KNVB is surprised after easing cabinet Football

sport">“The cabinet will also allow adults to train in a team again. Only players aged 27 and older must keep a distance of 1.5 meters. What will your training game look like? ”The football association wonders.

sport">On a picture on Twitter, the KNVB has made a line-up of a made-up team under that text. Six players are a maximum of 26 years old and are therefore allowed to participate in the training match. The five players who are 27 or older are circled in red and are not allowed to participate in the game due to the permanent distance rule.

sport">“We have indicated to ‘The Hague’ that this is a practical problem for football,” said a KNVB spokesperson. “We hope that all adults will soon be able to train normally again. And that children can play competitions against clubs in the area, within cycling distance. Infections hardly take place in the open air, while sport actually contributes to health and resistance. We will continue to discuss this with the government. ”

Hockey Association

sport">The relaxation that the cabinet announced on Tuesday in the field of sports, will therefore not lead to many changes for outdoor sports. “Unfortunately, the press conference did not bring the relaxation we were hoping for,” said hockey association KNHB.

sport">Where previously adults aged 27 and older were allowed to train in groups of a maximum of four people, this will be expanded to thirty people. “For hockey players of 27 years and older, it remains the case that they must keep a distance of 1.5 meters during training,” said the hockey association, indicating that nothing will actually change. This distance rule did not apply to people up to 27 years old.

sport">Indoor sports are happy to respond. “The second step in the opening plan is probably being taken. A first positive development for volleyball, because this means that sports can be played indoors again on Wednesday 19 May! ”, Says volleyball association Nevobo.

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