City rejects basketball basket - political rebellion in Perlach!

City rejects basketball basket - political rebellion in Perlach!

Neuperlach, Deutschland - A very special basketball basket made of Perlach is currently causing plenty of conversation. The district committee had received this basket as a gift from the city, but the building department waved off. Reason for this? A small defect in the floor holder, which was created by a collision with a vehicle. Due to this damage, the city decided that the basket does not correspond to the urban standards and was not repairable. The decision caused annoyance in politics, with the district politicians annoyed that the sports equipment damage was now rejected by the city. One suggestion is already on the table: to screw the intact board with the assembled basket and to abandon a new bracket in order to be able to use the sports facility. The construction department, on the other hand, is not very cooperative, does not prefer to move the basket on urban terrain, as Merkur.

Not only in the district council there are discussions about sports facilities. In Neuperlach you can feel hunger for more sporty and cultural offers. Here Günes Seyfarth and Michi Kern come in: they have caught the eye of intermediate use for Hanns-Seidel-Platz. The idea is to create a real place to experience through owner-managed projects such as a community kitchen as well as sports and games. The space is divided into two areas: one part is aimed at quality of stay with green areas, the other offers sports and play options, including basketball. This includes seating and an atmosphere that invites you to in winter. A small building for gastronomy is to be created by summer 2025 and offer space for up to 100 people; A concept that aims not only on recreational athletes, but also to the entire neighborhood, as the information on city renovation Neuperlach.

sports facilities in focus

The important role of municipal sports facilities is not only clear in Perlach and Neuperlach. A current exhibition by the German Institute for Urban Studies (DIFU) shows that many municipalities are struggling with investment residues in their sports facilities. According to a survey, 59 percent of the municipalities stated that the investment deficit in sports halls was to be assessed as "serious" or "noteworthy". In 2024, 94 percent of the municipalities had sports halls and 92 percent about sports fields. A quarter of the municipalities have built new sports halls or sports fields in the past ten years, but the figures show that the maintenance and modernization of existing systems is often neglected. In particular, the covered sports facilities are affected by this, which endangers the municipal sports offers, which are so important for the quality of life of the citizens, [difu] (https://difu.de/publikationen/2025/kommunale-sportstaetten-grosse-und-hoher-investition needs).

The various approaches that are pursued in the different parts of the city impressively illustrate how important it is that sports facilities are encouraged and preserved. In view of the discussions about the basketball basket in Perlach and creative intermediate use in Neuperlach, it can be seen that the desire for active cooperation and promoting sporting activities in the community are still very popular. How much potential is in such projects remains to be seen, but a little fresh wind can never hurt.