Gelderse Sport Federatie

What Gelderse Sport Federatie does

Gelderse Sport Federatie (GSF) is the provincial sports federation for the Dutch province of Gelderland, headquartered in Arnhem at Papendallaan 7. It is a service and coordination organization rather than a technology company, employing 51-100 staff organized around four program pillars: Sporten en bewegen voor iedereen (universal participation), Clubontwikkeling (sports-club professionalization, including the Verenigingsmonitor, MVKT, MLKT, and Verenigingsscan services), Een leven lang bewegen (lifelong movement, including buurtsportcoach deployment and the Buurtsportcoach Academie Oost platform), and Gezond door sport en bewegen (sport-as-medicine programs such as Vitality Club, Leefstijl & Leefkracht fittesten, and BeweegID). GSF acts as formal employer for over 42 neighborhood sports coaches across 13 municipalities and coordinates the Gelders Sportakkoord signed by 80+ organizations.

GSF generates revenue primarily through commissioned service contracts with Gelderse municipalities and project-based government funding from the Province of Gelderland, GGD Gelderland Midden, and national bodies such as NOC*NSF. Funding flows through Dutch public-sector frameworks including GALA (Gezond en Actief Leven Akkoord), AZWA (Aanvullend Zorg- en Welzijnsakkoord), SPUK grants, and ESF subsidies. GTM motion is hybrid: sales-led via direct municipal engagement, and community-led via activation of sports clubs, schools, and care organizations as delivery partners. The organization also offers limited transactional unit-priced services (e.g., Bewegen aan Tafel regional training at EUR 149 excl. VAT per participant) and bespoke Fittest package quotations.

The product portfolio is primarily service-based, with a single digital tool — the AI Schrijftool, launched in 2025 to draft sport-policy text for municipal election programs — and a small set of physical products (BeweegID Box, Beweegpotten). Technology infrastructure consists of Google Analytics, a shared Vitality CMS monitoring dashboard for buurtsportcoaches developed with Sportservice Apeldoorn, and integration with NOC*NSF Services and Rabobank's ClubSupport. The organization has no app, no public API, and no disclosed proprietary software platform.

Name

Gelderse Sport Federatie

Legal name

Gelderse Sport Federatie

Website

https://geldersesportfederatie.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gelderse Sport Federatie (GSF) is the provincial sports federation for Gelderland, Netherlands, delivering sport policy support, club development, buurtsportcoach employer services, and health-through-sport programs to municipalities, sports clubs, schools, and care organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Sports Development Services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Community Relations & Grassroots Program Management (MPAKAKAJ), Amateur & Grassroots Sport Associations (Community/Youth Governing Orgs) (MPAKAFAF), Sports Fundraising & Development Services (Foundations, NIL Collectives Support) (MPAKAKAK), Sports Compliance, Governance & Integrity Services (Safeguarding, Anti-Doping, Match Integrity) (MPAKAKAM)

Keywords

• Sports federation services
• Community sports programs
• Club development support
• Sports policy consulting
• Neighborhood sports coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnhem

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Service Contracts: GSF receives funding and contracts from Gelderland municipalities to deliver sport and movement programs, project coordination, consultancy, and interim management services. Revenue is generated through commissioned projects and ongoing service agreements with local governments.
2. Project-Based Government Funding: GSF executes projects commissioned by the Province of Gelderland, GGD Gelderland Midden, and national bodies such as NOC*NSF, funded through subsidies such as the GALA (Gezond en Actief Leven Akkoord), AZWA (Aanvullend Zorg- en Welzijnsakkoord), and SPUK grants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gelderse Sport Federatie (GSF) is the provincial sports federation for Gelderland, Netherlands. It coordinates sport and movement programs, supports sports clubs with development methodologies (MLKT, MVKT, Verenigingsmonitor, Verenigingsscan), deploys neighborhood sports coaches (buurtsportcoaches) across municipalities, and delivers health-enhancing physical activity programs such as Vitality Club, Lifestyle Coaching, Bewegen aan Tafel, and BeweegID Box. It acts as employer for buurtsportcoaches, process facilitator for local sports agreements, and consultant to municipalities on sport policy and project management.

Product overview

Gelderse Sport Federatie (GSF) operates as a sports federation for Gelderland province offering multiple interconnected programs rather than a single unified product. The core portfolio consists of four main programs: (1) Sporten en bewegen voor iedereen for universal sports access, (2) Clubontwikkeling for club development including the Verenigingsmonitor, MVKT, MLKT, and Verenigingsscan services, (3) Een leven lang bewegen for lifelong movement including buurtsportcoach services and the Academie Oost platform, and (4) Gezond door sport en bewegen for health through sports featuring the Leefstijl & Leefkracht program, Vitality Clubs, and BeweegID materials. Supporting services include the AI Schrijftool for election programs, Lobby Toolkit for political campaigns, Sportformateur for local sports agreements, and Procesbegeleider for project facilitation. GSF also provides employer services for buurtsportcoaches across 13 municipalities and maintains partnerships through the Gelders Sportakkoord with over 80 organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Buurtsportcoach Academie Oost: Online platform with current offering for relevant training and education of neighborhood sports coaches in Gelderland, Overijssel and Flevoland, developed jointly by three provincial sports organizations.
• Gelders Sportfonds
• Gelders Sportakkoord
• Gelders Goud
• Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur Gelderland

Products and services

• Verenigingsmonitor (Association Monitor) A survey tool commissioned by municipalities to map sports associations in their area, providing insights on member and volunteer recruitment, governance, policy, social safety, and facilities.
• MLKT (Meer Leden in Kortere Tijd) A three-workshop course teaching sports associations to recruit new members through structured, efficient methods supported by digital platform assignments.
• MVKT (Meer Vrijwilligers in Kortere Tijd) A four-workshop success method that helps sports clubs recruit and retain volunteers with ready-made documents and process guidance.
• Leefstijlcoaching (Lifestyle Coaching) Personal lifestyle coaching program consisting of two individual consultations and five group trainings, addressing exercise behavior, nutrition, balance, sleep, and hormonal balance.
• Programma Leefstijl & Leefkracht (Fittesten) Physical fitness testing program categorized into general fitness (endurance, strength), fall prevention (balance), and positive health (body, feelings, meaningful life); offered in three fittest package categories.
• Vitality Club A program supporting groups of 55-plus residents to exercise together outdoors multiple times weekly using a peer coaching and community power model.
• Bewegen aan Tafel (Exercise at the Table) A recognized intervention training for employees and volunteers in residential and day care, teaching how to provide active movement care for elderly with dementia and vulnerable seniors.
• BeweegID Box A physical activity kit with 84 laminated cards and accessories designed for movement activities with elderly and vulnerable people in care settings.
• School Education Esports and Gaming Educational program for schools about gaming, esports, and healthy lifestyle balance, combining theoretical sessions with practical gym lessons incorporating gaming elements.
• Beweegpotten (Exercise Pots) Containers with short, playful exercise activities easily performed in classrooms, providing children with regular movement breaks to improve concentration and well-being.
• Buurtsportcoach Academie Oost An online continuing education platform for neighborhood sports coaches in Gelderland, Overijssel, and Flevoland, run by three provincial sports organizations with education partners.
• Sportformateur Independent and objective sports facilitator service in which GSF provides experienced process guides to help municipalities develop local sports agreements.
• Procesbegeleider (Process Facilitator) Independent process facilitators supporting creation of action plans or visions, bringing together municipalities, schools, and associations at local and regional levels.
• Buurtsportcoach Begeleiding (Neighborhood Sports Coach Guidance) Support service for municipalities with guidance of neighborhood sports coaches and combination functionaries, including recruitment, coaching, function reassessment, and professional development.
• Werkgeverschap Buurtsportcoaches Formal employer service for neighborhood sports coaches, combination functionaries, and PE teachers in 13 Gelderland municipalities, including salary administration, ICT support, and HR guidance.
• AI Schrijftool (AI Writing Coach) An AI-powered online writing coach that helps writers of local election programs gather local sports information and produce text suggestions for sports chapters in political programs.
• Verenigingsscan (Association Scan) An analysis service providing insight into association organization development, member composition, and financial self-sufficiency, with GSF advisors translating findings into practical future perspectives.
• Projectleiders en Adviseurs (Project Leaders and Advisors) Expert advice and temporary practical support for municipalities, sports clubs, and organizations on sports and exercise topics including policy development, association vision, environmental analysis, and project management.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 40 sports clubs were monitored and provided actionable insights for the municipality of Nijkerk.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Provincie GelderlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF works closely with the Province of Gelderland as a key execution partner in the Gelderland Sport program. The province sets strategic priorities for sport in Gelderland, and GSF delivers programs aligned with provincial goals, including the Gelderse Buitenkansen initiative and the Gelders Sportakkoord.
• NOC*NSFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF is co-located with NOC*NSF at Papendal and collaborates on sport club support, local sport agreements, and pilot projects. NOC*NSF functions as the national sports confederation, and GSF serves as its provincial implementation arm in Gelderland.
• Sportkracht12coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF is part of the Sportkracht12 network, the collaborative body of all provincial sports organizations in the Netherlands. Sportkracht12 helps roll out national sport and movement plans at local, regional, and provincial levels.
• Kenniscentrum Sport en BewegenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF applies and shares knowledge from Kenniscentrum Sport en Bewegen (Knowledge Centre for Sport and Movement), using its recognized interventions, guidelines, and research to support Gelderse municipalities and sports clubs.
• Hogeschool Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF collaborates with HAN students for research projects, stages, and graduation assignments. GSF staff share knowledge through lectures and participate in the work field committee of HAN's Sportkunde program.
• Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur GelderlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF handles the coordination and back-office for the Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur Gelderland (Youth Fund for Sport & Culture Gelderland), managing all intermediary contacts and applications for children, as well as relationships with participating municipalities.
• Sportbonden (multiple: Atletiekunie, KNGU, KNHB, KNHS, KNKV, KNLTB, KNVB, KNZB, Nevobo, NBB, BAV)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF frequently collaborates with sports federations on project execution. For the Noord-Veluwe convenant, the following bonden are partners: Atletiekunie, BAV, KNGU, KNHB, KNHS, KNKV, KNLTB, KNVB, KNZB, Nevobo, and NBB. GSF brings regional and local context knowledge that complements the federation's sport-specific expertise.
• Vereniging Sport en Gemeenten (VSG)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSG supports municipalities with sport policy and accommodation issues and represents municipal interests at the national level. GSF and VSG regularly collaborate on contacts with Gelderse municipalities and organize joint events for policy staff and sport aldermen.
• Topsport GelderlandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTopsport Gelderland is the provincial body for talent development in sport. GSF collaborates with Topsport Gelderland on projects involving talented athletes and jointly organizes the Gelders Sportgala.
• Uniek Sporten (Fonds Gehandicaptensport)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF participates in regional Uniek Sporten networks that promote sport for people with disabilities, serving as a connector and network facilitator, and in some regions as regional coordinator.
• Sport & ZakensupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSport & Zaken is a matchmaker between sport organizations and businesses. GSF collaborates with Sport & Zaken on the European Company Games held at Papendal, connecting Gelderse businesses with local sports clubs.
• Buurtsportcoach Academie Oost partners (Sportnetwerk Overijssel, Sportbedrijf Flevoland, HAN, Windesheim Calo, Landstede, CIOS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Buurtsportcoach Academie Oost is co-built and co-governed by GSF, Sportnetwerk Overijssel, Sportbedrijf Flevoland, and training institutions HAN, Windesheim Calo, Landstede, and CIOS. It is the primary online professional development platform for neighborhood sports coaches in the eastern Netherlands.
• Leyden Academy on Vitality and AgingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeyden Academy developed the Vitality Club model and provides scientific and practical support for local Vitality Club initiatives. GSF organizes Vitality Club webinars and facilitates the establishment of Vitality Clubs in Gelderse municipalities on behalf of Leyden Academy and GGD Gelderland Midden.
• GGD Gelderland MiddencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGD Gelderland Midden commissioned GSF to organize a Vitality Club webinar and supports municipalities in fall prevention and vital aging programs under the GALA framework.
• Gemeenten Elburg, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Hattem, Heerde, Nunspeet, Oldebroek, Putten (Noord-Veluwe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEight municipalities on the Noord-Veluwe signed a cooperation convenant at the National Sportcongres, agreeing to better coordinate club support alongside GSF and sports federations to reduce administrative burden on sports clubs.
• BeweegIDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF collaborates with BeweegID to deliver the 'Bewegen aan Tafel' (Movement at the Table) training and the BeweegID box — a set of 84 laminated cards for movement activities with elderly and vulnerable people in care settings. GSF organizes regional trainings and lends the BeweegID box free of charge to care organizations.
• Koen Schobbers / House of esportssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF partnered with Koen Schobbers (author of 'Mijn Gamende Kind') and House of esports to develop a school education program on gaming, esports, and healthy lifestyle balance. The program includes theory sessions and a gym lesson with gaming elements.
• RIVMmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSF collaborated with RIVM to deliver a workshop on 'Making Results Visible — Monitoring and Evaluation' for municipalities and GGD staff, focusing on data collection to measure the impact of interventions and health programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sportbedrijf Amsterdam: Municipal sports company (sportbedrijf) for Amsterdam that operates sport facilities, deploys buurtsportcoaches, and supports club development. Functionally analogous to GSF but operating at a single-municipality rather than province-wide scale.
• Sportbedrijf Flevoland: Provincial sports organization for Flevoland and a co-governance partner of the Buurtsportcoach Academie Oost. Directly comparable to GSF in scope, mandate, and service portfolio (club support, buurtsportcoach management, sport-policy advisory) for a neighboring Dutch province.
• Sportnetwerk Overijssel: Provincial sports support organization for Overijssel that co-governs the Buurtsportcoach Academie Oost alongside GSF. Directly comparable as a regional federation providing buurtsportcoach deployment, municipal sport-policy support, and club development in a neighboring Dutch province.

Regional players

• Sportbedrijf Rotterdam: Rotterdam's municipal sports company providing sport infrastructure, programs, and community sports coaching. Comparable in service model but focused on a single large city in a different region (Zuid-Holland), making it a regional rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Sport England: UK national body distributing public funding and policy frameworks to grassroots sport and active lifestyles. Comparable as the international analogue of GSF's funder/incumbent role relative to Sportkracht12, providing a benchmark for scaled national-to-local sport delivery models.
• Sportkracht12: Collaborative network of all twelve Dutch provincial sports organizations, of which GSF is a member. Functions as the national coordination body for provincial sport delivery and is the natural venue for GSF's cross-province scalability and peer benchmarking.
• NOC*NSF: Dutch national Olympic Committee and Sports Federation, co-located with GSF at Papendal. Functions as GSF's national umbrella and policy/strategy counterpart, providing funding, frameworks, and program governance that GSF executes at the provincial level.

Emerging players

• Leyden Academy on Vitality and Aging: Research and practice organization that developed the Vitality Club model that GSF now operationalizes across Gelderland. Comparable in the aging-population / movement segment but positioned upstream as a knowledge/curriculum provider rather than service operator.

Others

• Kenniscentrum Sport en Bewegen: National knowledge center for sport and movement that supplies evidence-based interventions, guidelines, and research underpinning GSF's program methodologies. Comparable as a critical knowledge partner rather than a direct competitor, and a structural dependency for GSF's content credibility.
• Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur: National youth fund for sport and culture, with GSF coordinating the Gelderland chapter. Comparable as a complementary funding mechanism that channels public and donor money to underprivileged children's sport participation, and a key ecosystem partner for GSF.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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