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Outdoor sports accommodations
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Papendal is continuously in motion. The High Performance Centre is practically unrecognisable for people who have not visited us for...

Facilities and support
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Talents and elite athletes require an optimal training environment. A trusted basis. In which they can work on achieving their...

(Para)medical facilities
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Elite athletes often suffer small injuries. An injury can cause an elite athlete who has been training for years to...

Housing
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You can imagine that the housing requirements of a junior talent of 15 years old are different than those of...

Education
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Centre for Elite Sports and Education (CTO), this name has been chosen on purpose. Following education is of crucial importance....

Performance behaviour
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An elite athlete can be at his best physically, but his mental state is just as important. Otherwise you cannot...

Physical training
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Every type of sports requires a different physical training. BMX requires explosiveness, whereas handball players train their sprint and agility....

Nutritional advice
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The right food at the right time. That is important for an elite athlete. But what exactly is the right...

Regional partnership
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For many talents, the change from a selection team to a CTO club is too big. Talents train at a...

Sports director Joop Alberda
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Sports Director Jogchum Theo (Joop) Alberda, born on 25 October 1951, is also known as the ‘connection doctor’. He has...

Athletes and clubs
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Papendal is an Olympic Training Centre. Where about 400 elite athletes train, live and study on a daily basis. With...

Team building
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A team consists of various personalities and characters. It is often a challenge to get everyone on the same page....