For our non Dutch audience, hereby the translation of the newspaper article: Fellinger and Klijnsma on World Championship board. Haarlem – Marloes Fellinger and Daniëlle Klijnsman are appointed tournament directors for the World Championships 2014 in Haarlem. ‘Very experienced (former) players’ Organizer Peter van der Aart is very glad with the nomination of the 2 former players. “We were looking for former players who have a wide experience in our sport and life. They will recognize problems that we, as organization, might overlook. Marloes and Daniëlla know exactly what comes along with such an event. “ Olympic Games Fellinger and Klijnsman have earned their credits in softball. Fellinger played for Dutch top league Sparks Haarlem and was part of the Dutch Olympic squad in 2008. She played 36 international games. Fellinger is currently an acoount manager at Gielissen Interiors and Exhibitions. Klijnsma was a top league player for over 10 years for several clubs, like DSC’74 from Haarlem. She is working for Sportservices Haarlemmermeer as an assistant for clubs. Busy The organising commite has chosen for 2 persons as they expect this will be a very busy job. Fellinger and Klijnsma will be the first point of contact for the 16 qualified teams for now and during the tournament. They will also be responsible for transport and accommodation of the teams. Ticketing Ticket sale for the tournament at the Nol Houtkamp Sportpark will start at November 2nd. The organization and Hotel Haarlem have signed an agreement for the accommodation of the foreign teams. Pre tournament games The competing teams will travel to Europe several weeks before the World Championships. They will play several preparation tournaments all over Europe. Milan, Prague and London will host some of this tournaments. In the Netherlands there will be several exhibition games in the weeks before the championship. Prague From 8 to 10 August 2014 Russia, the Czech Republic, New Zealand and an All Star team from Germany will compete in Prague. The All Star team will consist of American players from the German and Austrian leagues and talented players from these leagues. Qualified At this moment 11 countries qualified for the World Championships which will be held for the first time in history in Europe. Africa will provide 2 competitors and in November the qualifying tournament in Asia will deliver the final 3 teams. source: Haarlems Dagblad.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 08:38:42 +0000
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