Christmas holidays at the H20 Esports Campus dominated by ehandball: "The combination of gaming and handball boosts the enjoyment of the game on all fronts".

During the Christmas holidays, handball fans can visit the H20 Esports Campus Netherlands for, among other things, the ehandball camps. The combination of sports, virtual reality and gaming is a spearhead of the campus. Various well-known people from the handball world, such as Jordy Baijens, former handball international Silvia Hofman and Aalsmeer player Destin van Dijk, are actively working on the ehandball programme at the campus. As a partner, HV KRAS/Volendam is closely involved in the initiative.

At H20, the aim is to put hybrid sport, a combination of traditional sport and sport through gaming, on the map. Matthijs Vink, former handball international and co-founder of H20: "Due to all kinds of technological developments, you also see different needs among the new generation of children. They are used to elements that are normal in the gaming world. And they also need more speed, freedom and dynamism. We combine these elements so that children still get moving, but in new ways.

We hope to further develop ehandball into a training skill in itself. There are many possibilities with new techniques and we want to develop them here at the Campus. I think that innovation will also give the pleasure of playing an extra boost. And in the end, that's what it's all about: doing what gives you pleasure!

Handball camp, Handball Experience Tour and team outings

There are 3 activities that can be booked directly during the Christmas holidays: a Handball Experience Tour for families, a unique Ehandball Team Outing and an Ehandball Camp where children up to 16 years old are entertained with all kinds of handball activities all day long. One of the activities is a cross between gaming and physical handball, by using the Esports Wall on Campus. This is a virtual game on the wall where visitors can train handball techniques. Furthermore it is possible to play handball in Virtual Reality and there are 'Smart' handballs that can tell a player all about his or her skills. And, of course, Handball 21 on PlayStation 4 will also be on the programme. Please visit www.h20.gg/ehandball for more information.

Matthijs Vink sees a rich future for developing ehandball. "We believe that the innovation and development of sport towards Hybrid sports should be driven by (ex) professionals and young tech talent. Jordy, Silvia and Destin, but also Dirk and I fit into this perfectly and will develop the Hybrid sports with the tech talents of H20, starting with handball and basketball and football will follow soon after."