Overview

• In a mediation at the Higher Regional Court in Hamm on June 18, 2025, the DHB and Fuhr agreed to an out-of-court settlement that ends all proceedings under the DHB’s trainer regulations.
• The agreement grants Fuhr permission to return to coaching once he demonstrates completion of a DHB-mandated training course covering communication, motivation, group dynamics.
• The DHB’s independent commission on violence prevention will continue its work unchanged and report to the board in abstract terms.
• Allegations of psychological violence and abuse of power raised in 2022 by former Borussia Dortmund players Mia Zschocke and Amelie Berger prompted Fuhr’s dismissal.
• DHB President Andreas Michelmann described the settlement as a balanced outcome that strengthens the association’s efforts to prevent interpersonal violence in handball.