Linejudge

I began with playing badminton since I was ten years old. I had enough motivation to get better and I had a dream to be one of the best badmintonplayers in the world.
Since a couple of years I knew what I want to do after high school, sportmarketing. I’m good in the subject economy and I like sports. It is the perfect combination.
So I think it was september 2007, I read an advertisement on www.badminton.nl. The tournament organization was looking for people who wanted to help. I think it was my instinct that said I should look the advertisement.
I moved into a new world. A world were I should be the best badmintonplayer. Unfortunately, it can only happen in my dreams. So I gave up that dream and looked which opportunities I have now. I have a new dream: I want linejudge at the Olympic Games in 2012 and travel around the world to linejudge more tournaments. Who knows what the future will bring me, maybe I’m going to do a study for umpires or referees.

Where was I a line judge:

• Dutch Open 2007: 16, 18, 20 oktober 2007 @ Topsportcentrum Almere
• Competition 2007/2008:
– 16 December 2007: BV Almere – BV Slotermeer @ Almere
– 5 January 2008: BC Amersfoort – van Zundert/Velo @ Amersfoort
– 12 January 2008: BV Almere – Duinwijck @ Almere
– 10 February 2008: Duinwijck – van Zijderveld (semi finale play-off) @ Haarlem

• Dutch Championship 2008: 1, 2 February 2008 @ Topsportcentrum Almere
• European Team Championship 2008: 13, 15 February 2008 @ Topsportcentrum Almere
• German Open 2008: 26 February – 2 March 2008 @ Mülheim an der Ruhr
• Multimate Cup 2008: 3, 4 May 2008 @ Haarlem
• Competition 2008/2009:
– 27 September 2008:BV Almere – BC Amersfoort @ Almere
– 25 October 2008: BC Amersfoort – BV Almere @ Amersfoort
– 14 December 2008: Duinwijck – BC Victoria @ Haarlem
– 20 December 2008: BV Almere – BC Smashing @ Almere
– 21 December 2008: Duinwijck – BV Almere @ Haarlem
– 3 January 2009: BC Smashing – BC Amersfoort @ Wijchen
– 10 January 2009: BV Almere – BC Culemborg @ Almere
– 17 January 2009: BV Almere – Duinwijck @ Almere
– 06 February 2009: van Zijderveld – van Zundert/Velo (semi final play-off) @ Amstelveen
• Dutch Open 2008: 16 – 19 October 2008 @ Topsportcentrum Almere

• Dutch Championship 2009: 30 January – 1 February 2009 @ Topsportcentrum Almere
• Dutch Junior International 2009: 28 February 2009 @ Duinwijck Haarlem
• European Junior Championship 2009: 3 – 12 April 2009 @ Milan, Italy
• Competition 2009/2010:
– 26 September 2009: van Zijderveld – BC Culemborg @ Amstelveen
– 04 October 2009: BC Culemborg – BV Almere @ Culemborg
• Dutch Open 2009: 13, 15, 16 18 October 2009 @ Topsportcentrum Almere
• Irish International 2009: 3 – 5 December 2010 @ Dublin, Ireland

• Dutch Championship 2010: 30, 31 January 2010 @ Topsportcentrum Almere
• Dutch Junior Championships 2010: 6 March 2010 @ Duinwijck Haarlem
• European Club Championships 2010: 23-27 June @ Zwolle, Netherlands
• Belgian International 2010: 9-12 September @ Leuven, Belgium
• Dutch Open 2010: 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 October @ Topsportcentrum Almere

• Dutch Championship 2011: 5, 6 February 2011 @ Topsportcentrum Almere
• European Team Championships 2011: 15 – 20 February 2011 @ Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam
• European Club Championships 2010: 15 June @ Zwolle, Netherlands