Consequences of the new corona measures for badminton club Van Zijderveld

The measure that amateur sports (matches and training) will not be allowed between 5pm and 5am for the next three weeks until December 19 has a major impact on activities at our badminton club. All activities have been stopped except for senior recreational badminton in the morning . A statement about the competition will follow later this week.

The cabinet has announced new corona measures in the press conference of November 26. The measures are aimed at strongly reducing the number of contact moments per day, thus reducing the number of corona infections and preventing further overburdening of care. In doing so, daily life continues with additional rules, but almost everything is closed in the evening.

This package of new measures applies for the period from Sunday, November 28 to Sunday, December 19. The situation will be reassessed on Sunday, December 14.

The measure that amateur sports (matches and training) are no longer allowed between 17.00 and 05.00 in the next three weeks until 19 December has a major impact on the activities at our badminton club.

Specifically, the evening closure (after 17:00) of amateur sport for Van Zijderveld means:

• That the senior recreational badminton on Monday and Thursday mornings from 10:00 to 11:30 can continue unchanged. Other members of the club are also welcome in sports hall De Meerkamp on these two playing times in the period up to 19 December;
• That all other youth and senior training sessions from 17:00 and later on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will not take place;
• Badminton Nederland decided to continue the competition within government guidelines. Since sports can only be played until 17.00, this means that all matches with a starting time of 14.30 or later cannot be played. These matches will, like the weekday matches, have to be made up in a reserve week (with no planned game). Matches that can go ahead within the current guidelines, but are not played, can be passed on in the usual way and must also be made up at a later time. Again, for the coming period, there will be no penalties..

The board will keep you informed as best as possible in the coming week via www.vanzijderveld.nl and its facebook page.

Stay healthy!

With kind regards,
on behalf of the board,

Jurjen Douma jr.
(chairman)