Dear students,
We are once again pleased to offer a varied university sports program for the 2024/25 winter semester. You can register for the different courses and clubs from October 14.
The University Sports Office is not staffed daily, but you can contact us anytime via the office e-mail address.
You can also arrange an appointment with me directly by e-mail or phone: +49 (0) 160 9314 2806.
Current News and Information
Winter Semester 2024/25: New Courses
- Standard Dance (free of charge, limited number of participants) – registration via StudIP from 8 a.m. on October 16
- Contemporary Dance (free of charge, limited number of participants) – registration via StudIP from 8 a.m. on October 16
- Yoga (fee-based, limited number of participants) – registration from 8 a.m. on October 16, via the event link.
Please note: Theses courses are run as a cooperation with Turnerschaft Geisenheim (TSG). A maximum of 15 TSG members and 15 students can take part in the course.
NEW: Cooperation with the Turnerschaft Geisenheim (TSG)
Students can now participate in events offered by the TSG for free and without prior registration. Simply go to the event in person and present your student ID.
HGU Courses and Offers from Cooperation Partners
| Sport | Time | Location | Trainer | Duration | Start Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Wed., 8–10 p.m. | Sporthalle Rheingau-Gymnasium, Geisenheim | Julian Beckmann | End of the teaching period | 10.16.2024 | This course is aimed at anyone who wants to play basketball. Anyone is welcome, regardless of whether you have previous experience playing or whether you're simply interested in learning a new sport. The programme will depend on the students' wishes, but playing basketball together is always the main focus. We hope to see you there! |
| Boules Club | Mon., 6 p.m.–open end | Boules Court near the wine stand at the Rhine in Geisenheim | Leon Hasselwander | Summer semester only | April 2025 | The Geisenheim University Boules Club is for anyone who would like to spend time with other friendly students, enjoying the good weather and playing boules. We meet every Monday at 6 p.m. at the Rhine, near the wine tasting stand in Geisenheim. |
| Functional Training | Thu., 7–7:45 p.m. | Gymnastikhalle Rheingau-Gymnasium, Geisenheim | Mark Hoffstaedter | 10 sessions | 10.31.2024 | Interested in a varied form of training that will help improve your strength, power, mobility, and fitness level? In our functional fitness sessions, you can achieve this through exercises using your own body weight, as well as TRX sling trainers, battle ropes, slam balls, resistance bands and much more. Adaptations to the exercise length and order as well as the timing of breaks means that no two sessions are ever the same. This ensures variety and new training stimuli for both beginners and experienced participants! Please note: If you have any pre-existing medical conditions, especially joint and back problems, you should seek medical advice beforehand |
| Football | Wed., 6:30–8 p.m. | Rheingau-Stadion, Geisenheim | Elias Brämer | Summer semester only | April 2025 | |
| Football | Mon., 7–9 p.m. | Footballplatz SV 1919 Johannisberg | Elias Brämer | Entire semester | 10.21.2024 | |
| High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) | Thu., 7:50–8:30 p.m. | Gymnastikhalle Rheingau-Gymnasium, Geisenheim | Mark Hoffstaedter | 10 sessions | 10.31.2024 | High Intensity Interval Training comprises short spurts of high-intensity movement with short recovery periods. HIIT has been shown to improve your maximal oxygen uptake and, by challenging several muscle groups simultaneously, burns a high number of calories during and after your training and helps you to effectively build muscle. To ensure a comprehensive approach, the HIIT sessions are also combined with additional stability and core exercises, and mobility training and stretching are covered in the warm-ups and cooldowns. Participants can control the intensity of the individual exercises and sessions, making the HIIT course suitable for basically all experience levels (please note: If you have any pre-existing medical conditions, especially joint and back problems, you should seek medical advice beforehand). |
| Swimming | Wed., 6:15–7:30 p.m. | Rheingau-Bad, Rüdesheim | Mechthild Fröhlich | End of the examination period (01.12.2025) | 04.17.2024 | This swimming course is aimed at advanced swimmers who want to improve their technique and endurance. This course is not suitable for beginners – you must be able to use at least two strokes to swim a minimum of 200 meters at a time. |
| Standard Dance for Beginners | Tue., 8–10 p.m. | Julius-Alberti-Schule, Rüdesheim | Tim Heinzel | End of the teaching period | 10.29.2024 | Discover the joy of dancing with our beginners’ course! Regardless of if you come along alone or with a partner, you’ll be able to learn the basics of the cha-cha-cha, rumba, jive, foxtrot, and discofox in a relaxed atmosphere. Previous experience isn’t necessary, but a sense of rhythm is a plus – we’ll show you the moves step by step. This is a perfect opportunity to meet new people on the dance floor. |
| Ultimate Frisbee | Mon., 8–10 p.m. | Sporthalle Rheingau-Gymnasium, Geisenheim | Tim Heinzel, Gabriel Simon | Entire semester | 10.14.2024 | We are the Ultimate-Geisenheim Club and meet regularly to play Ultimate Frisbee. We look forward to welcoming new student players with and without previous experience. Ultimate Frisbee is a fast-paced team sport that combines elements of handball and American football, but remains completely non-contact. Our focus is on having fun playing and enjoying spending time together. |
| Ultimate Frisbee | Thu., 5–9 p.m. | Rheingau-Stadion, Geisenheim | Tim Heinzel, Gabriel Simon | Summer semester only | April 2025 | We are the Ultimate-Geisenheim Club and meet regularly to play Ultimate Frisbee. We look forward to welcoming new student players with and without previous experience. Ultimate Frisbee is a fast-paced team sport that combines elements of handball and American football, but remains completely non-contact. Our focus is on having fun playing and enjoying spending time together. |
| Volleyball | Wed., 8–10 p.m. | Sporthalle Rheingau-Gymnasium, Geisenheim | Ferdinand Mauritz | End of the teaching period | 10.16.2024 | The volleyball course is for everyone interested in playing, regardless of their level of previous experience. Our goal is to play a few matches and enjoy spending time together. |
| Contemporary Dance | Tue., 7:45–8:45 p.m. | Lecture Room 10, Villa Monrepos | Maria Gracjasz | End of the teaching period | 10.22.2024 | Together, we use the creative process to analyze movements, think up new movements and train effectively along the way. This is an open space for joyful experimentation, where modern, jazz, and hip-hop influences can merge. The aim is to create a complete choreography by the end of the semester. Everyone is welcome; it's all about experiencing the joy of dancing together. |
| Sport | Time | Location | Trainer | Duration | Fees | Start Date | Registration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoga | Tue., 7–8:15 p.m. | Sporthalle Rheingau-Gymnasium, Geisenheim | Bianca Koch | 11 sessions | €30 (one-time fee) | 10.29.2024 | from October 16 via https://veranstaltungen.hs-geisenheim.de/event/yoga2024 | Each yoga session comprises an initial guided relaxation, breath and meditation exercises, asanas (sun salutation, etc.), and a final guided relaxation. The trainer brings in all her experience and teachings into her yoga sessions. Yoga provides relaxation, power, and energy to the inner self and facilitates a stable and positive foundation from which you can meet the challenges of your day-to-day life. The exercises also strengthen and increase mobility in the external body, which adds to your sense of well-being. |
Cooperation with Turnerschaft Geisenheim (TSG): Free Participation in All Courses
You can now take part in all the activities offered by Turnerschaft Geisenheim free of charge.
You do not have to pay a membership fee. The costs are covered by the university.
This is how you can take part in training:
Please present the instructor with your valid student ID upon arrival to be added to the registration list.
Cooperations with Local Gyms
Benefits of the Cooperation
By presenting a student ID card or a confirmation letter from the University Sports Office, HGU students and employees only need to pay €19 to register at the gym (instead of the standard €39 registration fee).
The weekly membership fee for HGU students and employees costs just €9.99, and the subscription can be cancelled monthly from the moment it starts. Membership includes use of the cardio and strength-training equipment at each of the three gyms, which are located in Oestrich-Winkel and Wiesbaden Biebrich.
What's Included in the Membership
- Cardio equipment
- Strength training equipment (machines and free weights)
- GYM80 machines (Made In Germany)
- Air-conditioned training rooms
- NO industry-standard annual trainer/service fees
- Free water fountains
- Free parking in barrier-protected parking lots
About AFC Fitness/David Fitness/Halle46
We offer professional expertise and high-quality training equipment at fair and transparent prices. At our gyms, we attach particular importance to high-quality equipment and the training of our employees to ensure that they will be able to assist you with your individual training based on the latest science. The friendly and casual atmosphere in the studio also helps to create a perfect environment for you to achieve your fitness goals.
Additional Contract Information
HGU students have the opportunity to pause their membership for up to three months a year free of charge, allowing them to stay flexible during the semester break.
There is also the option to book additional upgrades, including access to our sauna and/or functional training courses.
Getting Started
Arrange a free trial session either by phone (06723 885 885) or via the website: www.afc-fitness.de.
Benefits of the Cooperation
- Monthly fee for HGU students: €45 (instead of €60)
- HGU students are exempt from the €39 registration fee
- Contract can be cancelled monthly
What's Included in the Membership
For the reduced monthly rate of €45, students have access to the 'Comfort Tarif', which includes all courses and supervised training, as well as a customized training plan for the available equipment.
About Mrs. Sporty
The Mrs. Sporty gym offers a broad range of high-quality training opportunities that are oriented to the needs and goals of its female members. The gym places particular importance on facilitating a comfortable atmosphere and professional supervision, providing its members with an optimal training experience.
The Eltville chain of Mrs. Sporty is located at Schwalbacherstraße 17a, 65343 Eltville.
Getting Started
Please make your enquiries by mobile phone/WhatsApp (+49 (0) 176 436 215 84) or our landline (06723 885 885).
Sports Events
This year's German Ultimate Frisbee Unversity Championship took place on June 8–9, hosted by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). This was the first year that a team from Hochschule Geisenheim University also took part.
Led by coach Tim Heinzel, fourteen students took to the field in Karlsruhe to represent Hochschule Geisenheim University.
On arriving in Karlsruhe and seeing the other teams preparing and training on the Friday evening, it was clear that the teams present were of a completely different league. However, the majority of teams also had serious coaches or clubs behind them.
We are very proud of our team, who refused to be intimidated.
Under these circumstances, the goal wasn't to win, but instead to take part and never leave a game without scoring some points, which our team achieved in all six games!
Congratulations!
Two teams were disqualified due to having too few women in their line-up. As a result, we came 16th out of 18 teams, despite having the fewest points by far. Nevertheless, our players gave 100% throughout, both on the pitch and when fielding the constant questions about where Geisenheim even is and why we have a team that was able to take part.
Our dedicated and scrappy Ultimate Frisbee players certainly made an impression and were favourably mentioned and duly celebrated at the award ceremony.
According to coach Tim Heinzel, it was an extraordinary experience for everyone in the team, and each player took away an incredible amount of experience from this weekend.
General Information
The University Sports Office has four mountain bikes available to rent. If you are interested in renting a mountain bike, please contact us via e-mail to arrange an appointment: hochschulsport(at)hs-gm.de
Registration:
You need to register for your desired sports course via StudIP.
The courses are set up online for each new semester, and the participants from the previous semester are deleted. You can register again at the beginning of each semester.
You will be informed via e-mail when you can register for the courses.
Waiting List:
There is a limit to the number of participants for some courses. There is, however, a waiting list.
Paid Courses:
Registration is always binding for courses for which a fee is charged. Please note that if you do not pay the course fees on time, we will unfortunately have to remove you from the list so that others can take your place.
Fees:
Students – €20.00
Staff members – €50.00
The courses comprise around 7 to 10 total sessions.
Currently, there are no paid courses on offer.
Last updated: 14.03.2024
The range of sports offered by the local sports clubs in and around Geisenheim is varied and professional. The membership fees for these clubs are usually in the double-digit range for a whole year.
Please contact the clubs directly to find out more and apply to become a member. You can find the contact details of some clubs on the University Sports page.
You are also welcome to contact the University Sports Coordinator if you have any questions or would like support.
Found your own sports club!
Is your sport missing from the university sports program? Then you're in the right place! Find five other members and set up a sports club together.
What you'll need:
• Motivation
• Experience in the sport
• An idea of how you'd like to run the club
Three steps to founding your own club:
1. Download and fill out the form on the University Sports website
2. Get in contact with the Univeristy Sports office
3. Get started with your own club
Accident Insurance for Students
Students of Hochschule Geisenheim University are only covered by statutory accident insurance if they attend official university sports courses organised by Hochschule Geisenheim University during the specified times and under the direction of an official university sports instructor. The same applies to official competitions in which Hochschule Geisenheim University participates as an adh member.
Accidents must be immediately reported to the Admissions Office and the University Sports Coordinator.
There is no insurance cover for students outside of the situation described above.
Accident Insurance for Employees and Guests
Employees of Hochschule Geisenheim University use the university sports program outside of their working hours. If an accident occurs when attending the university sports program, it cannot be considered an accident at work or on duty and is therefore not covered by statutory accident insurance. Employees and guests of Hochschule Geisenheim University who use the university sports program are not covered by the university's statutory accident insurance.
Courses and Clubs in Geisenheim and the Surrounding Area
TSG Geisenheim (gymnastics and other sports)
Blaubachstraße 12
65366 Geisenheim
E-mail | Website | Schedule
TGR Rüdesheim (gymnastics and other sports)
Kaiserstraße 6A
65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein
Website | Schedule
WSV Geisenheim (rowing and canoeing)
E-mail | Website | Summer schedule | Winter schedule
Judo Club Geisenheim e.V.
Lehnstraße 10
65366 Geisenheim
Website
Ju-Jutsu Dojo Geisenheim e.V.
Eisenbahnstrasse 1
65375 Oestrich-Winkel
Website
Rheingauer Schwimmclub RSC (swimming)
Gutenbergstraße 15
65375 Oestrich-Winkel
E-mail | Website
Shodan-Do Karate Geisenheim e.V.
Dr.-Schramm-Straße 1
65366 Geisenheim
Website
Shotokan-Karate-Dojo Rüdesheim e.V.
E-mail | Website | Tel.: 06722 910668
Tauchclub Oktopus Rüdesheim e.V. (diving)
Mauerackerweg 3
65366 Geisenheim
E-mail | Website | Tel.: +49 17128 67885
Tennis und Badminton Club Eltville 1951 e.V.
E-mail | Website | Tel.: 0151 2004 8593
Tennisclub Geisenheim-Marienthal e.V.
Marienthaler Straße 1a
65366 Geisenheim
E-mail | Website | Tel.: 06722 71210
Tischtennisverein TTV Eibingen 1960 e.V. (table tennis)
E-mail | Website | Tel.: 0157 58239354
Information on Partner Associations
The OLYMPIASTÜTZPUNKT HESSEN is service organization that is sponsored by the Landessportbundes Hessen e.V. (Hesse's Sports Federation) and is part of the promotion of elite sport by the German Olympic Sports Confederation. The The services offered by Olympiastützpunkt Hessen are available to the central olympic organizations and their state athletes. These services include sports medicine, training support, biomechanical and performance diagnostics and, last but not least, career coordination for athletes, i.e. career counselling and environment management. The extended range of services includes the "Haus der Athleten" sports residency. Around 400 top athletes from over 20 different sports are currently being served by the organization.
The Allgemeine Deutsche Hochschulsportverband (ADH), or the German University Sports Federation, is the umbrella organization for university sports institutions in Germany. Over 190 universities, around 2.4 million students and 550,000 employees are currently members of ADH. In addition to advocating for the interests of its member universities, the ADH is active in the area of national and international competitive sport, qualification, and knowledge management.
