At the same time, the DKG tried to appeal to the youth through a more attractive offer: It presented itself more and more as a young, active movement that could offer the youth exciting variety in addition to ideal orientation. In 1927, for the first time in the annual report, the versatility of colonial youth gangs was emphasized, which included "strengthening the body" by swimming, archery, etc., as well as "manual skills that a future colonial pioneer must master", such as hiking and orientation in the field. The communications subsequently took up this tactic by attempting to address the youth, for example, by describing the activities of the colonial scouts or by presenting role models from Germany's colonial pioneering days. Also, since 1926 youth conferences have been held at which sports competitions, off-road exercises and the like were held.