Prof. Dr. Volker Scheid opened the event with a warm welcome and acknowledged the impressive development of the project over the past ten years in his speech. He emphasized the special nature of such a long-term successful commitment. He then handed over to Bernd Kaiser, MT Melsungen's stadium announcer, who confidently guided the guests through the program.

In his welcoming address, Lord Mayor Dr. Sven Schoeller emphasized the central role of the Ballstars project in promoting physical activity among children and its social relevance. In his speech, Axel Renner, CEO of MT Melsungen, emphasized the close and trusting cooperation with the Institute of Sport and Sports Science. His special thanks went to the dedicated trainers of the Ballstars groups as well as the long-standing sponsors and supporters of the project.

A highlight of the celebration was the presentation of the new image film, which impressively showed the enthusiasm of the children and the conviction of all those involved in the project, which was acknowledged with applause from the audience.

Florian Heussner (member of the project management team) then gave a presentation that provided fascinating insights into the history of the project, the development of the partner school program and the scientific monitoring of the integrative mediation concept. The project was launched in 2015 at six elementary school; to date, 24 elementary school are involved in the partner program, over 150 coaches have completed the initial and further training and more than 4,000 primary school children have been active in the ball sports lessons.

Various perspectives on the project were discussed in the subsequent panel discussion. Annika Franke (student and trainer), Christiane Emrich (PE teacher at Sandershausen elementary school), Lukas Toby (project coordinator) and Axel Renner (MT Melsungen board member) reported on the practical implementation, challenges and visions for the future from their respective perspectives.

The event ended with an open exchange between all guests in a relaxed atmosphere - accompanied by delicious snacks from the Studierendenwerk Kassel.

Special thanks go to the sponsors and supporters of the Ballstars project - Volkswagen, SEFE and BKK Wirtschaft und Finanzen - for their long-standing and reliable support. We would also like to thank the dedicated students of the sports student council, Ferdhaus Sadiqi for the atmospheric musical accompaniment on the piano and Emily Kaschewsky for the successful photographic impressions, all of whom contributed significantly to the success of the anniversary.