sentences: "founded in 1974 and the "Freizeitclub "Harry's Truppe"" founded in 1983 are the village's leisure clubs, and they tend to the camaraderie, friendship and conviviality arising from football, and also to other sporting interests.Similar goals are pursued by the club "Wanderfreunde Oberland und Umgebung Herschweiler-Pettersheim" (hiking), founded in 1976, which has repeatedly organized IVV hikes.