Fri, 19 March 2010
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Looking to play a particular sport in the Netherlands? Here's our guide to help point you in the right direction.
The Dutch are sports mad and they love joining things. There are hundreds of sports clubs.
The main federation (bond) for each sport can provide links to clubs and associations (verenigingen) in your area. National portals include www.digisport.nl, www.sport.nl.
Spinning? Pilates? Yoga? A general work out? Health clubs are widely spread with saunas and steam rooms and occasionally swimming pools. Locate a health club (fitnesscentra) via the a-z listings (gouden gids), or your gemeente gids. Short-term memberships are often available or if you look on community forums, you might pick up a membership deal from an expat heading home. A crèche may be available at larger clubs. University sports centres often have great facilities and classes open to non-students and membership is often cheaper than at other private clubs.
Baseball honkbal (www.knbsb.nl),
Dates from 1905 in the Netherlands. Activities for kids in Den Haag run by American Baseball Foundation (www.abfsport.nl)
Cricket ( www.kncb.nl)
You’ll meet up with lots of enthusiastic expats with teams for men, women and youth.
Fierljeppen (www.pbholland.nl)
Are you ready for the polder challenge?
Fierljeppen is a form of pole vaulting.
Football (www.knvb.nl)
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