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Herman Mus retires, Gijs Abelen to succeed him
It is with great reluctance that we will be saying goodbye to Herman Mus in mid-2026. In June, he will reach the age of retirement and become eligible for a state pension. As the board of Park Startbaan, we have enjoyed a fantastic working relationship with Herman over the past eight years. His commitment
An air dome for Park Startbaan?
The demand for indoor tennis courts in winter is enormous. This winter, our indoor courts are almost fully booked at 97%. As a result, there are hardly any courts available for individual rental. The reason for this is the conversion of tennis courts into padel courts in our area.This has led to a respectable
Farewell Carmen van Berkel
With the transition of Sportcafé Startbaan to its new owners Rachel Gans and Xander Spong, Carmen has also decided to continue her career elsewhere. In her beautiful hometown of Hazerswoude, the local neighborhood café was eager to have her join their team. And we understand that all too well.She will continue to work with
Lots of sporting fun in 2026!
The boards of Stichting Park Startbaan and Tennisvereniging LTC Startbaan invite: All tennis players, padel players, and billiard players All volunteers of the club and foundation Trainers Good relations Old and young Partners are also welcome. to the joint NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION on January 10, 2026,
New owners Sportcafé Startbaan
It had been known “on the terrace” for some time. Rick Nieuwenkamp, the current owner of Sportcafé Startbaan, decided a year ago to put his business up for sale. Rick has run the catering business at Park Startbaan for 10 years and made it what it is today. For him, it is time for
Farewell Wilhelmina Billiards—Welcome Meilink Biljarts
After approximately 127 years as billiards experts based in Amsterdam's De Pijp neighborhood, our loyal supplier Wilhelmina Billards has closed its doors.The two brothers, Paul and Robert, are taking a well-deserved retirement.We would like to thank Wilhelmina Billards for taking such good care of the tables and for their many helpful suggestions. We wish
New Year’s Reception 2026
Save the date: January 10, 2026, starting at 5 p.m. The boards of Park Startbaan and tennisclub LTC Startbaan invite you to a joint New Year's reception in 2026 with oliebollen, champagne, and, of course, speeches by both chairmen. There will also be live music! All athletes, tennis players, padel players, billiard players, trainers,
Padel survey results
Summary of padel survey In mid-September, we sent a survey to all regular padel players via this newsletter. With 31 responses, the response rate was not very high, but the fact that almost all respondents filled in the open items indicates a high level of engagement. We are therefore very pleased with the responses.
Attention padel players!
The beautiful summer weather and our padel campaign on social media platforms Instagram and TikTok have attracted many new padel players to our park. Every day, there was at least one new padel player. That makes us curious! How do padel players rate our courts and facilities? We would like to ask you this
Parking lot overcrowded on Saturday, September 28, and Sunday, September 29
Our neighbors, Athletics Club Startbaan, are organizing the National Relay Championships on September 28 and 29. Participants will be coming to Amstelveen from all over the Netherlands. This event is held annually. The competitions start at 10:00 a.m. For billiard players, padel players, and tennis players who come to play at Park Startbaan that
Winter contracts indoor tennis winter 2025-2026: are any courts still available?
Invoices for winter contracts for indoor tennis courts will be sent out in the next 2 weeks of July. We will be tight on payment deadlines because with the closure of several tennis halls in the area, there is very high demand for courts. Our request: don't delay your payment, it won't be forgotten.
Winter tennis on the outdoor courts
We have received notification from the LTC Startbaan tennis club that they will not be keeping any outdoor courts available for club members this winter. However, that does not mean that you cannot play tennis outdoors this winter. Park Startbaan will be keeping courts 1 to 4 open for rental. The price is very
Winter contracts indoor tennis winter 2025-2026 and are any courts still available?
Invoices for winter contracts for indoor tennis courts will be sent out in the next 2 weeks of July. We will be tight on payment deadlines because with the closure of several tennis halls in the area, there is very high demand for courts. Our request: don't delay your payment, it won't be forgotten.
Opening hours limited on weekends during the quiet holiday period
As in previous years, Park Startbaan will close earlier on Saturday and Sunday evenings during the quiet vacation season. This will begin the weekend of July 19/20 and continue through the weekend of Aug. 9/10. The park will then close at 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. On weekdays, opening hours will remain unchanged.
Call for 3-band billiard ladder
The first round of the 3-cushion small and libre small billiards ladders started on September 8. There are 20 participants for the libre ladder and 12 participants for the 3-cushion ladder. There is still plenty of room on both ladders. You can still register and join from the second round or later. Would you
The final weekend of the OST: you don’t want to miss it!
Note from the competition management of the OST Dutch tennis sub-top can be admired on our courts this weekend. In the men's National Ranking Tournament (NRt), Toine van Zijl leads the roster as the first seed. He is ranked No. 9 in the National Rankings. Among the ladies, Sarah Olff is the leader and
BREAKING NEWS: PADEL CAMPAIGN PARK STARTBAAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA
On May 2, Park Startbaan launched a padel campaign to further support the growing popularity of padel at our park online. The campaign can be followed on Instagram and TikTok. Through short video clips and image reports we show what makes padel unique at Park Startbaan: 2 beautiful (outdoor) padel courts, ample playing opportunities at
Sunny weather: apply sunscreen!
It has been great sunny weather for some time now. Very nice to play tennis and padel. Nothing nicer than exercising outside. But that sun is not good for our skin. Park Startbaan helps you with that. In the hall of the clubhouse there is a dispenser with sunscreen. Free to use!
Indoor courts provided with new coating
Our indoor courts have been given a beautiful new coating. The experienced men of Ton de Rooy, who among other things also provide the courts of the ABNAmro tournament, have completed the job in one week. From Wednesday, April 30, these courts are playable again. Medium roughness has been chosen again. Then the courts
Billiard News
New billiard balls and new sheets For those who regularly rent a box of billiard balls from the bar (for only 2 euros each time), there is good news: brand new balls are available again. The “old” balls are now over a year old, time for replacement. The “old balls” will slide through and
New coating for the indoor courts UPDATE April 19 2025
The plan is to do this in weeks 17 and 18. That is the week after Easter and week 18 is the week of the spring break. We have estimated that there will be as little disruption as possible. That means that the courts cannot be used from April 22 to May 2. After
Rein Willems, chairman of Park Startbaan, honored
At the well-attended general meeting of LTC Startbaan held on 5 March, Rein Willems, our chairman, was honoured for his great services to the association and the park. He received the membership of merit. In recent years, Rein led the process of renewing Park Startbaan into what it is today: one of the most
Park Startbaan Padel Whatsapp Community
Do you want to play padel and are you looking for an opponent or a partner? Park Startbaan is building a new WhatsApp community next season. Click with your camera on the QR code for more information.
Indoor tennis summer 2025
Ben je een early bird? Dit jaar zal het ook in de zomer mogelijk zijn om vroeg op de dag te tennissen op onze binnenbanen 3-4-5. Al vanaf 8.00 uur zijn de binnenbanen open. We hebben dit besloten omdat we afgelopen winter merkten dat hier veel vraag naar is. Ook LTC Startbaan zal afschrijven
Padel summer competition
There is now an opportunity to register your team of at least 4 people for the Padel Summer Competition. The registration period closes on April 15. The competition runs from May 30 (first match day) to June 27 and is played on Friday evening, Saturday or Sunday. Teams and players of all levels can
