German Deaf Sports Association

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German Deaf Sports Association
Logo of the German Deaf Sports Association.svg
Founded August 7, 1910
Place of foundation Cologne
president Josef Willmerdinger
societies 121
Members 7,746
Association headquarters Tenderweg 9
45141 Essen
Homepage www.dg-sv.de

The German Deaf Sports Association e. V. (DGS) is the German umbrella organization for sport for the deaf and people with hearing impairments .

history

The way to the VDTVfL

In the middle of the 19th century gymnasts, bowlers and chess players came together and formed sports communities. With the founding of the "Deaf and Dumb Turnvereinigung Berlin" on October 18, 1888, the foundation stone for an organized sports system was laid. In the following year the club was renamed "Deaf and Mute Gymnastics Club 'Friedrich' Berlin" and expanded to include a women's department, and in 1896 a youth department was added. The leading person in the founding of the association was the school councilor Albert Gutzmann , the first director of a school for the deaf and mute in Germany, who introduced physical education for the deaf and mute. Other sports communities followed the example of the "deaf and dumb gymnastics club 'Friedrich' Berlin" and founded other clubs across Germany.

On August 21, 1910, the "Association of German Deaf and Dumb Associations for Physical Exercise" (VDTVfL) was founded under the chairmanship of Hermann Hauboldt in Cologne.

Foundation of the VDTTV

In 1913 deaf-mute gymnasts from all over Germany met for the first time as part of the German Gymnastics Festival in Leipzig. The "Committee for the Promotion of Gymnastics Among the Deaf Mutes" (AFTT) was founded. Some committee members strove to dissolve the "Association of German Deaf and Dumb Associations for Physical Exercise", but this was unsuccessful. At the extraordinary gymnastics day in May 1914 in Halle, the committee was renamed the "Association of German Deaf-Mute Gymnastics Clubs". There is no complete agreement between the committee and the association, as the outbreak of the First World War almost brings the deaf sport to a standstill.

From VDTTS to DGS

In 1919 the “Association of German Deaf-Mute Gymnastics and Sports Clubs” (VDTTSV) was founded at the Turntag in Bielefeld, a merger between the VDTTVfL and the AFTT.

At the Association Day in Magdeburg in 1921, the association changes its name to "Association of German Deaf-Mute Associations for Physical Exercise" (VDTVfL). In 1924, at the Association Day in Nuremberg, a “Reich Committee of German Deaf-Mute Associations for Physical Exercise” was founded, and all groups that were in the VDTVfL got their independence back. Now the association was called "Association of German Deaf-Mute Gymnastics and Sports Clubs" (VDTTSV). In 1933 there was only the VDTTSV.

Deaf sports were reorganized in 1946, chaired by Heinrich Siepmann . The German Deaf Sports Association (DGS) is founded in Hanover.

Structure and members of the DGS

Association day

The Association Day is the highest organ of the DGS and takes place every year in November, on the weekend after the Day of Repentance and Prayer.

Tasks:

  • Election of the board (§ 26 BGB)
  • Election of the auditors, the election of the members of the arbitral tribunal and the election of the members of the Grace Committee
  • Receipt of the report of the board of directors
  • Discharge of the board according to § 26 BGB and the presidium
  • Approval of the budget for the next calendar year
  • Receipt and approval of the financial report last year
  • Determination of the amount of the membership fee
  • Amendment of the statutes
  • Processing of applications
  • Confirmation from the chairman of the DGSJ
  • Confirmation from the association specialist
  • Admission and exclusion of member associations

Composition of the Association Day:

  • The members of the presidium
  • The delegates of the ordinary member associations
  • The delegates from the specialist divisions
  • The delegates of the dgsj

Board

Composition of the board:

  • The president
  • The vice president for competitive sports
  • The Vice President Finance
  • The Vice President for Public Relations
  • The Vice President of Popular Sports

Bureau

Composition of the Presidium:

  • All members of the board of directors
  • The Secretary General
  • The sports director
  • The chairman of the sports youth

The general secretary and the sports director have advisory voices in the presidium.

Regional associations

State: Regional association:
Baden-Württemberg: Deaf Sports Association Baden-Württemberg eV
Bavaria: Bavarian Deaf Sports Association
Berlin: Deaf Sports Association Berlin-Brandenburg eV
Brandenburg: Deaf Sports Association Berlin-Brandenburg eV
Bremen: State Deaf Sports Association Bremen eV
Hamburg: Deaf Sports Association Hamburg eV
Hesse: Hessian Deaf Sports Association
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Deaf state sports association Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Lower Saxony: Deaf Sports Association Lower Saxony eV
North Rhine-Westphalia: Deaf Sports Association of North Rhine-Westphalia eV
Rhineland-Palatinate: Deaf Sports Association Rhineland-Palatinate eV
Saarland: Deaf Sports Association 41/56 eV Saarbrücken
Saxony: Deaf Sports Association of Saxony eV
Saxony-Anhalt: Deaf Sports Association Saxony-Anhalt eV
Schleswig-Holstein: Deaf Sports Association Schleswig-Holstein eV
Thuringia: Deaf Sports Association Thuringia eV

German Deaf Sports Youth (dgsj)

All children and young people in the member associations of the DGS and the elected representatives of the dgsj form the German Deaf Sports Youth (dgsj). The dgsj is recognized as a carrier of free youth welfare in accordance with § 75 SGB III and as a youth organization by the central associations of German sports youth. She advocates participation and shared responsibility for children and young people.

The dgsj organizes, among other things, annual or schoolchildren and youth championships, and federal youth meetings for young sports enthusiasts take place at irregular intervals. The DGS national trainers use the opportunity at these events to supplement their squad with new talent.

Specialist divisions

You are responsible for the organization and administration of national sports, including the implementation of German Deaf Championships, Cup and Youth Championships, and participation in courses for top and young athletes.

The DGS is represented internationally in 15 sports, there are 19 national squads in which approx. 52 top athletes on z. B. European and World Championships and the Deaflympics ( IOC recognized Olympic Games for the Deaf).

Specialized fields in competitive sports

All of the listed specialist areas in competitive sport are funded by the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) and the German Sports Aid Foundation (SDS).

Specialized fields in popular sport

The specialist areas listed below are not funded by the BMI and SDS.

Memberships of the DGS

ICSD = International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
EDSO = European Deaf Sport Organization
ICCD = International Chess Committee of the Deaf
DOSB = German Olympic Sports Confederation
DGB = German Deaf Association

Duties of the DGS

  • Development, maintenance and further development of deaf sports and especially youth sports.
  • To represent the deaf sport at home and abroad, be it towards individuals, clubs, associations or governments and to regulate all related issues for the common good of all members in a sporting spirit.
  • Ensure that the deaf sport is carried out within the Federal Republic of Germany according to national and international rules.
  • Training of coaches and instructors as well as the promotion of sports courses and the implementation of measures of a general educational and youth sports care nature.
  • In competitions of the sports operated in the DGS, the German Deaf Masters, to have their winners determined in national cup competitions, to set up the necessary regulations within the framework of its regulations, and to hold international matches and the games and courses necessary for their preparation.

Committees

Competitive Sports Committee

Tasks: At the DGS there is a committee for competitive sports to clarify questions about competitive sports, to which the following persons belong: Vice-President for competitive sports, advisor for sporting affairs, sports director, general secretary and one elected representative each of the active spokesman, the trainer and association specialist. The committee meets when necessary.

Sports Medical Affairs Committee

The Committee for Sports Medicine Matters consists of the treatment of medical questions and consists of the association doctor, the head physiotherapist, the vice-president of competitive sports, the general secretary and the sports director. It meets when necessary.

Ad hoc committees

The Presidium can set up ad hoc committees for tasks that are limited in time. Their activity ends with the fulfillment of their order. The same rules apply to resolutions as to the other committees.

President

1910–1914: Hermann Hauboldt
1914–1924: Hermann Zech
1924–1933: Hermann Hauboldt
1946–1974: Heinrich Siepmann
1974-1991: Friedrich Waldow
1991-2003: Hubert Wilhelm
2003-2013: Karl-Werner Broska (†)
2013-2017: Winfried Wiencek
2017-2019: Norbert Hensen
since 2019: Josef Willmerdinger

Honorary members

Theo Krumscheid (†) Honorary member
Harry Förster (†) Honorary member
Käthi George Honorary member
Peter Fiebiger Honorary member

Honors

Badge of honor

The badge of honor is awarded to people who have distinguished themselves through long years of meritorious work in the DGS or outstanding sporting achievements.

  • Bronze for 10 years of board activity or active participation / athletes is awarded to:
    • Members of an association board
    • Members of an association board (at state and federal level)
    • active employees with special commitment
    • active athletes with outstanding performance
  • Silver for 25 years on the board or active participation / athletes is awarded to:
    • Bearer of the badge of honor in bronze
  • Gold for 40 years of board activity or active participation / athletes is awarded to:
    • Bearer of the badge of honor in silver

Heinrich Siepmann Medal

The association has awarded the Heinrich Siepmann Medal since 1976 in recognition of outstanding sporting or voluntary services.

Sponsors, partners and supporters

Sponsor

partner

Main partner

Media partner

supporter

  • Rehab com tech
  • SnowTrex

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b inventory survey 2019. (PDF) German Olympic Sports Confederation, accessed on April 16, 2020 .