Team Sportservice

What Team Sportservice does

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional services contracts with government clients (municipalities and provinces), with no commercial product sales or retail channels. The organization does not publicly disclose pricing, as contracts are negotiated based on scope, coverage area, and specific program requirements tied to Dutch public health and sports policy frameworks (Sportakkoord, SPUK, GALA, IZA). The core technology layer is human service delivery rather than software products, though the organization utilizes third-party digital tools (Taakie for volunteer management, Clubscan for club vitality assessment, Uniek Sporten's Sportzoeker database) and produces thought leadership through a weekly podcast (Sport & Samenleving). Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with direct contract negotiations and public tender participation to secure multi-year municipal service agreements. Key partnerships include NOC*NSF (Dutch Olympic Committee), Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur, Uniek Sporten, Sportkracht12, and multiple healthcare and welfare organizations, creating an interconnected ecosystem across the Dutch sports and preventive health landscape.

Name

Team Sportservice

Legal name

Team Sportservice

Website

https://teamsportservice.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Team Sportservice is the largest Dutch non-profit movement organization, delivering sports promotion, health intervention, and social cohesion services to 60+ municipalities across three provinces through government contracts, embedded local staff, and partnerships with schools, sports clubs, and healthcare providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Sports and Public Health Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events (7113)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Community Relations & Grassroots Program Management (MPAKAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Compliance, Governance & Integrity Services (Safeguarding, Anti-Doping, Match Integrity) (MPAKAKAM), Sports Fundraising & Development Services (Foundations, NIL Collectives Support) (MPAKAKAK), Club Sports Programs (EDALAIAB), Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

Keywords

• Community sports programs
• Sports club support
• Public health promotion
• Movement education services
• Municipal sports policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Haarlem

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Service Contracts: Team Sportservice generates revenue primarily through service contracts with Dutch municipalities and provincial governments. These contracts fund sports promotion, health intervention programs, club support services, and movement education initiatives. The organization acts as an implementing partner for public health and sports policy at the local level.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Team Sportservice is the largest movement organization in the Netherlands, delivering community sports, physical education, and public health programs under contract with Dutch municipalities, provinces, and healthcare partners. It implements local sports policy (Sportakkoord), provides specialist physical education teachers in schools, supports sports clubs with organizational and sustainability services, and runs preventive health interventions such as fall prevention, lifestyle coaching, and youth health (JOGG) programs.

Product overview

Team Sportservice is the largest movement organization in the Netherlands, operating as a service organization rather than a traditional product company. Their portfolio consists of integrated service offerings across three main pillars: Sport & Bewegen (Sports & Movement), Gezondheid (Health), and Sociale Basis (Social Foundation). The core services include movement education (Bewegingsonderwijs) with specialist teachers, the Sports Agreement (Sportakkoord) program for local sports development, comprehensive Club Support (Clubondersteuning) including tools like Clubscan and methodologies like MVKT/MLKT/MSKT, and Adapted Sports (Aangepast Sporten) for people with disabilities. Health services encompass the Combined Lifestyle Intervention (GLI/SSIB), Fall Prevention (Valpreventie) programs with fitness testing, and JOGG youth health initiatives. The organization also provides sustainability support through Utrechtse Plus, runs a Podcast series (Sport & Samenleving), and employs specialized roles like Buurtsportcoaches, JOGG-regisseurs, and Club Supporters. Services are delivered through a network of 300+ colleagues across 30 municipalities and 3 provinces, supporting sports clubs, schools, healthcare providers, and municipalities to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles for residents of all ages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bewegingsonderwijs (Movement Education)

Quantifiable outcome

• 86,426 children supported with sports participation through Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur in 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sportkracht12coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnowledge partnership with Sportkracht12, a sports knowledge organization. Team Sportservice maintains formal relationships with knowledge organizations to stay at the forefront of sports and health research and best practices, informing their program development and policy advisory services.
• Uniek SportencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Uniek Sporten (Unique Sports) to support sports participation for people with disabilities. Team Sportservice uses Uniek Sporten's Sportzoeker (Sport Finder) tool with over 4,350 sports clubs to help people find appropriate adapted sports offerings. Also utilizes Uniek Sporten Hulpmiddelen for sports equipment assistance.
• Jeugdfonds Sport & CultuurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur (Youth Fund for Sports & Culture) to enable children from low-income families to participate in sports. In 2024, the fund supported 86,426 children. Team Sportservice connects eligible families with the fund and facilitates application processes.
• Volwassenenfonds Sport & CultuurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Volwassenenfonds Sport & Cultuur (Adult Fund for Sports & Culture) to remove financial barriers for adults living at subsistence level. The fund covers lesson fees and materials, enabling participation in sports and cultural activities.
• Sportkader NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Sportkader Nederland to support sports clubs with HR administration, employment contracts, sick pay administration, pension administration, financial and legal support, and compliance with labor regulations.
• NOC*NSFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with NOC*NSF, the Dutch Olympic Committee and national sports federation. NOC*NSF develops national sports policy including the Sportakkoord that Team Sportservice helps implement at local level. The partnership supports coordination of sports participation initiatives.
• Gemeente UtrechtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with municipalities to execute local Sportakkoord (Sports Agreement). Team Sportservice serves as driver or is closely involved in local Sports Agreement execution across participating municipalities, supporting the six themes: Inclusion and diversity, Socially safe sport, Vital sports providers, Skilled movement, Space for sport and exercise, and Social value of top sport.
• Provincie UtrechtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Provincie Utrecht to implement sports and sustainability programs including Utrechtse Plus, a free sustainability trajectory for sports clubs in the province. The province provides funding and policy framework while Team Sportservice delivers services.
• SportStroomminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with SportStroom, an energy expert organization, to conduct energy scans for sports clubs participating in sustainability programs. Energy experts analyze physical facilities and energy costs to develop recommendations for efficiency improvements.
• Healthcare and Welfare OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with healthcare and welfare organizations to integrate sports into broader health and social care delivery. Team Sportservice connects sports participation with healthcare referrals, supporting objectives including fall prevention, healthy lifestyle interventions (GLI), and social cohesion programs.
• BEL-gemeenten PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in the BEL-gemeenten (Blaricum, Eemnes, Laren) with organizations including BEL Sportief & Gezond, MEE Dichtbij, Versa Welzijn, Amaris, and Vivium to deliver integrated lifestyle and health services through Leefstijlpunten (Lifestyle Points).
• Nederlandse Rugby BondminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Nederlandse Rugby Bond (Dutch Rugby Union) as partner for High5spel, a game designed to promote positive sports culture among youth teams aged 6-12. Rugby club DIOK Leiden has provided testimonial endorsement.
• Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Vereniging (KNBSB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association) as partner for High5spel program promoting positive sports culture among youth.
• Nederlandse Handbal Vereniging (NHV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NHV (Dutch Handball Association) as partner for High5spel program promoting positive sports culture among youth.
• Badminton NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Badminton Nederland as partner for High5spel program promoting positive sports culture among youth.
• Special Heroes NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Special Heroes Nederland providing interactive training programs for physical education teachers and neighborhood sports coaches on understanding and positively influencing behavior during gym classes and sports activities.
• MEA gymminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in BEL-gemeenten for health and exercise services, contributing to the senior health programming including fall prevention initiatives.
• Zorggroep AmarisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner in BEL-gemeenten contributing to senior health programming and fall prevention initiatives.
• Nationaal OuderenfondsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Nationaal Ouderenfonds (National Elderly Fund) supporting OldStars Sport program in Lopik, providing adapted sports opportunities for people aged 65+.
• Vereniging Sport en Gemeenten (VSG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with VSG representing Dutch sports and municipalities. Team Sportservice works within the VSG framework for implementing local sports policies and Sportakkoord initiatives.
• Platform Ondernemende Sportaanbieders (POS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with POS representing entrepreneurial sports providers. The platform advocates for hybrid sports offerings and collaboration between sports and welfare sectors.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JOGG (Jongeren Op Gezond Gewicht): Dutch national initiative for youth healthy weight; Team Sportservice runs JOGG-regisseurs and JOGG-TeamFit as part of its health-promotion portfolio and is a JOGG implementation partner.
• Sportbedrijf Rotterdam: Commercial sports operator for the Rotterdam region offering sport and movement programs under municipal mandate; comparable business model and operating within Team Sportservice's Zuid-Holland territory.
• Sport Utrecht: Sports operator serving the Utrecht municipality, providing sport facilities, programs and community activation directly competing for sport-promotion budgets inside Team Sportservice's home province.
• Sport en Bewegen: National knowledge institute for sport and physical activity in the Netherlands (successor to NISB); comparable mission to translate sport science and policy into local action, overlapping with Team Sportservice's evidence-based programs.
• Vereniging Sport en Gemeenten (VSG): Association representing Dutch municipalities in sport policy; Team Sportservice is a VSG framework partner implementing local Sportakkoord programs, operating adjacent to VSG on the same municipal sport-policy mandates.

Others

• Mulier Instituut: Dutch social-scientific research institute for sport and physical activity; overlapping knowledge and policy-advisory layer where Team Sportservice delivers applied services, Mulier provides research and evaluation.

Emerging players

• NL Actief: Dutch trade association for fitness and active-lifestyle providers; adjacent rather than direct but operates in the same preventive-sport/health ecosystem and competes for municipal sport-promotion contracts.

Broad incumbents

• KNVB (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond): Dutch football association with significant grassroots sport-promotion capacity and club-support services comparable in scale and methodology to Team Sportservice's clubondersteuning, but focused on a single sport.
• NOC*NSF: Dutch Olympic Committee and national sports federation; Team Sportservice partners with NOC*NSF on Sportakkoord implementation but operates at a local level rather than across all sport verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/teamsportservicevijfheerenlanden
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teamsportservice
• Instagraminstagram.com/teamsportservice_utrecht
• Xx.com/SportserviceNL

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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