Germany
Land:357,022km2 Population:79,365,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1.TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
Ring tennis, Rhon-wheel (Rhonrad), etc.
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
1) Soccer (6.3 million)
2) Gymnastics (4.8 million)
3) Tennis (2.0 million)
4) Shooting (1.6 million)
5) Handball (0.8 million)
Source: Annual Member Statistics (DBS)
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
Soccer, Car Racing, Tennis, Track and Field, Skiing
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
The legislation about sport exists on national level but in the law of most regional governments.
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
Bundesinstitut fur Sportwissenschaft
Address:Graurheindorfer Strasse 198,53117 Bonn
Tel:(49)1888.6400 Fax:(49)1888.640.9007
e-mail:info@bisp.de
6.SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
NA
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
27 million individual members in 86,000 sports clubs i.e., 30% of population
are organized in a sport club. (2000)
8. FITNESS TESTING PROGRAM
The National Fitness Test "German Sports Badge": Annual Fitness Test in five categories for children, adults, seniors. About 800,000 people participated and awarded each year.
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
German Sports Federation (DSB)
Address: Otto-Fleck-Schneise 12,60528 Frankfurt
Tel:(49)69.67.00.225 Fax:(49)69.67.87.801
e-mail:baumann@dsb.de
1. FOUNDED YEAR
December, 1950
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Manfred von Richthofen
Title: President
Occupation: Businessman
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Non-governmental organization
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
To support and develop of sport clubs and federations as major provider for Sport for All programs etc.
To represent for common aims and interests of members in Sport for All related to government, public, industry, etc.
To represent Sport for All in the public as a medium to promote an active life-style and gain people for membership in a sport club.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff: 120
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx. US$9.1 million(2000)
Approx. US$10.3 million(2001)
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
National Walking Day, Festival of Sports, Run up
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
1) Infant and Pre-school children (Age 0 to 5) : Programs in gymnastics, swimming,etc including "Mother and Child"
2) School children (Age 6 to 12) : Programs in approx. 40 disciplines of different kinds. German Sports Badge
3) Adolescents (Age 1 3 to 1 6) : same as above.
4) Adult women : German Sports Badge. Programs in various disciplines.
5) Employees at work-sites : Various corporate sports programs.
6) General people in the community : Sponsor events
7) Aged people : Programs in various disciplines. German Sports Badge.
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
Educational program for volunteers in Sport for All, approx. 14,000 instructors per year.
Type: Local sport clubs
Level: Non-academic, volunteer level
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
Regional governments, Local authorities/ communities, Federal Ministries(Health, Seniors, Family), Sponsors.
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
TAFISA, IOC (Sport for All Commission), ICSSPE
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
1) Recruiting an appropriate number of volunteers for the steady increasing number of club members.
2) Increasing the number and improving the quality of sport facilities especially in former East Germany.
3) Improving the quality and quantity of Sport for All coverage in the media i.e., TV.
4) Increasing the grants for health enhancing programs via Health Sector(government, health insurance, etc)
5) Non-satisfactory situation of school sport i.e. number of weekly lessons.
