Eligibility Requirements from 7 September 2020 due to the Corona Pandemic
I. General
1. The hygiene rules and regulations are communicated to all participants, fitness instructors and THM Sport staff:
О via the website when signing up for a class
О by means of a handout in the first session
2. The only courses offered are non-contact sport and fitness classes. Registration is required for all classes.
3. Attendance lists are used for each class session in order to trace any potential chain of infection
О You may only take part if you have signed up for the class.
О Attendance lists are checked by the fitness instructor in each session.
4.All participants must meet the following requirements which they are to confirm when they sign up and maintain during the class:
О There are no health limitations or disease symptoms.
О There has been no contact with infected persons for at least two weeks.
О A facial mask must be worn before and after each session but can be removed during workouts.
О The hygiene rules and regulations are to be followed (maintain social distancing, follow rules for coughing and sneezing, wash hands regularly during water breaks and before and after class).
О Participants must put on their workout clothes before coming to the gym. Take off your street shoes in the entrance hall and put your gym shoes on there.
О Shower and change clothes at home after your workout.
О Wash your hands thoroughly in all water breaks and before and after the workout.
5. All participants leave the facility immediately after the session is over.
6. There is a 15-minute break between class sessions so that the people finishing their class and those starting the next one do not come in contact with each other.
7. Guests and onlookers are not permitted in the sports facility.
8. In case of an accident or injury, both the first-aid responder and the injured person must wear a facial mask. In case resuscitation is necessary, the mouth of the person in question is covered with a cloth, cardiac massage is performed and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is performed only if necessary.
II. Using the Sports Facility
1. When using a municipal or communal sports facility, the relevant guidelines must be followed.
2. Facial masks are not required during workouts. However, we recommend that you wear a mask (that you bring from home) during any breaks you take.
3. Participants enter the sports facility
О one at a time
О without queueing up
О with the proper facial mask and
О while maintaining the minimum social distance of 1.5 metres
4. Notices on the walls provide information on the most important rules of conduct and hygiene rules (washing and disinfecting your hands properly, the procedure to follow when sneezing or coughing, social distancing, body contact and ventilation of rooms).
5. A minimum social distance of 1.5 metres must also be maintained in bathroom facilities and a facial mask should be worn if possible.
6. Showers and changing rooms are closed and may not be used.
7. Participants are to bring their own mats, towels, pens, sports equipment and hand sanitizer.
III. Information on Workout Procedure
1. All forms of bodily contact must be avoided before, during and after the class session. This also includes sports related assistance from others as well as partner workouts and customary greeting behaviour (high fiving, hugging, etc.).
2. Only non-contact sport and workout activities are permitted .
3. In accordance with the current guidelines group sizes have been reduced. The minimum recommended space for each participant is an area of 20m².
4. During the entire workout a minimum social distance of 3-4 metres must be maintained to ensure enough room is available for spontaneous movements.
5. Before the start of each session, fitness instructors assign participants their workout and break areas in accordance with the valid guidelines.
6. If participants bring their own supplies and equipment (e.g. yoga mats), they are responsible for disinfecting these and are not permitted to let other people in the class use anything they have brought.
Eligibility
Eligible for signup are students and staff of the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Justus Liebig University in Giessen und Philipps University in Marburg who have registered for the sport offering online.
With my registration I declare that I am both mentally and physically able to undertake the sport in the sport offering that I have signed up for. The THM Sport director is available to answer any questions I may have regarding special requirements for particular sports.
Declaration of consent: In registering for membership, all participants agree that any photo images or sound recordings made during events in which these participants can be seen or heard may be used by THM Sport for reporting or advertising purposes.
What does it cost to participate in THM sport offerings?
THM Sport offers both free courses and courses having fees.
For the free courses no fee is charged. The only thing participants must do is sign up for the desired course online.
The prices given for the courses having fees apply for a particular semester or semester break.
As of 28 September 2016 THM Sport has been using the SEPA direct debit scheme for course payments.
When signing up for a course with fees, online payment is due.
THM Sport has NO tryout sessions. Persons who have not registered online are not allowed to participate.
How do I sign up?
The reservation or the opportunity to sign up for a course is only possible on our homepage after THM Sport has activated the course online:
www.thm.de/sport
When registering online, personal data must be given which are required for course administration purposes and will only be used for this.
When registering for a course and confirming the registration and participation conditions of THM Sport, you agree to accept making payment via the SEPA direct debit scheme. Direct debiting is usually performed at the beginning of the month.
If the automatic debit transfer fails due to incorrect bank data or uncovered account funds, the bank will charge an administration fee of € 5 for each automatic transfer attempt. You will be responsible for this charge.
If you are having problems with your online registration just contact the offices of THM Sport during our office hours or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will be happy to help.
Please print out the ticket displayed after you have completed the online registration and bring it with you to your course and show it to the instructor.
Can I withdraw from a reservation?
When reserving a course with fees in the THM sport offerings, participants are obligated to pay the required fees.
Withdrawal from the weekly course is only possible in writing before the start of the course.
To do this a statement of withdrawal via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. will suffice.
The time relevant for the withdrawal deadline is the receipt of the withdrawal statement. After the course has begun, withdrawal from the course with entitlement to a proportional refund of fees paid is only possible if health reasons are present (by providing a doctor's note). On completion of 25% of the course, we will refund 60% of the course fees, and on completion of 26% -50% of the course we will refund 40% of the course fees. There will be no refunds after 50% of a course has been completed.
Regardless when a withdrawal is submitted, participants will be charged a processing fee of € 5 for each course.
If a course is cancelled entirely, all costs will be refunded. Should any sessions be cancelled (e.g. due to an exercise instructor being ill), participants are not entitled to partial or entire refunds of course fees.
Things to know about insurance and accidents
Eligible and enrolled students are insured against personal injury resulting from accidents that may occur at any official event that is part of the sport offerings of THM Sport. THM staff members are also insured against personal injury resulting from accidents that may occur at any official event that is part of the sport offerings of THM Sport through the statutory accident insurance of the state of Hesse .
Sport accidents must be reported to THM Sport immediately. For this reason, after any accident a doctor must be contacted immediately.
Accident report forms are available for download here:
Accident report form for students
Accident report form for staff
For civil servants, accidents occurring during an event that is part of the THM Sport offerings is not classified as an accident at work.
THM Sport is not liable for theft of or damage to personal property. We recommend all participants to carry no articles of great value at sporting events.