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Germany: Sports Clubs as Important Players of Civil Society

In: Functions of Sports Clubs in European Societies

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  • Svenja Feiler

    (German Sport University Cologne)

  • Christoph Breuer

    (German Sport University Cologne)

Abstract

In Germany, about 90,000 sports clubs exist which allow a wide range of different population groups taking part in affordable sports offers. As such, German sports clubs can be regarded as the foundation for various sports-related areas, including mass sports and recreational sports, health sports, and competitive as well as elite sports. By providing both sports offers and nonsports offers (e.g. social gatherings) to their members, clubs fulfil important societal functions. The results of the underlying comparative European study, which took into account sports clubs as well as their members and volunteers, underpin these functions. The results of both the club survey and the member survey in Germany show that sports clubs play a vital role for the welfare of society because clubs are active in various societal areas which are on the political agenda and therefore play an important role in German sports policy. These areas include among others health promotion, social integration, social cohesion, education, democratic participation, and voluntary work. In their role as important players for the welfare of society, clubs can receive direct public support in the form of subsidies as well as indirect support such as the free or cheap usage of public sports facilities.

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  • Svenja Feiler & Christoph Breuer, 2020. "Germany: Sports Clubs as Important Players of Civil Society," Sports Economics, Management, and Policy, in: Siegfried Nagel & Karsten Elmose-Østerlund & Bjarne Ibsen & Jeroen Scheerder (ed.), Functions of Sports Clubs in European Societies, chapter 0, pages 121-149, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:semchp:978-3-030-48535-1_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48535-1_6
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