A Milestone for Minifootball

For TSG it is an affair that is close to the heart in children's football. Campus Director Dominik Drobisch and his staff have been campaigning to introduce mini football to the youngest footballers for years. Which is why Drobisch could not, and did not want, to hide his enthusiasm for the donation of goals and the hope that goes with it, to establish the game of minifootball in all football districts in Baden. "This is a milestone for the development of minifootball, because with today's donation, we have taken a step from club to association level. I am happy and proud and we are hopeful that we can establish the new format." 

One representative from each of the BFA's nine football districts had come to the TSG AOK Campus to claim their district's 16 mini-goals, in the presence of TSG President Peter Hofmann. The Vice-President of the BFA, Helmut Sickmüller, as well as Association Youth Leaders Rouven Ettner and Alexandra Grein, who are responsible for popular and recreational sports as well as school football in Baden, did not miss the opportunity to pay tribute to this special day for minifootball in Hoffenheim. Vice-President Sickmüller used the occasion to thank Hofmann for the new mini-goals.

"The best type of game and training."

In the future, the goals will be used in the BFA's local area for both training and games, and in order to highlight the benefits of the game of minifootball, Drobisch and Manuel Sanchez from the TSG AOK Campus gave a presentation. In minifootball, four goals are used and there a three players on each team. This creates a number of advantages for young players, namely that players get more ball contact and more shots on goal. "We are convinced that this is the best type of game and training for children aged 8-11," clarified Drobisch.

The effects of the 3v3 in comparison to the previous 7v7, were presented by those responsible at TSG to their guests from the BFA, with the use of a qualitative and a quantitative investigation. Together with the district representatives, TSG also worked out a concept of how mini-football matchdays could be integrated even more intensively into the normal games of the under 11s in the 2018/19 season. This was presented once again by Drobisch and Sanchez.

A growing partnership between TSG and BFA

At the BFA, the two TSG representatives were met with open ears. Alexandra Grein emphasised the growing partnership between the association and the club saying, "I'm delighted that we have a strong partner in TSG at our side for our smallest football players, who actively supports us in our children's football initiatives. Many thanks to Dominik Drobisch for the great cooperation in recent years and to TSG and Peter Hofmann, for the generous gift of the goals," said Grein, who encouraged a similar engagement from the other clubs and football representatives. "In the interest of the children, we need more people to gain interest and join this children's football journey."

With the establishment of minifootball on an association level, this movement in children's football should gain traction. This pleases those responsible at TSG and the BFA greatly.