Olympic Center Berlin
The Olympic Center Berlin
The Olympic Center Berlin (OSP) has been founded in 1987 as a central element of the German Sports Confederation, today the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB). Since 1997 part of a so-called “Trägerverein” (a non-profit making association supporting elite sports), the Center has become a hub of high-performance sport in the Berlin region.
More than 700 athletes of the German national team active in 35 Olympic sports disciplines – appr. 15% of the total German team athletes – are representing the region’s elite sports potential. 21 Olympic sports disciplines are central to the Olympic Center Berlin receiving allocation of organizations including the German Sports Confederation, sports federations, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, the German Sports Foundation, the regional sports confederation, professional associations and the Senate of Berlin.
Specifically in collaboration with the regional sports confederation and additional partners, the OSP is steering the development of athletes in all available disciplines, starting from young potentials to elite sportsmen and women.
- German Team Athletes
The Olympic Center Berlin is offering tailored services in the fields of sports medicine, physical therapy, training theory, sports and psychology and individual counselling to its athletes.
Some 100 coaches, 23 are directly employed by the Olympic Centre Berlin, are providing top level support to all athletes in their daily practices. OSP coaches are especially focusing on the aspect of transition from young potential to elite sports. Another 36 OSP employees and more than 14 temporary workers are putting an effort into guaranteeing an ideal environment of high-performance sports for both, athletes and coaches.
- The State, Sports Confederations and Businesses
The Olympic Center is predominantly financed by the State. The “Bundesland” of Berlin is providing another substantial allocation. The German Sports Foundation and the regional sports confederation are contributing a supplementary indispensible share. In addition to institutional contribution, increasing marketing profits encouraged by private-public partnerships with regional businesses have taken up an essential share in the promotion of athletes since 1996.
Andreas Hülsen participates in A2B.
Website: www.osp-berlin.de
