1. DFB Stiftung Sepp Herberger
Nico Kempf –
DFB Stiftung Sepp Herberger

2. Nico Kempf, Deputy Manager DFB Foundation Sepp Herberger
Kick-Off for a new life
Nico Kempf, Deputy Manager DFB Foundation Sepp Herberger
Football Works Conference (Almelo, 13/6/2019)

3. DFB Foundation Sepp Herberger
Established in 1977
First German Football Foundation
Heir of private property of Family Herberger
Committees: Board and board of trustees
Ambassadors:
Horst Eckel, Uwe Seeler, Timo Hildebrand, Tina Theune,
Nadine Keßler, Jens Nowotny, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Otto Rehhagel
National coach (1936 – 1964):
Sepp Herberger and his wife Eva
Kick-Off for a New Life Football Works Conference (Almelo, 13/6/19)

4. DFB Foundation SepP Herberger
Disability Football
Inclusion Initiative
Blind Football League
German Championship of Workshops for Disabled People
Unified Football Friends Cups
Reintegration into
Society
“Kick-Off for a New Life“
Individual support
(visit of ambassadors)
Schools & Clubs
„Sepp Herberger Days“
„Sepp Herberger Awards“
“Sozialwerk“
Help for
members of the football family
in need
operative foundation
supportive foundation
Kick-Off for a New Life Football Works Conference (Almelo, 13/6/19)

5. Kick-off for a new life
Kick-Off for a New Life Football Works Conference (Almelo, 13/6/19)

6. facts Started in 2008 Focus on juvenile prisons Goals:
use football as catalyst to better prepare prisoners for release
reintegration into society (find employment / integration in the football family)
reduce reoffending
22 prisons of 10 federal states participate at the initiative (3 women teams)
Establishment of „Kick-Off-Teams“:
maximum of 15 young offenders
between 16 and 24 years old
Work in 3 categories (football, education, social integration)
Sporting highlight: football tournament „Sepp-Herberger-Pokal“
Kick-Off for a New Life Football Works Conference (Almelo, 13/6/19)

7. Participation criterias
Accessibility to the German labour market
Affinity for sports/football
High motivation for education programmes
Term of imprisonment between 6 and 24 months
Good conduct
Participation at release preparation activities
Important:
The decision will be taken by the prison!
Kick-Off for a New Life Football Works Conference (Almelo, 13/6/19)

8. structure Football Family Employ-ment Society Motivation
Referee course
Coach education
Cooperation with clubs
Partcipation at official matches
Arbeit / Beruf /
Work / School
Education course
Applicant training workshop
Job counselling
Career planning service
Social Work
Experiental education
Non-violent communication
Addiction prevention
Anti-violence-training
Empathy training
Motivation
Kick-Off for a New Life Football Works Conference (Almelo, 13/6/19)

9. partners Partners Federal Employment Agency Justice
Regional associations (DFB)
Professional football clubs
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10. maximum 15 young offenders
Kick-Off-team
„Anstoß-Team“
15 Strafgefangene
Sports official
(Coordinator)
„Kick-Off-Team“
maximum 15 young offenders
Pedagogical
employee
Social services
External Partners:
Regional Associations
Employment agencies
Professional football clubs
Local Partners
further employees
(e. g. public relation)
Kick-Off for a New Life Football Works Conference (Almelo, 13/6/19)

11. Football tournament „Sepp-Herberger-Pokal“
Sporting highlight of the project
Biggest football tournament behind prison walls
Regional qualification tournaments
Men and women tournament (same place/time)
Entertaining programme:
Presentation of the Music project „Teamsong“
Talk with a prominent football personality
Kick-Off for a New Life Football Works Conference (Almelo, 13/6/19)

12. Best Practice Omar Oumari: Severe term of imprisonment
Member of the social rehabilitation project
As day release prisoner participation at external football matches
After release:
Found a responsible job
Participation at a referee course
Coach of a prison football team
Mustafa L.:
Young offender
After relase:
Built up a new environment by being integrated into a local grassroots club
Mediation of the job through local football club
Kick-Off for a New Life Football Works Conference (Almelo, 13/6/19)

13. Thank you for your attention!