TTV Amstelveen news archive
Reminder competition players
Email from Guus Korper to all competition players. Dear competition players of TTV Amstelveen, The autumn competition for both junior and senior players is approaching quickly. We would therefore like to remind you of the most important dates and preparations
Home matches autumn 2026
Below is the full list of home matches for the upcoming fall season. Come on out to watch and cheer us on—especially if you have a week off! Not very familiar with table tennis yet? Then this is the perfect
Summer Klaverjas Night was a huge success!
Last Friday, July 10, the Summer Klaverjas Evening took place in our greenery-filled canteen. Brian’s idea to play a game of klaverjas sometime this summer led to this very successful evening. By 8:00 p.m., the participants had arrived, but when
Board update – July 2026
🏓 Board Update – July 2026 Dear members, With the summer holidays approaching, we would like to update you on a number of important matters within our club. Please take a few minutes to read the information below. 🏆 TTV
Justin de Witt earns his B licence in impressive style
On Saturday, 6 June, Justin de Witt succeeded in earning his B licence in impressive fashion. During the B-Youth Qualification Ranking Tournament, organised by the NTTB in Pannerden, 24 players competed for just 4 available places that would earn them
Summer klaverjas evening on 10 July 2026
For all members (incl. one guest) of TTV Amstelveen. On Friday, July 10 at 8.00PM (doors open at 7:45 PM) there will be another enjoyable klaverjas evening in the canteen of our table tennis club. Participation is once again free, with refreshments in
Well-attended Game11/ Butterfly NL Test Event
A successful and informative gear night at the Landtong On the evening of Thursday 21 May 2026, we had a special guest at the club: Jelco van Grunsven from Game11 paid us a visit. In a corner of the playing
France – Netherlands 24 – 26
Bloemenlust/TTV Amstelveen vs Villepreux/SQYPING Exchange Match Last Friday, 15 May, 10 players from ATC Bloemenlust and TTV Amstelveen travelled to France for a friendly match against Villepreux/SQYPING. From Bloemenlust: Bart, Karel, Dirk and Danny. From Amstelveen: Arjan, Ladi, Sheila, Jeffrey, Guus
TTV Amstelveen Open 2026 – volunteers needed
Brian van den Heuvel, organiser of the TTV Amstelveen Open 2026, wrote the following appeal to members (and hopefully with just as much success as in previous years): Dear members and parents of youth members, The registration for the TTV Amstelveen
Opening hours for youth training sessions
Guus Korper sent the following message to the youth members: To all junior members of TTV Amstelveen, There has been some uncertainty about the opening times of TTV Amstelveen for the junior players. With this email, we would like to clarify
Marco Mogendorff receives a royal honour!
We sincerely congratulate Marco Mogendorff on his royal honour (Member of the Order of Orange-Nassau). See the article in the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad (in Dutch), which also features the group photo taken by Christ Clijsen. From this article: 24 April 2026 AMSTELVEENOn
Game11/ Butterfly NL Testevent on 21 May 2026
On Thursday 21 May, a Game11/Butterfly NL Test Event will take place at the canteen of TTV Amstelveen. Table tennis shop and sponsor Game11 will be there from 7.30 pm. They will set up a sales stand and have a range
Large turnout at the klaverjas tournament on Friday 24 April 2026
On Friday 24 April, we held another game of klaverjassen in our canteen at the Landtong. No fewer than 24 experienced and less experienced players had signed up, allowing us to form exactly six tables. Three rounds were played, and
Senior competition Spring 2026
Message by match secretary Alex Brandt: Dear senior club members, The Spring competition ’26 has now ended, the final standings are attached. Our Amstelveen teams performed excellent. Unfortunately, there was one relegated team (Amstelveen 6 in the 4th class of
Survey autumn competition 2026
Want to play competition (again)? Or do you plan to stop?Complete the survey or let me (Alex Brandt) or Guus Korper know before Monday, June 1st !!! Preparations for the Autumn Competition 2026 have now started. The playing schedule is attached to
Decease of Michael de Jong
It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the sudden passing of our loyal member, Michael de Jong.We will remember Michael as an ever-cheerful, helpful and dedicated member of TTV Amstelveen.He will be sorely missed.We wish his family
Youth competition Spring 2026
Youth Teams Finish Spring 2026 Season with Pride! The 2026 spring competition has come to an end, and our youth section can look back with pride on a strong and memorable season. With four teams in action, there was plenty
Youth training sessions in April and May 2026
To all youth members and their parents, The months of April and May often cause confusion about whether the youth training sessions will take place. Schools can decide for themselves which week or weeks they close for the May holiday,
Lina Mansri wins the A-level youth ranking tournament
In a sports hall in The Hague, TTV Amstelveen player Lina Mansri was ready for a special day on March 29, 2026. She competed in the A Youth Ranking Tournament in table tennis, in the girls’ under-13 category – the highest
Klaverjas evening Friday, April 24
Message by Gerard van Buuren: For all members (incl. one guest) of TTV Amstelveen. On Friday, April 24 at 8.00PM (doors open at 7:45 PM) there will be another enjoyable klaverjas evening in the canteen of our table tennis club. Participation
Register for the TTV Amstelveen Open 2026
Registration closed!
This year another Amstelveen Open for youth and seniors! For the fourth consecutive year, it will be organised by Brian van den Heuvel. If you would like to participate, please register as soon as possible, but no later than 31
Linden trees relocated on Landtong
The Amstelveens Nieuwsblad newspaper of 21 January published the following article (in Dutch) about the relocation of three trees on the location of our current and previous table tennis hall. The caption accompanying the photo reads: ‘The special transplanting machine
No more home matches spring 2026
The spring league is almost over.
There are no more home matches.
Fun New Year’s tournament and drinks
Fun New Year’s tournament and drinks No fewer than 40 members braved the bitter cold on Saturday 10 January 2026 to make their way to our playing hall at Landtong 4 to take part in our traditional New Year’s tournament.
TTV Amstelveen is looking for a secretary!
TTV Amstelveen is Looking for a Secretary! Would you like to play an important role within our friendly and active table tennis club? TTV Amstelveen is looking for a new Secretary. Our current secretary, Ben, officially stepped down as of January
In memoriam Jacques Springer
Following the recent passing of Jacques Springer, Guus Korper reminisces about their time together. The accompanying photo shows Jacques at a reunion, together with Cor (left) and Fons (centre). Jacques as my coach at the Maccabiade in 1993 On New
Enjoyable Christmas lunch for 55+ groups
A successful Christmas lunch for the 55+ groups! On Monday afternoon, 22 December, it was time again for our annual joint Christmas lunch for the 55+ groups. With a good turnout of about 30 participants, it was an afternoon full
End of the Youth Table Tennis Season & New Training Schedule for 2026
On behalf of all trainers and the board of TTV Amstelveen, Guus Korper sent the following email to all youth members: Dear parents and youth players of TTV Amstelveen, The youth table tennis season has come to an end, and
Lovely Xmas klaverjas tournament
Christmas Klaverjas in a packed canteen It was good old-fashioned fun in the canteen during our annual Christmas Klaverjas Tournament! The turnout was fantastic: a mix of members, former members, and guests competed enthusiastically and in a spirit of good
New Year tournament with drinks Saturday 10 January 2025
Dear members, To start the new year in a festive way we will organize a NEW YEAR TOURNAMENT. All senior members and competition playing youth members are warmly invited to attend. It will be fun for our competition playing youth players
Nice pepernoten tournament
Pepernoten tournament instead of training! Last Thursday, December 4, instead of the regular training, a super fun Pepernotentoernooi was on the program for the youth!After a quiet start, the tournament really got underway at 5:30 p.m., with a large turnout of enthusiastic participants.There was fierce
Competition Autumn 2025
TTV Amstelveen looks back on a season full of highlights TTV Amstelveen has had another wonderful season. With championships, exciting finishes, and lots of personal growth within all teams, there was plenty to be proud of. We have listed the
TTV Amstelveen pepernoten tournament
🎉 Invitation: TTV Amstelveen Pepernoten (Traditional Dutch Sinterklaas treats) Tournament! 🎉 Dear youth players and parents, This Thursday, December 4th at 5:00 PM, there will be no regular training, but something much more fun… 👉 The TTV Amstelveen PEPERNOTEN Tournament!
Young Players from TTV Amstelveen Shine on the National Stage
This article by Guus Korper was also published (in Dutch) on the website of the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad. On Sunday, 17 November, the National Youth Ranking Tournament took place in Tilburg. A total of 249 young talents from across the Netherlands
Christmas klaverjas evening
Christmas klaverjas evening,for all members [including a guest] of TTV Amstelveen On Friday December 12th at 08:00 PM, there will be an other fun Klaverjas evening in the clubhouse of our table tennis club Participation is completely free and players will also
Competition update November 2025
Dear clubmates, The current competition season is already approaching its end, below a short update. In the meantime, we already have to start working on the team layouts for the next season. >>> Would you also like to start playing
Ranking tournament Assen
Ranking Tournament for League Players of TTV Amstelveen On Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14, TTV Assen is organizing a youth ranking tournament for players with a B or C license. Saturday, December 13: players with a B license
Tournament for Beginner Youth Players at HTC
On Sunday, November 23, HTC (Hoofddorp) is once again organizing a tournament for beginner youth players. The tournament is specially intended to give new players with little (or no) tournament experience the opportunity to play a tournament relatively close to
General Members Meeting on 13 November 2025
Our secretary Ben Rigter sent the following email to all members. The minutes of last year’s meeting are not included here on the website. Dear members of our club, I would like to invite you all for the General Members Meeting
Housing development at Landtong
On 22 October 2025, the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad published an article (in Dutch) about the planned housing development on the Landtong. This specific area is the former location of our hall, which means that the future residents will become our immediate neighbours. The
Home game and meal a success
Senior Team 1 played their second home game of the season on 11 October. After an exciting and evenly matched contest, the team once again secured a draw. This result extends their unbeaten run at home. Due to the late
TTV Amstelveen Open 2026: save the dates!
TTV Amstelveen Open 2026: Save the Dates! Our popular tournament will return on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June 2026 in the familiar Bankrashal. We are sticking to the successful formula: the juniors will kick off on Saturday and the
Klaverjas evening
This klaverjas evening is cancelled due to insufficient participants. for all members [including a guest] of TTV Amstelveen On Friday September 26th at 08:00 PM, there will be an other fun Klaverjas evening in the clubhouse of our table tennis club Participation is
Adjusted playing times 55+ group on MONDAY
In an extraordinary board meeting, the board decided to provide clarity about the playing times on Monday afternoons for the 55+ group. Starting on Monday, 22 September 2025 (i.e. tomorrow), the 55+ group will start at 2:45 p.m. on Mondays, and
Seniors Team 1 draws in first home match
The autumn competition has started anew! Our first senior team, which has the lowest team rating in their pool in the second division, knew it would be tough. The opening match against The Victory 1 was lost 10-0, which, although expected,
Competition has started again
The autumn competition has started again. Here are some photos and a (modified) report that Ben Rigter posted on our Facebook page. The photo shows Gerard van Buuren from senior Team 7 in action. They drew against Het Nootwheer 9,
Board update September 2025
News on our Website Check the latest news on our website: http://www.ttvamstelveen.nl New Hall We have now been in the new hall for almost a year and we have new tables, barriers, and score tables thanks to the Schiphol Fund. The bar
New club champion in the senior category
Here is a report from multi-talented Arjan Verburg (this time not as chairman, but as organiser, competition leader, player and prize winner) about the 2025 club championships for seniors. On 6 September 2025, the TTV Amstelveen club championships were held.
Preliminary round for the National Youth ‘Meerkampen’
On Sunday, 28 September 2025, the regional (Holland North) preliminary round of the National Youth ‘Meerkampen’ (NJM) will take place. All youth players are eligible to register for this preliminary round, and those who perform best will be allowed to
Regional training youth
Guus sent the following message to the players of the first three youth teams: Subject: 7-9-25: We are about to start with regional training sessions! We will start soon! Dear youth competition players of teams 1, 2, and 3, Below
Substitute player wanted for 8th senior team (5th class)
The competition is about to begin, and our 8th senior team (5th class) is still looking for a player who can occasionally substitute. Due to Marcello’s injury, the team is no longer complete. It will probably only be for a
Game11 club discount: get your new equipment in September!
Dear members, Normally, our equipment sponsor Game11 visits us at the start of the season. Unfortunately, due to their busy schedule, that won’t be possible this year. Fortunately, we have arranged two opportunities for you to purchase new equipment with
New youth season starts this week
🎉 Dear youth members of TTV Amstelveen 🎉 The holiday is (almost) over – we hope you all enjoyed a well-deserved break and had lots of fun! 🏖️☀️Starting Monday, August 25, our weekly training sessions will begin again. 💪🏓 👉
Home matches autumn 2025
Below is a list of home matches for the upcoming autumn competition. We warmly invite you to come and watch, especially if you do not have to play yourself. For anyone unfamiliar with table tennis, this offers a great opportunity
Family Tournament 2025
On Saturday, July 5th, the annual Family Tournament took place at TTV Amstelveen. With 11 enthusiastic teams — each consisting of one senior and one junior player, preferably from the same family — the day promised (and delivered) sportsmanship, fun,
Final Thursday youth training (10 July) cancelled – enjoy your summer break!
Dear youth members and parents, The table tennis season has (almost) come to an end! We would like to inform you that the final training session of this season on Thursday, July 10th, has unfortunately been cancelled. Many of you
Evening for our volunteers on 4 July 2025
An evening of sportsmanship and enjoyment: the board thanks the volunteers The board of TTV Amstelveen has invited our club’s indispensable volunteers for a well-deserved thank-you on Friday 4 July. This took the form of an enjoyable evening. The evening got
NTTB celebrates 90th anniversary with table tennis demonstration Olympic legends
On Monday 23 June 2025, the Dutch Table Tennis Association (NTTB) celebrated its 90th anniversary exactly. One of the events to celebrate this was a table tennis demonstration by Olympic table tennis legends Jan Ove Waldner (a.o. Olympic and World champion)
New sponsor: DIS Amstelveen!
TTV Amstelveen proudly welcomes new sponsor: DIS Amstelveen ! As of 1 June 2025, we may add a fantastic new sponsor to our club: DIS Amstelveen! We are extremely pleased with this brand-new partnership. DIS is a name that has
Information youth TTV Amstelveen June 2025
Dear youth members of TTV Amstelveen, Below are a few important announcements for the summer months: Last regular training sessions: The regular youth training sessions on Mondays and Thursdays will stop during the summer holidays, as they do every year. The
Family tournament
On Saturday, July 5th, we’re wrapping up the season with our (almost) annual Family Tournament (formerly known as the Parent/Child Tournament). The format of the tournament will depend on how many teams sign up. Tournament name: Family Tournament Date: Saturday,
Board update TTV Amstelveen May 2025
News on our websiteCheck the latest news on our website.http://www.ttvamstelveen.nl (https://ttvamstelveen.nl/en/home-en/) New Hall We have now played half a season in the new hall and realized we are short on barriers and score tables. Announcements ChampionsYouth 2 became championsYouth 4
TTV Amstelveen Open 2025 – volunteers needed
Message by the organiser of the TTV Amstelveen Open 2025 Brian van den HeuvelUpdate (15 June 2025): we now have enough volunteers.For both the junior players and the senior players the tournament if fully booked.Thanks to everyone who signed up,
Champions Spring competition 2025
The season has come to an end — and what a season it was! We enjoyed thrilling matches, fantastic results, and above all, an incredible amount of fun. Two senior teams were crowned champions, two teams unfortunately faced relegation, and among
Update senior competition 2025 / Survey
Message by our competition secretary Alex Brandt. Dear senior club members, The Spring competition ’25 has now ended, the final standings are attached. Our Amstelveen teams performed well. Unfortunately, two relegations (Amstelveen 3 in the 2nd class regular competition and Amstelveen 3
Going to Table Tennis Gala at a discount
Want to go to the Table Tennis Gala on 23 June in Venray? Then apply for your discount code in time. As an NTTB member you already received an email about this, but you can find all the details on the
Successful Klaverjas evening
On Friday 11 April we had another fun evening of Klaverjas. At 19:45 the canteen of our table tennis club was full and everything looked like we would be able to start with 5 tables this time. After counting everyone it
Numerous tournaments for the youth
The competition will be done on Saturday 19 April. Until the summer holidays, there are many tournaments for the youth. Playing tournaments is important for your table tennis development, so we would like to encourage you to sign up for
Championships senior teams 1 and 6 !?
Dear table tennis friends, Please mark this date in your calendar! Next Friday 18 April promises to be a historic evening for our club. Our first team is on the verge of becoming champions in the 3rd division and thus
Youth Team 2 Crowned Champions of the 3rd Class in Dominant Way!
This article was also published on the website of the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad and in its paper version (in Dutch). With one match still to play, Youth Team 2 has already secured the championship title in the 3rd Class of the
Auction old table tennis tables
To all members of TTV Amsterdam, Thanks to a contribution from the Schiphol Fund, we were able to buy new tables, nets, and score tables without it costing the club a lot of money. With the help of many volunteers, everything
New tables from Schiphol Fund have arrived
On April 3rd, 2025, the new material arrived, made possible by funding from the Schiphol Fund. It was just a single pallet, but it weighed in at over 700 kg. Along with six tables, we also received net posts and
Three TTVA players at Jeugdklassen tournament!
On Saturday 22 March, during the Dutch Championships 2025, the Jeugdklassen Tournament will also take place. The best youth players from the autumn competition, with the highest percentages in their class, are invited to this. For TTV Amstelveen, these are
Youth to table tennis NK for free
All the NTTB links below are to Dutch texts! On 22 and 23 March, the Dutch Table Tennis Championships are in Zwolle. NTTB members can go there with a discount and youth under 18 even for free. As a youth member, you
Schiphol Fund check handout
With the opening of the new hall, the board explored the need for new equipment and the associated costs. Board member Guus Korper subsequently submitted an application to the Schiphol Fund, which financially supports local associations for such projects. The
Article about new playing hall in TafeltennisNU
The TafeltennisNu website features an article about our new hall. This as part of a series on accommodations (all in Dutch only) of table tennis clubs. Our secretary Ben Rigter provided the material (text and photo). In it, Ben describes
Playing cards-Jazz evening on 11 April 2025
Playing cards-Jazz evening for all members of TTV Amstelveen. On Friday 11 April at 20.00 we will again organise a fun mix-double playing Jazz evening in the cosy canteen of our table tennis association. Participation and tasty snacks in between
Interview Jaap Boerop in De Telegraaf
Update article of 20 February 2025. On Friday 7 February, Jaap Boerop gave an interview to De Telegraaf. A journalist and photographer visited the Friday 55+ groep. An article about this was published in the newspaper on Thursday 20 February. This describes
Mark Amstelveen Open 2025 in your diary!
This year another Amstelveen Open for youth and seniors! For the third consecutive year, this will be organised by Brian van den Heuvel. With the help of many volunteers, the previous editions were a great success and we hope to
Nix buying without SponsorKliks
In December, our club received €51 free money from SponsorKliks. Thank you everyone for clicking! And remember us at your next online purchase. It costs you nothing extra and makes TTV Amstelveen real money. How does free sponsoring work? Very simple, check
New Year event well attended
On Saturday 11 January, the traditionally held New Year tournament seniors and drinks were organised. This time, this event was extra festive for the official opening of our new playing hall and canteen. As many as 34 players were present
Youth competition news
Hi competitive players, Competition: Here’s the very first schedule for the 2025 spring competition! It includes all the matches for every team and specifies which players are playing in each match for each team. This is just an initial draft and can,
Board update January 2025
Message by our chairman Arjan Verburg : We wish you all the best for the new year General Members meeting Our GMM attendance was as usual like other years. Key points from the meeting: there is a new treasurer in function. Viktor
Important news for junior members
To all youth members of TTV Amstelveen, First of all, on behalf of the trainers and the board, we wish you all a happy, healthy, and sporty 2025! Training Starting today, January 6th, youth training sessions are back! For now, the
Youth competition program Spring 2025
Our match secretary Alex Brandt has sent all youth league players and/or their parents the program for the upcoming spring season: Dear competition players, Attached to this e-mail you’ll find the program of the Youth competition Spring 2025. Don’t wait
Senior competition program Spring 2025
Our competition secretary Alex Brandt has sent all senior league players the program for the upcoming spring season: Attached to this e-mail you’ll find the program of the Senior competition Spring 2025. Don’t wait too long to go through
Home matches spring 2025
Below are the (remaining) dates for the home matches in the spring league. Come and watch when you don’t have to play yourself. And for non-table tennis players, it’s fun to see how ping-pong goes in real life. A ‘1’ indicates that the
Youth selection training John Scott
Guus Korper has sent the following email to all youth members eligible for selection training. The table with the players’ names is not shown in this website message. Selection training John Scott Starting Wednesday, January 8th, we’ll resume the weekly
News about the youth competition
To all youth competition players of TTV Amstelveen, The 2024 autumn competition has barely ended, and the team compositions for the spring competition already had to be submitted to the NTTB systems. The NTTB requires us to respect individual ratings as
Christmas lunch for the 55+ group
On Atie’s initiative, there was another Christmas lunch for the 55+ group on Friday afternoon 20 December. Wanda, Jo and (of course) Atie were working early that day to prepare everything for it. Just under 30 people eventually turned up, enjoying Ladislav’s
Super-fun Christmas klaverjas
A klaverjas evening was again organised by Mick and Gerard. The Christmas klaverjas evening of last Wednesday, December 18, was once again a super fun evening. The new canteen, which has now been decorated in a festive way, offers more than
Senior teams lineups for the 2025 spring league
Our match secretary Alex Brandt announced the following: Dear club members, Based on everyone’s wishes received for next season the attached team layouts have been submitted. Check carefully whether the details of your team are correct, including the competition class
Convivial volunteer evening
Saturday 14 December saw the annual volunteer evening to thank the members who do a lot for our association for all their efforts. Most of the board members, trainers and other volunteers were present to enjoy a drink and the
Tabletennis schedule during coming holidays
Message by Ben Rigter secretary of TTV Amstelveen. This post was updated on 11 December as far as Wednesdays were concerned: Because of a group of soccer players who still rent the hall before us, we cannot start the first training
Start of demolition of old sports hall
The board received the following message about the demolition of the old hall. The attached photo shows the construction of the canteen some 30 years ago. Starting this Friday ( 6 December 2024), we will start preparations for demolition. From
Youth team 2 champions in 5th class!
On Saturday 30 November, our 2nd junior team played their second-to-last match. A 5-5 draw would be enough to secure 1st place in their 5th class pool. Naturally, against the opponent ranked second in the pool, they were also aiming for
Senior team 4 champions in 3rd class
Our team with Viktor, Aset, Raymond, William and Aravindhan became champions in the 3rd class after a blood-curdling denouement. They went into the last round of play with only a 1-point lead and a worse mutual result so every point
Christmas klaverjas evening on 18 December 2024
Playing cards (klaverjas) evening for all members of TTV Amstelveen Just before Christmas, on Wednesday 18 December at 8pm, we will again organise a fun mix-double klaverjas evening in the new canteen of our table tennis club. Participation is completely
Pepernoten tournament and Big Club prize-giving ceremony
On 2 December 2024, on the occasion of St Nicholas, we will again have the Pepernoten Tournament. On that day, there will not be the usual training sessions in the three groups but a tournament will be played. All youth members are
Competition update
Message by match secretary Alex Brandt: Dear clubmates, The current competition season is already approaching its end. Our Amstelveen teams perform excellently, both in the Seniors and in the Youth competition. Read on for more on this. Would you also like
New Year tournament and festive opening new gym and canteen
Brian van den Heuvel sent the following email to all members. If you want to participate, please sign up through his email address . This message was updated on 6 January. Dear (parents of our youth) members, First of all a
Invitation General Members Meeting Thursday 14 November 2024
Secretary Ben Rigter sent the following email to all members. The attachments mentioned are not included in this message. Dear members of our club, I would like to invite you all for the General Members Meeting (GMM) 2024. FOR YOUTH
Update relocation
Dear Members, We have made a great start, last Sunday we have already moved a lot of our stuff to the new location. In the kitchen, under the supervision of Atie, quite a bit of stuff has already been set
First relocation day
Herewith some photos from the first moving day (27 October 2024) of which Atie said: Dear people, what a lot of work has already been done this afternoon. Thank you very much and please pass on our thanks, because I
Our club is relocating next week
Brian van den Heuvel sent an email to all members with the following content. If you have any questions about this, send him an email. Dear members, It is almost time for us to move! The moving days are Sunday,
Moving days Sunday 27 October and Friday 1 November
The following text was sent as an email to volunteers by Brian van den Heuvel . For privacy reasons, the attachment has not been included here. Dear volunteers, How fantastic that you want to help move all of TTV Amstelveen’s
We are relocating and need your help
On behalf of the board, treasurer Brian van den Heuvel sent the following email to all members. UPDATE Dear members, Thanks to all the members who have already signed up to come and help with moving our stuff to the
Shanghai table tennis camp 2025
We received the following information from Bettine Vriesekoop. This activity is in no way related to our club and is given for information purposes only. More information can be found (in Dutch only) at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4ngGpjALYDBjtakM6cfz5LtSgs1HZKW/view Once it was my dream
Pleasant klaverjas evening on 16 October
There was another enjoyable game of cards on 16 October 2024. Organised by Gerard and Mick (left and right in the photo) in three rounds of enthusiastic playing. When Mick had made up the score, it turned out that three rounds
Key handover to ‘De Horizon’ and ‘De Akker’ primary schools
Another step has been taken towards our new playing hall. The Amstelveens Nieuwsblad featured an article (in Dutch) on the handover of keys by alderman Berkhout to the two schools: Early this week, primary schools de Akker and de Horizon
Club championships 2024 seniors
Report by Guus Korper On Sunday, September 8th, 24 enthusiastic players gathered at TTV Amstelveen for the annual senior club championships. With table tennis paddles in hand, a healthy dose of nerves, and a competitive spirit, they were ready to
Start Grote Club Action 2024
On 21 September, this associations lottery (Grote Club Actie) started again.From the lottery tickets (EUR 3 each), 80% of the proceeds go to our club. You know that we have an AED in our hall.An AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) is
Playing cards – Jazz evening on 16 October 2024
Playing cards-Jazz evening for all members of TTV Amstelveen It’s been a while, but on Wednesday, Oktober 16th at 8 P.M. we will organize another fun mixed-double playing Jazz evening in the canteen of our table tennis association. Participation is completely free
Board update September 2024
Email to all members by our chairman Arjan Verburg: News on our website Check our website for the latest news https://www.ttvamstelveen.nl (Dutch) or https://ttvamstelveen.nl/en/home-en/ (English) New Treasurer Wanted!Unfortunately, no successor for Brian has come forward yet. To give an idea, what
Visit to new playing hall
Click so see pictures and description made by secretary Ben Rigter of the visit to the new playing hall
Autumn 2024 competition junior players version III
The schedules were updated on 18 Sepetember! Message by Guus Korper on behalf of the youth commission/trainers Dear youth competition players of TTV Amstelveen, The vacation is almost over, so it’s time for an updated schedule for the competition teams.
Start of training sessions with external trainer John Scott
With John Scott, the board has succeeded in recruiting an experienced external trainer to offer the first three senior and four youth teams one extra training session a week. So far, 9 enthusiastic members of both the senior and youth
Home matches autumn competition 2024
At the moment (23 November), this competition is already almost over and there are almost no more home matches.Below are the remaining dates for the home matches in the autumn competition. Saturday mornings On Saturday mornings, our youth teams play:
Game11 testevent on 5 September 2024
A Game11/Butterfly NL Test event will take place on Thursday 5 September at TTV Amstelveen. Our sponsor and material supplier Game11 will be present from 19:30 with a sales stand, including various test bats. You can experience the differences in
EC: Semi-final in the canteen
We were at it again in the canteen on Wednesday evening 10 July for the EC semi-final against England. An exciting match and debatable moments: the match had anything but a happy ending as in one of the last minutes
EC: The Netherlands – Türkiye in the canteen
After Guus’ invitation via email and the website (see below), quite a few people had come to the canteen again. An exciting match with a nice result for the Netherlands supporters: 2 – 1 win. So Wednesday at 21:00 we have another
Last cleaning of canteen ??
On Sunday 7 July, the canteen was thoroughly cleaned (for the last time?). The next semi-annual cleaning, if all goes as expected, will take place in the new canteen. As always, it was yet another enjoyable gathering under Atie’s supervision. Thanks
EC: Netherlands – Romania in the canteen
“The Dutch National Team was quite disappointing against Austria. But now that it really matters, they just have to do better. On Tuesday, July 2 at 6:00 PM, the Orange Lions will kick off, and it can be watched on
Thrilling 2024 youth club championships
On Saturday 15 June, 13 youth members of TTV Amstelveen fought for the title of club champion youth 2024. The championships started at 11 am but at just past 10 am many youth members were already present to play in
New book by Bettine Vriesekoop
Today (28 June 2024) De Telegraaf featured the following article by Corrie Verkerk on Bettine Vriesekoop’s new book “Chinese wijsheid in een balletje. Het spel van Tao” or in English “Chinese wisdom in a Ball. The Game of Tao” . Attention:
EC: Netherlands – Austria on large screen in the canteen
After the success of Oranje against Poland, our Oranje Lions are set to play their 3rd and final group match, against Austria. The match will be played on Tuesday, June 25th, at 6 PM. Once again, we’ll be showing the
Free play in July for junior players
To all youth members of TTVA and their parents, Yesterday, June 24, we had our last Monday training for the youth, and Thursday, June 27, will be the last Thursday training. Usually, we’re closed for the youth from July 1st to
Netherlands-France on big screen in the canteen
All members and their friends were invited to Netherlands – France in our canteen: Friday night, June 21 at 21:00, is the second match for the Dutch national team. After the win against Poland, the strongest opponent on paper in
Board update June 2024
Email to all members by our chairman Arjan Verburg: News on our website Check our website for the latest news: https://ttvamstelveen.nl/en/home-en/ Important Announcement: Treasurer Wanted! Brian van den Heuvel has announced during the board meeting on June 11th that he will step
Passing away of Appie Reinders
We received the following message about the death of Appie Reinders. Most older table tennis players in Amsterdam and the surrounding area probably knew Appie. He regularly came to play table tennis at many clubs (including TTV Amstelveen). And despite
Club BBQ on 15 June 2024
Brian van den Heuvel sent the following email on behalf of the board: Dear members and parents of youth members, The spring league competition has been finished for a while now. And also our tournament, the TTV Amstelveen Open, was
TTV Amstelveen Open 2024 successfully completed
Article that was included in thet Amstelveens Nieuwsblad: (translated here from Dutch) TTV Amstelveen Open 2024 Over the weekend 25/26 May, TTV Amstelveen’s open table tennis tournament was played in the Bankrashal. This is an official NTTB tournament in which players
Canteen cleaning on July 7
Dear clubmembers It is that time again! The bi-anual cleaning of our canteen. This will take place on Sunday 7th of Juli. We start at 11.00 and hope to be ready around 14.00. It is always a pleasant affair and
Club Championships for the youth 2024
Dear youth members and parents of the youth members, We have great news! On Saturday, June 15th, we are organizing the annual club championships for the youth. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your skills and have fun with
Update TTV Amstelveen Open tournament
TTV Amstelveen Open tournament update Only one more week to go before the tournament is played! The registration deadline has now closed and the tournament layouts have been made. See the links below to toernooi.nl where you can find everything. TTV Amstelveen Open
Table tennis is good for Parkinson’s disease
In the Volkskrant newspaper of 15 May 2024 there was an article about the beneficial effects of sports in general but table tennis in particular on Parkinson’s disease. As not everyone will have online access to this article herewith the
Survey autumn 2024 youth competition
In his report on the spring youth league, Guus Korper indicated that there would be a further survey on participation in the autumn league. You can find this survey here . The weeks that will be played during the period
Report competition youth spring 2024
Our youth coordinator Guus Korper sent the following message: Dear youth members and their parents, the Spring Competition 2024 has come to an end, and you can find the results and final standings here. Although we didn’t crown any champions,
Board update April 2024
Email to all members by our chairman Arjan Verburg: News on our website Check our website for the latest news: https://ttvamstelveen.nl/en/home-en/ Hall Opening Hours Due to the school holidays, there will be no youth training sessions on Monday 29th of
Update senior competition 2024
The following message was sent as an email to all league-playing seniors by our match secretary Alex Brandt. Dear senior club members, The Spring competition 2024 has now come to an end, attached are the final standings and individual results.
Information and survey autumn competition seniors
The following message was sent as an email to all league-playing seniors by our match secretary Alex Brandt. Preparations for the Autumn Competition 2024 have now started. The playing schedule is attached to this email. Do you want to play
Last competition match of Jaap Boerop
On 8 April 2024, Jaap Boerop played his last official league match for our club. It was a festive and pleasant evening with nice opponents. The stakes were low because they had already become champions earlier and Gerard even finished unbeaten! And so
Easter Day 2024
Easter Monday the hall is closed: Monday 1 April is Easter Monday and the playing hall will be closed. So there will be no youth training and no free play in the afternoon or evening. World Table Tennis tournaments: But with the
Three teams already early champions in spring league 2024
Table tennis association (TTV) Amstelveen already has 3 championships to celebrate a few matches before the end of the spring league which is quite unusual as 10 points can be earned per match. Team 8 playing in the 5th class
Senior league intermediate standings
Brian sent the following report: By now the league is over halfway through. Here is a brief update. Teams 2 (Brian) and 6 (Georgios) can’t fail to win the championship in the major league and the fourth class, respectively. Team
SponsorKliks
In February, our club received €57.08 free money from SponsorKliks. Thank you everyone for clicking! And remember us at your next online purchase. It costs you nothing extra and makes TTV Amstelveen real money. How does free sponsoring work? Very simple, check
Board update February 2024
Email to all members by our chairman Arjan Verburg: News on our website Check our website for the latest news https://www.ttvamstelveen.nl (Dutch) or https://ttvamstelveen.nl/en/home-en/ (English) Hall Opening Hours Due to the school holidays, there will be no youth training sessions
Lightning start Team 2 Seniors
Lightning start Seniors Amstelveen 2 DOV 3 visited Amstelveen’s 2nd senior team in the major regional league last Friday 3 February. The first three games were won fairly easily by Brian, Jeffrey (although, 18-16 in the fourth game) and Ece. The
Canteen clean-up
Sunday 21 January was again time for the semi-annual cleaning at TTV Amstelveen. A group of about 15 members and parents of youth members came together to give the canteen, kitchen, shed and boardroom a thorough clean. Not only was
Youth training restarts on 8 January
To the parents and players of the youth of TTV Amstelveen, Firstly, the coaches and board of TTV Amstelveen wish you a happy and sporty 2024. The holiday is over, and the training sessions will resume on Monday, January 8th, with
Fun New Year tournament and drinks
On 6 January 2024 we had an excellently attended New Year’s tournament and drinks. With as many as 24 participants, Ladislav needed six tables for the tournament to run fairly smoothly. Before the tournament got underway, team 5 (Viktor, Aset,
Youth competition information spring 2024
Youth coordinator Guus Korper sent youth members and their parents an email about the spring league. The schedules he gives in it have not been reproduced in this website post. Dear parents and players of the Spring Competition 2024, Firstly, the
Home matches spring 2024
Below are the dates for the home matches in the spring league. In order not to inconvenience the match players, no free play is possible on these days. The only exception is Monday 4 March; then there will be two free
Canteen cleaning on Sunday 21 January 2024
Dear clubmembers On Sunday 21 January, we will again have the usual (semi-)annual canteen cleaning. We start at 11.00 and hope to be ready around 14.00. It is always a pleasant affair and of course there will be coffee and
Oliebollen tournament
On 29 December, Ladislav Prorok organised an ‘oliebollen’ tournament for the 55+ group. From the reactions: nice tournament, well organised, nice oliebollen, sandwiches etc and nice prizes … top ! nice photo. Put on FB for friends on the other
Board update December 2023
Email to all members by our chairperson Arjan Verburg: Announcements No youth training sessions for the remainder of this year; we will resume on January 8th. The hall will be closed on December 25th, 26th, and January 1st, 2024. Saturday January
Pleasant Christmas lunch for 55+ Group TTV Amstelveen
The 55+ group of Table Tennis Association Amstelveen enjoyed a festive Christmas lunch last week, organised by Atie. With more than 20 people present at beautifully set tables, not only did they eat delicious food, but they also laughed and
Closing autumn 2023 junior season
We had the following notice placed in the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad. Below the translation in English. Guus took many more photos. These are put on the Activities in the Past page. Table tennis club Amstelveen wraps up successful youth season On the
Last junior training 2023
Dear youth members and their parents of TTV Amstelveen, Through this official notice, we wish to inform you that this Thursday, 14-12-2023, will host the final youth training session of this calendar year. Considering this conclusion, we aspire to organize a
Junior competition spring 2024
Guus Korper sent the following message on behalf of the board and trainers to the players in the new youth league: Dear competition players for the “Spring 2024” season, Here you’ll find the team assignments for the above mentioned competition.
Klaverjas tournament on 8 December
Already the third klaverjas evening at Table Tennis Association Amstelveen! On Friday evening, December 8, the players arrived and the atmosphere was immediately pleasant. And just after eight o’clock, after coffee, the 16 players were asked, after an explanation of
New year tournament and drinks on Saturday 6 January 2024
On behalf of the board, Brian van den Heuvel invites you: Dear members, To start the new year in a festive way we will organize a New Year tournament for all SENIORS. In what form the tournament will be held
Festive conclusion of the 75th anniversary of TTV Amstelveen
On Saturday, November 23rd, TTV Amstelveen festively wrapped up its 75th anniversary. The club’s board and some enthusiastic volunteers organized a special event to mark the end of this remarkable jubilee year. The celebrations kicked off with an amazing table tennis
TTVA performs great in HTC starters tournament
The following article by Guus appeared (in Dutch) on the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad website: TTVA performs great in HTC starters tournament On Sunday, November 26th, it was that time again—we had the annual HTC Starters Tournament in Hoofddorp. With a whopping 11
Superparty for junior players and their parents
To all youth members AND their parents, As previously announced, there will be a party in our hall and canteen tomorrow (Saturday 25-11). Especially for our youth, we have set up a fantastic “table tennis garden” in collaboration with MJ.You
Competition update
News by competition secretary Alex Brandt Dear clubmates, The current competition season is already approaching its end. Our Amstelveen teams perform excellently, both in the Seniors and in the Youth competition. Read on for more on this. Would you also
Ladi Prorok appointed as member of merit
After the question round at our General Members’ Meeting on 9 November last, chairman Arjan Verburg once again draws the attention of the members present. The board wants to appoint Ladi(slav) Prorok as member of merit in appreciation for his many
Member of merit Piet Dijkman passed away
Unfortunately, the sad news reached us that our former member and member of merit Piet Dijkman passed away on 6 November at the age of 89. Piet contributed a great deal to our association for many years, including as secretary
Jazz (‘klaverjas’) evening in our cantine at December 8
Due to great success of our previous evenings, we will again have a jazz (‘klaverjas’) evening! On Friday, December 8 at 8 p.m., this pleasant evening of playing jazz will take place in the canteen of our table tennis club.Walk-in
Old Timers Club Netherlands
As a 40-plus gentleman or 35-plus lady, would you like to take part in tournaments frequently? Then take a look at the site of Old Timers Club Netherlands.Large parts of the year you can participate in tournaments weekly or biweekly.
Invitation General Members Meeting Thursday 9 November 2023
Email to all members from our secretary Ben Rigter about the Annual General Members Meeting on 9 November 2023. The attachments are not included in this website message but can be requested from Ben. Dear members of our club, I
Important message for our junior players
Dear parents of youth players and youth players of TTV Amstelveen, please read the message below carefully: Anniversary Party – Don’t forget to sign up! Saturday, November 25th marks the grand finale of our anniversary year. Especially for the youth, there will
Interim board update October 2023
Dear Members, The board would like to draw your attention to some matters. So herewith an interim board update. With kind regards, Brian van den Heuvel Website Do pay it a visit, you will find all kinds of information, news etc.
Visit by Claudia Liess
Thursday, October 5, Claudia Liess (a good German table tennis trainer and friend of Marijke) visited our youth training. The children had a lot of fun playing the enjoyable round the table game with Claudia: https://ttvamstelveen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/VID-20231008-WA0001.mp4
Visit by Claudia Liess
Youth trainer Marijke Aiking announces: With pleasure I can tell you that my German friend and table tennis coach Claudia Liess will assist once more with the junior training on Thursday 5 October, like she did last year.
Club championships seniors 2023
On 17 September, the seniors’ club championship was played. The winner in the main group was our chairman Arjan and Andrei won the second group. One photo shows the Arjan handing out his prize to Andrei and the other shows
Board update for September 2023
Message of our chairman Arjan Verburg: Dear members, Here’s the update from the board for September 2023. News on our website Schedules autumn competition seniors and youth Senior Club championships 17 September General Members Meeting 2023 Thursday 9 November
Start of junior league autumn 2023
Message from youth committee coordinator Guus Korper: Dear competition players and parents of competition players. In just over 2 weeks, to be exact on Saturday 16 September, the youth league will start. This season we have 1 team in the
Game 11 test event on September 14
Updated: from 12 to 14 September! Thursday 14 September 19.30-22.00 Game 11 – testevent Game 11 is visiting us again for the annual test event. They will bring several bats for you to try out. Of course they also have all
Monday 55+ group
We have had a thriving 55+ group for several years now. This group plays its friendly games on Fridays (from 11:15 to 12:45) and afterwards they finish with coffee. Since this group has become a bit crowded, we have also started
Home matches autumn 2023
Below are the dates for the home matches in the autumn league as announced at the end of July 2023. When one or two senior teams play at home, three or two tables can be used for free play. This
We scored again with Sponsorkliks
Update August 22:the proceeds for our club in July were 101.93 € .So once again more than 100 € ! The Sponsorkliks organisation informed us that our association had scored again in June. And by association we mean the members
Senior competition program Autumn 2023
Our competition secretary Alex Brandt sent the following message about the upcoming autumn competition for seniors. All external links are in Dutch only. Dear competition players, Attached to this e-mail you’ll find the program of the Senior competition Autumn 2023.
Youth competition program Autumn 2023
Our competition secretary Alex Brandt sent the following message about the upcoming autumn youth competition. All external links are in Dutch only. Dear (parent of) competition player, Attached to this e-mail you’ll find the program of the Youth competition Autumn
Free play
The holidays have not yet started in our region, yet we are already operating according to the summer schedule. So there are no more training sessions and only free play opportunities. That means some evenings are very busy. The photo (thanks
Save the date: 25 November 2023
Updated: date change! On Saturday 25 November, we will conclude our anniversary year with a festive gathering for the youth (afternoon) and the seniors (evening). So mark this date in your diary. The jubilee committee is busy putting together the programme
Successful cleaning
The canteen and materials get a cleaning from time to time. Atie Vos makes sure this happens by putting it on the calendar and mobilising volunteers for this purpose. On the day itself, in addition to the cleaning work, she also
Club Championships Youth 2023
On Saturday 24 June, 12 youth members participated in the 2023 club championships. Afterwards, organising/attending youth coaches Guus and Ben could look back with satisfaction on a good and smoothly run and enjoyable tournament. Everyone who had signed up was
Summer on Amstelveen Beach
On 17 June, the six-day Amstelveen Beach event began. On the first day, a number of Amstelveen (sports) clubs presented themselves in the Sport Experience. Of course, TTV Amstelveen was also there with a stand and a mini-table. Perhaps due to the
Board update for June 2023
Message by our chairman Arjan Verburg: Dear members, Herewith the update from the board. News on our website https://www.ttvamstelveen.nl Results spring competition seniors and youth Jazz (‘klaverjas’) tournament – 28 April Youth clinic Ivan and Jonah Kahn and Family tournament
Will you help to promote our club?
Will you help us to promote TTV Amstelveen on Saturday June 17th during the Sport Experience Amstelveen? We are urgently looking for volunteers to help Guus and Ben to promote our club on Saturday June 17th during the opening day
Clinic with Bettine Vriesekoop
On Monday 5 June, TTV Amstelveen organised a table tennis clinic together with Amstelveen Sport. All over-55s in Amstelveen were invited and just under thirty of them attended. The clinic was led by Bettine Vriesekoop, the Netherlands’ most well-known table tennis star
Team layouts for senior competition autumn 2023
Our match secretary Alex Brandt sent an email to all members about the layouts of the senior teams in the autumn 2023 competition: Dear club members, Based on everyone’s wishes received for next season, the attached team layouts have been
Club Youth Championships
On Saturday, June 24, we will organize the club championships for junior players. We start at 11:00 am and the finishing time depends on the number of participants.The format of the tournament will also depend on the number of entries.Admission to
Amsterdam Youth Championships
On Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11, there will be the Amsterdam table tennis championships for junior players. This tournament will be played as usual in Tempo Team’s hall at the President Kennedylaan in Amsterdam. On Saturday the recreational and
Family tournament (parent child tournament)
After everyone enjoyed the demo of Jonah and Ivan Kahn, we could start the annual family tournament on Sunday afternoon, May 7. In this tournament 16 couples consisting of parents and child(ren) competed against each other for the title “family
Clinic Jonah and Ivan Kahn
Sunday, May 7, as part of our 75th anniversary, we had a great clinic with father and son Kahn, both of whom perform their skills weekly in the Eredivisie (the highest Dutch level). Watched by about 60 people (trainers, volunteers, parents
Spring 2023 youth league report
The spring 2023 junior competition has ended. This competition we played, for the first time this century, with no less than 7 teams in the Holland-North division of the NTTB. This was divided into 4 teams in the regular competition and
Competition junior players!?
Dear youth members and their parents, The Spring Competition 2023 is now over, attached you will find the individual rating of all junior players and the rankings and percentages of the regular and starters competitions. There are no championships to celebrate
Survey Autumn competition ’23
Message from match secretary Alex Brandt on the autumn competition for senior players: Dear club members, The Spring competition 2023 has now come to an end and the preparations for the Autumn Competition 2023 have started. The playing schedule is
Senior league spring 2023: team and personal results
Message from match secretary Alex Brandt on the results of the past senior league: Dear club members, The Spring competition 2023 has now come to an end, attached are the final standings and individual results. This time there are no championships
Fun night of jazz (‘klaverjas’) on 28 April 2023
While at the first 75th anniversary jazz tournament we had three tables, now the organisers (Mick and Gerard) had to take 19 people into consideration. So by having one organiser participate each time, we ended up with five tables. Apart
Results spring competition 2023 senior teams
Team 1 Arjan cs, 3rd division.After a flashy start, the team looked like it was going to compete for the championship, but Pecos proved too strong. Still, they came in a good 2nd with 58 points. As the national league
Coen Abram appointed Member in the Order of Orange-Nassau
Besides being a player of our 9th senior team, Coen has been treasurer of TTV Amstelveen for many years. Moreover, Coen has been treasurer on the boards of Jewish cultural and welfare organisations for a very long time: Zikna foundation, Chanukah
HTC Starters Tournament 16 April 2023
Table tennis club TTV Amstelveen big winner in Hoofddorp. On Sunday 16 April, HTC from Hoofddorp organised a table tennis tournament for starting youth from North Holland. As many as 48 players competed for prizes. TTV Amstelveen was the main supplier
Jubilee Open Tournament – help wanted
Dear members, Coming Saturday May 20 (youth) and Sunday May 21 (seniors) there will be the TTV Amstelveen Jubilee Open tournament in connection with the 75th anniversary of our association. You should have received an invitation a few weeks ago.
Construction officially started
The construction of the new school officially started 5 April 2023. And this is, of course, of great importance for our table tennis association. After all, it will house our new table tennis hall and the new canteen. Among the interested parties
Highly successful reunion (former) members
On 25 March, the moment was there: The reunion of Table Tennis Association Amstelveen, formerly NMB/VDO, as part of our 75th anniversary! Over 75 (former) members had braved wind, rain and (sometimes) long traffic jams to attend this convivial event. After a welcome drink,
Family tournament on May 7, 2023
After the clinic with Jonah and Ivan Kahn, we will start at 13:00 with the annual family tournament. In this tournament, which was won last year by Elias and Aris Negrin, (family) couples compete for the title ‘TTV Amstelveen table tennis
Starters (Opstap) tournament HTC Hoofddorp
If you want to join, sign up with Guus as soon as possible ! On Sunday 16 April, HTC will again organize a tournament for novice players in Hoofddorp.The tournament is especially meant to give novice players without (too much)
Clinic with Jonah and Ivan Kahn
On Sunday 7 May 11:00, we will have a special clinic for our youth members with Jonah and Ivan Kahn. Jonah Kahn (now 51 years old) played in the Dutch premier league for a large number of premier league teams
Board update for March 2023
Message by our chairman Arjan Verburg Dear members, here’s the board’s update for March 2023. News on our website More training times for the youth Reunion former members of TTV Amstelveen NMB/VDO March 25 New Jazz ‘Klaverjas’ evening around Easter
Jazz tournament on April 28
Due to great success!! a follow-up to our successful first mix-double Jazz (‘klaverjas’) evening last November. On Friday, April 28 at 8 p.m., this pleasant evening of playing jazz will take place in the canteen of our table tennis association.Walk-in
Extra playing opportunities for 55+ players
Update 1 August 2023: As of now, it is possible to play every Monday. More and more over-55s know how to find our hall on Friday mornings! Great, of course, but it sometimes gets a bit crowded. In consultation with Amstelveen
Match report week 3 of spring competition 2023
Match report by Jan-Jaap Troost of team 8. Last Wednesday, Gerard, Dick and Jan-Jaap played the away match against the first team of GTTC Haarlem. This match was won by Amstelveen 8 with 7-3 . Our leader Gerard won three, Jan-Jaap won
Women’s international on March 23, 2023 against Slovakia
On 23 March, the Dutch ladies will play against the Slovakians in the preliminary rounds of the European Nations Team Championships. Previous matches against France and Slovakia were unfortunately lost (reports in Dutch only): Slovakia October 27, 2022 France January 29, 2023 France February 1,
Match report week 2 of spring competition 2023
Two reports this time. From glorious winners, of course: losers don’t write history TTVA – 1st senior team wins tough away match against HTC from Hoofddorp Saturday 11 February saw the 1st senior team of TTVA, playing in the 3rd division
Improved training opportunities for junior players
Youth coordinator Guus Korper sent an email on behalf of the trainers and the board on 3 February 2023 with the following message to the junior players and their parents: To all junior players and their parents, Due to the
Doubles tournament junior players
On Thursday 26 January, the youth doubles championships were played from 18:00 to 20:00. 24 enthusiastic children, led by 3 trainers, played against each other in 12 pairs. We played in 3 pools of 4 couples. Each match required 2
Good cleaning has been done again!
Atie Vos, the organiser behind the six-monthly big clean-up, wrote: On 29 January, people worked with all their might to clean the canteen, bar, kitchen and equipment room. With 13 people, a lucky number for today, it was done in just
Reunion for former members Table Tennis Association Amstelveen!
25 March: Reunion for former members of Table Tennis Association Amstelveen! Following the grandiose and festive opening of the anniversary year in September last year TTV Amstelveen is organising a reunion for its former members on Saturday afternoon 25 March. When: Saturday
Doubles tournament senior players
On Sunday 22 January 2023, we had the senior doubles tournament in our hall. This 75th anniversary tournament was organised by our secretary Ben Rigter. Single participants were combined into a team by the organisers, with weaker and stronger players being matched.
Junior double championship
On Thursday 26 January next, we will organize the junior doubles championships. We will start for ALL players, including those in the 2nd group who normally start at 18:45, at 17:45 and end around 19:50 with the prize-giving ceremony in
Spring 2023 competition schedule
The programmes for the spring league 2023 are known. These have been sent by the match secretary Alex Brandt (for seniors) and youth coordinator Guus Korper (for youth) by email to the relevant players. We are participating with nine senior
National Senior ‘meerkampen’ 2023 C, E, G licences
The NTTB is organising the National Senior Meerkampen on 12 February, 5 March and 23 April. A ‘meerkamp’ is a tournament format in which the participants all play against each other. Players with a C, E or G licence can participate. Our secretary
New Year’s tournament
On 7 January 2023, we had a singles tournament for all our seniors followed by a New Year’s drink. The turnout for the tournament was somewhat disappointing to Ladislav as tournament organiser, but still 16 members of all strengths were present. The
Home matches spring 2023
Below are the dates for the home matches of the spring competition. When one or two senior teams play at home, three or two tables can be used for free play. This is indicated below with “free tables”. Mondays date
55+ Christmas lunch
The 55+ group held a Christmas lunch after their Friday morning table tennis hour. After two cancellations of members with flu, whom we wish well, there were 22 participants. We had a very pleasant and tasty lunch.
Cantine cleaning
As announced in the latest board update, we will hold the (semi)annual canteen cleaning on Sunday 29 January. We start at 12.00 and hope to be ready around 15.00. We would really appreciate it if you would like to participate in
Double championships senior players
As announced in the latest board update, we are organizing double championships for the seniors on Sunday, January 22. We start at 13.00 (venue open at 12.30) and end around 16.30 with the award ceremony and a snack and drink
Open Langedijker Championships
Last Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 December marked the 66th time that the Open Langedijker Championships (also known as the OLK) were organised. The juniors played on Saturday. Due to the unfortunately low number of entries (about 40) these were
Board update December 2022
Message from our chairman Arjan Verburg : Dear members, here’s the latest update from the board for 2022. We wish you all happy holidays and a great new year! News on our website www.ttvamstelveen.nl End result of Grote Clubactie –
Grote Clubactie prize-giving ceremony and honouring of champions
Thursday 8 December saw the results of the internal competition for the Grote Clubactie and the honours for the youth champions. The Grote Clubactie went great this year. Apart from top scorer Atie Vos (103 tickets sold), the youth has shown
Torrent of champions in youth
The competition of the youth players at TTV Amstelveen went wonderfully this autumn. With four teams in the league, we were counting on at least one team to become champions. In fact, things turned out much more positively. Three of
Update Spring competition 2023
Message from our competition secretary Alex Brandt. The playing schedule for the spring league and full results from last season were sent in an email to league players and are not attached here. Dear members, the Autumn Competition 2022 has come
Great pepernoten tournament
On Monday 5 December, the trainers organized the pepernoten tournament. 27 youth members played a magnificent tournament on 6 tables. At first, they played against each other independently of age and level in groups of five players. After the completion of these
The results of the draw of the Great Club Action 2022 are known!
The final proceeds from Great Club Action 2022 have been announced: 1312.44 euros. That’s nice for the club. But by now, the notary has also drawn the prizes of this lottery. And maybe that result is nice for you: check with the lotchecker
Results autumn league 2022 seniors
Team 1 Brian cs managed to maintain their position in the national 3rd division quite easily. Good to see Brian Bakker playing better and better and achieving the highest percentage in the team! Team 2 Guus cs has -as reported
New year tournament senior members and New year drinks for all members
Our treasurer Brian van den Heuvel emailed to all members: Dear members, to celibrate the New Year we again will organize a New Year tournament for all adult/senior members. The format of this tournament is unknown at this moment, even
Minutes General Members Meeting 2022
The General Members’ Meeting of TTV Amstelveen was held on 15 November 2022. Our secretary Ben Rigter took minutes of this. These have been sent to members by email andcan also be requested from him.
Pepernoten tournament
On Monday next 5 December we will organize the annual “pepernoten tournament” for ALL youth of TTV Amstelveen. We will start for both training groups at 17:45 and will continue until about 19:45. In the first round we will play in a group
Do you want to play senior competition next spring?
Our treasurer Brian sent the following email to all senior members. If you also want to join please let him know. Dear Members, The autumn league is coming to an end, the last matches are scheduled for next week.
Klaverjas evening a great success!
On 24 November, there was the klaverjas tournament organised by Mick and Gerard: Thursday evening at 8 p.m. 12 players gathered for another fun night of cloverjacks. As the evening progressed, the players became more vocal and some even loud! If you
Who will play youth competition in 2023 ?
Want to join the competition? The youth league will be played on up to 10 Saturdays during the period from 28 January to 22 April 2023. All youth members can participate in the youth competition when they have registered for it
Preliminary results of the Great Club Action
The Grote Clubactie was a super success this year thanks to the efforts of a large number of youth members. The target of 500 tickets was even exceeded. The winner of the internal club competition is already set: that is Joshua Salomon with
Seniors 2 victorious champions!
Last week, the 2nd senior team of table tennis club Amstelveen became champions in the regional 2nd class by force. With two matches left to play, they created a street-length lead over their opponents. All 12 league matches were turned into big
General Members Meeting 2022
The 2022 annual general meeting was held on 16 November. As usual, the secretary will report on it in detail. But some highlights we do not want to withhold from you: financially, the club is doing well. The audit committee (Gerard and
Big Club Action 2022 (intermediate score)
The big club action 2022 is a great success. Great how, besides “leading ticket seller” Atie Vos, a large number of youth members have committed themselves to their own club. So far, 434 tickets have been sold and we still have
Tournaments for the youth of TTV Amstelveen
The competition is almost over and now it is time for three tournaments for the youth of TTV Amstelveen. On Sunday 27 November, HTC from Hoofddorp will organise again a tournament for novice junior players. The tournament is especially meant
Open Langedijker Kampioenschappen 2022
We received the invitation below for the 2022 Open Langedijker Championships. It seems to be an enjoyable tournament. So please sign up. It is organised by TTV Spirit and will be held inSporthal ‘Geestmerambacht’, Dr. Wilminkstr. 3, Noord Scharwoude. The youth will play
match reports
Your website administrator has been pleading for match reports. Without success. But now we suddenly have two at once: Match Amstelveen 9-Rijsenhout 3 on November 7, 2022 Around 19:40 team 9 (Jaap, Dnyanesh and Jan-Jaap) was complete to do the pre-match
Table tennis is good for the brain
We regret that the video below and the linked page are only available in Dutch. In the video ‘Table tennis for your Brain’, professor Erik Scherder shows Bettine Vriesekoop what table tennis can do for your body. Table tennis turns
Klaverjas tournament on Thursday 24 November
This tournament will take place on Thursday 24 November (starting 8 p.m. ) in the canteen of TTV Amstelveen, Landtong 14, 1186 GP Amstelveen.Sign up yourself and possibly a guest for a pleasant evening with a free first drink, snack
15-11-2022 Invitation General Members meeting
Dear members of our club, As announced in the last board update and on our website the General Members Meeting of TTV Amstelveen 2022 will take place on Tuesday 15 November 2022 at 20:00 in our canteen at Landtong 14.
International visit for our youth
Message from trainer Marijke Aiking: On 31 October Claudia Liess came over to get to visit our table tennis club. She is an experienced coach whom I met at the international table tennis school in Grenzau. She trained the youth
Participants National Jeugdmeerkampen 2022-2023
This Sunday, November 6, is the preliminary round for the National Youth Meerkampen. It will be played in the hall of TTV Stedebroec (Raadhuislaan 8a 1613 KR Grootebroek). The start is at 10.00 and the hall opens at 09.15. Many of our youth
Dutch Championships 2022 (videos)
22 and 23 October were the Dutch Championships in Zwolle. Jan-Jaap Troost was one of the referees there. The matches that were broadcast via the NTTB livestream can be still be watched on the NTTB YouTube channel.
National Jeugdmeerkampen 2022-2023
This season there will again be the National Youth Meerkamp Championships. (A meerkamp is a tournament in which you play against all other participants in your group.) If you want to participate, sign up as soon as possible (but in any case
Support our club – Big Club Action
(links to Dutch page) Our treasurer emailed all members: Dear members, You can buy tickets for the Big Club Action again! With this you support our club and have a chance to win great prizes. 80% of the proceeds of
Update autumn competition 2022 for junior members
The youth coordinator Guus Korper has sent the following email to all league playing youth members. The schedules mentioned are not attached in this website article. To all junior members playing in the autumn competition Table Tennis. Next Saturday the autumn
The opening of the jubilee year was a huge success!
Saturday 3 September we celebrated our 75th anniversary. See 75year page for a report of the day by Brian with videos by Guus and Sourabh.
Board update August 2022
Activities coming period Thursday September 1 Game 11 will be in our cafeteria from 7.30pm with some of their table tennis range. Do you need new materials etc.? They take different frames, rubbers, but also shirts and shoes. If you have
Autumn League 2022 for junior players
The youth coordinator Guus Korper has sent the following email to all league playing youth members. The schedules mentioned are not attached in this website article. Competition On Saturday 17 September this year, the junior competition will start. We are
Youth training starts again!
As youth training will start again soon (September first), youth coordinator Guus Korper sent the following email to all youth members: To all junior members and parents of junior members of TTV Amstelveen, Start of training sessions The holidays are
Warm-up matches against Bloemlust
TTV Amstelveen and TTV Bloemlust from Aalsmeer organised a friendly start-of-season match. It took place on 22 August 2022 in the hall at Landtong in Amstelveen. Three teams from Amstelveen played against three teams from Bloemlust. These were two third
Game11/Butterfly NL Testevent
On Thursday September 1st another Game11/Butterfly NL Test Event will take place at TTV Amstelveen. Our equipment supplier and sponsor Game11 will be present from 19:30 onwards with a sales stand, including various test bats. You can experience the differences in material
Sign up for 75th anniversary opening
Don’t forget to register for the opening of the 75th anniversary. You can do this on the notice board in the corridor by the canteen or by using the form on the invitation page.
Digitaal Wedstrijd Formulier
As of 1 August, the national competition and the Holland North divisional competition will permanently switch to the DWF (digital competition form). All league results and standings will be recorded on this form. Paper match forms will no longer be used. (You can
Schedule for autumn 2022 competition senior players
The schedule for the autumn 2022 competition is published by the NTTB (the Dutch National Table Tennis Association). On the competition page there is an image/picture for each of the teams. Clicking on it will show the program, results and
Schedule for autumn 2022 competion juniors
The schedule for the autumn 2022 competition is published by the NTTB (the Dutch National Table Tennis Association). It shows that our four youth teams will play on each Saturday from September 17 up till December 3 (with exception of October
55+ group also active in summer
Our 55+ group does not stop in the summer! On Friday morning there will be played for about an hour from 11:00 onwards and afterwards we have a chat and we drink coffee/tea. Would you enjoy hitting a ball on Friday
National Meerkampen for Senior Players B, D and F 2022
From the NTTB we received the following invitation for the meerkamp (multicamp) matches for the B, D and F categories. Details (in Dutch only) can be found in this (combined) PDF. Dear Competition Secretaries, After a very successful cycle of matches
Invitation 75th anniversary opening event
Dear members, TTV Amstelveen will have its 75th anniversary on 1 September 2022. A great achievement! We would like to celebrate this with a number of festive events during this jubilee season. Therefore we would like to invite you to the official
A lot of work done in canteen cleaning
On Sunday, 3 July, there was a big clean-up of our canteen, led by Atie Vos. Afterwards Atie let us know: Thank you all very much for your efforts and help.It was great and we were able to clean up a lot
VIP transport at the European Veterans Championships 2022
Our Member Administrator Jan-Jaap Troost has been transported by the Italian police in recent days. As a referee at the European Championships for veterans he was of course a Very Important Person and so he got the corresponding transport. And maybe he
Junior teams for the autumn competition 2022
Here you see the classification of the youth teams for the autumn league. Good luck to all of you in your league. But first a long summer holiday! Team Class Player 1 4e Aris Negrin 1 4e Aadit Akre 1 4e
Club champions 2022
Sunday 19 and 26 June TTV Amstelveen held the annual club championships. Sunday 19 June 16 participants started with the senior championship that was organised by TTVA chairman Arjan Verburg. In the preliminaries there were a couple of thunderous surprises.
Clean up canteen
Message by Atie Vos: Dear members, After a great year of table tennis, competition, training, club championships and the BBQ, it is also time to clean up again. Due to Corona we haven’t been able to do this for two years
TTV Amstelveen in Sponsorkliks top ten!
Our chairman already reported in the board update that the total amount received via Sponsorkliks had passed the 2000 euro mark. (On the home page you can always see the current state of affairs) And now our treasurer receives a message
Board update
Activities coming period Sunday June 26 Youth club championships Sign up via: jeugd@ttvamstelveen.nl Club BBQ Sign up via: penningmeester@ttvamstelveen.nl See also the separately sent emails for further details. The more the merrier! Sunday July 3 Cleaning the canteen Sign up via :
Team layouts senior players Autumn competition ’22
Message from competition secretary Alex Brandt : Dear members, Thank you for the input received to put together the teams for the Autumn competition 2022. Attached you will find the team layouts as they have been drawn up, everyone’s wishes
Aris and Elias Negrin are TTV Amstelveen family champion 2022
On Sunday 12 June, 19 teams competed for the title of “family champion 2022”. The teams were formed by parents and children from 1 family where at least one of the two players had to be a member of TTV Amstelveen. It is
Club BBQ
Unfortunately, the number of registrations is insufficient to allow the BBQ to take place. CLUB BBQWe start right after the Junior Club Championships with a drink and we light up the BBQ around 17.30. But of course it would be
Club championships for the older youngsters
Herewith the report of the played championships of the older youngsters: on 20 and 27 May the singles and on 3 June the doubles. In the 1st round, four 4-kamp matches were played, whereby the top 2 went on to the A
Changes in the summer holiday period
During the summer holidays 2022 (the months of July and August)there are the following changes in opening hours: there are no training sessions for the junior players.The last training before the holidays is on 30 June.Training starts again on the
Club championships for senior players 2022
On Sunday 19 June 2022 from 11:00 to 16:00 the club championships for senior players of TTV Amstelveen will take place. Sign up with this Google Form
Regional Championships Holland Noord 2022
Prizes for TTV Amstelveen In the weekend of Saturday 21 (youth) and Sunday 22 (seniors) May, the championships of our region Holland Noord were held in sports hall ‘de Beuk’ in Purmerend. On Saturday it was our youth’s turn first.
Board update
Dear Members, Here’s an update about the club on status and upcoming activities. Calendar: June 12 : Family tournament 11:00-16:00 . Still open for registering June 19 : Senior Club Championship 11:00 – 16:00 June 26 : Youth Club Championship
Fantastic table tennis clinic with Britt Eerland
On Thursday 19 May, TTV Amstelveen organised a fantastic table tennis clinic given by none other than Britt Eerland. Besides her two participations in the Olympic Games (Rio and Tokyo), Britt is also European youth champion, Champions League winner, winner of the
Junior competition autumn 2022
Would you like to take part in the youth competition? Then sign up as soon as possible. View the information on the website !
Junior club championships 2022
Junior Club Championships Sunday, June 26 it is already time for the annual club championships for our junior players.If you want to register for the last junior event of the season you can find the information below. Date : Sunday
Family tournament 2022
To all members of TTV Amstelveen, On Sunday 12 June (note that start and end times are changed), we will organize our annual family tournament. The format of the tournament is not yet known, but will be determined by the
Final results in the spring 2022 competition (continued)
Of the 10 senior teams, we already mentioned team 1 and team 4 in the previous message. Below the other teams. Team 2, Guus cs, playing in the 1st class has unfortunately just not made it despite that ‘good old’
Final results in the spring 2022 competion
Team 4 is champion and team 1 maintains its place in the 3rd division! Friday evening, 29 April, the last matches of the spring league for the seniors were on the programme with three teams playing at home. Team 4,
Clinic Britt Eerland
On Thursday May 19 Britt Eerland, currently No. 36 in the world, No. 9 in Europe, and the undisputed No. 1 in the Netherlands, will give a clinic for our junior players at TTV Amstelveen. We expect our youth players
Starters tournament at DOV in Heerhugowaard
Sunday 24 April twelve junior members and about the same number of parents and supervisors traveled to Heerhugowaard to watch the youngsters at the starter’s tournament organized by the local table tennis club DOV. Of course the trainers/coaches Guus Korper
16 May 2022 General Members Meeting 2021
Dear members of our club, I would like to invite you all for the postponed General Members Meeting (GMM) 2021. Date: Monday 16th of May 2022Time: 20.00 hoursWhere: Landtong 14, our cantine Details:-> This day there is only youth training
Sunday 24 April 2022 Starter tournament at TTV DOV in Heerhugowaard
On Sunday 24 April, the NTTB Holland-Noord Division organizes a starter tournament, in cooperation with DOV from Heerhugowaard . This tournament is especially for junior players who do not play competition yet but do want to gain experience in playing
TTV Amstelveen wins at youth starters tournament in Volendam
A delegation of eleven youth members of the Amstelveen table tennis club left for Volendam on Sunday 27 March, led by coach Guus Korper, to take part in the ‘starter’s tournament’ of table tennis club Victory ’55 . In this
Participants Starter Tournament at Victory ’55 in Volendam
Four girls and twelve boys are participating in the table tennis tournament in Volendam. Nice that you are participating in this tournament. Below you will find some extra information and a few questions we still have. The information: Date Sunday
Thank you for your condolences.
Dear members, I would like to thank Atie and other members for your sympathy with the passing away of my brother Allaert. Allaert was a guitarist by trade and played mainly in the Netherlands, where he performed in places like Melkweg,
Starter tournament at Victory ’55 in Volendam
On Sunday 27 March, the NTTB Holland-Noord Division organizes, in cooperation with Victory ’55 from Volendam, a starters tournament. This tournament is especially for junior players who do not play competition yet but do want to gain experience in playing matches.
Regional championships Holland Noord 2022
Soon the championships 2022 for the region Holland Noord will take place. For junior players this is on Saturday 21 May and for seniors on Sunday 22 May in Sporthal De Beuk in Purmerend. In the invitation (in Dutch only)
Ajax on Large Screen
Watch Ajax-Benfica in our canteen on our big screen. Translation of text on the photo: TTV Amstelveen presents Tuesday 15 March 21:00 at last once again on our large screen UEFA Champions League Ajax – Benfica Free entry and nuts
Table tennis clinics for “De Horizon”
Table Tennis Association Amstelveen has organised clinics for the senior classes of “De Horizon” primary school for the past three weeks. In the first week no less than 106 children, in 4 groups, enjoyed their first table tennis lessons.The lessons, organised
Clinic enthousiastic Horizon pupils
On 14 February, Guus and Han gave four groups of primary school De Horizon the opportunity to play table tennis during their gym class. A dozen pupils enjoyed this so much that they wanted to experience it again and came back
Corona update 25 February 2022
Dear members, As you no doubt know, our government has relaxed the corona rules again as of Friday 25 February. Hopefully we are now entering a good time where we can enjoy ‘normal’ life again. What does this mean for TTV
Competition news of 21 February 2022
Report by Jan-Jaap Troost of Team 9’s away match against HTC 8. On the photo Jaap and Wim in the double. On Thursday 17 February Wim, Gerard, Jaap and yours truly went to Hoofddorp to play our 3rd league match. As
Competition news 14 February 2022
TTV Amstelveen 1 wins difficult home match against Avanti 2 After several years of not playing or not completing competitions, senior team 1 is finally back in the 3rd division of the national league of the Dutch Table Tennis Association
National Senior ‘meerkampen’ 2022 C, E, G licences
On 13 March, 24 April and 22 May, the NTTB is organising the National Senior ‘meerkampen’. A meerkamp is a tournament format in which all participants play against each other. Players with a C, E or G license can participate. Our secretary Ben
Spring competition 2022 juniors
Message by competition secretary Alex Brandt Dear youth coaches, Good news, the competition will start as planned. I would like to draw your attention to a number of points and ask you to take care of this within your team.
Referee in Champions League quarter-final
Report by Jan-Jaap Troost who was referee in the quarter final match in the Champions League between Borussia Dortmund (Germany) and Dekorglass Dzialdowo (Poland). A more detailed report about the match (in German) can be found on the Borussia website.
Spring competition 2022
Message by competition secretary Alex Brandt Dear team captains, Good news, the competition will start as planned. I would like to draw your attention to a number of points and ask you to take care of this within your team.
Corona update 25 January 2022
Canteen open again (until 22:00) and competition can begin! Following the Corona press conference on 25 January, the NTTB has indicated (Dutch only) that the table tennis competitions can start again: Closing time Matches and training sessions do not have a closing time. Catering
More opportunities to play table tennis
Dear club members, We received signals that the earlier mail regarding the use of the gym on Landtong 12 (‘next to ours’) is not yet clear to everyone. Below therefore a clarification and an addition: Landtong 12 (in the remainder of
Temporary extra playing hall
Until 1 March we have rented the gym at Landtong 12 (right opposite of our entrance). This gym will be rented exclusively by TTV Amstelveen, with the advantage that the tables can stay there and we can use it continuously
Corona update 15 January 2022
We can play table tennis again! Dear members of TTV Amstelveen Finally, the time has come to start playing table tennis again, under certain conditions, from Monday 17-1-2022. What does this mean for our members? From Monday 17 January onwards
Tabletennis on YouTube
Unfortunately, our hall is closed until at least 14 January. But you also could/can see beautiful table tennis at the Dutch Eredivisie (premier league) Finals on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smZp_p4lhOA&t=5665s (Men) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlWUH-el1SI (Women)
Corona update 18 December 2021
Hall closed! On 18 December, the government announced new Corona measures. The new lockdown, which will start on 19 December at 05:00 and end on 14 January 2022 at the earliest, also affects our club. Without going into too much
Champions rain
The following message was sent (in Dutch) to the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad. Champions rain at table tennis club Amstelveen. After the first team of TTV Amstelveen was crowned champion a fortnight ago, three more teams joined them this week. In the 2e
Exams for the white and green-yellow bat ribbons
On Monday 22 November 2021 the youth members from the beginners group had to do their first exams in theTTV Amstelveen SUPERSTARS program. This programme is aimed at teaching the youth good techniques in a playful manner from the very beginning. Within
Harry Feenstra cup matches in January 2022
The programme of the Harry Feenstra Cup matches for January 2022 is made public. Guus Korper has sent it by email to the participants. On three (sometimes four) evenings they play against two (sometimes three) other clubs. On 7 January,
Results of Grote Clubactie are known!
By buying a lottery ticket from the Grote Clubactie (Big Club action) through the club, you also support our club. From 9 December 2021 onwards you can check at the website of the Grote Clubactie if your ticket has won a prize.
Finlandia Open
And who from our club is present at the Open Finnish Championships? That is of course Jan Jaap Troost. From 2 to 5 December he is present as referee in Lohja near Helsinki. He sent us these photos, probably to make
Champions and spring competition
Email (without attachment) from competition secretary Alex Brandt Dear club members, As you will know, due to Covid-19, amateur sports are currently not allowed to be practiced after 5 pm. This means that the weekday matches that were still scheduled
Table tennis club Amstelveen scores super in Hoofddorp.
Saturday 28th November TTV Amstelveen travelled to Hoofddorp with a 16 person youth delegation led by Guus Korper. Here they participated in the annual “opstap tournament” which was organized by the local table tennis club HTC. A total of 48 participants
Family tournament
Update 30 November: the tournament is cancelled! To all members of TTV Amstelveen, On Saturday 11 December, if the corona rules allow, we will organize our annual family tournament. The format of the tournament is not yet known, but will
Outdoor table tennis with Atie and Marcelle
Amstelveen Sport is the organisation that is committed to let Amstelveen citizens play sports and exercise in a healthy way. Therefore it is not surprising that they also paid attention on Facebook to an initiative of Atie and Marcelle from
Senior team 1 is champion and promotes to the national league!
Saturday 20 November the senior Amstelveen 1 team had their away match against Olympia in Enkhuizen. A 5-5 draw was sufficient to secure the championship. Brian van den Heuvel started well by winning the first point in 3 games against the long-pips
Jeugdranglijst tournament Tilburg
Saturday 13 November the jeugdranglijst (youth ranking) tournament took place in Tilburg. In a large sports hall, 40 tables were set up where youths under the age of 23 at various levels competed against each other. From Amstelveen Jeffrey van den Heuvel
Opstap tournament HTC Hoofddorp on 28 November 2021
Update 25 November: We are happy that the tournament can take place but there are some corona restrictions. 19 of our players signed up! Everyone is requested to be in the canteen Sunday morning at 08:45 to make arrangements for transport and attendance
Superstars
Our trainers are using the Superstars booklet for all beginning youth players. The Table Stars program of the NTTB was the source and inspiration for this booklet, but in the meantime the trainers of TTV Amstelveen have made a lot
Corona update of 6 November 2021
In the battle against the spread of the corona virus, the government decided last Tuesday that, as of Saturday, November 6, amateur sports clubs, among others, will only be accessible to people of 18 years and older if they can
Competition news 1 November 2021
Great differences of strength in the youth leagues Our second junior team (with Vrishti, Ekin and Amrit) played at home against the first team of HTC from Hoofddorp. This team had lost only three games so far and is therefore at the
Referee at the NK2021
On Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October Jan-Jaap Troost was referee at the Dutch Championships 2021 (NK2021). In a previous message you can find links to YouTube videos of these matches. In these videos you can also see the referees.
Dutch Table Tennis Championships 2021
On Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October theNederlands Kampioenschap Tafeltennis 2021 (webpages Dutch only) will be held in Zwolle. Unfortunately there are no players from our club among the participants. However, Jan-Jaap Troost is active as a referee at this highest level
Competition news 17 October 2021
The Dutch version of the following report was also published on the website and in the paper edition of the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad. Report and photo were made by Guus Korper. Table tennis youth TTV Amstelveen does well on its way to
Competition news 10 October 2021
As usual, the following report was forwarded to the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad. (Update: the article below was published by the AN in theirpaper and online version). Report and photo were made by Guus Korper. TTV Amstelveen team 2 consolidates its leading position. Team
National ‘Meerkampen’ for Senior Players 2021-22
The NTTB organises on 21 November, 12 December and 13 February (updated!) the National Senior ‘Meerkampen’. A ‘meerkamp’ is a tournament format in which all participants play against each other. Players with a B, C, D, E, F, G or H licence
Jan-Jaap Troost referee European Championships U21!
From 10 to 14 November 2021, the European Championships for players up to 21 years of age will be held in Spa, Belgium. Jan-Jaap Troost, our member administrator and member of Team 8, is one of the European referees (and the
Competition news 4 October 2021
This time with contributions by Team 7 (Viktor Bocz) and Team 8 (Jan Jaap Troost). TTV Amstelveen: Wins and losses in week 2 of the league. In the table tennis competition, our teams scored both fine victories and big losses
Competition news 27 September 2021
On the website we want to report on the recently started competition. We will send these reports to the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad so that, when published, they will have a somewhat wider reach. (update: this article was published in the online version of
Update Corona rules September 25, 2021
The most important change is that, as of 25 September, a Corona access card (QR code via the Corona App) is required to make full use of the catering facilities in our sports canteen. At the same time, we want
Table tennis in the local news
In the sports section of the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad of 15 September, the two table tennis clubs of Amstelveen were featured. The text about our club (translated from Dutch): The new season for the Amstelveen Table Tennis Association always starts in
Harry Feenstra cup matches 2021-2022
After a one-year hiatus (corona!), the cup competition named after Harry Feenstra will take place again this year. Teams for our club can register via Guus Korper . An email about this will be sent. See the NTTB announcement for dates and
Update Corona rules September 8, 2021
As of 8 September 2021 the corona protocol has been updated: No more registration upon entering the club No cleaning of the tables after playing PLEASE READ THE PROTOCOL CAREFULLY! The main points of this protocol: Using common sense is
The program of the autumn 2021 competitions is published
The schedules for the autumn league 2021 are published. You can find them via the following links: juniors team 1 juniors team 2 teams senior players The team ‘pictures’ on the competition page (juniors and senior players) are active again: if
Start youth season 2021-2022
On the 23rd of August the new season for our more than 30 youth players will start with their training. This training is on Mondays (trainers Marijke, Edwin and Martin) and Thursdays (trainers Ben and Guus) at 17:45 (group1) and 18:45 (group2). All
Three days of training and fun for our junior players
On Sunday 11, Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 July, the youth trainers of TTV Amstelveen organised a 3-day training for the youth to round off the season. Ten youth members of different levels were trained by no fewer than five
Surprise visit by Britt Eerland
On Thursday, July 8, our youngest youth group was surprised by a visit from none other than Britt Eerland. Britt, who was about to board a plane to Tokyo to make her Olympic dream come true,was invited by her sponsor Guus
Corona rules as of Saturday, June 26, 2021
As of Saturday, June 26, a number of rules have been relaxed by the government. As a result, the table tennis club has been able to modify the corona protocol. PLEASE READ THIS PROTOCOL CAREFULLY! The main points of this
Team composition autumn 2021
The team layouts for the autumn league 2021 are known. For details see the email from competition secretary. It states that the league classes are still provisional. As soon as they become definitive, we will adjust the overview on the teams page for
3-day training for junior players
This year we will organize a 3 days table tennis training for junior members.During this 3-days event (11 -13 July) we will practice daily from 10:00 to 13:00 under the guidance of at least 3 experienced coaches.The canteen will be
Corona rules as of Saturday, June 5, 2021
As of Saturday, June 5, a number of rules have been relaxed by the government. As a result, the table tennis club has been able to modify the corona protocol. PLEASE READ THIS PROTOCOL CAREFULLY! The changes from the previous
Corona update 18 May
Yesterday the final decision was made to allow indoor sports again. So with a few restrictions/rules we are allowed to play table tennis again from tomorrow, Wednesday 19 May. This is great news even though we still have to take all
First outdoor training in 2021 was a success!
We have started training again with the youth! Because of the corona, for the time being only outside at the gym on the Landtong. Thanks to the four trainers who managed to get the twenty (!) youth members on the
Information regarding the competition
Not entirely unexpected, but nevertheless, the NTTB ( see also the (Dutch) message on the NTTB site) has unfortunately decided -in view of the current situation and the prospects for the coming period in connection with Corona- not to finish
Outdoor training for our junior members
After a long mandatory rest period, we are pleased to announce that from the 1st of April on we will start outdoor training for our junior players again. We hope to pick up the regular practice and bring back the
Corona update 22 March
The TTV Amstelveen gym is unfortunately still closed. The government has decided to ban all indoor sports as from 15 December 2020 due to the increasing CORONA infections. This means that no more free play or training will be allowed.
NTTB Table Tennis camp 2021
The Dutch Table Tennis Association organises a fantastic table tennis camp every year in the summer. At the NTTB Table Tennis Camp, you will receive table tennis training from experienced, certified trainers, which will help you learn to play table
temporarily no activities
Unfortunately, due to Corona, we have not been able to plan any activities for the time being. The gym and canteen are compulsorily closed until at least mid March 2021. As soon as the time is right, we will resume
Happy New Year
The board, trainers and volunteers of TTV Amstelveen wish all members, sponsors and supporters a healthy and happy 2021. We all hope that normal times will soon return and that everyone will be able to get behind the table again
New website
As of today we are working on a new website. The base is the old one and here is just some text so we can see how it will look a bit. Of course we can add veeeeeeeevery much more
National “meerkampen” tournament
Every year the national all-around tournament takes place in which anyone with an NTTB licence can participate. From TTV Amstelveen Sourabh Soni, Elias Negrin, Arnold Sinay and Guus Korper had enthusiastically signed up. This tournament takes place in several rounds.
Commercial “Zorg en Zekerheid” at TTV Amstelveen
As mentioned earlier, Zorg en Zekerheid offered us an AED in cooperation with the Red Cross. The AED, which we hope we will never need, is now installed and can also be used by other tenants of the hall. Recently,
Game 11 Test event
GAME 11 TEST EVENT Thursday 3 September from 19.15 GAME11 will be present again with rubbers, frames, shoes, clothing etc. Of course they will also have a large number of test bats with them. If you already know in advance
Start of new season
During the summer months we have been able to play again and in general everyone has followed the rules and everything went very well. A compliment to all of you. We ask everyone to keep it up and especially to
Juniors TTV Amstelveen play in open air
Monday 1 June it was time again to play table tennis. The juniors of table tennis club TTV Amstelveen could, with the approval of the municipality and Amstelveen Sport, could start playing again. When the announcement was made, the board
Juniors ranking tournament
TTV Amstelveen performs excellently at Junior ranking tournament On Saturday the 29th of February the NTTB organized the youth ranking tournament, during the first day of the NK in Zwolle. Many children from all over the Netherlands came there to
New Year Tournament 2020
Sunday 12 January saw the return of the well-known and much appreciated New Year’s Eve tournament. Also this time the enthusiasm was high; many seniors had signed up, among them also a large number of non-competition members. Under the inspiring
Clinic Bettine Vriesekoop
At the beginning of December, we are organising two activities for our junior members. We start on Monday 3 December with a very special clinic with Bettine Vriesekoop. Bettine is the best Dutch table tennis player ever. In 1977 she
Autumn competition results
At the end of November, the last matches for the autumn league were played. Hopefully everyone had a good time again. Unfortunately, there were quite a few injuries. Youth: Team 3 has become champion in the 5th class by beating
The “youth of the past” tournament in memory of Lex Swaan
Sunday 27 October “the youth of the past” played a tournament. This initiative, organised in memory of Lex Swaan, was played by 22 players, aged 55 or older, who are members of our club as a regular club member and
Guus Korper Volunteer of the month
Completely expected (and unexpected for Guus), Guus Korper was chosen as volunteer of the month by Amstelland Sport!
The new tables arrived !!
Yes, the new tables are arrived! Thanks to the Schiphol Fund we were able to buy 6 beautiful new tournament tables. The nice thing is that we are the first club in the Netherlands to play all our matches on
NTTB junior players table tennis camp
The Dutch Table Tennis Association organises a fantastic table tennis camp every year in the summer using the slogan “making friends”. In 2020, the “NTTB Table Tennis Camp” will take place from Monday, August 3 to Saturday, August 8 in
In Memoriam, Lex Swaan (1940-2019) “A people person”.
On Monday 23 September 2019, we received the very sad message that our club member and 55+ club member Lex Swaan had died unexpectedly after suffering a stroke. Lex did not play for a long time at our club, but
Donation of an AED for TTV Amstelveen
In order to be able to help team members in case of injuries and because more people are able to give first aid and know how to reanimate, sports will become safer and members of the club will be able
New tables thanks to the Schiphol Fund
TTV Amstelveen got a great donation from the Schiphol Fund. The current table tennis tables of the TTV Amstelveen were purchased in 2011 and have been used intensively for many years. We therefore need a number of new tables, also
TTV Amstelveen takes first place at Amsterdam Junior Recreational Games
During the battle for the Amsterdam Junior Recreational Games, which was fought by 36 players on Saturday 18 May, the 6-player delegation of TTV Amstelveen took the first place. This was the first time that the recreational category was scheduled
Clinic, Britt Eerland
For the second time in two months, table tennis club TTV Amstelveen invited a top player to give a clinic to its youth. After Bettine Vriesekoop’s clinic in December, the board of the table tennis club in Amstelveen managed to
Junior championship TTV Amstelveen
Sunday 3 June we organised the championship for the junior players of TTV Amstelveen. Despite the beautiful weather and perhaps thanks to the BBQ that followed, it was a great success. No less than 20 youth members competed for the