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Netherlands' biggest game talents started with unique esports talent development programme of H20 and TAG

The first group of game talents who want to become professional esports have started today with the H20 Esports TOP Program. The H20 Esports TOP Program is the first independent esports talent development program of The Netherlands. From more than 100 entries are 10 talents selected who want to get the best out of themselves. H20 Esports Campus develops this program together with strategic partner Talent Academy Group and several partners like Senaptec, Gladiator Sports, BodyResults and NLSportpsycholoog. The ambition is that this talent programme for game talents will be repeated after the summer (Winter Edition) and will run twice a year for the biggest game talents of the Netherlands.

Using experience from top sport

Dirk Tuip, former athlete and founder of H20 Esports Campus: 'We are very happy that we have started this programme. The knowledge and experience that we have built up with our team and partners in the sport we can now use to facilitate talents in the next steps of their development. This is based on Total Athlete Development. Our team and partners consist of a nice mix of people who have experienced what it takes to reach the top.

Before the start of the programme, the participants underwent a quick test.

From more than 100 entries, 10 talents have been selected from various esports titles. Over the next few months, four two-day bootcamps will help them improve. All factors that contribute to a better performance (except the game itself) will be addressed during this programme. Think of reactivity, physical fitness, nutrition, mental development and performance, presentation and promotion, etc.
 

The participants of the first H20 Esports TOP Talent Program listen to Dirk Marcellis in the Rabo Esports Stadium

 

You have talent. Success is earned

Dirk Marcellis, former professional footballer and coordinator of the Talent Academy Group (TAG): "A great programme awaits the talents. Everything is aimed at developing everyone's talent and putting the ambition of the talent first. We help and facilitate them with the challenges they face and create the conditions for success. It is great to see and hear what dreams the selected participants have and it is fantastic to be able to contribute to that. Together with the entire TAG team, we are looking forward to helping them in the coming months.
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Note to editors:
For more information on H20 Esports Campus, visit www.h20.gg or contact Sjaak Kuil at sjaak@h20.gg.
About H20 Esports Campus:
H20 will be a platform for Developing the Next Generation through gaming, esports and creative tech. Esports is a strong growth market with which youth and young adults feel strongly connected. The H20 Campus brings worlds together and explicitly connects with personal development, competition and education. Gamers, esporters and influencers are the developers of the future.
About Talent Academy Group:
Talent Academy Group has been a leader in elite sport, entertainment and business for 17 years. Achieving optimal performance behaviour is central. The performance coaches of TAG do this at individual, team and organisational level. In its own way, TAG always contributes to an optimal performance climate in which every professional can perform healthily.