Honorable farewells: Football heroes are made honorary members!

Honorable farewells: Football heroes are made honorary members!

The inaugural district football day took place in Freden on July 9, 2025, at which numerous deserving football officials were recognized with honors and farewells. Andreas Wiese, who opened the event, focused on the Hildesheim officials who have contributed to the development of the football district over the years with their commitment.

Among the personalities who said farewell was Miguel Rey Lamas, who had been active since 2009 and most recently worked as a public relations officer, and Manfred Beisenherz, who had been involved in the association since 1991, most recently as relay leader of the district league and 1st district league. Sonja Bukowski, who particularly distinguished herself in the area of ​​women's and girls' football, also received recognition for her contribution and said goodbye to those present.

Honors in the football circle

Marc Dühring, who said goodbye to the Holzminden officials, also honored renowned personalities such as Markus Verwohlt, who was involved in the qualification committee and as a district selection coach. In addition, Rolf Gans, who was the long-time youth committee chairman and second chairman of the NFV Holzminden district, and Fritz Ohm, who worked as secretary, were elected as honorary members of the NFV Hildesheim-Holzminden district. These honors are a tribute to their tireless commitment to youth football and the reliability they have shown over the years.

Fritz Ohm also received the silver badge of honor from the NFV, presented by Jens Grützmacher, while Nico Helmker (MTV Bevern) and Stefan Nolde (SV06 Holzminden) were awarded the silver badge of honor with a half wreath. Dirk Schoppe from TSV Heinade received the gold badge of honor. my-fankurve.de reports that Marc Dühring particularly praised the achievements of Rolf Gans and Fritz Ohm, who made a significant contribution to the development of youth football.

Collaboration and outlook

The importance of volunteer work in football was further underlined by the NFV events. On June 29, 2024, the district youth day of the NFV district of Nienburg took place in the Rehburg clubhouse, where, among others, Stefan Dieckmann, the district youth chairman, welcomed the club representatives and guests. Other topics were also discussed, such as the successful cooperation between the Nienburg and Diepholz districts, the new initiatives in children's football and the challenges in refereeing. kreis-nienburg.nfv.de highlights that a positive outlook for the coming season was shared and an appeal was made to clubs to improve the refereeing situation.

In conclusion, it can be said: Volunteering is the backbone of German football. Without the committed supporters who invest their time and energy, development in the domestic leagues would be hard to imagine. The successful qualification and further training measures, such as those structured in the Hessian Football Association, show that it is important to offer young people in charge a perspective. monami.hs-mittweida.de reiterates the need to make greater use of such programs to meet future challenges in sport.