Starnberg launches first inclusive sports week: 37 offers for everyone

In the Starnberg district, the "Sports Week for Everyone" began for the first time on Monday, April 20, 2026. Ten sports clubs are explicitly opening their training sessions and trial formats to people with and without disabilities over these six days—making inclusion a tangible part of everyday club sports. According to the district office, the action week runs until April 25 inclusive.

37 events – from classic club sports to movement activities

The program includes a total of 37 offers. The range extends from sports such as judo and climbing to formats like yoga and dancing. This very mix is part of the concept: The focus is not on a single "inclusion show," but rather on the question of how joint movement can succeed in very different settings—whether in the dojo, in the gym, in the classroom, or on the climbing wall.

The core of the week: Participation instead of symbolism

The organizers are clearly relying on a pragmatic logic: Those who want to break down barriers must create opportunities in which people can actually participate together—with understandable procedures, suitable conditions, and the willingness to adapt offers if necessary. The fact that the sports week starts at the grassroots level is also a message to the clubs themselves: Inclusion is not treated as a special project, but as part of regular club work.

Free trial opportunities – with few exceptions

The offers are basically designed as trial sessions and are free of charge. Exceptions may occur with climbing offers if hall usage fees are incurred. This keeps the entry barrier deliberately low—an important point, because participation in sports in practice often fails not due to motivation, but due to organizational or financial hurdles.

District office coordinates – cooperation with Special Olympics and the BLSV district

The first "Sports Week for Everyone" in the Starnberg district is organized by the Starnberg district office in cooperation with Special Olympics Bavaria, the BLSV district Starnberg, as well as the ARGE Disability Issues and Open Disability Work. The participating clubs bundle their offers under a common roof—thus creating visibility: for athletes who are already active, as well as for people who have not yet found access to club sports.

More than a list of events

The premiere of the inclusive sports week is therefore more than a series of individual events. It is a test run in the best sense: How low-barrier are the processes really? Where is support needed, where more information, where flexible training formats? The week provides concrete experiences for this—and the chance that something lasting will emerge from the action week in the long term: a club routine in which joint sport is a matter of course.