{"id":80686,"date":"2017-09-26T10:36:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T08:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=80686"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:51","slug":"onze-derde-helft-is-net-zo-belangrijk-als-de-eerste-twee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/09\/26\/onze-derde-helft-is-net-zo-belangrijk-als-de-eerste-twee\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Our third half is every bit as important as the first two\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antibarbari 1\u2019s starting line-up before the game against ONA 1.<\/span><\/p>

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Antibarbari\u2019s first men\u2019s team\u2019s objective for this season is to score forty points. Now that it has some new players \u2013 mainly international students \u2013 the team should be able to improve on last year\u2019s ranking (9th<\/sup>, scoring 39 points) in the D category of the second amateur league, despite the fact that the players\u2019 degrees are their main priority and the so-called \u2018third half\u2019 is just a little more important to them than it is to regular football clubs. It will not be an easy task.<\/p>\n

Good start<\/h3>

The first blow is half the battle. Whether that will be true for the new and improved Antibarbari\u2019s entire season remains to be seen, but it is a fact that the team has scored its first three points, beating ONA 1 from Gouda, 4-1.<\/p>\n

About one hundred spectators enjoyed a few beers while watching Antibarbari win its first home game of the season in emphatic fashion. Wonderful Indian summer weather made the afternoon even better, although it may have contributed to two players overheating and being sent off following a bit of a kerfuffle.<\/p>\n

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Antibarbari captain Roy Kerner in the corridor near the dressing rooms.<\/span><\/p>

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Culture<\/h3>

Despite this slight blot on the game, the team\u2019s captain, Roy Kerner, was satisfied with the team\u2019s start to the new league season. The former psychology student, 29, has been on the team for quite a few years now and has seen many players come and go. As the team\u2019s captain, he seeks to inculcate his teammates with the club\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe often stick around to have a few beers and have fun together after a training session or a game. The third half is as vital to the atmosphere at our club as the previous two halves.\u201d For instance, the team goes on a weekend trip once a year and they often go out together.<\/p>\n

But obviously, the club\u2019s A squad seeks to perform well too. \u201cThe club invests a lot in its A squad players. We can\u2019t let them down.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Head coach Hans Harmans, staring into the sun, watches his team.<\/span><\/p>

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Well prepared<\/h3>

Last Sunday Antibarbari not only looked like a close-knit team, but coach Hans Harmans\u2019s team also seemed to be doing well condition-wise and technique-wise. It was under Harmans\u2019s guidance that Antibarbari won the third league two years ago and survived the second league last year.<\/p>\n

This year Harmans has a few new players at his disposal. \u201cWe get a few new international students every year. There are generally one or two good players among them.\u201d Antibarbari\u2019s A squad currently comprises an Irishman, an Australian and a German, among other players.<\/p>\n

Student team or not, Harmans is determined to have his players live up to their potential. \u201cYou must be fit when you walk onto the pitch. If you\u2019re not fit, we\u2019re not the right kind of place for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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