AMSTERDAM (Neth.) - On Friday, the Dutch National Softball Team continued its series of indoor practices to prepare for the 2010 international season and today also played its first intersquad indoor game at Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam.
Starting today, the Dutch Team will play an indoor-game every Friday-afternoon in the Dutch capital.
Weekly, national umpires are invited to join the team and participate in the games.
The umpires welcomed the possibility to continue their skills in the wintermonths.
In the first indoor-game of the winter season, the squad was split into two teams and played according to the normal rules.
Areke Spel and Solange Starrenburg both homered in the game.
The team and its staff thank umpires Jac van Riel and Albert Jung for their participation in today's game.
Today's practice session was completed with a strength-program, conducted by Physical Therapist Anouk Fermont.
Head Coach Craig Montvidas addresses the team before the start of the practice...
...then gives more details later when two teams are formed the intersquad game
Umpires Jac van Riel and Albert Jung
Meike Witteveen batting for the black team, while Karin Tuk does the catching for the grey team
Jac van Riel is making the calls behind the plate
Anne Vlietstra, Ginger de Weert, Kim Donkers
and Britt Vonk look on from the 'dug-out'
Coach Tracy Bunge is an interested on-looker
3B Virginie Anneveld, Pitcher Kirsten Scheele and 1B Nadine Marinus
celebrate a putout; Standing in leftfield is Solange Starrenburg
The black team is ready to start another inning in defense
Photographer Richard Mouw takes a photo of Head Coach Craig Montvidas
to accompany an interview in De Telegraaf-newspaper
Rookie-infielders Anne Vlietstra and Kim Donkers
Rookie-outfielders Fabienne van Uden and Lotte Holvast
Two more rookies: Pitcher Malou van Dusschoten and Outfielder Maaike Blaauwgeers
Coach Tracy Bunge gives instructions to Pitcher Ginger de Weert
Britt Vonk takes her turn at bat
Femke van Dusschoten, Chantal Versluis, Saskia Kosterink,
Nadine Marinus and Virginie Anneveld look on
Areke Spel and Solange Starrenburg both homered in today's game
Three of today's pitchers: Kirsten Scheele, Dagmar Bloeming and Femke van Dusschoten
Head Coach Craig Montvidas has a conference with the black team
Areke Spel hitting with Anne Blaauwgeers doing the catching
Here, Albert Jung is the Home Plate Umpire
Dagmar Bloeming, Solange Starrenburg and Nadine Marinus
during the condition and strength session that completed today's practice
Kirsten Scheele and Karin Tuk perform a drill
More drills are being done by the players
