Sexual abuse in sports: Höxter club tour under pressure!

Sexual abuse in sports: Höxter club tour under pressure!

In the Höxter district, the topics of sexual abuse and abuse of power are increasingly in focus. This problem attracts special attention because clubs are obliged nationwide to carry out specific training courses to raise awareness of their members. Against this background, local banks support the initiative of the district sports association with significant financial resources.

The Sparkassenstiftung for the Höxter district and the Volksbank OWL Verbund donated 4,500 euros each. These amounts will be used to finance several training courses on the sensitive topic in the next three years. The chairman of the district sports association, Reiner Stuhldreyer, described the sensitization as urgent. The training aims to provide comprehensive information and train contact persons from the clubs.

growing need for training

nationwide studies show that children and adolescents have to report an average of seven to eight times about abuse before they are believed. This illustrates the urgency of the training measures, which can now be specified by the support of the banks. Effective training can not only be preventive here, but also create awareness that contributes to an improved protection culture in sports in the long term.

In order to comprehensive addressing the topic, the German Olympic Sports Association (DOSB) also develops additional regulatory framework. A legal opinion by Dr. Thomas Summerer deals with the possibilities of license withdrawal based on the applicable DOSB framework guidelines. In this context, samples for license agreements and a checklist for practical implementation are provided. A supplementary statement by Prof. Dr. Cherkeh confirms the need for a penalty catalog for misconduct of licensed owners. Both reports serve as the basis for the further development of the license system in DOSB license training.

strategic development approaches

The discussion about the future association policy decisions includes the standardization of the regulations on the license withdrawal and the contractual conditions of the DOSB with license holders. In order to develop a well-founded strategy, a task force is set up that is closely consulted with experts from the member organizations. This procedure is intended to ensure a broad and well-founded discussion in order to implement effective measures to improve child and youth protection in sport.

Finally, the cooperation of the banks in the Höxter district with the district sports association shows that specific steps are taken at the local level in order to address the serious problems of sexual abuse in sports. The additional training could not only perform a preventive function, but also strengthen trust in the sports clubs.

Further information on measures in the field of child and youth protection in sports can be found on the website of the German sports youth at dsj . Additional studies on this topic are also available, for example through the Revision commission .