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1 . Ams t er dam HEAT 2. Pl anetEc l i ps e:Tom Rus t 3. NPI 4. Team Aggr es s i on
Mi ghtbeal i t t l ec l i c hét os t ar tof fwi t hbutwor t hyt odos oany way . TheChi nes es i gnofc r i s i s ,al s ohol dst hes i gnoppor t uni t ywi t hi n.Thi s i sex ac t l ywhatwes awaf t ert het eamsweus edt obepar tof f , di s bandedf orv ar i ousr eas ons . Thes et i meswi l l def i nei ndi v i dual s ,andmak egr ownupmanf r om s not t ynos edboy ’ s .Wes ei z edt heoppor t uni t y ,ofhav i ngnot eam or s pons or ,t ot hi nkoutoft heboxandf i ndanewwayt or ev i v eDut c h pai nt bal l .I nourques t ,wehav ec ons ol i dat edt hebes tt hatDut c h pai nt bal l s c ènehast oof f er ,andc r eat edat r uepower hous et eam. Ams t edam HEATs awday l i ghtf ort hef i r s tt i me. Ams t er dam HEATc ons i s t soutoft wot eamsandi t ’ spr ogr am i s di r ec t l yal i gnedwi t ht heDut c hPai nt bal l I ns t i t ut e.Thi spar t ner s hi p di c t at est hatHEATi sher et oc r eat emor eawar enes sf ort hes por t i v e s i deofpai nt bal l i nt heNet her l andsandabr oad.I nor dert oc r eat e awar enes si ti soft heupmos ti mpor t anc e,t hatwer eac hourgoal sas at hl et esandt her ef or er eac ht hev as tmaj or i t y .Al l i nal l wi t ht heend goal ofc r eat i ngs us t ai nabl egr owt hoft hedut c hpai nt bal l s c ene. Ams t er dam HEATwi l l bec ont endi ngi nal l t hebi gl eaguesi nEur ope. Pl ay i ng,f ort hef i r s tt i mei nt heDut c hhi s t or y ,CPLi nt heMi l l enni um Ser i es .HEATwi l l al s oc ont endi nt he1s tBundes l i ga,3t hBundes l i ga, Dut c hpai nt bal l l eagueandv ar i ouss mal l ert our nament s . Asmuc hasi ti s n’ t ,t her ei s‘ I ’ i nt hewor dt eam,wi t houtt hes uppor t i ndi v i dual sandc ompani eswec oul dn’ tmak et hi shappen.Thef ai t h t hatours pons or shav ei nHEAT,humbl esusdeepl y .Ther ef or ewe woul dl i k et ot hank :
I nsi de|St or y New year ,new t eam,new ambi t i onsandawhol enew l evelofpai nt bal lmeansnew pl ayer s .Er i c kWuns c h, exFr ankf ur tSyndi c at epl ayer ,hasr ec ent l yj oi nedt he r anksofAms t er dam HEATt os t r engt hent het eam as t heyar epr epar i ngt of ac eEur opean’ sf i nes t .Read abouthi sbus i nes sandhi sexpec t at i onsf or2011.
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TheDut ch Pai nt bal lI ns t i t ut e Ever yBi gc hanges t ar t sof fwi t hac r az ys omewhati deol ogi c al i dea.Mos toft hes ei dea’ sf adeoutbef or eevenmaki ngi tt o t hedr awi ngboar d.Butonc ei never yf ew dec ades ,new c ondi t i ons mani f es t ,at mos pher eandper c ept i onoft hes i t uat i oni gni t es t hes ens eofur genc yt oc hange.Wepai nf ul l ybec omeawar eof t hef ac t st hathol di ngont oours t at usquo,i smor edes t r uc t i ve andwi l ll eadt ounf or es eenc ons equenc es .Thos ear et het i meswhen c r az yl ongs hot sbec omeval i dopt i ons .Thec ondi t i onsandneed f ormaj orr es t r uc t ur i ngar enow,t of eedoft hes ens eofur genc y andc api t al i z eont hi spi votpoi nt .I ti st i mef oranover haul ;i ti s t i mef orac hangeoft heDut c hpai nt bal lSc ene.
TheDut c hs c enehasbeenpes t er edf ort hel as tdec adebydi f f er enti nt er es t s ofbot hf i el dsands hops .Compani esors hopsonl yf ac i l i t at eSupAi rf r om a moneygener at i ngper s pec t i ve.Duet oi t sl ac kof fs us t ai nabl egr owt h,mos tof t heSupAi rf i el dsdon’ tmakei tpas tt hei rf i r s tyear .Thi sr es ul t si nhavi ngno SupAi rf i el dsi nt heNet her l andsorhavi ngt ogot oei t herGer manyorBel gi um f orpr ac t i c es .Al t houghi thasbeenar ought i mef ort eamsandt hei r s pons or s ,t hepai nt bal lpopul at i oni nt heNet her l andsdi dn’ ts how adec r eas e i npar t i c i pant s .Thi smi ghtbes omewhatofapar adox,whent aki ngi nr egar d t hatt het ot alpai nt bal l / i nc ent i vesmar kethaspl ummet edby40% onl yl as t year .Thi si sas t r ongs i gnoft headdi c t i ves i deofours por t .I nor dert oc r eat e as us t ai nabl epl at f or mf orgr owt h,wear epus hi ngf or war di ni ns t i t ut i onal i z i ngt hes c enebyc r eat i ngapl at f or m onanotf orpr of i tbas e. Thi si swhent he‘ ’ Dut c hpai nt bal li ns t i t ut e’ ’ s eesl i ghtf ort hef i r s tt i me.The bas i soft hei dea,i snotonl yt hes et upaf ac i l i t at i ngi ns t i t ut e.Si mul t aneous l y c r eat i ngani ndependentpl at f or m( notf orpr of i t )t oc ons ol i dat edi f f er ent pl ayer sf r om di f f er entor i gi nswi t houtc r eat i nganuni nt endedc ol l aps eof t hei rmot hert eams .Byj oi ni ngt hef or c es ,wemanaget oc api t al i z eont he bes tpl ayer st heNet her l andshast oof f er . OurMai ngoali st or eal i z emor ei nf l uenc e,bygener at i ngc ompet i t i ver es ul t s . Thes por t i ver es ul t swi l lgai nahi gherawar enes sandexpos ur et ot hepeopl e notf ami l i arwi t hpai nt bal l .Ther ef or eawar enes sf ol l owsupexpos ur e,whi c h ont hel ongt er mr es ul t si ns us t ai nabl egr owt hoft heDut c hpai nt bal lpopul at i on.
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Leadi ngi nl ands c api ngt heDut c hpai nt bal ls c ene,i nbot h as por t i vemanneraswel lasr ec r eat i onal .Cr eat i nggr owt h f r om bot t om up.
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Sus t ai nabl egr owt hi sgener at edbyexpos ur e.Expos ur eof t hes por ti sac c ompl i s hedbyac hi evi ngc ompet i t i ves por tr es ul t s .
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Byc ons ol i dat i onoft heDut c hf i nes tpai nt bal l er si nanotf orpr of i t or gani z at i onwec r eat eas t abl eenvi r onment ,duei t sdepended i ndependenc y.Ther ef or ewemanaget os ec ur eknowl edgeandpr ovi de apl at f or mt opl ay,pr ac t i s eorgeti nt ouc hwi t hours por t .
Ams t er dam Sabot ageandAms t er dam Xi s t enc eal i gnt hei rf or c esandpl ayer sf or mi ngAms t er dam HEAT.I ns t eadofdi vi di ngt hepower s ,wear ec ombi ni ngt hem up.Ther ef or ewer eal i z eabet t eror gani z edt eam;c r eat i ng mor es yner gywhi l eatt hes amet i mes ec ur i ngal ongerl i f ec yc l e.Duet ot he f ac tofi t si ndependenc yt ot hi r dpar t i es ,t heDut c hpai nt bal li ns t i t ut ewi l l pl ayamaj orpar ti nas s i gni ngt het opDut c hpl ayer sf ort henat i onsc upi n Par i s .HEATasanew power hous et eam,al r eadyexi s t soft hebes tt hat Dut c hpai nt bal lhast oof f erandt her ef or ec anal r eadybec ons i der edasour nat i onalDut c hpr i de. Team 1 - Mi l l enni um CPL&DPLBundes l i ga1 - 12Ros t erpl ayer s - Ownc ont r i but i onbas edbudget - Sets por t i vegoal s - Foc usonexc el l i ng Team 2 - Mi l l enni um di vi s i on2,DPLBundes l i ga3andNPL - 10c or epl ayer s - 6det ac hedpl ayer s( r aw t al ent ) - Ownc ont r i but i onbas edbudget - Cr eat i ngoppor t uni t i est ol ear nf ort het al ent ed
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