Erbens natuurijs

It was a little bit quiet around us but we are back and how! Sunday, Erben Wennemars launched Erbens natuurijs. You might wonder what the relation between natuurijs and sports is. Well the yield of the ice goes to Jeugdsportfonds. We have written almost ten weeks about different sport disciplines and athletes. These athletes had the chance to play sports and have fun. A large amount of children in the Netherlands do not have this chance because...

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VIP´s in the cycling circus

Almost a year ago the Tour de France was struck by a new scandal. It was not about doping, bribery or spectators hurting the riders but a car hitting Johnny Hoogerland. The driver of the car was expelled of the Tour de France and Hoogerland was luckily able to step back on his bike. Sadly he fell into barbed wire which resulted in 33 stitches. Everybody who loved cycling was convinced this would never happen again. De Ronde van Vlaanderen was two days ago and we almost saw the same incident (click here for the video and then choose the...

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Happy April foolsday!

Happy April Fools' Day!(We're sorry, no sexy pictures of Ronaldo and Sharapova here... ;)) This sunday it will be April Fools day, a day full of jokes. Sports can be really funny too, and we want you to laugh with us. Enjoy! Next week we will be back with a stunning blogpost about cycling! In between we hope you will follow and like us on  and...

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A large amount of money is involved in Poker but it is a real sport?

Poker has become increasingly popular in The Netherlands since the start of the 21st Century; especially the variant Texas Hold’em is being played a lot these days. Due to the success of poker the question has risen whether or not poker is a form of gambling or a so called game of skill. Dutch legislation is still in doubt whether to acknowledge poker as a game of skill making it illegal to play poker online or organize live poker events. The only...

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Thank you, mom.

Need we say more? http://facebook.com/thankyoumom...

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"Time measurement in sports not reliable"

According to Erik van den Boogert, the time measurements specialist of the KNSB (dutch skating association), the present basics for time measurement in sports (like iceskating, atletics and swimming) are very indecisive. The IAAF and the FINA also agree that time measurement in thousandths of seconds increases the chance of errors. Since the differences in time are small these inaccurate measurements can make the difference between Gold and...

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Support the Olympic Games 2028 in the Netherlands

Yesterday it was beautiful weather in the Netherlands and with this lovely weather a new season with outdoor sports is coming up. Therefore, say goodbye to the indoor sports like ice skating (22 till 25 March Heerenveen) and alpine skiing (is now in Schladming ) because it’s getting warm so say hello to cycling, athletics, field hockey, soccer et cetra. With Spring knocking on the door the Olympic Games are coming close fast. In the Netherlands...

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We love field hockey

Yes, we love field hockey! It’s a lovely sport to follow on television and to watch from the side line. However, field hockey or how we call it in the Netherlands ‘hockey’ has also other unique selling points why we love hockey. First of all, hockey dares to renew their playing rules, this means the sport gets faster and more attractive for the fans. Secondly, hockey tries to experiment with new technologies because it takes a lot of uncertainty...

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UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour 2012

Today is the first day of the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour 2012 presented by Heineken. From today till 15th of April there will be visited three continents: America, Africa and Asia. The tour will give fans in different countries the opportunity to see a close up from the football's most prestigious prize. The full schedule of this year's UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour is: 9 - 18 March: Mexico - Mexico City & Guadalajara24 - 27 March: Tanzania - Dar es Salaam28 - 31 March: Kenya - Nairobi & Mombasa6 - 15 April: China -...

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Sheep Shearing as an Olympic Discipline? No way!

Ever knew sheep shearing was a sport? No? We neither, until yesterday. There even is a World Championship of Sheep Shearing! Last week these World Championship took place in Masterton, New Zealand. This video give you an idea about the Sheep Shearing World Championship. The history of Sheep Shearing as a sport goes back to 1958, when a group of enthusiasts from the Wairarapa district Young Farmer’s Club organized a Sheep Shearing competition. Later,...

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Keep your head up

Many sports come with protective clothing to make sure the players are well protected against injuries and especially to protect their head. For example, cyclists use helmets and nowadays there is a big promotion to wear helmets on the mountains (‘Echte Profis tragen Helm’) with skiing and snowboarding. However, the last time we are  witness of some unfortunate head injuries in football. We have seen Petr Cech, Maarten Stekelenburg, Przemyslw...

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European Championship in Poland & Ukraine

‘Wilhelmus van Nassouwe ben ik, van Duitsen bloed, den vaderland getrouwe blijf ik tot in den dood. Een Prinse van Oranje ben ik, vrij onverveerd, den Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geëerd.’ It’s 1 July 21.45 EET (Eastern Europe Time) and all the fans in the stadium are screaming and yelling after they have heard the national anthem of the Netherlands. Yes, the Netherlands has reached the final of the European Championship but before the start...

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Football players and how they celebrate their goals

Imagine you’re a professional football player that scores during  a match. Everybody in the stadium is excited and celebrates the goal.  However, you make a  sprint to  the corner flag to celebrate it with a rehearsed movement. It  appears that more and more football players want to celebrate their goal with  themselves and in their own manner. Why don’t football players celebrate with their teammates? In our opinion ...

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Money, Money, Money!

The Netherlands is in a recession since this week. The Euro countries are losing their triple A status one by one. However, the last few days there were sport events where a lot of money was involved. In addition we think this is strange because how can whole Europe be almost in a recession when there is so much money involved in sports events in Europe? For example, a large amount of money is to be found at Anzhi Makhachkala. The football club...

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Pre-Valentine's Day: Love = Football!

 (Girls, scroll down for a nice valentine tip! ^^) After a 2-month break, the UEFA leagues are finally back! This week we can all enjoy many great games from the Champions league (8th final) and the Europa league (16th final).The first game will start on Tuesday 14th of February. For the big football fans among us it doesn’t matter this day it will be Valentine’s Day or does it? The video beneath is a fun commercial made by Puma in 2010...

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The ‘Elfstedentocht’ needs to be on the UNESCO World Heritage

Every year when it’s freezing for a couple of days everybody in the Netherlands gets the ‘Elfstedentocht’ fever. The ‘Elfstedentocht’ (Eleven Cities Tour) is a 200-kilometers long tour where people skate along eleven historic Frisian cities. The popularity of the tour is so enormous that even when you’re a member of the ‘Koninklijke vereniging De Friesche Elf Steden’ a drawing of lots every year decides who may start and who may not...

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Ice Cross Downhill has to be an Olympic discipline

Red Bull Crashed Ice was born on 20 January 2000 and it was a totally new sport. Red Bull Crashed Ice is a game of the sport Ice Cross Downhill. The aim of the sport is a man to man fight on a 300 meters long ice track (see the video). However, this is not a normal ice trial because there are different obstacles, hairpin bends and the trial is declining steeply. In our opinion Ice Cross Downhill has to be an Olympic game because the Olympic Games...

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