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The reform to scale back the zones within the Lower Saxony-Bremen handball affiliation from eleven to 5 is inflicting combined reactions within the Verden district. Excitement about full leagues is tempered by concerns about lengthy journeys and the danger of exploding prices.
Verden – Turn eleven into 5: This is the results of the working group of the Lower Saxony-Bremen Handball Association (HVNB) on the “main proposal for structural reform”. The objective is to reorganize regional ranges and scale back the variety of areas. thus achieved. Handball area Mitte Niedersachsen (HRMN), which incorporates golf equipment within the Verden district, has now submitted these plans to Stur.
From the present eleven, there can be 5 from the 2024/2025 season. The golf equipment of the Verdun district are divided into three zones. In the north it goes to Cuxhaven and within the west it’s bordered by Jade Bay. “There are 751 groups, which is at present the strongest,” explains HVNB Vice President Jens Schuff.
It is now not doable to supply handball in all courses within the eleven areas. Therefore, there was no various to reform for me.
The determination was supported by nearly all of representatives. But it additionally causes completely different reactions. Frank Oetting sees it in two methods: “Due to the merger of HRMN with the Bremen golf equipment, the courses have began to refill once more, they have been very skinny,” says the chairman of TSV Intschede, emphasizing the benefit – along with selling youth. folks within the route of aggressive handball.
For Thorsten Glandien, the rise at school measurement can also be an essential concern. “It is now not doable to supply handball in all grades within the eleven areas. So for me there was no various to reform,” explains SG chairman Achim/Baden. “We misplaced plenty of gamers and groups due to Corona.”
Frank Oetting needs golf equipment to go together with them
At least Frank Oetting’s abdomen aches when he seems to be on the measurement of the world: “It’s big, with journeys so far as Cuxhaven on the programme.” The relay division there ought to stay the identical till now. Achieving all this by the tip of summer time 2024 stays bold for him. There is plenty of work to be accomplished, and all this have to be supplemented with life by way of personnel. Most essential for Intscheder: “Clubs ought to be concerned within the planning and not really feel that choices are being constituted of above.”
On the one hand, Dirk Kühl, TSV Daverden divisional supervisor, is a bit fearful: “I do not assume a lot will change for the decrease groups. With 20 video games as a substitute of 16, the gamers do not get as a lot relaxation. But there’s sufficient free time to do one thing with the household. It’s essential.”
Dirk Kühl is wanting ahead to new faces
There is a rise in motivation for the coach of the “Green-White” third occasion (regional league) and participant of CV Kirchlinteln (regional class): “I’ve performed towards the identical opponents for 22 years. It was actually boring. Now a brand new battle, for instance, with groups from Bremen.
In normal, Kühl agrees together with his colleague Glandien: “There is not any future to proceed working within the entrance areas. There are too few groups, and we’re not going to reverse the demographic change.” However, he would favor the highest division to be referred to as a regional league: “It would not make sense to name it a state league. And then the actual fact of driving from Verden to Wilhelmshaven definitely dangers exploding prices.”
View of the volunteer pool
Achim/Baden’s Glandien is happy to see how effectively the case has lastly been ready and the choice made relating to the personnel within the particular person areas: “It is a problem and it takes time to place it in place.” We are on the lookout for volunteers, however there’s a massive pool right here. Eleven areas thus far.”
By the way in which: TV Sottrum and TuS Rotenburg (with JH Wümme) can be assigned to jap Lower Saxony (Heide-Elbe area) from 2024 and will thus obtain many new opponents. However, the affiliation retains the again door open for golf equipment from the outdated Rothenburg district: “If each golf equipment need to proceed enjoying with golf equipment from the central Lower Saxony space, they’ll apply till the tip of 2023,” it explains. Driver.
A category between the Oberliga and the third league
At a non-public data occasion in February, the HVNB want to showcase what gaming operations will seem like in community-level efficiency leagues. An further one-way division between the Oberliga and Division 3 is deliberate for girls and males. In addition, there ought to be girls’s affiliation leagues. “There can be a number of promotions to have a good time subsequent season,” Schoff predicts.