Sporting Activities
CORPORATE YOGA - Relax After Work with Ajit Kaur Sandhu
Mondays: Personal Health Club (next to Hilton Hotel) Breitnerstraat 4 1077 BL Amsterdam
Costs: €16.00 for a single lesson, €135.00 for 10 lessons
Telephone: 020 6798753 or 0622143030 Email: ajitacorn@hotmail.com
Corporate Yoga is especially designed for stress release and RSI prevention. The location and time were chosen to provide people with an opportunity to unwind at yoga immediately after work, and then go on to a relaxing evening at home. The Personal Health Club is very near the World Trade Centre in Amsterdam South. In these sessions you will be taught traditional Hatha Yoga postures, combined with more dynamic exercises which have proven highly effective in releasing stress and increasing energy levels. Also, there is a strong emphasis on improving the breathing technique, learning natural methods of relaxation, as well as how to focus and calm the mind.
Cricket Training and fun matches in Hoofddorp
Fancy putting on the pads and bowling the odd ball? The Expat Cricket Club is always looking for keen cricket players (and people keen to learn) that enjoy the social and sporting aspect. We cater for all levels varying from new, to rusty, to really quite good. We can even lend you cricket equipment (no spiked cricket shoes required either)! Don't hesitate to come and join us!
We have weekly outdoor training from May onwards and a start of season traditional BBQ game on Sat 12th June 2010.
Another development this year is that we will be playing regular Twenty20 games in Amsterdam, Haarlem and Hoofddorp during the week (Thur or Fri evenings) in June/July/August - plus a lot more tour social games.
For details of 12th June BBQ game please view Facebook
Annual Expat Social Cricket BBQ Game
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=114431328571316
Daytime Badminton
Join the daytime badminton group for as little as € 2.50 a game, each week. 147 bus line.
Evening Badminton
The 2007/8 season has started and everyone is welcome to join. We play on Wednesday evenings between 7pm and 11pm and games are usually followed by drinks/snacks in the bar upstairs. We have a supply of shuttles and spare rackets and your first evening is free of charge so you can come and check things out without obligation. You will find us on the first two courts at Sporthal de Pijp, Lizzy Ahnsingstraat 88, from which tram 3 (stop: Ferdinand Bolstraat) and trams 12, 25 (stop: Cornelis Troostplein) are all within a 5 min walk. See you there! Laura
Golf
BritSoc’s 2010 golfing season has started and will continue through till the end of September. Are you a golfer? Interested in keeping up your game? Want to play? Send an email to BritSocgolf@yahoo.com with your name and a phone number. Weekly, you’ll be adviced of the date and tee times of the next games with instructions on how to sign up and play.
Morning Adult Lap Swim
Want to swim but find the pools here too crowded? Come and join a group on Monday mornings from 6-7! You can swim before getting the kids ready for school or going o work and start your week out right!
Power Yoga
Power yoga is, as all other forms of yoga, a method of personal development and self realisation. However, unlike other types of hatha yoga, power yoga links postures with the breath in a powerful, flowing style. This vigorous practice is done in a relaxed and alert atmosphere in which the breath is used as a constant point of reference for returning to and resting in the present moment. On a basis of a regular practice, power yoga promotes physical and mental strength, balance and flexibility, resistance to illness and reduction of stress, increased concentration and awareness.
Sailing
We sail either on the Kagerplassen, just north of Leiden followed by an evening barbecue or on the Loosdrechtseplassen west of Hilversum including a picnic on an island and followed by an evening meal at one of the local restaurants.
The boats we hire for € 70/day are generally Valks, stable gaff-rigged fixed-keel boats with space for 3-5.
We are not serious racing types but rather focus on the social side of the sport. Beginners are most welcome. As wee need a skipper for every boat, I would like to hear from any skippers out there willing to lend their services from time to time. We can usually find lifts for those without transport.
We sail every 2-3 weeks starting Sunday May 9th followed by May 30th, both at Kaag. Later dates are tentative - the major road works on Kaag during the summer give us the opportunity to make at least three trips to Loosdrecht this year. Planned so far: June 13th, 16th July 10th. Back to Kaag for sailing on August 1 and 22nd and last date September 12th.
Soft tennis
Soft tennis or Nantei is the Japanese version of lawn tennis. It's played on a tennis court and the rules are similar to tennis. The main difference from tennis is that soft tennis also relies on spin because the ball is lighter and inflatable. The game is mainly about using spin and adding some power. If you have played any racquet sport you will be able to play (it is particularly easy for squash players to pick up). We play outdoors if at all possible and otherwise indoors. If you are a Britsoc member and register with us, you can use the swimming pool / sauna after the game at no extra cost. Come along and give it a try!
Squash
The weekly ‘squashers’ meet at the Amstelpark. The centre has great facilities, followed by a free after-game sauna or swim. Whatever your standard, you should be able to play 3 or more opponents an evening. We usually finish with a snack and some beers. Just ask for the BritSoc courts.
Squash Box League
A shared activity between BritSoc and the Elynx website, the box league is intended to help participants to meet different playing partners and provide a level of competition. You will be grouped with players of a similar level to yourself, each of whom you will play against during a month. Better players will be promoted to a higher skilled group, and lesser players will be relegated to a lower one.
The Box League will be launched once we have signed up a minimum of twelve committed players.
To sign up for the Squash Box League, please contact us and provide the following:
- Full name
- Contact phone number and/or email address
- Approximate level of play – starting out / can play / rather good / out for blood Note that you must be available to play within the Amsterdam region. Please email Paul to receive more information.
Tennis
This is a tennis group to compliment the squashers who also play on Tuesday nights at Amstelpark. After exercising, several of us join up to socialize accompanied by supper and drinks. For the summer season (which has now started), we have reserved two fixed indoor courts. It costs 8-10 euro per person and we play for an hour. Hope to see you there.
