Welcome at my blog about sports, (personal) leadership and everyday moments. I'm volunteering as a NOC / NPC assistent at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016. Last year I participated in the Nyenrode Sports Leadership Program.
I love horse back riding, fencing and running (and sometimes a Modern Pentathlon). From a media production background I turn the spotlight on heroes!Since August 2017 I'm working part time for Sportaal, the governmental sports body of the municipality of Enschede
I'm still interested to collaborate in elite sports projects. Let me know when you would like to collaborate!!
Wow, its already been a week since I started as NOC Assistant (National Olympic Committee Assistant) at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. My place of work is right in the middle of the Olympic village between all the athletes and…
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A glimpse at a day of a NOC assistant! Today my task was to organise and install a massage table, which took me all day. It was the first time I had a personal driver and car so I decided…
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In 2013, I started collaborating with Hollands best Modern Pentathlete (an Olympic discipline with swimming, fencing, horse back riding, running and shooting on 1 day). It was a challenge to convert the elite sporter’s ideas into products and services for…
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As long as I remember, my parents had a picture on the sideboard of a little girl on a big mottled horse. In the background was picture of a train on a floating rail. The horse does not seem to…
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Early March 2016, I went to the German Sports University (Deutsche Sporthochshule Köln) to get an impression how a base-check on 4 young athletes is performed. I was assigned to Johanna, a 14 years old who has been cycling for…
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