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Fitness and Team Spirit through Company Sport

Definition, Explanation

Company sport is organised by companies and institutions. Pre-eminently, it is directed at the employees. The purpose is to create an offset to work activities through regular sporty activities. Consequently, not the character of competitions is in the fore but preventative health measures and the social togetherness. Company sports clubs serve as the organisation, whose interests are bundled via associations. The possibilities reach from free-time activities like bowling, skat, chess to varying kinds of sports like football, athletics, mountain biking, Nordic walking or inline skating. Health sports are also offered, which deal with relaxation techniques, exercise therapy and improve overall fitness. Company sport usually takes place outside working hours.

The company's objective is to maintain its employee's level of performance, reduce stress and in doing so, contributing towards employment protection in a preventative way. At the same time, mutual sports activities have positive effects on the company culture, working atmosphere and employee satisfaction.

Generally, company sport is covered by statutory accident insurance. Insurance covers the actual sports activities as well as travelling between the sports facilities and home. However, in the case of s sporting event of a competitive nature, there is no insurance cover.

Tips, Checklist

• Make use of the opportunity to get to know your colleagues or superiors somewhere other than at work
• Clarify rules like concerning saying "Du" during sport or at work
• Think about which tasks within company sport you can and want to take on. The necessary competences can be acquired and trained in doing so. These can then be implemented at your workplace, too
• Remember that your behaviour during sport should not be of a competitive nature and at the fore. Sports clubs exist for such purposes. In company sports clubs, general fitness, togetherness and mutual joy of doing sports play the more important role. And of course, the "beer" after is usually part of concluding sport

Last update: 01/11/2010