18 Sport Development Report for Germany 2017 2018   Part 1 Organisations Pursuant to   75 of the Eighth Social Code  SGB VIII   legal  persons and associations of persons can be recognised as providers  of independent youth welfare if they are active in the field of youth  welfare  pursue charitable goals  are expected to be able to make a  not inconsiderable contribution to the fulfilment of the tasks of  youth welfare on the basis of the professional and personnel re  quirements  and provide the guarantee of work conducive to the  objectives of the German Basic Law  Grundgesetz   In Germany  at  least 9 6    i e  a total of more than 8 600 sports clubs  are recognis  ed as providers of independent youth welfare services  Compared  to the previous survey  this proportion has increased significantly   while the proportion of clubs that are not recognised as providers  of independent youth welfare services has decreased  However  the  high proportion of clubs that were unable to answer this question   around 58    is still striking  This proportion has also increased si  gnificantly compared to 2015  see Table 2    Table 2   Club is recognised as a provider of independent youth   welfare services in accordance with   75 SGB VIII   Club recognised as  independent youth  welfare provider Proportion of  Clubs  in    Clubs Total Index  2015 0  yes 9 6 8 600  12 3  no 32 0 28 700  7 6    don t know 58 4 52 300  3 1  Competitive sport in Germany would hardly be conceiv able  without sports clubs  15 3   or around 13 700 clubs have squad ath  letes7 at D  D C  C  B or A squad level in their ranks  Thus  they form  7 Federal and state squads   
        
        
        
         
        
          
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