Offenbacher Verein loses members | Offenbach

• fromJochen Dietz

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Corona is giving Germania Bieber a hard time in Offenbach. Young people in particular are leaving the club.

Sport and culture are particularly hard hit by the corona pandemic. The SPD parliamentary group learned this immediately from Germania Bieber. The 250-member association is particularly troubled by the efforts and costs involved in complying with the hygiene regulations, according to city councilor Lauren Schabacker after a meeting with groundskeeper Tim Arnold and Markus Rudolf. For example, enormous personnel and logistical efforts have to be made to ensure that the distance rules for spectators are adhered to at football matches. The association considers the hygiene regulations to be necessary, but has to bear the costs of disinfectants, which in the long term tears gaps in the budget.

And the pandemic is now also affecting the number of members. According to Rudolf, younger members are currently leaving the club, which is why there are no longer junior teams in every age group in the football division and planned campaigns to attract new members cannot be implemented. Despite these youth concerns in the soccer field, the two places are very busy. Because there is always damage, the changing rooms and sanitary facilities, for example, need renovation and renovation.

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