We welcome all students, no matter what your level is, from beginner to national top-level. As an international student, you have several possibilities to master ice skating (a typical Dutch sport) and discover the pleasures of gliding over smooth ice fast. Our home during the winter is the lovely outdoor ice rink 'Jaap Edenbaan' which is situated in the Watergraafsmeer neighbourhood.
At SKITS, everyone is welcome, from beginners to competitive skaters. Our affordable training sessions and equipment make it easy to get started without a big investment. Whether you skate for fun, fitness, personal growth or competition, SKITS offers opportunities to develop at every level — even to the highest leagues in the Netherlands. Check out the marathon team: AW group / SKITS.
Join us at the Jaap Edenbaan, meet new people, challenge yourself and discover the unique thrill of skating.
Become a member?
You are welcome to skate when you are a SKITS member. You can become a member via: english/membership/become-a-member
Are you interested in skating but you're not sure whether you would like to join a studentassociation? Send an email to schaatsen@skits.nl with all your questions.
Social Skate
The Social Skate is the moment of the week where all SKITSers come together, every Monday.
We start at 19:30 with dinner at Café JAAP at the Jaap Eden Ice rink, 20:30 warming up, 21:00 training and around 22:00 we finish the day at Café JAAP with chocolate milk and/or beer.
You can sign up for dinner through this website (Kalender-> Activiteitenlijst). Make sure to do so before Sunday 18:00h. The dinner is 8 euros.
Training
Besides the Social Skate there are a several other workouts during the week which you can always join. You can find the scheduale on the site: Schaatsen > Trainingsrooster or klik HERE.
Each workout begins with instructions/warming-up beside the ice rink, so please bring sneakers. Gloves and helmet are mandatory to wear during skating! SKITS has helmets and are provided for free! The workouts will be canceled (only) during (thunder)storms, this will be announced via the site and groupschat.
Don’t have any skates of your own?
Are you completely new to the sport and/or don’t have any skates yourself? No problem!
SKITS has excellent skates available which you can borrow!
Summer courses / Inline speed skating
During the summer months when the ice rink is closed, SKITS still offers speed skating related workouts. In addition to the cycling workouts, SKITS has a weekly off the ice training ('dryland training') and inline speed skate training.
For more information on the training courses: please e-mail schaatsen@SKITS.nl