AfD on other topics

The AfD wants to keep and expand the federal elite sports training centers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern permanently. It points to the successes of the athletes who train there. Career models that combine top-level sports with school, vocational training or the Bundeswehr would be strengthened.

The state has important training sites for top athletes. Some are only safe until 2028. The AfD wants to keep them for good. Athletes should be able to combine sports with school or a job.

The Olympic training center supports squad athletes in ten Olympic sports in Rostock, Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. According to the program, the federal centers for canoe sprint and triathlon in Neubrandenburg and for sailing in Rostock are secured only until 2028. The AfD wants to press the state and federal governments to keep and expand them. Dual careers for athletes would be explicitly supported.

The AfD wants to give volunteer work more material recognition and relieve clubs of red tape. The Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card) would offer more benefits. Local heritage clubs, the Low German language, and the renovation of sports facilities would also receive support.

Many people help for free, for example in the fire brigade or a sports club. The AfD wants to give them more benefits. Clubs should have less paperwork. Heritage clubs and sports halls should get money.

The volunteer card would bring discounts on local transit, reduced admission fees, and tax relief. Expense allowances for coaches, instructors, and referees would be adjusted regularly to wages and prices. The AfD wants to cut hurdles in funding applications, insurance, and documentation. Students would have their volunteer work recorded on a supplement to their report card. Heritage clubs and Low German would get targeted support, and the party rejects any political co-opting of volunteering. Municipalities and clubs should be able to draw funds for sports facilities and swimming pools in full and with little effort.