A superficial glance at current changes in recreational activities - especially in trend sports – seems to confirm pessimistic fears that a growing individualization is breaking up traditional social relationships. Moreover it appears that young people especially try to avoid these social obligations. A closer look, however, reveals that in these very sport activities and active games – outside the binding structures of clubs and organizations – new and brief, but by no means superficial forms of togetherness are practiced. This is exactly the opposite of a lack of relationships. Because of their loose organizational structure these sport activities demand a high investment of dedication and enthusiasm of their particpants. These activities form themselves as distinctive end exclusive »Wahlverwandtschaften« (chosen relationships) of taste with the help of mutual signs, styles, features, codes, movements and gestures. This is how they create certain practical forms of mutuality and creativity which hint to structural changes in other social fields apart from the field of sports.