{"id":3338,"date":"2019-03-03T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T10:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/athlete-stories\/hockeyen-studeren-amerika\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:21:19","slug":"hockeyen-studeren-amerika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/en\/hockeyen-studeren-amerika\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey en Study in America &#8211; Kim van der Meulen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Play hockey and study in America? Kim van der Meulen is the college field hockey specialist at Slamstox.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Kim was one of Slamstox&#8217;s first clients . She went to California to follow her dream. A great period with a lot of hockey, studying and traveling that she looks back on with great pleasure. That made Kim decide to help other hockey players also make the switch to America.<\/p>\n<p>From her own experiences she knows everything about playing hockey and studying in America with a scholarship!<\/p>\n<p>Curious about Kim&#8217;s story and whether you can also qualify for a hockey grant? Check out the video below and Kim&#8217;s background:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Slamstox Field Hockey - Kim van der Meulen\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NJM9fGS2g1M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Kim&#8217;s story<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Two years ago I decided to start the American adventure. After playing in the national league for Oranje Zwart MA1 (now Oranje Rood), I switched to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucdavis.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of California, Davis<\/a>. Where I could optimally combine sport and study. Thanks to Slamstox, I got a full athletic scholarship here.<\/p>\n<p>At UC Davis I had the time of my life for two years. With 22 teammates, 3 coaches, a physical therapist and academic supervisors, we formed a close family. Besides training 20 hours a week, and studying at a university with more than 35,000 students, we flew to different states to play matches and spend the night in the most beautiful hotels. Every day I look back on this great adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I am back in the Netherlands, I want to help other hockey players to have a similar experience. In America I got to know different schools, teams and coaches; which means I have a large network and can help make the right choice<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you ready for your American Dream? Get in touch with me via <a href=\"mailto:kim@slamstox.com\">kim@slamstox.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information about Field Hockey in general, check our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/en\/sport\/hockey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">field hockey pagina<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play hockey and study in America? Kim van der Meulen is the college field hockey specialist at Slamstox. Kim was one of Slamstox&#8217;s first clients . She went to California to follow her dream. A great period with a lot of hockey, studying and traveling that she looks back on with great pleasure. 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