{"id":2626,"date":"2016-09-08T15:55:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/09\/08\/succesvolle-try-outs-sportverenigingen-erasmus-boxing-en-euroturn\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:09","slug":"succesvolle-try-outs-sportverenigingen-erasmus-boxing-en-euroturn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/09\/08\/succesvolle-try-outs-sportverenigingen-erasmus-boxing-en-euroturn\/","title":{"rendered":"Women dominate try outs for Erasmus Boxing and Euroturn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seeing is doing. The success of Dutch women athletes in the recent Olympic Games has seemingly had a spinoff in the sports boxing and gymnastics.<\/p>\n

Nearly half of the participants in the introductory session organised by Erasmus Boxing on Tuesday evening were women. And at the open training held by sports club\u00a0Euroturn, women were very much in the majority.<\/p>\n

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During the Erasmus Boxing training, around forty participants \u2013 varying from beginners to advanced \u2013 enjoyed a workout in the packed hall. After an intensive warm-up, step-by-step they were taught the basic principles of boxing. While some participants took things gently, others weren\u2019t afraid to really go for it.<\/p>\n

Recognition<\/h3>

It was interesting to see so many women participants taking part. \u201cTwo years ago, the association had five women and over thirty men. Today, nearly half of the forty participants were women. Boxing is no longer a typical male sport\u201d,\u00a0says board member Dani\u00eblle\u00a0Harte (20, Criminology).<\/p>\n

\u201cMore and more women are taking up boxing because women\u2019s boxing is now an Olympic sport. The sport is thus getting more recognition\u201d,\u00a0says president Shannon van der Beek (23, former master student Media Studies).<\/p>\n

Enthusiasm<\/h3>

The president is delighted to see so much enthusiasm among the new members. \u201cOver the past few years, the association had been at a fairly low ebb; not many people were actively involved. This year, with the new board and around fifty members, we\u2019re looking to get things in order.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harte doesn\u2019t feel it\u2019s important that most of the new members have little or no experience in the sport. \u201cNew members often find it challenging at first, but they soon get the hang of it. They\u2019re here to learn. Some of them have already bought their own boxing gloves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harte emphasises that boxing \u2013 besides improving fitness and technique \u2013 helps improve self-confidence. She\u2019s now used to regularly getting hit in the face. \u201cAt first it worried me, but now I have enough self-confidence to deal with it. The same will apply to new members too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Naast trainingen nemen sommige leden ook deel aan wedstrijden. \u201cVier keer per jaar strijden we tegen de andere negen studenten turnverenigingen van Nederland. Dat gaat er vrijer aan toe dan bij reguliere wedstrijden. Je krijgt bijvoorbeeld bonuspunten voor creativiteit als je iets grappigs doet tijdens je oefening\u201d, zegt Heldens.<\/p>\n\n\t

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