{"id":237,"date":"2026-10-02T06:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/?post_type=ba_guide&#038;p=237"},"modified":"2026-10-02T06:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:48:27","slug":"field-hockey-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"ba_guide","link":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/?ba_guide=field-hockey-netherlands","title":{"rendered":"Field hockey in the Netherlands: clubs, teams and how to start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ba-lead wp-block-paragraph\">Field hockey (<em>hockey<\/em>) is a major Dutch club sport. The KNHB club finder lists hundreds of clubs and lets users filter by forms including field, indoor, student, trim, para and flex hockey.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to start<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use the KNHB club finder by postcode\/town.<\/li><li>Choose the form that fits you: regular competition is not the only option.<\/li><li>Contact the club about a trial, beginner options and waiting lists.<\/li><li>Ask what equipment is required before buying a full kit.<\/li><li>Check membership period, fees and volunteer expectations.<\/li><\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Field and indoor seasons<\/h2><p>Many hockey players encounter both field hockey and <em>zaalhockey<\/em> (indoor hockey). Treat the club&#8217;s own calendar as authoritative for your team.<\/p><!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding and joining a Dutch hockey club, including recreational variants, trial sessions, equipment and club culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","ba_country":[2],"ba_topic":[264,267,262],"ba_audience":[261,17],"ba_section":[20,272],"ba_stage":[28,29,30],"ba_location":[],"class_list":["post-237","ba_guide","type-ba_guide","status-publish","hentry","ba_country-netherlands","ba_topic-amateur-sport","ba_topic-field-hockey","ba_topic-sport-clubs","ba_audience-newcomers","ba_audience-residents","ba_section-living","ba_section-sport-clubs","ba_stage-getting-established","ba_stage-integrating","ba_stage-living-stage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide\/237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/ba_guide"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide\/237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide\/237\/revisions\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ba_country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_country&post=237"},{"taxonomy":"ba_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_topic&post=237"},{"taxonomy":"ba_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_audience&post=237"},{"taxonomy":"ba_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_section&post=237"},{"taxonomy":"ba_stage","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_stage&post=237"},{"taxonomy":"ba_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_location&post=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}