Jakob Burger

Driven to make a difference in high performance sports through transformational leadership, coaching and research.

Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany

About

I work at the intersection of sports science and basketball. Not from a distance — from the sideline, adjusting what’s happening in real-time. I’ve coached across ProB, NBBL, and JBBL, worked with national youth teams, and built athlete monitoring systems that actually get used. (Not just installed, forgotten, and left to collect digital dust.) What drives me? Turning complexity into clarity. Designing systems that support decision-making — for players, coaches, and entire programs. Whether it’s building digital performance tools at Urspring Academy, reshaping how coaches are licensed at the Bavarian Federation, or researching how diagnostics might predict injury risk (my current PhD project), I care about what works. In real games. With real people. Right now, I’m interested in where coaching goes next. How we train better, think clearer, and build sustainable systems that don’t burn people out. If that’s something you’re thinking about, too — let’s talk. What’s the one thing you wish more coaches or programs actually understood?

Experience

  • Academy Director & Head Coach at Fitness First Würzburg Baskets
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    *Head Coach of the academy’s competitive team (GER4). *Strategic development and management of the academy program (U17-to-Senior). * Player recruitment, talent identification, and coach development. * Designed and implemented long-term athlete development pathway

  • Lecturer at Bayerischer Basketball Verband e.V.
    Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    Deliver D and C license courses across Bavaria to reflect modern basketball demands. Current restructuring of the trainer education course.

  • Basketball Coach at VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier
    Aug 2025 - Jun 2026 · 11 mos

    Head Coach Artemis Saarlouis Sunkings (GER4) as farm team and cooperation partner of the Gladiators Trier (GER1). Youth Basketball Coach with focus on strategic club and talent development.

  • Assistant Coach at Deutscher Basketball Bund e.V.
    Jun 2025 - Jul 2025 · 2 mos

    Preparation for the European Championship 2025 as Assistant Coach for the German under 20 national team

  • TEAM EHINGEN URSPRING (Hybrid)
    • Basketball Coach
      Jun 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Stepped in as Interim Head Coach in Dec 2024. Oversaw ProB team operations, led U16s to national playoffs and implemented athlete monitoring systems. Head Coach NBBL - Urspring Academy August - Dezember 2024 Assistant Coach ProB - TEAM EHINGEN Urspring August - October 2024 Head Coach JBBL - Urspring Academy (Season 2023/24) Assistant Coach ProB - TEAM EHINGEN Urspring (Season 2023/24)

    • Basketballtrainer
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

      Assistant Coach ProB - Team Ehingen Urspring | Saison 2023/24 | Playoffqualifikation Assistant Coach NBBL - Urspring Academy | Saison 2023/24 | 3. Platz Deutsche Meisterschaft (NBBL)