In summer 2008, the mini pitch financed by the German Football Association and installed between the sports hall and school in Hinterzarten was completed. In the wake of the 2006 World Cup, the DFB financed a total of 1000 such pitches in Germany. The local authority had to cover the costs of the surface.
Since then, the pitch has been a hive of activity. Children, teenagers and adults have been chasing the ball on the small, modern artificial pitch.