bribery case, when the Grasshoppers came as a surprise. Not even GC-sport-in-chief Mathias Walther, who knew the offending Junior trainers from earlier, and noticed something. “We knew that he is an extrovert, and impulsive Person. That he had fallen to this temptation, we could not imagine, however,” says Walther. The coach was already fired in December.
The SFV was the case prior to the publication by these Newspapers is not known. According to Raphael Kern, head of grassroots football, he worked up: “We must take this case seriously.” More specifically, the Association did not want to comment.
How such an incident could be prevented in the future? Swiss sports associations, rules and regulations, showing the parents how to behave properly? We have checked with GC, other sport clubs and associations.
“documents if necessary
do not customize” The Grasshoppers are only known since the bribery case, areas of the excesses in the Junior area to a halt. GC works with different means of communication: annual parent information evenings, the Toolbox “sports parents” (a reference for questions about the Junior sports) of the Sportamts of the Canton of Zurich and the brochure entitled “Together towards the goal” of the overall Association of the Grasshopper Club Zürich .
“After the bribery case, we will review the current documents carefully and, as far as possible and necessary to adjust. Of the GC internal information events, the problem will be in the future is sure to be a major issue,” informs the Association on request.
dealing with challenging parents
The Federal office of Sport Fospo is aware of the problem. “We do not mean generally, the challenging handling of many parents with trainers and coaches, we speak with specific reference to the offence of bribery”, says Christoph Lauener, head of communications at the Fospo. He assured: “youth+Sport contributes to this phenomenon: The theme of “environment of care”, as well as the competent handling of the parents, is preserved in the training of J+S managers more weight. This concept is in progress.”
of The Swiss ice hockey Federation SIHF also has no rule that dictates to the parents to correct behavior. “Swiss Ice Hockey works on the basis of the Charter of ethics or Code of Conduct, and encourages the Clubs to its implementation. But in the end it is a matter between the Club and the coach, whether and how the Charter of ethics is also a and implemented,” says Manuela Hess, SIHF-media controller.
this Code provides Swiss Olympic. “Swiss Olympic has developed a few years ago the Code of Conduct to ensure transparency in the Sport and prevent corruption. We expect our member associations that they are adapted to these guide – to your needs – apply”, says Alexander Wäfler, head of media and Information at Swiss Olympic.
“That parents of talented Young athletes increasingly are called on, is us longer aware of it. By the end of the year we want to have a guide prepared, which is aimed at these parents, and certainly in dealing with bribery/corruption clues”, Wäfler. Previously, a passage that relates to the parents is missing in the Code.
“In soccer is a lot more money there,”
Richi Jost, head of Young talent ZSC and GCK Lions – in the largest Junior Department in the Swiss ice hockey 800 children are involved, has never heard of a similar bribery case in the Swiss ice hockey “and I’m already for a long time”. You throw in the ZSC organization at every Junior level, parents ‘ evenings, where the parents “in a reasonable manner shows what we want,” says Jost.
is That a case of bribery occurs in football rather than in basketball, for the 56-Year-old, not surprisingly: “I have the feeling that in football a lot more money, and the career planning starts with the game advisors very early on. In Hockey that’s a different situation, the transfer sums are all implemented differently and are not as high.”
Should show up a case of bribery in its Organisation, would be Jost to act resolutely. “We would sanction the coach, of course. It is not possible, as we would – to the parents and players – not to be trusted, if we would not react.” (hua)
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