After 10 years of operating in an informal structure, it was about time to become a registered organization in order to have more opportunities to grow our community and provide a more structured multidisciplinary offering to our beloved peers. We aspire to become a household name in the German sports scene, which is why building an infrastructure of opportunities is the next step to collaborate with state, city and social initiatives. As a registered member of Landessportbund Berlin, Berlin Braves e.V. is able to offer educational opportunities for board members and trainers, participate in the development of sport programmes and provide sporting accident insurance.

Making sports accessible and approachable is where we are rooted, which is why we want to continue to cater to those communities (you know who you are) that have helped us build the communal culture and collective support system we want to see in the city. Our membership is available for anyone that identifies with our vision. No matter your financial situation, if you want to contribute to our project, become a community mentor or forge intercultural exchange in another way, you are welcome.

Because you are looking for a like-minded community that loves to workout together and is actively working on making a change to the sports and cultural landscape of Berlin. You like to share a laugh, have a good time and support your peers, exchange ideas and explore new ways of self-expression both athletically and creatively.

By reaching out to us through the sign up form. Our team will then first personally introduce you to our founding principles and community guidelines. take you through the process of trial sessions. In a second step you will be invited to join two trial sessions of your preference and then lastly our team will guide you through the contract signing process.

We are offering different membership packages, monthly fees ranging from 10€ to 40€ Find out more about the benefits in the membership overview.

We offer annual memberships. This means that our offering and thus length of membership runs from January to December. Nonetheless, you are free to become a member at any given time of the year. Your membership fee will be adjusted accordingly.

If you are new to the Braves and have not trained with us before, you can trial sessions within your first month. If you don’t cancel, within 30 days we assume you are enjoying it and want to continue your membership. Please contact us before stopping your membership. We appreciate that.

You are making a commitment to the Braves that is more than showing your support by joining our training or events. As a member you can see yourself as an important facilitator of our goal to change the landscape of sports clubs structures, by actively striving to make leisure and professional sports more accessible, less bureaucratic, more inclusive and approachable. As a member you will keep getting access to all of our initiatives, plus exclusive merch deals, opportunities to make a greater impact to the upholding of our international running community and you will gain access to more sports disciplines. We are including more HIIT, Yoga and mindfulness activations, as well as events of cultural and social relevance to our existing running and basketball offerings.

No. As in life, we are aware that we do not all have the same starting points. You can join at any fitness level.

Running: We complete our running sessions together as a team, while the training includes each fitness level. There are different pace groups and everyone is welcome regardless of their current level of training. We offer a variety of training plans tailored to your preference of distance and speed.

No. We support you in achieving the goals you have set for yourself and provide you with the necessary training and motivation. We do not exclusively focus on performance or performance standards, we also want you to enjoy the journey and be part of our community.

You are free to choose the sports disciplines you would like to participate in and access to multi-disciplinary training will be provided. Each week you are free to create your own schedule or follow schedules provided by our coaches. You are also welcome to join special initiatives, where we invite our international network of coaches to host training programs. Self-initiative is something that we value – so if you feel like offering a special training yourself, as a member you are invited to do so. We support our members to pursue any coaching education and unlock their full potential as community contributors.

Support is what makes our world go round. We welcome anyone to join for select races and travel with the team, at your own cost. The preparation for those runs and the access to training is reserved for our members though. In preparation time towards the big races, we are not taking any new members.

As we have a huge international community, we are offering a passive membership aka the HOMIE package that allows you to support us even when physically absent from Berlin. This membership package also allows you to train with us whenever you are in Berlin without extra sign ups. Read more about our membership packages here.

Yes. You can still attend our public events, parties and initiatives without being a member. Consider becoming a passive member though, to show your support beyond physical presence.

Braves 2000 is our league basketball branch. If you wanna join one of the teams and play in any of the German basketball leagues, you will have to become a member within the Braves 2000 organisation. (find them here: https://www.berlinbraves2000.de/)

For organizational reasons, Braves 2000 is a separate registered sports club. Which does not mean that we are not moving as one family. You just have to pay separately if you want to play basketball.

You can cancel your membership by getting in touch and sending us your reasoning with via hello@berlinbraves.com

Although we can only recommend the feeling of running through our cheering zone for the first time, no one is obliged to participate in running events. We want to support the joy of running with our training and therefore also every goal that wants to be achieved through running. Regardless of whether it is a marathon or self-confidence in everyday life.