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International U14 Tournament ENGLISH VERSION boal-toernooi.fcsgravenzande.nl Goalposts, greenhouse roof systems.. BOAL, proud sponsor of the BOAL International U14 Tournament MASTER OF THE HOUSE Actually, we should use the multiple ‘masters” in the title of this preface, borrowed from the musical Les Misérables for the occasion. Because we are talking to two ‘masters” , namely Frank Boers, managing direc- tor of BOAL Systems and Leo van der Lans, chairman of FC ‘s-Gravenzande. They lead the two companies that come together in the BOAL International U14 Tournament. Companies? Isn’t FC ‘s-Gravenzande a club? Indeed it is, but one that can easily match a company where pro- fessionalism is concerned. Frank Boers, whose company is the main sponsor of the tournament, has recogni- sed that a long time ago already and greatly appreciates it. He knows from experience that things are much less well arranged at many other sports clubs. Leo van der Lans, chairman for 15 years already, knows this from his own experience. He refers to the impor- tant steps the club made in terms of professionalism at the time of the merger in 2010. Those steps led to a club with more than 1600 members, with several people in full time employment and with a radiation that goes beyond ‘s-Gravenzande, Westland and even the Netherlands nowadays. BOAL Systems also has great presence. Worldwide nowadays. When he started, Frank found a company with 90% of its revenue in the Netherlands. Today this percentage applies to business in countries all over the world, albeit still mainly through Dutch partners. Countries where the knowledge and expertise from Westland is highly valued and wanted. Africa, Asia, Equador …. Westlanders are everywhere. BOAL Systems and FC ‘s-Gravenzande have many similarities. Their roots in Westland, the enormous deve- lopment in recent years and their expectations for further growth in the future. This includes the inevitable challenges that come with this: employees, facilities, financing and more. Talking to these two “masters” is like the proverbial “In for a penny ……” They can’t stop talking about com- pany, club, region and industry. With the BOAL International U14 Tournament their pride reaches its peak. Frank Boers: “I am not only proud of my company but also of the club and more specifically this tournament, for which we very gladly act as main sponsor.” Leo van der Lans: “Nominated for Youth Education Program of the year, regularly used as a reference in pro- minent media, financially sound and as a cherry on the cake this fantastic tournament? You can say I am super proud! Frank and Leo wish everybody a fantastic 4th edition of the BOAL International U14 Tourna- ment. Frank Boers, Leo van der Lans, managing director BOAL Systems chairman FC ‘s-Gravenzande /Lanstomaten www.lans.nl get balanced by nature... 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Since the moment the awards ceremony of last year’s edition ended, we have been working hard to arrange the 4th edition of this appealing event. The organisation is carried out by a committee consisting of Jan van der Deijl, Leo de Haan, Michiel van den Berg, Cees Molenaar, Eric Moraal, Ton v.d. Water and Theo Doelman. Together with Eric Cornelisse of Joer International, who especially builds and maintains the international contacts, the main component of the tournament is arranged: the participating teams. There are more than enough candidates, but it is important to find the right balance between Dutch clubs and teams from abroad, in order to build an engaging field of participants.. We are of the opinion that we have succeeded very well in doing this once again this year. Of course many more things need to be arranged. For instance, thinking of places where the players and ma- nagement of the teams will spend the night. This year no less than 58 host families for as many as 126 players play a special role in this element. More about host families can be found further on in this magazine. Catering is another important part which requires a lot of preparation. Anyone that visits the “Juliana Sport- park” during these three days, regardless whether as a participant, volunteer, referee, sponsor or spectator, they all need to be able to get something to drink and eat at the right times. And what to think about (assistant) referees? We are the only tournament of its kind that supplies all matches with a fully neutral arbitrary trio. All matches, that is no less than 80, which means we need dozens of “men in black” . We have mentioned our volunteers earlier already. During these three days an amazing number of 120 of them are helping in many different ways to make the event a success. Where would we be without them? Finally, our sponsors are of the utmost importance. With BOAL Systems in the lead as our main sponsor (please also see the interview with managing director Frank Boers further on in this magazine), followed by a long list of companies that either sponsor a team or support the tournament financially in another way. A lot of work during a long year finally leads to a three day peak: The BOAL International U14 Tournament. We wish everybody a fantastic tournament! The Japanese multinational Daikin, specialist in heating and cooling, has been partner and shirt sponsor of Club Brugge for a number of years already. “We - as Daikin Netherlands - think it is a good gesture therefor that as a sponsor for the Club Brugge U14 team, we also show our sympathy for youth football”, says Deputy Managing Director and footballfan in heart and soul Edwin Hoogerwerf UW CREATIEF PARTNER OP HET GEBIED VAN (EVENEMENT)DECORATIE Expo Flora verzorgt sfeeroplossingen op maat, voor zowel kleine als zeer grote evenementen. Wij verhuren een uitgebreid assortiment aan sfeervol meubilair, planten, bloemen en sfeerdecoraties voor uw event. Voor bijna alles op het gebied van aankleding, inrichting of decoratie kunt u bij ons terecht. UW CREATIEF PARTNER WWW.EXPOFLORA.NL OP HET GEBIED VAN (EVENEMENT)DECORATIE Expo Flora verzorgt sfeeroplossingen op maat, voor zowel kleine als zeer grote evenementen. Wij verhuren een uitgebreid assortiment aan sfeervol meubilair, planten, bloemen en sfeerdecoraties voor uw event. Voor bijna alles op het gebied van aankleding, inrichting of decoratie kunt u bij ons terecht. WWW.EXPOFLORA.NL BOAL TOURNAMENT SUPPORTS “JULIANA KINDERZIEKENHUIS” The BOAL International U14 Tournament is organised for very healthy kids. Unfortunately it is not possible for every kid to participate. The “Juliana Kinderziekenhuis” (childrens’ hospital) in the Hague focuses on those boys and girls that unfortunately are less healthy. During the tournament, the organisation receives nice gadgets from many of the participating teams. Last year, the initiative was born to pass on some of these gifts to the hospital, which appreciated this very much. One thing lead to another, we have now decided to make the support to the “Juliana Kinderziekenhuis” by BOAL Systems and FC ‘s-Gravenzande a continuing effort. During and after the tournament we try to fulfill a number of wishes of the children, like football tables, game computers, a bluetooth speaker for the teena- gers’ room and more toys. The “Juliana Kinderziekenhuis” opened its doors in 1885 and has since then developed into a child orien- ted hospital where the parents are closely involved in the treatments. As the only non-academic childrens’ hospital in the country, it now has a huge polyclinic and 90 clinical beds spread over three nursing depart- ments. Besides that it has an ultramodern neonatologi- cal unit, it’s own operating facilities and daycare. The special emergency department for children is unique in the region. The strength of the “Juliana Kinderziekenhuis” is that all specialists are together under one roof, which op- timises the multidisciplinary care. Because of that, the hospital has a strong regional role. It has been part of the “Haga Ziekenhuis” since 2004. For more information on the “Juliana Kinderzieken- huis”: www.julianakinderziekenhuis.nl ‘Consuls Management & Consultancy’ has been a sponsor of all editions of the Boal International U14 Tournament until now. Consuls stands for high quality service. We recognise this in the Boal International Tournament; sportive performance on the highest level and a splendid organisation on the beautiful grounds of FC ‘s-Gravenzande. As Consuls we are therefor very proud to be a sponsor once again this year. Dirk Valstar Zijtwende International B.V. is een jong dynamisch bedrijf, dat sinds 2005 in De Lier is gevestigd. 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