Das professionelle Tipp-Kick: Ein Spiel im Spannungsfeld zwischen Hobby und sportlicher Anerkennung

Professional book from 2012 in the field of sports - sports: theory and practice, grade: none, language: German. Abstract: Eighty percent of Germans know them: the zinc figures that you have to press on the head to make them shoot. This is Tipp-Kick, a German tradition that has its roots in the Weimar Republic. However, hardly anyone knows that there is a professional practice of the game that rivals some sports. Organized under the German Tipp-Kick Association (DTKV), there is a four-tiered and multi-track league structure, numerous individual tournaments, and much more. The book addresses the question of whether Tipp-Kick should be recognized as a sport. But before clarifying this question, it introduces the reader to the history of Tipp-Kick and the DTKV, describes the structure of the association, and the types of game operations.