Compulsory vaccination for trainers – otherwise expulsion!
In the American football league NFL, all coaches and employees of the teams must be vaccinated. Otherwise there is a risk of expulsion. The trainers Rick Dennison (63 / Minnesota) and Cole Popovic (36 / New England) were already kicked out as vaccinators.
And: Unvaccinated players have to pay severe fines if they cause Corona to break out in the team and games are therefore canceled. Superstar DeAndre Hopkins (29) is even thinking about an early career end because of the pressure of the league …
Should the Bundesliga also introduce compulsory vaccinations for coaches and players in order to keep the game going?
In contrast to the NFL (where the professionals sign their contracts directly with the league), the 36 professional clubs of the DFL decide together here.
BILD asked all Bundesliga clubs. Ten clubs urgently recommend vaccination for their stars, but currently want to waive compulsory vaccination. These are Gladbach, Dortmund, Bochum, Leipzig, Hertha, Augsburg, Wolfsburg, Freiburg, Fürth, Bavaria. Eight abstain.
BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke (62): “We should try to find solutions together with politicians. It makes a difference whether someone is vaccinated or tested. I am not a fan of compulsory vaccination for everyone. Maybe more for certain professions. “
Foto: picture alliance / Noah Wedel
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Could the DFL require coaches and players to be vaccinated?
Indirectly yes! Sports lawyer Prof. Dr. Markus Buchberger (52): “In purely legal terms, the DFL has the authority to withdraw players’ eligibility to play if they are not vaccinated. This serves to protect the player and to protect the entire gaming operation. You cannot force the players to be vaccinated, because the right to personal physical integrity applies. “
The best talent for the worst clubs
Imagine if Youssoufa Moukoko (BVB) or Jamal Musiala (Bayern) sign their first professional contract – but they would have to play for Bielefeld and Cologne …
What sounds unimaginable in Germany is normal in US professional sport. Here, to put it simply, the worst teams from the previous year choose the greatest talents to strengthen their team.
Through the draft system there is (among other things, in addition to an upper salary limit) more equality of opportunity and tension! The masters change more often in basketball, football, ice hockey. In the Bundesliga, Bavaria has always been picking up the bowl since 2013.
Would a draft make the Bundesliga exciting again? Yes! But…
► Problem number 1: the different youth structures!
In the US, the talents play at colleges and universities. Here they are promoted and trained. If you want to go pro, you have to register for the draft.
There are youth teams in Europe. Whether from small clubs or the academies of professional clubs. BVB, for example, invested in Moukoko’s athletic training early on. Unimaginable if he had to go to Bielefeld with his first professional contract.
► Problem number 2: labor law!
It is clearly stipulated by law that there is a right to free choice of profession and job.
Sports law expert Christoph Schickhardt: “With us, a player always has to agree before joining a club. Nobody can be forced to work against their will. “
On Friday night at 2.30 a.m. (live on DAZN) the NBA Draft will take place in New York. Franz Wagner (19) from Berlin is there.
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