Boost your sports club's growth with expert communication tips at Westfriesland Sports Café
Struggling to attract new members or volunteers for your sports club? Join the Sports Café on April 8 in Hoogkarspel to learn practical communication strategies from expert Martin van Berkel. Gain tools to enhance visibility and engagement for your club.
| Key Data Point | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Sports Café: Visibility and Communication for Sports Clubs |
| Date & Time | April 8, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
| Location | SC Spirit ’30, Hoogkarspel, Netherlands |
| Target Audience | Club board members, PR and communications officers |
| Guest Speaker | Martin van Berkel, expert in sports club communication |
| Special Offer | First 40 clubs receive a free copy of Van Berkel’s communication handbook |
| Organizers | Sportnetwerk Westfriesland (Team Sportservice West-Friesland, Team Sport Hoorn, Vrijwilligerspunt Westfriesland) |
| Registration | Via the ‘Sportcafé’ link |
Sportnetwerk Westfriesland supports local sports clubs by providing resources, training, and networking opportunities to strengthen community engagement and sustainability. This event is part of their efforts to empower clubs with practical tools for growth and visibility.
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Join the Sports Café and learn to grow visibly through better communication
How can you ensure that your sports club remains visible? How do you attract new members, recruit volunteers, and keep everyone engaged? On Wednesday evening, April 8, Sportnetwerk Westfriesland is hosting an inspiring and practical evening focused on visibility and communication for sports clubs. Sportnetwerk Westfriesland is an initiative by Team Sportservice West-Friesland, Team Sport Hoorn, and Vrijwilligerspunt Westfriesland.
The event takes place from 7:00 PM (doors open) to 10:00 PM at SC Spirit ’30 in Hoogkarspel and is specifically designed for club board members and PR and communications officers. The central theme of this edition is: how can you use communication smartly to help your club grow and thrive?
Learn from the expert in sports communication
The guest speaker for the evening is Martin van Berkel, the leading expert in communication for sports clubs and author of several communication guides specifically for sports clubs. He will guide participants step by step on how to effectively set up communication within your club. From defining your identity—what does your club stand for?—to using the right tools to enhance visibility both internally and externally. The session will also cover how to launch successful recruitment campaigns for members and volunteers, how to optimally use your own channels, and how to leverage your network to expand your reach.
Practical and immediately applicable
In addition to inspiration, there will be plenty of opportunities to get hands-on. The focus will be on organization: how can you make communication manageable and ensure it is properly embedded within your club? An evening packed with concrete tools that will enable you to make an immediate difference within your sports club.
Register now
Do you want your club to become more visible and attract more members and volunteers? Then register via the ‘Sportcafé’ link.
For the first 40 clubs that register and attend, there will be a copy of Martin van Berkel’s ‘Handboek communicatie voor sportverenigingen’ available.