Frank de Boer to select ball boys and girls at finals weekend
Jan 18, 2010 | Amsterdam Needed: Nuon ball boys and girls for the Dutch national team
Nuon is once again looking for official ball boys and girls who would like to stand at ball-throwing distance of the Dutch national football team. At a series of friendly matches the Nuon Ball boys and girls will help the Dutch national team prepare for the World Cup in South Africa. All boys and girls aged between 12 and 16 have until 1 February to register on www.nuonballenjongens.nl.
On the website Nuonballenjongens.nl the boys and girls can say why they think they are the right people to help the national team. From among the applications 1200 youngsters will be chosen to contest the finals weekend for one of the 42 highly sough-after places on the touchline.
Finals weekend
The finals weekend takes place on 13 and 14 February at the KNVB complex in Zeist. Ex-internationals such as Frank de Boer and Aron Winter will give the boys and girls tips and select the lucky winners. Nuon ball boys and girls need a lot of enthusiasm, energy and football knowledge. Exercises such as a dribbling track, a five-a-side match and throwing balls through a target goal will enable the boys and girls to show what they can do.
Already more than 250 lucky winners
Nuon is selecting the official ball boys and girls for the Dutch national team for the fifth successive year. More then 6,000 youngsters have experienced a selection day for ball boys and girls. Over 250 of those youngsters stood at ball-throwing distance of their national football heroes.
This year the Dutch team will play three friendly matches in the run-up to the World Cup. At each match 14 ball boys and girls will have the important task of helping the national team to prepare for the championship in South Africa.
Nuon and KNVB
Football has an important place in Dutch society. Nuon supports the social side of that sport in particular. As sponsor of the KNVB it involves youngsters actively in football by recruiting and selecting the Nuon Ball boys and girls for the Dutch national team.
About Nuon
Nuon is an energy company whose 6,000 employees serve around three million consumers, businesses and organisations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Its key commitment is to supply energy that is reliable, affordable and as clean as possible. Nuon produces and supplies gas, electricity, heat and natural cooling and helps customers to reduce their energy use. The company operates as Business Group Benelux of the Vattenfall Group.