Sports in Groningen

There are a lot of sport opportunities for students in the city of Groningen. Most of the sport facilities are offered by ACLO. ACLO is the student-sports association operating jointly by the University of Groningen and the Hanzehogeschool. The association is managed entirely by students.

There are 54 student sport clubs in Groningen. Sports like soccer, tennis, football, basketball and many more, which offer numerous opportunities for every student. Next to the sports, these clubs organize a lot of activities. They are a place to meet new people and enjoy the student life.

ACLO offers a variety of courses for every kind of person. Duration of the courses is an average of eight weeks, with a lesson per week. Examples are Capoeira, Waterskiing, Streetdancing, Bootcamp, Golf and Horseriding. I personally took the course of Golf. I learned how to become the Tiger Woods of Groningen. I enjoyed it and met a lot of new people. It was a great experience that I will never forget.

The ACLO sportscentre is open 7 days a week, from 8 am till 23 pm. You can practice whenever whatever you want.

Next to the ACLO, there are also a lot of football and tennis pitches throughout the city. There are also a lot of fitniss centres in the city where you can work out.

The Euroborg stadium is the home of FC Groningen, the soccerteam of the city. They are a succesfull team in the last few years. It is an experience to see one of their games.

If you want to know more: go to http://www.aclosport.nl/en/sports

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