2G obligation in indoor sports in SH: That’s what the state association and clubs say about the rules
Thomas Niggemann had expected that. Since the state government announced that it would tighten the corona rules due to the increasing number of infections and deny unvaccinated people access to sports offers and events in the hall from Monday (November 22), the phones at the state sports association in Kiel have not stood still. “Associations, members – everyone calls and has countless questions. Many also abuse us for blocking everything again, taking away their members, ”reports the managing director of club development and popular sports. Niggemann also has questions, blocks, he certainly doesn’t want to take members away from the clubs. On the contrary. “We are pleased that the up to eight-year-olds are increasingly coming back, especially in swimming and gymnastics.” Only: He is not yet able to give definitive answers either. “We’re also waiting for the new, written state ordinance.”
Children and teenagers need test certificate
The current status: The 2G rule will apply to indoor sports in Schleswig-Holstein from Monday. “Then all adults, aged 18 and over, only have access if they have recovered or have been vaccinated, including trainers, judges and referees,” explains Niggemann. And: “Children from elementary school age and young people are then only allowed into the halls with the test certificate from the schools.”
MP Günther: “2G, maybe also tests on it”
In professional sport it (still) looks different. Since athletes with employment contracts are subject to labor law, they are not bound by the 2G rule. The contradiction: for the audience, top clubs such as THW Kiel or VfL Lübeck-Schwartau also have to switch from the 3G rule (recovered, vaccinated, tested) to 2G at home games. “The corona numbers are also going up in our country,” said Prime Minister Daniel Günther at the VfL handball player game, “that’s why we’re tightening the rules. Only with 2G, perhaps also tests, can we continue to hold such events. “
Gray area and questions remain
But questions remain, especially in popular sport. Also for Niggemann: What about the mother who has a certificate that she is not allowed to be vaccinated. Is she locked out of mother-child gymnastics? What about the 17-year-old who is no longer in school, but in training and can therefore not present a test certificate? “Those are the subtleties to which we still have no answers,” says Niggemann. This also includes the gray area in which clubs like handball third division HSG Ostsee N / G or badminton Bundesliga club TSV Trittau fall, where the players have at most mini-job contracts. “I don’t think all of our players are vaccinated,” says department head Sabina Persson. She, too, is still puzzling as to how it will continue. Michael Weissin, chairman of the ice hockey club CE Timmendorf, is relaxed: “With us, all but one person in the women’s and men’s team are vaccinated. And so far 90 percent of the fans at home games have come without a test certificate, that is, they have recovered or been vaccinated. “
Niggemann: “Not a huge catastrophe”
LSV managing director Niggemann is certain that there will be “cuts” in the clubs, but it is not a huge catastrophe, not even organizationally. The clubs have already been implementing 3G since August 1st. “Niggemann thinks the stricter rules are good:” Nobody can deny the exploding corona numbers, the serious cases, anymore. And protection number one is the vaccination. “
From Jens Kürbis
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