes. Key components of his research constitute the development of targeted interventions (e.g., neuromuscular training, resistance training) to enhance measures of physical fitness, to examine neuromuscular adaptations, and to reduce injury occurrence.

Dr. Granacher is member of ten editorial boards including Sports Medicine and the British Journal of Sports Medicine. He was appointed by the German Minister of the Interior as chairman of the PotAS-commission to reform the German elite sport system