More than one million Dutch adults unable to join preferred sports club
A study commissioned by NOC*NSF estimates that more than one million adults in the Netherlands could not join their preferred sports club last year, often because of waiting lists or membership caps. The organisation is calling for an extra €50 million for club facilities.
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More than one million adults in the Netherlands were unable to join the sports club of their choice last year, according to a study commissioned by the Dutch sports organisation NOC*NSF. The organisation says almost three-quarters of those cases involved clubs that had stopped taking members or had waiting lists.
The findings prompted NOC*NSF to call for an extra €50 million in the sports budget overseen by Sophie Sterk, the minister for long-term care, youth and sport. It says clubs need the money to expand or adapt their facilities.
The study found that the affected adults represented 8% of people in the Netherlands. NOC*NSF director-general Marc van den Tweel said clubs and their boards wanted to accommodate people but were increasingly constrained by a lack of space and money.
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