Olpe in sports fever: training for the German sports badge started!

Olpe in sports fever: training for the German sports badge started!

In Olpe, numerous athletes have made their preparations for the German sports badge. This popular sports project has been supported by the local savings banks since 2008 and aims to promote personal condition and perseverance. The exams can be taken in both schools and in the club's sports badge meetings. The initiative was launched by the district sports association Olpe in cooperation with the mass sports clubs. Athletes who successfully pass the exams have the opportunity to order limited “finisher” sports shirts that document their performance.

The Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, as a national sponsor of the German sports badge, invests around 90 million euros annually in sport in Germany. In doing so, it not only promotes popular sports, but also the disability sport as well as top sport and promotion of young talent. According to the information from Deutsches-sportbichen.de , over 1.5 million people in Germany take part in the German sports badge annually. This initiative tests basic motor skills such as endurance, strength, speed, coordination and swimming capacity and is open to everyone - regardless of age or performance level, including people with disabilities.

funding opportunities for special projects

As part of the sports badge competition, projects with inclusive or cooperative character can be submitted by December 31. The prize money is a total of 2,500 euros and is bound to sports -related factual expenditure, for example for new sports equipment or jerseys. The projects are selected by a jury that recognizes the special services of the participants.

The savings banks actively get involved in anchoring sports in the entire society and making them accessible to everyone. Every year, a total of prices worth 100,000 euros are awarded as part of the competition to reward the best engagements of schools, clubs or companies. According to Lokalplus.nrw The awareness of the importance of sport in the community is strengthened.

digital innovation and support

To make the processes easier, a sports badge platform was launched. This platform enables digital submission of the exams as well as the search for meeting points and examiners. Information about the requirements and participation is available from the Kreissportbund Olpe. Interested parties can contact the contact person Helena Tröster, who can be reached on 0 27 61/9 42 98 15 or by email to sportbichen@ksb-olpe.org.

The promotion of sport is not only important in Olpe, but is also considered at the federal level. The sports report, which was created by the Federal Government in challenging times such as Corona pandemic and the Ukraine conflict, deals extensively with the promotion of top sport and the successes of German athletes at the international level ( bundes- government.de ). It becomes clear that the federal government is investing considerable sums in sports funding in order to increase competitiveness and to promote sports policy goals.