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TSG Dissen receives certificate for prevention of sexual violence
Published on September 15, 2025
Weekend: Children and adolescents go to their sport in competitions and tournaments - everyday life at TSG Dissen.Driving communities with the trainer shouldn't be a problem.And once a young child is injured, it is of course hugged by the trainer.Or?This no longer occurs with the oldest sports club Dissens.In the past year and a half, two active people in particular have analyzed and changed the club in this regard with the help of technical expertise from the Kinderschutzbund, Kreissportbund and State Sports Association: Detlef Budszun and Michaela van Berkum.
Both are active trainers, violent protection officers and now also contact persons for the program "Prevention Sexualized Violence", or PSG for short.After all, the sports club is more than just fun, but also "companion of young people in their personal development".With this comprehensive responsibility, awareness of the "physical and emotional closeness that can arise in sport" and the repeatedly emerging reports of abuse in competitive sports, they saw the reason for action and went to work.
The individual steps of the certification process brought to the flipchart brought by Detlef Budszun.Photo: Mona Dunker Icon Maximize Icon Lightbox Maximize Close x Character Small Sign which symbolizes an x
The long way to the certificate
But how and where do an association start with over 900 members?First, they presented a newly developed prevention regulations to the general meeting.A first step to protect all "sports - with and without disabilities - as well as active functional circles in sports from sexualized violence".It also contains measures, rules and sanctions.After intensive discussion, the prevention regulations were unanimously accepted.
This was followed by key questions (for example: "Who else can get into the sports halls?") A comprehensive risk analysis of all departments.With this knowledge, you were able to implement further steps on the way to the certificate, such as the mandatory submission of an extended certificate of good conduct for everyone or the requirement to attend thematically suitable training every year.Unanimous training visits, the "Mystery training checks", are now part of the club culture.
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A change for everyone
For the children, for example, this means, for example, no longer stops by the trainer at the parents' house.Now public collection sites act as a "transfer point" for all children together.Coming through physical care is also taboo, because until the age of six, caregivers have to accompany the children in order to catch all extra -sporting needs.In addition, accompanying persons are no longer allowed to enter the gender -separated cabins, as perpetrators can often be found in the nearby area of the victims.
No private chat groups
The trainers on the other side are no longer allowed to accept gifts or lead private chat groups.In the sense of transparency, agreements outside of training times must be made in an open chat group.And if a bad gut feeling occurs in training, the trainer can fill out a memory protocol.In this way, supposed incidents or unclear situations can be documented in detail and promptly.
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1000 euros for the successful certification - Philipp Karow (left) from the Kreissportbund Osnabrück, together with Reiner Sunday (2nd from right) from the Landesportbund Niedersachsen, presented the check.Photo: TSG Dissen icon Maximize icon Lightbox Maximize close x characters Small characters which symbolizes an x
Cross -club violence prevention
Budszun proudly reports that the association is located with its PSG program "far above the minimum requirements of the district sports association".In the meantime, the TSG Dissen from the State Sports Association received the certificate "Verein (T) against sexualized violence in sport - excellent!"And with it accompanied by 1000 euros.These should "not with me!" For the implementation of violence prevention projects! "be used.These are workshops for all age groups in which preventive measures and self -defense techniques are conveyed.