<s>
Computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
sport	I-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
interdisciplinary	O
discipline	O
that	O
has	O
its	O
goal	O
in	O
combining	O
the	O
theoretical	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
practical	O
aspects	O
and	O
methods	O
of	O
the	O
areas	O
of	O
informatics	B-General_Concept
and	O
sport	O
science	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
why	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
has	O
become	O
an	O
important	O
partner	O
for	O
sport	O
science	O
is	O
mainly	O
connected	O
with	O
"	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
data	O
and	O
media	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
analysis	O
of	O
systems	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
increasingly	O
requires	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
suitable	O
tools	O
and	O
concepts	O
which	O
are	O
developed	O
and	O
available	O
in	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
this	O
area	O
was	O
obviously	O
less	O
computer-oriented	O
,	O
specialists	O
talk	O
about	O
sports	O
information	O
rather	O
than	O
sports	O
informatics	B-General_Concept
when	O
mentioning	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
this	O
field	O
of	O
science	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
progress	O
of	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
invention	O
of	O
more	O
powerful	O
computer	O
hardware	O
in	O
the	O
1970s	O
,	O
also	O
the	O
real	O
history	O
of	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
sport	I-General_Concept
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
continuous	O
improvement	O
of	O
computer	O
hardware	O
-	O
in	O
particular	O
microprocessor	O
speed	O
–	O
many	O
new	O
scientific	O
and	O
computing	O
paradigms	O
were	O
introduced	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
integrated	O
in	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
sport	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
examples	O
are	O
modeling	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
simulation	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
pattern	O
recognition	O
,	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
another	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
'	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
sport	I-General_Concept
 '	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
encyclopedia	O
of	O
sports	O
science	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
importance	O
and	O
strong	O
influence	O
of	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
as	O
an	O
interdisciplinary	O
partner	O
for	O
sport	O
and	O
sport	O
science	O
is	O
mainly	O
proven	O
by	O
the	O
research	O
activities	O
in	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
sport	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
fields	O
from	O
above	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
areas	O
of	O
research	O
in	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
sport	I-General_Concept
include	O
amongst	O
others	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
clear	O
demonstration	O
for	O
the	O
evolution	O
and	O
propagation	O
towards	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
sport	I-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
nowadays	O
people	O
do	O
research	O
in	O
this	O
area	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
1990s	O
many	O
new	O
national	O
and	O
international	O
organizations	O
regarding	O
the	O
topic	O
of	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
sport	I-General_Concept
were	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Main	O
topics	O
are	O
mathematical	O
models	O
and	O
computer	O
applications	O
in	O
sports	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
coaching	O
and	O
teaching	O
methods	O
based	O
on	O
informatics	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
the	O
first	O
international	O
meeting	O
on	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
sport	I-General_Concept
was	O
held	O
in	O
Cologne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
step	O
was	O
accomplished	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
International	O
Association	O
of	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
Sport	I-General_Concept
(	O
IACSS	O
)	O
was	O
established	O
during	O
the	O
4th	O
international	O
symposium	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
,	O
when	O
Prof	O
.	O
Jürgen	O
Perl	O
was	O
also	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
president	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
international	O
e-journal	O
on	O
this	O
topic	O
(	O
International	O
Journal	O
of	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
Sport	I-General_Concept
)	O
was	O
released	O
already	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internationalization	O
is	O
confirmed	O
moreover	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
three	O
conferences	O
already	O
took	O
place	O
outside	O
of	O
Europe	O
-	O
in	O
Calgary	O
(	O
Canada	O
)	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
Canberra	O
(	O
Australia	O
)	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
Shanghai	B-Device
(	O
China	O
)	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
Symposia	O
on	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
Sport	I-General_Concept
took	O
place	O
in	O
Europe	O
again	O
,	O
in	O
Istanbul	O
(	O
Turkey	O
)	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
in	O
Loughborough	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
the	O
11th	O
Symposium	O
of	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
Sport	I-General_Concept
took	O
place	O
in	O
Constance	O
(	O
Germany	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
12th	O
International	O
Symposium	O
of	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
in	O
Sports	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
Moscow	O
(	O
Russia	O
)	O
from	O
8	O
to	O
10	O
July	O
2019	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
international	O
associations	O
from	O
above	O
,	O
currently	O
the	O
following	O
national	O
associations	O
on	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
sport	I-General_Concept
exist	O
(	O
if	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
web	O
addresses	O
are	O
also	O
given	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
