Lockdown: Urgent appeal from the DFB - children back on the football fields

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The German Football Association has spoken out in favor of an early return of all young footballers to everyday training.

“The whole of society and all industries are currently longing for relaxation.

As soon as this is possible in the case of a further drop in the number of infections and vaccinations, our children and adolescents in particular must be allowed to return to their places in the fresh air, first for training and then back in play, "appealed DFB boss Fritz Keller and vice-president Rainer Koch in an open letter published on the association's website on Friday.

It is true that the association "reliably supports" the restrictions extended by the federal and state governments to contain the corona pandemic.

But, said the DFB top, “this must not become permanent.

We know what is on your mind these days.

We know that the now falling number of infections will make your impatience continue to grow.

It's no different for us ”.

Anyone discussing loosening, it said in the letter, must "necessarily talk about amateur sport ... Because: Football is much more than the Bundesliga or the national team." In Germany there are more than two million active players in 145,000 teams , “Who are currently not allowed to meet.

Around 0.07 percent of all teams in Germany are currently allowed to play, ”said the DFB management.

The consequences of the lack of exercise are "not yet foreseeable"

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On March 3, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 heads of state want to discuss how to proceed in the Corona crisis.

It is a great wish that popular sport is “understood, perceived and ultimately accepted” by everything in Germany, wrote Keller and Koch.

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The youngest in particular are currently suffering particularly badly from the current restrictions.

The consequences of the lack of exercise are not yet foreseeable.

It is therefore desirable “that sport is seen as part of the solution.

Not for the sake of sport, no, in terms of health promotion and social relationships.

We all, especially our children and adolescents, need the opportunity to exercise; it is good for body and mind - and that is sustainable. "