Jens Staudenmeyer, sports and advertising director of Bundesliga Basketball (BBL), expects better times after the COVID-19 crisis.On Thursday, Chancellor Angela Merkel showed that primary sporting events would return with spectators until at least the end of October., due to the additional accumulation in the number of infections.
Meanwhile, an organization of brokers from the states of the country will have to provide a uniform proposal to deal with the problem. “In fact, this organization of runners is not necessary,” Uwe Schwenker, president of the Bundesliga Handball (HBL) told DW. The concepts of hygiene and operation are not only on the table for football, but also for indoor sports. “We did our homework.” Concepts for 50% capacity
The leaders of the top 3 german professional open-air leagues (handball, basketball and ice hockey) have developed joint rules on how to facilitate games with spectators.”Our concept is based on a 20-50% viewer usage rate, depending on the infection scenario on the site,” Schwenker says.
Basketball league athletic director Staudenmeyer believes that “capacity usage of 40 to 50% can be achieved,” according to the stadium.He says he plays a role here, as does the way the room is ventilated.But one thing is for sure, says Staudenmeyer: “Obviously we assume that the occasions for spectators will be positioned with a cover of mouth and nose.”
Also from the ranks of the German Ice Hockey League (LED), it is under pressure that concepts are still frivolous with the fitness of spectators.”We are in a position to make our contribution. We’re running out of time.We have concepts that work well with all infection protection specifications,” says Philipp Walter, Managing Director of Kulner Haie.”It has to be transparent to politicians who need answers now, in a different way it will be more than adjusted for all sports, not just ice hockey.”
The final BBL tournament played at the end of May in Munich without fans
Indoor pleasure is more important
Unlike football, TV revenues in indoor sports are so low that they play little role in club budgets.Bundesliga handball clubs, for example, are financed by 72% with the cash of the sponsors and 25% through the Bundesliga’s source of income.The stage is similar to basketball.” Sponsorship is basically regional,” says Jens Staudenmeyer of the BBL.”This means that the delight in the room is more relevant, not so much the ratings.”In other words, if viewers are absent, the occasion becomes unimportivity for local sponsors.
The BBL season is scheduled to begin on November 6, the LED on November 13, so for clubs in both leagues, states are expected to agree on a uniform concept for sporting events with spectators when the action is in start conditions. Solidarity
Walter asks others not to lose sight of the odds of the game, even in the COVID-19 crisis.”Sport creates an identity, connects others, has a social mission, inclusive and inclusive.The high-level game shines by being promising and popular Games and bureaucracy are role models for our children,” he says.Politicians also say all this when they enjoy the game.Now is the time to discover that this is so serious.”
But time is running out. Despite the precarious situation, Schwenker does not see the long-term indoor sports as gloomy.”We are always positive about the exit from the crisis,” says Schwenker, who also praises solidarity between sports.in the same boat and that we can only be together.”
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