So schauts aus!

What you get to witness on football pitches is downright borderline on some days, and even though it would be overstepping a boundary, you want to make parents aware of what they're doing to their kids in that moment. Some football-expert parents coach their children from the sidelines, making it very clear how ambitious they are and what they think of the referee's decisions or the opponent's actions. An EMBARRASSMENT for the children, for their team, and ultimately exhausti

Trust - Courage & Agility! In German industry, especially in connection with digitalization, people have by now recognized that our culture around mistakes is hostile to innovation and development. Modern, well-run companies therefore make a point of establishing a culture in which mistakes are seen first and foremost as an opportunity for improvement. The school system, too, is looking for new ways to stop branding mistakes as failure. In German football, and regrettably als

Implementing something new takes courage and less attachment to tradition! The new concept for youth development at the DFB, parts of which have been published, is causing bewilderment. Thomas Helmer and Dietmar Hamann, for instance, voiced clear criticism, especially of the part of the concept for U6 to U11 teams, in which championship rounds are to be replaced by play afternoons and festivals. What has already been published of our football federation's concept, and are the

World Cup Group-Stage Exit for Our Women's Team and Sanctimonious Lip Service! Do the DFB and the professional clubs running the academies not want to see this, or are they simply unable to? After the DFB women's team's group-stage exit, the usual mechanisms kick in — criticism of the coaching staff, the lack of a clear playing idea in the team's offensive and defensive play, and the too one-sided development of our talents, as for example the former professional player and Z

The Goretzka Case - What Does It Mean for Our Talents “Goretzka? Kimmich understands Tuchel,” read the headline of Kerry Hau's article on Leon Goretzka's current situation at his club, FC Bayern Munich. For me, that's both an occasion and a provocation to publish an interjection in my column “My Opinion,” since this example also shows the kind of environment German talents move in. In the interest of transparency, I should say up front that I've been an enthusiastic FC Bayern