General information water polo practices
Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the best student swimming and water polo association in the Netherlands! Despite the fact that Het Zinkstuk is quite small, there is a lot of fun and friendliness. As a member of Het Zinkstuk you can join every training practice, swimming as well as water polo.
Free trial practice
Do you think our association suits you? Then come along once for a trail practice! You can try out three times for free during the Wednesday and Thursday training sessions. In this way you can see whether our practices meet your expectations and whether our association suits you! You can register for a test training here.
Teams
We currently have three water polo teams; one men's and two women's teams. It is possible for anyone, regardless of level, to join. We obviously play for the win, but the atmosphere will not suffer. Both teams regularly organise activities, such as team dinners, going out together and much more.
Practice times
The water polo branch has three training sessions a week, including Monday (swimming) and Thursday (mixed) in the 25m pool of swimming pool de Kwakel and Wednesday in the 50m pool of swimming pool de Krommerijn. The most important training is the Wednesday evening training. Here the teams train separately. This training lasts one and a half hours, with one hour in a whole pool (50m). There are also drinks every Wednesday evening in the clubhouse of swimming pool de Krommerijn.
The current practice times can be found here.
Examples of practices
A typical water polo training session starts with a joint warm-up in the water, followed by technical exercises essential to the game. These can include ball control, passing, shooting techniques and swimming skills specific to water polo. For beginners, the focus is mainly on developing fundamental skills and building fitness in the water. Advanced players are challenged with more complex drills and game situations, allowing them to continue honing their skills. We build up to competitions.
Competition and Tournaments
Our teams have many matches. At every home match, we can have drinks together. The teams have home games at the same time on Supersundays which makes it even more sociable. Moreover, you can then cheer on the other teams.
Het Zinkstuk participates in the four Dutch Student Water Polo Kompetitie (NSWK) competitions. This is a competition between the Dutch student water polo associations.
In the summer days, when the official season is over, there are several tournaments we go to. These are always very sociable weekends where you can enjoy polo over a beer.
Check the competition schedule here.