We are very happy to announce that yesterday, the 21st of September 2023, we launched a new Bovelander Foundation hockey project. In cooperation with Sakhi For Girls Education we started a hockey program for underprivileged kids in Mulund, Mumbai. A program for 60 girls at the age off 8-14 years who will not only receive … Continue reading Launching new hockey program in Mulund, Mumbai
What impact do sport-and-play activities have on the lives of coaches and youth? Sport-based initiatives are a powerful means to achieve development objectives such as health, education and gender equality. We are excited about our Sport for Development partnership with Royal Dutch Hockey Association (KNHB), Hockey Dreams Foundation, International Sports Alliance, Right To Play and … Continue reading Sport for Development partnership
Exciting news, we have launched the Grassroots Hockey Program in a new region! Kicking off in the district of Pune, we aim to educate through hockey in the state of Maharashtra. Fun is the key component in our programs and will help underprivileged children develop needed life skills. From 18th January 2023 more than 20 … Continue reading Maharashtra Hockey Program – Pune Launch Event
Cheering, dancing and curious looks when entering the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela. January 16 was a special day for 250 boys and girls and trainers from the grassroots program in Jharkhand. They would witness a hockey match at the World Cup for the first time. An unforgettable day with a match between the Netherlands … Continue reading An unforgettable day for 250 kids
Let’s be honest, Malou simply knows more about winning and Niels a little bit more about losing. However, we are both completely aware of the fact that the sport we love, has brought us so much more than only results. It made us the people we are today. The Bovelander Foundation does amazing work in … Continue reading More than just a game
Last month, Floris Jan and I went to India on behalf of Bovelander Foundation. This was already my fifth visit to India for the foundation. We visited a few of the active projects in Jharkhand, the Tata Hockey Academy, and attended various meetings. In addition, we started a new project that will be setup in … Continue reading Working visit Modini Kakade
Before I moved to India, of course I figured out how my electrical appliances would work here and if I would need a travel adapter. There were mixed advices about travel adapters, but all the websites were unanimous that the amount of voltage would be the same as in the Netherlands. So I should be … Continue reading Wouter in India #3: Daily struggles
In the areas where the Bovelander Foundation works, we make use of the three-layer pyramids-model, which aims to have every child and every coach to be challenged at their own development level. The grassroots program is the bottom layer and is the basis of our program where hockey is used as an instrument for personal … Continue reading Grassroots level of the Hockey pyramid
In the areas where the Bovelander Foundation works, they make use of the three-layer pyramids model, which aims to have every child and every coach to be challenged at their own development level. The grassroots program is the bottom layer and is the basis of our program where hockey is used as an instrument for … Continue reading Bovelander Foundation Hockey Program: From grassroots to the top
Meet Govind Navak. He is one of our hockey coaches at the RDC (Regional Development Centre). He is coaching children who come from the tribal and rural areas. The RDC is a level above the grassroots and a level below the Academy in the pyramid-model that the Bovelander Foundation uses in their projects. In the … Continue reading RDC level of the Hockey Pyramid
Meet Sunita Kumari. She is a player at the top level of the pyramid-model: The Centre of Excellence at the Odisha Naval Tata Hockey Academy in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. At the Academy the players practice daily and they go to school. Playing at the Academy creates more opportunities for a better future, either in sports or … Continue reading Academy level of the Hockey pyramid
At the start of October, it was finally time to play a tournament again. The past two years many players of our academy were only able to practice. And even then, they were very lucky to even be able to train. Players from outside the academy didn’t had this opportunity. Because of COVID-19 there wasn’t … Continue reading Wouter in India #2 – Structure
