Land: 41,526km²　Population: 15,010,000

　

　Kaatsen: two party open air trowing game

　Kolven: kind of golf

　Beugelen: kind of croquet

　Klootschieten: bowls

　Fierljeppen: pole vault across water

　Ringrijden: target sport on horses

　Bollen (pierbollen, krulbollen): a kind of bowls

　

　1) Soccer (1,025,000)

　2) Lawn Tennis (710,000)

　3) Gymnastics (297,000)

　4) Ice Skating (187,000)

　5) Golf (151,000)

　Source: NOC*NSF Membership Survey 2000

　Note: figures refer to organized sport participation (number of active club members)

　

　Soccer, Ice skating, Tennis, Volleyball

　Real life spectators of sport matches: 30% of the population

　Watching sport on TV weekly: 44%

　Source: Trends en Determinanten in de Sport, Social and Cultural Planning Office, The Hague 2000 http://www.scp.nl

　

　Law on welfare (1989)

　

　NOC*NSF, Sport for All Information Centre (BEC)

　Address: PO Box 302, 6800 AH Arnhem

　Tel: (31)2.64834400

　e-mail: jo.lucassen@noc-nsf.nl

　http://www.sport.nl

　Established in 2001

　

　SCP Social Cultural Planning office conducted "Time Expenditure Survey"taking samples from 3,000 in 1999. The result shows that　33% participated once a week and 65% once a month.

　Source: Trends en Determinanten in de Sport, Social and Cultural Planning Office, The Hague 2000http://www.scp.nl

　

　Number of club:

　　Registered 30,000 through member organizations of NOC*NSF.

　Estimated no114n registered club: 3000.

　Average number of club members:

　　160(31% junior members under 18)

　According to membership survey NOC*NSF(2000)

　

　NA

　

Address: Postbus 302 6800 AH Arnhem

Tel: (31)2.64834723 Fax: (31)2.264821245

e-mail: Hanneke.vandenpol@noc-nsf.nl

http://www.sport.nl

　

　November, 1993

　

　Dr. Hanneke van den Pol -Thoonen

　Title: Project Manager, 9th World Sport for All Congress 2002

　

　Non-governmental organization: umbrella organisation for 93 sport federations in the Netherlands, representing 30,000 local sport clubs in 70 different branches of sport and about 4,800,000 individual members.

　

　We aim to realize a substantial growth in the percentage of the Dutch population that, through an active lifestyle with the emphasis on regular and sensible sports activity, have a positive influence on their own health. We try to reach the total Dutch population; youth, adults, 55-plus everyone with or without chronic diseases or disabilities.

　

　Full-time staff: 120 Part-time staff: 30

　

　NA

　

　1) Since 1995 we coordinate an action program called "The Netherlands on the Move ! "

　2) Between 1989 and 2000 several other campaigns were organized with the aim to enhance sport participation among youngsters (Jeugd in Beweging), immigrants (Sport is gaaf), women and disabled.

　3) In October 2002 we will organize the 9th World Sport for All Congress. The congress theme will be "Sport for All and Elite sports: Rivals or Partners?"

　

　1) School children(Age 6 to 12) :
　　Jeugd in Beweging (Youth in movement)

　2) Adolescents(Age 13 to 16) :
　　Jeugd in Beweging

　3) Employees at work-sites :
　　The Netherlands on the Move (NIB)

　4) General people in the community :
　　Only by communities on local level

　5) Aged people :
　　Netherlands on the Move 55+

　6) People with disabilities :
　　NEBAS/NSG

　

　Member organizations of NOC*NSF can participate in training courses for

　Sport for All leadership programs

　Sport for All leader A (RSL A)

　Sport for All leader B (RSL B)

　Sport for All leader O (RSL O)

　Type: General(A/B), specific for elderly (O)

　

　"The Netherlands on the Move!" is an action program of NOC*NSF in cooperation with the Netherlands Heart Foundation and the Dutch Cancer Society. "The Netherlands on the Move!" is financed by the Health Research and Development Council, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the National Sports Lottery, among others.

　

　TAFISA

　

　NA