Jelmer’s adventures at FC Volendam

Jelmer. Almost as multidisciplinary as the USC passe-partout. Sport performance coach at soccer club Volendam, fitness instructor and model at USC, weightlifter, surfer, and RV builder! In 2021 Jelmer started working at soccer club Volendam, this year FC Volendam promoted to the Eredivisie. Coincidence? There’s no such thing.

A lot of sauce

After a season full of wins, Jelmer’s other employer will be playing in the Eredivisie next year. In Amsterdam for example, against Ajax! With that match in the for USC beloved capital in mind, we give Jelmer two dilemma’s.

1. The Kras Stadium from FC Volendam, or the USC fitness?
‘The Kras Stadium… Only if it’s filled with fans though! Otherwise I would go for the fitness for sure.😉 But it’s really cool to watch the team you’re helping to improve play live in a stadium full of people.’

2. Herring with onions, or French fries at Oerknal?
‘French fries at Oerknal! With a lot of satay sauce.’

Stiff and uptight

At FC Volendam, Jelmer’s always busy. He is responsible for the physical performances of all the players in the club. ‘That’s quite a task, because there are around 200 of them’, he tells us. Still, Jelmer manages to work two days at USC ‘because it’s such a nice place to be at. The atmosphere is very unique and I always feel welcome when I’m there.’

Surrounded by all the talented soccer players, weightlifter Jelmer can be seen as something different. ‘At the club they’re always laughing at me when I’m trying to kick the ball around. I’m way too stiff and uptight for that.’ But in the weightlifting world of Jelmer they don’t stand a chance. On the question if there’s a player who can squat just as much as him, Jelmer answers smiling: ‘Luckily not, otherwise I would have quit right away.’

Jelmer’s transfer to a new job has made him learn a lot of new things. ‘Thanks to my studies and FC Volendam I started working more well-structured. That’s something I can also use during my classes and courses at USC.’ For example with Book a USC trainer at ASC, where you can pick Jelmer as your personal sport performance coach. Big tip!