Tuttlingen Hockey Club receives The Golden Field” – high praise for youth work!

Tuttlingen Hockey Club receives The Golden Field” – high praise for youth work!

Great joy at the Tuttlingen Hockey Club: The young club recently received the “Golden Field” award from the German Hockey Association. This is not only a significant award, but also the first major success for the club, which was founded in 2025 and emerged from the Rot-Weiß Tuttlingen tennis club department. Schwäbische.de reports that this award is one of the most coveted in German hockey and is recognized for the club's excellent youth work and commitment.

Magnus Pinnekamp, ​​the chairman of HC Tuttlingen, is enthusiastic about the recognition and emphasizes the positive development of the club. The club's strong appeal in the area of ​​youth development is particularly praised by Federal Youth Executive Board member Sören Hutter. HC Tuttlingen has positioned itself as the most successful club, especially in the areas of youth work and volunteer work. In addition, the cooperation with schools and kindergartens in the Tuttlingen district is highlighted as a key factor for the award.

Sustainable planning and development

The Tuttlingen Hockey Club has already hosted southern German youth championships and plans to promote hockey in the region in the long term. From 2024, Andreas Schanninger will play a key role in driving forward the club's development as full-time sporting director. This underlines the club's commitment to becoming more professional in order to meet the constant growth of the sport of hockey. The award also comes with 1000 euros, which will certainly be well invested in the association's other projects.

Hockey is a sport for every age group and promotes not only physical fitness, but also teamwork and fairness. At HC Tuttlingen, both girls and boys have the opportunity to actively participate in the game. Parents are also invited to get involved. The social component of hockey is particularly emphasized in the “third half”, in which friendships are formed that last across years and borders. The club also attaches great importance to fair and safe interactions within the sport, as emphasized on the tennis club's website. tc-rw-tuttlingen.de informed that hockey is the most successful team sport in Germany and that the German national teams have already won several Olympic medals and world championships.

Important role of the German Hockey Association

The German Hockey Association (DHB), whose headquarters is in Mönchengladbach, plays an essential role in the organization of hockey in Germany. magazin.hockey.de reports that the DHB is responsible for the German national hockey teams and is also responsible for the umbrella organization of the clubs. He is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation as well as the international and European hockey association and emphasizes the importance of sustainability in sport. The DHB has received the certificate from the sustainAssociation sustainability standard at the “Silver” level, which underlines the efforts towards environmental and social responsibility.

With its award and the planned projects, HC Tuttlingen has a clear view of the future. With a strong network and plenty of support from the region, the club has a promising time ahead.