State Sports Association of Thuringia

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State Sports Federation Thuringia (LGBT)
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legal form registered association
founding September 29, 1990
Seat Erfurt
Chair Stefan Hill
Managing directors Kerstin König, Thomas Zirkel
Members 366,064 (2019)
Website www.thueringen-sport.de
From left: Thomas Zirkel, General Manager; Stefan Hügel, President; Kerstin König, Managing Director of the Landessportbund Thuringia (2019)

The Landessportbund Thüringen e. V. (LSB) is the umbrella organization of the Thuringian gymnastics and sports clubs with headquarters in Erfurt . It has 366,634 members and 3,392 sports clubs (as of September 2019). He is also a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation .

Structure and activities

The LSB is the voluntary association of gymnastics and sports clubs and other sports communities in the Free State of Thuringia. In Thuringia there are 3,392 sports clubs, 46 sports associations, 24 affiliate organizations, 23 district and city sports associations, the Thuringian Sports Youth, the Olympic Training Center Thuringia, the LSB Thüringen Bildungswerk GmbH and the LSB Thüringen Sportmanagement GmbH with a total of 366,064 members.

The LSB promotes sport to secure sport development in the state of Thuringia. This funding does not only refer to financial support, but also to the provision of a needs-based sports facility infrastructure. With his own financial resources he lays the basis for this funding according to the subsidiarity principle with a differentiated contribution structure for all population groups.

The focus is on the interests of the members. The sport-political and sport-technical as well as the youth and educational-political interest representation applies to sport in Thuringia. The basic principle of cooperation is the recognition of democratic rules. The LSB relies on dialogue, is committed to solidarity with one another and derives its actions and work from this. The LSB agrees on common goals for sport development in Thuringia, makes binding agreements for the implementation and provides services based on division of labor.

In the system of education and qualification of organized sport, the LSB relies on uniform quality standards as the basis for differentiated and qualified sports offers. He is involved in the sport-related professional training of young people as well as in the field of state-recognized youth and adult education.

The LSB advocates mutual respect, appreciation and fair play, responsible interaction with children and young people, participation and codetermination regardless of age, gender, origin and religion, and sport that is free of manipulation and doping. The LSB is expressly against violence and extremism.

The LSB advocates the protection and preservation of nature and the environment, among other things in the context of environmentally friendly planning, renovation and new construction of sports facilities and ensures that energy, water and other raw materials are saved in their operation.

tasks

  • Protects the interests of its clubs and associations vis-à-vis the Federal Republic of Germany, the Free State of Thuringia, the Thuringian districts and municipalities, the public and all other persons and associations of persons
  • Service provider for its members (funding, information and advice)
  • Acquisition of new members
  • Promotion of organizational development - continuity and at the same time necessary realignment
  • Development of new programs and concepts in popular sport
  • Promotion of women's and health sports as well as sports for the 50+ generation
  • Support for children and youth sports and youth work
  • Promotion of competitive and young competitive sports - the foundations for success are laid in sports clubs and professional sports associations
  • Promotion of integration and violence prevention through sport
  • Education and training of all full-time and voluntary members in clubs and associations
  • Promotion of sport and the environment
  • Implementation of nationwide competitions

Winning and retaining committed and qualified people for involvement in sport is one of the most important challenges facing the LSB, both in the voluntary and in the professional field. The central tasks here are creating space and opportunities for commitment, investing in systematic personnel development and maintaining a motivating culture of recognition.

Web links

Commons : Landessportbund Thüringen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data and facts. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Landessportbund Thüringen eV | Cohesion through participation. Retrieved October 4, 2019 .