Abstract
The Netherlands are a prosperous country. Compared to other countries wage differences and social inequality are low, and the standards for education, health, safety and security are high. Furthermore, with approximately 500 inhabitants per square kilometre it is dense populated. The culture of the Dutch is characterised by co-operation and making compromises rather than emphasising differences. With regard to sport these conditions can be considered favourable, as higher income and educational levels are often associated with higher rates of sport participation. Furthermore, the willingness to co-operate and looking for shared interests are essential for the existence of sport clubs with their voluntary staff. Finally, the high population density ensures limited distances to sport facilities and sport clubs.
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The Dutch Surfing Association has no sport clubs.
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In the Guidelines Sport Research someone is considered being a sport participant if he/she participates in sport activities at least 12 times a year. Some in the field of sports consider this a low threshold. In ‘Report Sport 2010’ (Tiessen-Raaphorst 2010) a weekly sport participant was defined as someone who participates in sports at least 40 times per year.
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Practised at least once during a year.
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Most combination official were either active in the field of sports or in the field of culture. Some were active in both fields.
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The median is 160 members. In the Sport Club Panel (1,200 sport clubs) large(r) clubs are to some extend overrepresented. According to NOC*NSF a sport club has on average 201 members.
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van der Werff, H., Hoekman, R., van Kalmthout, J. (2015). Sport Clubs in The Netherlands. In: Breuer, C., Hoekman, R., Nagel, S., van der Werff, H. (eds) Sport Clubs in Europe. Sports Economics, Management and Policy, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17635-2_15
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