{"id":203,"date":"2025-09-10T13:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/no-blockers.be\/?p=203"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:55:12","slug":"antwerpse-eerste-internationale-volleybalclub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/no-blockers.be\/nl\/antwerps-first-international-volleyball-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Antwerpen's eerste internationale volleybalclub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">12 september 2025 | Clubnieuws | ~2 minuten leestijd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Antwerpen is thuis en een centrum voor veel internationale professionals en studenten. No Blockers is de eerste internationale volleybalclub in Antwerpen, opgericht om mensen van alle culturen samen te brengen op en naast het veld door de passie voor de sport. In slechts 4 maanden hebben we de club ontwikkeld en de droom die begon in 2022 gematerialiseerd.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bescheiden begin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Drie jaar geleden organiseerde een kleine groep vrienden regelmatig samen spellen, maar toen ze deelnamen aan hun eerste toernooi in Delft, moesten ze een teamnaam verzinnen. Geen van de toenmalige \u2018no-blockers\u2019 was bijzonder lang, dus besloten ze zichzelf 'No Blockers' te noemen. En zo werd de naam geboren op 11 april 2022. De groep bleef op toernooien spelen en sommige spelers waren ook betrokken bij het organiseren van lokale internationale volleybalwedstrijden in Antwerpen. Hier nam de zaak ook een steile ontwikkelingscurve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In mei 2025 namen twee leden het initiatief om No Blockers officieel als club te registreren bij Sporta. Tot dan toe organiseerden internationals informeel regelmatig wedstrijden via MeetUp en WhatsApp-groepen, maar het familiegevoel ontbrak; met een groeiend aantal internationale spelers zochten mensen naar een gevoel van ergens bij te horen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Het 4-maanden wonder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Het is ongelooflijk moeilijk te bevatten \u2013 zelfs voor ons \u2013 maar het duurde slechts 4 maanden om de droom te realiseren die de oprichters in 2022 de wereld in stuurden. Van het ontwerpen van ons logo, het verkrijgen van onze teamkleding en het opzetten van onze website en socials, tot het organiseren van trainingen en het veiligstellen van een permanent veld voor onze thuiswedstrijden. We zullen in toekomstige blogs dieper ingaan op dit proces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus op internationals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">No Blockers kende een steile ontwikkelcurve om de eerste internationale volleybalclub in Antwerpen te worden. Toch is No Blockers trouw gebleven aan haar uitgangspunt: het aanbieden van veilige, leuke en inclusieve volleybalactiviteiten specifiek voor de internationale gemeenschap van Antwerpen. Met spelers uit meer dan 15 landen vieren we diversiteit en halen we het beste uit iedereen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">No Blockers biedt je de mogelijkheid om te sporten en tegelijkertijd moeiteloos nieuwe vrienden te maken, als je vanuit het buitenland naar Antwerpen bent verhuisd om te studeren of te werken.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Volg ons op Instagram of TikTok om op de hoogte te blijven!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antwerpen is thuis en een ontmoetingsplek voor veel internationale professionals en studenten. 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