the Netherlands, it is a really schaatsland. However, there are still a lot more to ijsuitstapjes that you can do. NU.nl test, copy, cut, paste in the lap of the 400-meterbaan. Episode 2: the curling.
On the tv during the winter Olympics-it looks so easy from the game and put yourself on the starting block moves with a focused look to the front, and leave the stone loose, which is exactly in the center of the colored circles on the ice, comes to a halt.
it is Time to give it a try. NU.nl was a trainingsavond of the Curling Club and the province of Friesland. They come here every Monday, come together to form a ijshockeyhal of the Vessel, at the heart of the Dutch schaatswereld. Bob, Bomas, who, with his daughter, 32, was at the world CHAMPIONSHIPS in Curling for the mixed pairs, and regularly acts as a referee, will explain the basics of.
Zwabberend on the ice is among the more advanced players
The first issue you will need, all the time, even before the first stone is thrown, it is. “In those shoes, it’s very difficult,” says the Bomas. “When you have the slide you back a foot as flat as possible on the ice to stay on. However, you are now wearing boots, so you only have a bow.” Tip number one is therefore: pull out the low shoes.
the First is the practice of maintaining a balance on the ice. The experienced curlers in the left lane to move, almost not as the stone, with one leg forward and one leg extended straight back on to the ice cream place. “If you do this for the first time, do you swing and are leaning on the rocks,” says the Bomas.
And, yes, the first couple of times it has been quite a search to find the best balance, and cross your legs in any direction. But after, like, ten times to throw it, you’ll feel better, and what you need to do, and you can correct it. One of the stones of menace, even in the middle of the “house”, ” the red and the blue circles on the ice). “You see, you’re in for an hour yet, a lot of reach,” says the Bomas.
floor sweepers, their brooms on the ground. (Photo: Video of b y).
Similar to bocce or bowling
the Peasants have, however, something like bowling, or bocce, both of which sport in which you hit the ball, or the stone in a long trajectory as close as possible to a specific goal, want to get and you will need to consider how much power you are throwing it away. Among the gooibeurten there will be time for a little chat.
It is also home to a wide and accessible activity. In-Vessel training to players of all ages and levels of experience are next to each other. The Dutch rolstoelteam takes a corner from the ice rink to complete a bunch of fifties, and there’s a group of girls from the age of about fifteen.
Still, curling is physically a lot harder than the game. You have to drop one and one-half hours, twenty or so times you have to squat and get back up again. Also, cleaning is difficult. “That’s what you do with the stake that you have in the home, the floor schoonveegt,” says the Bomas. Instead, you lean with all your weight on the broom.
more and more Popular as an outing than as a serious sport, < / p> Curling as a sport in the united states, but is very small. The Dutch Curling to the Bond are four of the associations connected to it, which added up to 150 members. Recreational curlen and can be in a lot of places, especially in the winter. Many of the temporary ice rinks around the Christmas villages and the city centre are organizing the activities. This happens, for example, in the netherlands (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Groningen, Amersfoort, the netherlands, and Birds.
it is Useful to know the Duration: one and a half hours Type of activity: group activity Price: from 17,50 € to 25 € per person good for: everyone dress code: high sneakers and a loose sweat pants
