Task Force Meeting Agenda and Manufacturer/Retailer Requests Summary

Task Force (TF) Meeting 11thof February 2025

Agenda 1. Recap last TF Meeting/ Status open Action Points this meeting integrated into slides/ topics of 2. New Manufacturer/ Retailer Requests - for next Update 1. Hockey/ Fieldhockey 2. Padel 3. General Discussion: what is a Sport for us/ when to have a separate Activity 1. First suggestions 2. Discussion/ Next Steps 4. Update working group(s): Status Relaunch DB/ Backend and Website 5. AOP - Any Other Points (Pool of Experts)

Current Manufacturer/ Retailer Requests 1. Hockey The request to have an own activity for Hockey/ Indoor Hockey was agreed at last TF meeting & more detailed discussion was taken offline ( Hockey Working Group w/ Olaf & Simon + Silvia) This led to further reviewing hockey types & how/ where currently covered by the FEDAS/ what further changes may be needed Next Steps: working group works on further details & collects feedback also from other experts Open Points: Bandy & potentially also Floorball see next slides Current Activities / (Sports) New (Update) - TBD Agenda Point Agenda Point #2: Current #2: Current Manufacturer Manufacturer & Retailer & Retailer Requests Requests # Name # Name Comments Feedback Call 31.1. 38 Floorball/ Fieldhockey 38 Floorball/ Unihockey Unihockey is the same as Floorball, right? Does it make sense to add Inline Hockey/ Roller Hockey here? Or keep resp. add under "Funwheel Sport" - see left. Also: different enough to stay as standalone activity, ore merge? Leave inline/ roller hockey (and street hockey) in funwheel sports. Check/ update single PCK structure to inlcude all necessary codes ok (new; details to be worked out) open/ TBC Hockey AP: Continue the work within the working group, incl. requestion feedback from further manufactures (Silvia + Olaf/ Simon, Olin) -- -- 39 Field Hockey/ Indoor Hockey New Activity resp. Fieldhockey to be moved here Field hockey PCKs would need to be removed; streethockey is here as well as inline hockey. Roller Hockey equipment missing/ needs to be added, correct? And any specific PCK needed for Street Hockey? no changes/ in wintersport area - or could we merge with ice hockey??? no changes/ in wintersport area Summary/ Decisions taken/ Action Points 62 Funwheel Sports 62 Funwheel Sports 7 Bandy 7 Bandy topic for next FEDAS TF meeting -- 8 Ice Hockey 8 Ice Hockey

Current Manufacturer/ Retailer Requests Summary/ Decisions taken/ Action Points Padel AP: Continue the discussion & work within the working group, incl. requestion feedback from further manufactures (Silvia + Ard, Beni, Erika) Agenda Point Agenda Point #2: Current #2: Current Manufacturer Manufacturer & Retailer & Retailer Requests Requests 2. Padel: Request from Ard Blok/ ek-retail: he has received many request to have a separate activity for Padel in the FEDAS Reco: use #23 or #28; and also set up small working group with Ard to work out details for next Update (March/ April 2025; Version 2.35)

Definition of Sport/ Relevance for SGIDHO (own activity): Agenda Point Agenda Point #3: what is a #3: what is a Sport for us/ Sport for us/ when to have when to have a separate a separate Activity Activity Keep in mind: limited to 99 codes! And incativated codes cannot be re-sued for 5 (4?) years 3 Main Criteria need to be fulfilled: Manufacturer/ Retailer Perspective Discussion: large number of articles, ideally also special cloting/ footwear Special equipment/ clothing needed? ! + World/ Regional Championship mindgames* Double-check if relevant enough (NB: global perspective!) +? A(AA) Sport Check Sales: IS/ Sport 2000/ others (members, experts, online sources) Question to WG Future of Fedas (idea of focus codes ) + Nomonopoly/ single supplier only (see also GAISF definition) Broad/ all levels Organised (Federations et al) (professional/ leisure) * The IOC regognizes chess & bridge as sport; SportAccord following 5: chess, bridge, draughts, Go and xiangqi.

References Definition of Sport Definition of Sport: Sport - Wikipedia Look up/ search for sports federations via former Global Association of International Sports Federations: GAISF Members Sport Accord (follow up organisation of GAISF): SportAccord | Where Sport Meets

Use Cases checking the criteria Criterion #1: World Championships #2: Organised #3: Broad/ All Levels #4: Special #5: Relevance ( ) Equipment/ Clothing? Discussion: large number (equipment and clothing)!/ Not a monopoly on manufacturer side Field Hockey/ Indoor Hockey yes yes yes yes yes Padel yes yes yes yes yes Summary/ Decisions taken/ Action Points Criteria for a Sport , potentially justifying an own FEDAS activity Good discussion took place, basic concept agreed Additions/ Feedback (see also orange bubbles on last slide) Criterion # 4: it should be a significantly large number of articles, ideally both equipment and special clothing/ footwear Criterion # 5: relevance in the sense of global sales/ volume behind. Link to concept of core FEDAS already discussed in the WG Future of FEDAS Add criterion # 6 (or 5B): not a monopoly, at least 2 ideally more brands/ manufacturers involved AP: Silvia to finetune definition & share accordingly Decision to work concretely now of Hockey & Padel in the respective working group to be ready for the next FEDAS Update in March/ April 2025 Medium term: check list of activities overall: First spontaneous thoughts: shooting, bandy, (orienteering), squash resp. racket sports, AP: Silvia to send the complete current list of FEDAS Bandy yes yes ? partially ? Floorball (Unihockey) yes yes ? ? ? Chess yes yes yes no no Reco to use a common definition & aligned neutral criteria as basis for future discussions/ requests! 3 Main Criteria need to be fulfilled: Any spontaneous feedback??? Special equipment/ clothing needed? ! + Use to review current list of FEDAS Activities? Before DB/ Backend Relaunch? World/ Regional Championshi p A Spor t Rgd. Bandy & Floorball: both are sports, but discuss if differentiated enough from others sports and relevant enough to have an own activity or be merged with others Double-check if relevant enough (NB: global perspective!) +? Broad/ all levels Organise d (Federatio ns et al) activities (sports) incl. currently not yet occupied codes AP: all to double-check (sense-check only!) this list and bring up potential topics for further discussion at the next TF meeting in April (professiona l/ leisure) Floorball Keep w/ Hockey/ Indoor Hockey (then #38!)? TBD in WG. Bandy merge w/ Ice Hockey? TBD in WG.

Update Working Groups Main project/ working group: Update Backend/ DB/ Website (Lead: Olin) Decision on offer/ GO (board) February (either 2nd or 3rd option) Then work on technical details Includes further cleaning up of database (English master): typos, text reviews (among others Sportstyle), potentially add long text column, reviewing/ potentially merging activities, etc. Implementation of new processes, member/ login management New website (frontend) WG FEDAS Manual to be activated Agenda Point Agenda Point #4: Update #4: Update Working Working Groups Groups Summary/ Decisions taken/ Action Points Update Working Groups Working Group Future of Fedas all members of this working group that have not yet given feedback to Ulf on his concept pls do so asap. Working Group Sustainability: closed Other UPDATE working Groups: Hockey: Olaf/ Simon/ Silvia/ Olin Padel: Ard/ Silvia/ Olin + X (Beni / Erika) Outdoor: main work done, not active anymore (Scott, Tim, Peter as Outdoor experts) Other Working Groups Sustainability (Lead: Andr ): only co-ordinating role. Any update? Close? Future of Fedas (Lead: Ulf/ Beni): any update/ status? FEDAS Manual (Lead: TBC): define members, continue after relaunch, see above Structure & Processes (Lead: Silvia): ongoing (members, mailing list, communication, statutes, etc.) SGIDHO @ ISPO 2024 incl. PR (Lead: Erika/ Silvia): canceled because of decision of Sport2000 & Intersport to cancel participation at the ISPO

Agenda Point #4: Any other Points Open Point from last Time: Size Range Concept (+ all aware of colour code concept?) Summary/ Decisions taken/ Action Points AOP: Size Range Concept open action point mentioned: AP: Biljana to collect feedback from team which main problems these are Expert Pool Idea: it was very helpful to have experts to ask for advice when for working groups re-working/ optimizing the FEDAS, e.g. Scott Nelson & Tim Wahnel, Peter Medele for Outdoor (& Peter also for Sportstyle) Simon now for Hockey, Ard for Padel, etc. Reco: maintain/ extend this pool of experts ! Any further ideas for experts? Recap Meeting schedule/ next Meetings: Agreed to keep bi-monthly Task Force (TF) Meeting calls Separate meetings for working groups in smaller teams, e.g. with experts, where/ when needed Potentially meet in person (TF or working group meeting) to work on relevant topics (e.g. in the course of the Update Backend/ DB/ Website project) either in Mainhausen or Heilbronn Sport 2000 dates: February, May, June, November; see also next page// (@'Cesarini, Beniamino': Intersport sports fair dates similar to Sport2000 ones?)? Next TF meeting: Tuesday, 8th of April AOP? Colour Code: information given that 39 FEDAS colour codes exists, that can be used. Expert Pool Idea: - yes, good idea continue activating experts depending on topic e.g. via members (Sport2000/ IS and others) Meetings: - Idea to potentially meet up personally either in Heilbronn (Intersport) or Mainhausen( Sport2000) was picked idea to meet in September in Heilbronn when fair that also covers racket sports takes place - AP: Beni to send IS fair dates for further planning done, see next slide. - Next online TF meeting: April 8th Sept.: Raquet Sports Fair at IS/ Heilbronn