Available Top Sport positions
The NLB is the governing body for lacrosse in the Netherlands, with over 600 members. We manage topsport programs for field, box, and sixes for both men’s and women’s. Our vision is to grow the sport and compete at the highest levels internationally across every discipline, with the goal of qualifying our Sixes program for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The below opportunities provide a hand-on role helping to provide our top athletes with the best possible support system to excel at the highest level.
There will also be various support staff positions to fill, such as Team Manager, Social Media Coordinator, Fundraising and sponsorship coordinator, Equipment Manager, Physio, Treasurer, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Mental and Performance Coach, Nutritionist, and Assistant Coaches. Our current focus is on filling the head coach positions, with support staff hiring planned for later this year. If interested, please watch for further announcements on this page.
Available Board and Executive Committee positions
These opportunities provide an integral role handling tangible work within a larger organization. A hands-on role with real responsibility provides the ability to build your CV with real world experience.Contact Tom Thayer for questions or interest (voorzitter@nederlandlacrosse.nl).
- Head of Marketing
- Creates and manages marketing strategy for NLB
- Assists all club marketing contacts with club marketing strategies
- Maintain the website
- Maintain the social media accounts for the NLB
- Key Skills
- Strong Marketing background
- Ability to formulate a strategy for marketing and carry it out over an entire year
- Understanding of social media promotions, building a social media audience, and growing engagement
- Natural leader, able to propose big projects, sell them internally, and assist others in helping carry them out
- Example candidate: Marketing specialist in any industry
- NLB Journalist - Be the “face and personality” for the NLB’s brand and marketing activities.
- Conduct interviews about lacrosse
- Maintain a vlog/blog
- Write articles and/or videos for the newsletter, social media accounts, and website
- Copyedit as needed and maintain up-to-date marketing content on the webpage
- Key skills
- Interest in journalism and lacrosse
- Savvy writer, blogger, video personality
- Self-starter, go getter, someone that brings ideas to life
- Likeable personality, charming and charismatic
- Example candidate: journalism student/professional with a lot of energy and interest in sports.