Gymnastiekfederatie Vlaanderen

Name

Gymnastiekfederatie Vlaanderen

Legal name

Gymnastiekfederatie Vlaanderen vzw

Website

https://gymfed.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAIAE

Group Fitness, Personal Training & Wellness Coaching

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Athletics, Recreation & Fitness

SECONDARYMPAKAMAK

Athlete Wellness & Lifestyle Management/Concierge (Relocation, Personal Ops)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Athlete Representation & Agency Services

Keywords

• Gymnastics federation services
• Sports club administration
• Coach certification programs
• Competition organization
• Athlete development framework

Headquarters

HQ city

Gent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Clubs pay membership fees to be affiliated with Gymfed, which covers athletes, trainers, and officials
2. Government subsidies: Subsidies from Sport Vlaanderen (Vlaamse overheid) for federation operations and sports development programs
3. Training and education: Revenue from trainersopleidingen (VTS courses), jury courses, and other academy programs
4. Insurance premiums: Sports accident insurance policies administered through Ethias for club members and non-member promotional activities
5. Event organization: Organizing competitions including Gymgala, World Cup events, and recreational tournaments
6. Gymshop merchandise: Sales of technical programs, gymnastics equipment, and merchandising through the Gymfed shop

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Gymnastiekfederatie Vlaanderen (Gymfed) is the official gymnastics federation for Flanders, Belgium, delivering federation services to approximately 318 affiliated clubs and 121,000+ athletes across 15 disciplines. Its core offerings include club affiliation and support, coach certification through the Academy (VTS courses), competition organization (Gymgala, World Cup events), insurance administration via Ethias, elite athlete development through the Topsport program, and a suite of digital platforms (Gymfed-app, Clubapp, Trainersapp, Score Express, Gymstars-app) for communication, administration, and live competition scoring.

Product overview

Gymnastiekfederatie Vlaanderen (Gymfed) operates as a sports federation structure with a portfolio of interconnected digital products and services for the gymnastics community in Flanders. The core offering consists of the Gymfed-app for member communication and live competition tracking, supported by the Clubapp and Trainersapp for administrative functions. The Academy provides training and certification programs, while Score Express enables live competition scoring. The Gymfed-sportmodel serves as a coaching framework, complemented by discipline-specific platforms like We Are Freerunning and general content through Gymtopia. The Gymstars-app provides specialized tablet-based instructional content. The ecosystem serves approximately 318 clubs with over 121,000 athletes across disciplines including Acro, Artistic gymnastics (boys and girls), Rhythmic gymnastics, Trampoline, Tumbling, Rope Skipping, Freerunning, Dance and Demo, and recreational programs for children, adults, and seniors including G-Gym for athletes with disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gymstars: A gymnastics training program and tablet application containing 1,200 exercises for trainers, with exercises organized by level and movement themes, including video demonstrations.

Products and services

• Gymfed-app

Quantifiable outcome

• 318 clubs and 121,000+ athletes supported
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sport VlaanderencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner and primary subsidizer of the federation. Provides funding for sports development programs and organization of gymnastics activities in Flanders.
• Lotto (Nationale Loterij)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerStructural partner (KBT - Kansspelen) providing national lottery funding support to the federation.
• EurogymcoreTechnology or IntegrationStructural partner providing gymnastics equipment and equipment support for federation activities.
• EthiascoreOthersEvent partner for Gymgala and insurance provider. Administers sports accident insurance policies for members and non-member promotional activities.
• CraftminorOthersClothing partner providing sportswear for federation events and activities.
• Quatro GymnasticsminorOthersPartner providing gymnastics suits/leotards for federation members.
• FoodbagminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMeal box partnership offering €60 discount to Gymfed members (€20 on first 3 orders). Partnership runs September-December 2024.
• SanasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports nutrition partner for the federation.

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Sport Vlaanderen: The Flemish government's sports administration and Gymfed's primary subsidizer. Comparable as a stakeholder/ecosystem participant rather than a competitor; dictates subsidy policy, recognition criteria, and shared infrastructure (including the TOPGYMNASTIEKHAL located at Gymfed's headquarters).
• Boic / COIB (Belgian Olympic Committee): The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee. Comparable as a Belgian umbrella sports body that channels athlete funding, coordinates Olympic preparation, and influences welfare policy that Gymfed must implement across its topsport programs.

Direct peers

• Deutscher Turner-Bund: Germany's national gymnastics federation, comparable in scale and breadth (multi-discipline, recreational + competitive, large club network) with an analogous member-club federation model and reliance on public funding through the German Sports Confederation.
• Fédération Française de Gymnastique: The French national gymnastics federation. Comparable federation mandate, multi-discipline structure, club network, and digital member services; significantly larger in scale, providing a useful growth benchmark for Gymfed's digital and competition operations.
• Vlaamse Atletiekbond: The Flemish athletics (track & field) federation. A near-identical Flemish regional sports federation model: club affiliation, Sport Vlaanderen subsidies, Lotto partnership, coach education, competition organization. Highly comparable operating model with overlapping stakeholders.
• Koninklijke Nederlandse Gymnastiek Unie (KNGU): The Dutch national gymnastics federation. Closest geographic peer to Gymfed, with the same club-affiliation, trainer certification (NCS/CTM-equivalent), and competition-organization model serving a similarly sized gymnastics population in the Netherlands.
• Fédération belge de gymnastique / Koninklijke Belgische Gymnastiekbond: The official French-speaking Belgian gymnastics federation. Directly comparable to Gymfed in mandate, governance, and service mix (club affiliation, training, competitions, insurance), but covers Wallonia and the German-speaking community rather than Flanders. The two together form the Belgian gymnastics umbrella recognized by FIG.
• British Gymnastics: The national governing body for gymnastics in the United Kingdom. Closely comparable federation structure: club membership, coach education, competitions, welfare/integrity programs, and digital member services, serving a similar recreational-to-elite pathway across multiple disciplines.

Broad incumbents

• International Gymnastics Federation (FIG): The global governing body for gymnastics. Not a competitor but the apex federation of which Gymfed (via the Belgian federation) is a member; sets international competition rules, anti-doping, and safeguarding standards that shape Gymfed's programs and Score Express format.
• USA Gymnastics: The US national gymnastics federation. Comparable in mandate (club membership, coach education, national/international competitions, athlete welfare programs), but operates at far greater scale and with a more commercialized membership and sponsorship structure. Relevant benchmark for governance and safeguarding evolution post-scandal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCc1UajnUE-cS7yo6HXFwkog?view_as=subscriber
• Xx.com/GymFed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gymnastiekfederatie-vlaanderen-vzw

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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