Guten Tag,
I am sorry to write this in English as my German language skills are not adequate for long messages - I am sorry for any disrespect.
I am currently a speed skater in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. I will be moving to Germany in October and hoping to find an organization that I can skate with near the Kaiserslautern area.
I skated competitively for 6 years before I had to quit due to my job. Over the last 20 years I have skated with local organizations for recreation but did not compete until recently. This past March I competed for the first time in more than 20 years. Although my experience is indoor 100m (short) track, I will need to get use to outdoor skating since that is what is popular in Germany.
I found a website for ERV-KL http://www.skaten-kl.de/ and was happy to see there are skating opportunities close to where I will live. I do however, have a small problem. The website does not translate to English well and finding a person to contact is quite difficult and it seems they only train one day a week
I would like to know:
1. Does ERV-KL have speed skating team or is it only training?
2. Is there another organization close to Kaiserslautern who I can train with?
3. Who can I contact to get more information?
Sorry for so many questions. I am really excited to move to Germany and skate.
Any assistance you can provide would be very helpful. Please respond in German if it is easier for you. I can read German better than I can speak it
Vielen Dank