Overview

• The initiative kicked off on September 12 at the DFB Campus in Frankfurt with primary classes on the pitches and teacher training led by youth director Hannes Wolf, staged during the Weekend of Amateur Football with prominent guests.
• The federation highlights research showing roughly 75% of children and adolescents fall short of the WHO’s one‑hour‑per‑day activity guideline and frames the shortfall as a health concern.
• DFB president Bernd Neuendorf says the association will proactively offer cooperation to schools using its network of about 24,000 clubs as a major lever to increase daily movement.
• The school offer centers on small‑sided ball games and group formats designed to get entire classes active at the same time.
• Neuendorf appeals for political backing to improve school‑sport infrastructure and cautions that staffing and financing remain key hurdles to wider rollout.