Team

Theo van den Broek

Theo van den Broek (1959) is founder and owner of SaarRowingCenter. He started rowing and coaching as a student at Argo (Wageningen). Since 2000 he is a master rower at Daventria (Deventer). Theo was president of Daventria and member of the Safety Committee. After working as an engineer for 22 years he started his career as a professional rowing coach by founding SaarRowingCenter in 2014. As co-founder of Stichting Roeicoach Theo teaches coaches and rowers as well. Theo coaches in Dreisbach, Sevilla, Berlijn, Seneffe, Amsterdam en Duisburg-Wedau and explores new locations every season.

Nadine van Wijk

Nadine van Wijk (1973) started rowing in 2011 at URV Viking (Utrecht). She started coaching at her club in the same year and since then coaches juniors and masters at all levels. She was a member of the board at her club, and nowadays active in several committees. She is a member of the Safety Committee of the Royal Dutch Rowing Society (KNRB). Nadine is a teacher at Stichting Roeicoach.  After a career as an inhouse lawyer at a bank, she decided to follow her passion and became a professional rowing coach. Together with Rob Kluvers she coaches at rowing clubs in the Netherlands as Ins&Outs Rowing.

She coaches at SaarRowingCenter since 2016 and joined Theo at the management in 2020.

Lars Hoeksel

Lars Hoeksel (1977) rowed as a junior at De Where (Purmerend). As a student he rowed and coached at Euros (Enschede). Lars now is a professional rowing coach at student clubs as well as civil rowing clubs as coach-the-coach. Lars is co-founder of Stichting Roeicoach and teaches coaches and rowers. Besides that he is an ice-skating coach in Enschede. Lars coaches at SaarRowingCenter since 2016.

Rob Kluvers

Rob (1963) rows since the age of nine at the Zwolsche Roei- en Zeilvereniging (Zwolle).
As a junior he rond on international level. After his study as a physiotherapist he started coaching masters and juniors at national level. Rob has his own coaching business Ins&Outs Rowing together with Nadine and coaches for SaarRowingCenter since 2017.

Yvonne Wolf

Yvonne Wolf (1960) rowed as a teenager at RV Beatrix (Eindhoven). From 2008 Yvonne started rowing again at De Grift (Apeldoorn) and Daventria (Deventer). Yvonne rows master races, head races as well as 1000 meters in skiff, 2x, 4 en 8. She coaches juniors at Daventria. Yvonne coaches at SaarRowingCenter since 2014.

Gerdjan de Wit

Gerdjan de Wit (1963) rode as a student at Argo (Wageningen). After a few years of rowing he started coaching elite crews. After graduatie he was a professional coach at student clubs Aegir (Groningen) and Argo (Wageningen). Gerdjan coached the lightweight 4- at the Nationscup (WU-23) in Parijs. Gerdjan has his own coaching company Dewitroeicoaching and coachest since 2016 at SaarRowingCenter. 

Rob Bilderbeek

Rob Bilderbeek (1952) started rowing as a student in 1975 at Gyas (Groningen) and joined Daventria (Deventer) until nog, with a short break at URV Viking (Utrecht). Rob coaches elite crews and masters since 1978 wedstrijd- en veteranenploegen. He is a teacher at the Stichting Roeicoach and the Royal Dutch Rowing Society (KNRB). Rob coaches for SaarRowingCenter since 2015.

Jan van Delden

Jan van Delden (1954) has been a professional rowing coach for over 30 years. Jan is also strength and conditioning trainer and weightlifting trainer. He has experience with coaching freshmen, intermediate and top international rowers as well as veterans and masters. Jan van Delden is licensed teacher Physical Education, owner from CrossFit Twente (NL) (www.crossfittwente.nl) and CrossFit trainer since 2009. Jan is coaching at SaarRowingCenter since 2017. 

Jeroen Brinkman

Jeroen Brinkman (1960) rows since his early childhood. He coaches juniors, elite and masters. He is the founder of Rowanalysis (www.rowanalysis.eu), and developed the Modulair teaching method as well as the Rowing.app (www.roeiapp.nl). He uses modern teaching methods. Jeroen is one of the founders of Stichting Roeicoach, where he teaches coaches and instructors. Jeroen coaches with SaarRowingCenter from 2016. 

Felicity Medinnis

Felicity is involved in rowing almost all her life. She has been rowing, coxing and coaching in Switzerland, the UK and in Germany on the international level.
From 2006-2015 she was a member of the coaching team of RG Hansa Hamburg (Germany) and she was coaching Senior and Master rowers (all boat classes and all rowing levels). From 2007-2015 she was responsible Meows since his early childhoodasters crews, 1.Ruderbundesliga 8+ in Germany. 
Felicity has been coaching for SaarRowingCenter from 2016. 

Manga Schrijver

Hubertine Hingstman

Hubertine Hingstman (19..), often called „Hub“, started rowing as a junior at RV Spaarne (Haarlem) and continued as a student at Argo (Wageningen). In 1976 she started her coaching career with student, later on juniors, seniors and masters as well, at all levels.

She still rows at RV Cornelis Tromp (Hilversum) as a master and is an international referee.