About Slamstox

After graduation from high school in the Netherlands, Pedro decided to start studying at Tilburg University. He soon found out that it was very difficult to combine his university studies with his tennis ambitions. After studying for a year in Tilburg, Pedro transferred to the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he continued his business degree while playing for the UNCW Men’s Tennis Team.

Pedro played for UNCW in the period of 2011-2014. With his team he was ranked top 35 in NCAA Division 1. In addition, he earned a bachelor’s degree in International Business and an MBA in Finance & Investments. During his MBA, Pedro lived and studied for half a year in Valencia, Spain. He also played tennis tournaments and club leagues at a national and international level.

In 2014, Pedro moved back to the Netherlands. Based on his knowledge, network and experience he founded Slamstox to help other student-athletes realize their dreams. Slamstox has grown to be much more than that and Pedro’s higher goal is to make sure that the term “student-athlete” is recognized worldwide.

In his spare time, Pedro plays tennis in the highest Dutch League (Eredivisie) for a club team named Lewabo. He enjoys traveling and prefers to be active and entrepreneurial. You can always wake him up for an exciting basketball game, a day of surfing or a big steak!

After graduating from High School, Thijs started his bachelor degree in Sports and Movements education. At that point, Thijs played golf at a national and international level. His ultimate goal was to play golf professionally after his education. He quickly noticed that it was very hard to combine his studies with high level golf.

At the end of his bachelor degree, Thijs was introduced to Slamstox by his ex teammate Rob van de Vin, to do his thesis research. For his thesis he researched if studying in the US as a student-athlete gives someone more chance at a job in the Netherlands than someone who is studying in the Netherlands because of the skills they develop. After finishing his thesis, Thijs started working at Slamstox as the specialist of golf and track & field.

Thijs still plays golf but recently also started at the basketball club in Breda. Nowadays you will still see him shine at the National Championships and other big National tournaments.

Thijs’ his goal is to help the young talented golfers pursue their dream as a student-athlete and help the student-athletes who graduate find a job in the Netherlands that fits them perfectly. Also, Thijs is always ready for a match of Basketball, a round of golf and a good joke.

After obtaining her VWO diploma in 2007, Marle wasn’t sure about in which direction to continue her education. She decided to take a “year off” and head to the United States to combine her studies with playing Field Hockey at Virginia Commonwealth University. It turned out to be a great move, because six years, 2 degrees, a year in the work field and countless amazing memories later she can full heartedly say it was the best decision of her life.

Thanks to the professional sports culture and many practice hours put in at VCU, Marle was able to continue her field hockey career at a high level. She has played at Were Di (Tilburg) in the Overgangsklasse and Promotieklasse for the past 9 years.

As Field Hockey Specialist at Slamstox, it’s Marle’s goal to provide Dutch Field Hockey players with the same great experience as she had. She will assist you in the process from A to Z.

Former volleyball pro, Olympic Gold Medalist and former coach of the Dutch national team and Oregon State University. You can probably understand that this does not only make him a volleyball specialist at Slamstox, it makes him a volleyball LEGEND! And yeah, we’re pretty proud of that.

Ron knows how beautiful college volleyball in the US can be, how special the atmosphere is during games and how nice the college facilities are. That’s why Ron, together with Slamstox, wants to make your college volleyball dream come true. Did you know that Ron is 200 centimeters tall?

Want to learn more about Ron? Reach out! 

After finishing his mbo degree, Onno started working for the company where he finished his degree. A gym in his hometown called Cardo. Here, Onno discovered his love and passion for sports.

Afterwards, Onno started a bachelor degree called SPECO Sports Communication at the Fontys in Tilburg. Onno was able to combine his love and passion for sports with a bachelor degree program that perfectly matched his wishes and needs. During his bachelor degree, Onno continued working at the gym giving multiple group lessons a week.

In his spare time Onno likes to be creative, this is where his passion for content creation comes from. Onno educated himself in using the creative programs of Adobe like Photoshop, InDesign and Premiere. Onno is able to apply this skillset directly at Slamstox to create cool content for our student-athletes.

Onno is a very sportive person with an unconditional love for urban and extreme sports. For example free running, skate boarding and inline skating are sports he liked to practice. You can wake Onno up to make a long steep slope with his snowboard!

After obtaining his high school degree, Guus decided to play professionally. It was always his dream to fully go for tennis and it wasn’t until later that he figured out what his chances in college tennis could be. Through Peter Lucassen he got in touch with Slamstox. After a few meetings Guus was committed to start the college process.

He received many nice offers, but eventually chose to player for University of San Diego. The weather, the high level of tennis, and head coach Ryan Keckley were the most important reasons behind this decision. During his four year tenure at USD, Guus and his team reach as high as Top 20 in Division 1 and won the West Coast Conference three out of four times.

Due to multiple severe injuries, Guus was only able to play 3 out of the 4 years and after finishing his studies in Communications and Marketing he started working as a full time tennis coach for his sister Anouk Koevermans. They have had a great time together on the tour, and in the meantime Guus completed his master’s degree at the Johan Cruyff Institute in Amsterdam.

In addition to tennis, Guus loves playing golf.

Eva has always had the dream to live in the United States. In 2017, her dream became a reality when she got recruited to play college field hockey for UNC Chapel Hill. Eva played at UNC for 4.5 years, and had tremendous success with her team. They won 3 NCAA National Championships and 5 ACC Conference tournaments. Eva completed her bachelor’s in Public Relations and Advertising, combined with a minor in coaching. The sports culture, the team mentality and the people she met have made a huge impact and impression on Eva’s life. Her time in the US was definitely the best time of her life, and she goes back to UNC quite often to see her younger sister play.

Eva is a field hockey specialist at Slamstox and helps other field hockey players with making their dreams come true. Eva has a lot of contact with many coaches in the US and based on her own experience she knows how to make a perfect match between a player and a team. She’s extremely enthusiastic and loves helping our field hockey players in having a fantastic time in the US.

After he played high level Basketball in the Netherlands, Bryan left for Mississippi to combine Basketball with a study. Have you already seen the Netflix movie ‘Last Chance U’? The school where the movie was recorded is East Mississippi Community College. Bryan was scouted to play for this school with a full scholarship.

Because of his experience, he knows how to physically prepare student-athletes for college basketball and inform them about what the advantages would be of being a student-athlete. His time in the US gave him a great network of basketball players, coaches and universities. Because of this he can help young basketball players achieve their dream of becoming a student-athlete.

After obtaining her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at Florida State University, Yasmine is now pursuing a Master's Degree at the University of San Francisco. In addition to her studies in Sport Management, she currently works for Slamstox with Track & Field as her main focus. Yasmine is helping athletes embark on the same American adventure she experienced, advising them based on her own journey and supporting them during their American venture to provide them with an unforgettable student-athlete experience.

In addition to her work for Slamstox, she competes in the NCAA as a middle/long-distance runner and participates in (inter)national competitions in Europe to pursue her own Olympic Dream. Besides sports, Yasmine also enjoys traveling and having coffee with friends.

Maud is one of our Slamstox field hockey specialists. After she finished her internship at Slamstox, she joined Marle and Eva to help field hockey players make their American dream come true. Besides her work for Slamstox, she is currently studying Communication IEMES and playing for field hockey club Were Di Tilburg in the Promotion Division.

She has played field hockey at the highest level at HC Oranje-Rood her entire youth. When she was 18 years old, she decided to transfer to Were Di to keep playing at the highest level possible. Maud used to play with several teammates who decided to go to America and she knows all their successful stories. She is eager to help other field hockey players experience that same adventure.

Maud comes from a big hockey family and has been raised with a field hockey stick in her hand. Besides hockey, she likes to watch other sports as well. When she is not on the pitch on Sunday, she will most likely be watching Formula 1.

Frederique is one of the tennis specialists of team Slamstox, she is also active as a volleyball specialist and in the marketing team. After Frederique did her internship at Slamstox in the first half of 2022, she organized the Slamstox Tennis Showcase as a graduation assignment last summer. Since her graduation from SPECO Sports Communication, this summer, she is employed full-time at Slamstox.

Frederique really loves the the sports world. As a true sports jack-of-all-trades, she has done almost every sport imaginable in her youth. In the meantime, she has enjoyed playing the tennis court for many years now. In addition to her work at Slamstox, she can also be found regularly at the local football club, where she is responsible for social media.

Although she, unfortunately, has never been active in America herself, she is super excited to help all boys and girls to take on this fantastic adventure.

After a career in the professional youth academies at both Willem II/RKC and FC Den Bosch, Bram made the choice to embark on an adventure in America in 2019. Combining playing soccer at a high level and studying SPECO at the FONTYS in the Netherlands no longer worked ideally, so he made the choice to do it differently.

He started his American adventure at Carson Newman University in Tennessee where he completed a Bachelor's degree in Marketing. This division II school is located in Jefferson City. Bram won the SAC Conference 3 years in a row. He also won multiple awards such as Defensive player of the year, Defensive player of the week and was named first team ALL-SAC 3 years in a row. After 3 years he started looking for a step up and ended up at the Division I school "Southern Methodist University" in Dallas, where he played in the AAC Conference.

In his spare time Bram now plays in the second division for SV Tec in Tiel and spends a lot of time with his friends in the city center of Den Bosch.

After a wonderful career at PEC Zwolle (formerly CSE Zwolle), FC Twente, SC Heerenveen, and the Dutch national team under 15 and 16 years, Daisy decided to combine her study and soccer in the USA. The Apeldoorn native left Windesheim Zwolle and Dutch soccer to further develop herself as a soccer player on the other side of the world. For Daisy, this was not exactly something she had planned. She was given the opportunity to compete in the Dallas International Girls Cup in Texas for the experience, after which she received several offers. After the University of Arkansas, which played in the Division I SEC Conference, could not work out in 2016, she transferred to Angelina College in 2018. While earning her General Studies degree at this junior college in Texas, she made the All-Region 14 team as best midfielder as well as the Dean's List. She then transferred to Summit League Division I school University of North Dakota where she once again made the President's List. A year later she wanted a change and transferred to Division II school Minot State University. As she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Business Management in Minot, North Dakota, she finished two successful years earning the All-Tournament team, First & Second Team All-Conference, and All-Academic Award.

After 6 wonderful years with many experiences and cold winters of -35 degrees Celsius, it was not over yet for Daisy. She decided to stay at Minot State University as a Women's Soccer Graduate Assistant Coach while completing her master's degree in Sports Management. Daisy hopes to be able to give something back with this backpack full of experiences by providing the best guidance, so that girls who have this dream also get the opportunity to experience this great adventure!

Daisy also enjoys traveling, socializing, and spending quality time with family and friends. In addition, she hopes to soon be back on the field as a soccer player in the Netherlands when she moves back in December.

Intern, Marketing and Field Hockey. Plays for MHC Rosmalen Ladies 2 and studies SPECO Sport Marketing at Fontys.

Floor is currently studying SPECO Sport Marketing and is interning in the marketing department while also assisting the Field Hockey specialists. She is a very eager learner who is keen to further develop herself within the business world.

Outside of her studies, she is also active in the hockey community, currently playing for MHC Rosmalen Ladies 2. Apart from hockey, she often spends her time in the gym, deriving much pleasure and energy from it.

Floor hopes to have a fun and enjoyable time at Slamstox but, above all, she aims to learn a lot and gain valuable knowledge for her future steps. During her internship, Floor will shadow the Field Hockey specialists and work in the Marketing department.

Ruben is a curious student with a broad interest in the world of football as well as beyond it. He has gained considerable experience within the football realm through years of involvement in the youth academy of VVV-Venlo. When balancing football at VVV-Venlo became challenging alongside his studies, he decided to shift his focus towards his professional career.

After obtaining his havo diploma, Ruben chose to pursue a degree in SPECO Sports Marketing at the Johan Cruyff Academy in Tilburg. He made this decision because of his interest in the sports world (beyond just football) and because the program allowed him to balance his elite sports commitments, akin to practices in America.

Currently, Ruben plays football at Wittenhorst, representing the O23 team. He frequently joins the first team as well. Additionally, Ruben spends a lot of time at the gym, deriving much energy and joy from it. In short, if someone is deeply engaged in sports, it's Ruben. As a third-year student, he is about to embark on his internship at Slamstox, focusing on, as you might expect, the football department. It will be six months filled with new challenges and learning opportunities, where he'll be deeply immersed in what he considers the most beautiful and enjoyable sport: football.

After obtaining his “propedeuse” International Business at Zuyd Hogenschool in Maastricht in 2020, Raf decided to continue his education in the United States. Raf is currently a student athlete in his 4th year at Saint Cloud State University and has booked several succeses since he left for the States in 2020.

Thanks to the great training atmosphere at SCSU, Raf is now a 5x NCAA all-American, 7x Conference Champion and a 3x National Champion back home in the Netherlands.

As a swimming specialist at Slamstox, it’s Raf’s goal to share his expierences with Dutch swimmers in order to assist their process to swim for a college in the United States.

After winning the Dutch Under-18 Championship and finishing high school, Cedric decided to go to America to combine tennis and school. The first year, Cedric played at Clemson University after which he switched schools and went on to play for the University of Utah. The team, playing in the PAC-12 conference, made it to the top-50 and Cedric was a key part of its success as a Captain and #1 singles and #1 doubles player. After completing his bachelors degree, Cedric completed his masters degree (MSc. Business Administration, International Management) in Amsterdam.

In 2021, Cedric moved to the USA where he now recruits student-athletes, so that Slamstox can find the perfect match for the athlete. The experience of a lifetime from playing college tennis that Cedric had is now his motivation to help young athletes to have the same great experience. In the 2021-2022 season, Cedric coached as an assistant at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Through his experience as a player and as a coach, Cedric has built up a nice network. As Cedric lives in the USA, he is able to connect with local players and coaches seamlessly.

Tanner always had the goal of being a collegiate coach.  With that in mind, he chose Mississippi State as his four year home as a player.  While there, he experienced first-hand how to take an unranked program into the top 25 which gave him crucial experience for the journey ahead.

He was given his start at Middle Tennessee State University where he won a conference championship in his first year as assistant coach, followed by the highest national ranking in a decade (N 35) the next season.  He then moved on to Furman University to work with Kelly Jones (former N 1 Doubles ATP) for a stint of one season and helped lead the Paladins to the conference title match.  That summer, Tanner was given the opportunity to return to his alma mater and coach at Mississippi State for the next two years.  The team achieved top 25 rankings in both years, culminating in a Sweet 16 run made by 7 players he had recruited in one season!  That put him on the map to then receive the offer to coach at the University of Florida.

In 2016, Tanner began his 6 year tenure at UF which included the program’s first national title in men’s tennis in 2021, 3 SEC regular season championships, 1 SEC tournament title, and 2 individual national singles championships.  During his tenure, Tanner was able to cement himself as a top recruiter, landing multiple N1 ranked classes.

In 2022, Tanner stepped down from the collegiate coaching profession to spend more time with his growing family which includes his wife, Chelsea, and their three children.  This led to him coming on board at Slamstox where he gets to use his experience and recruiting knowledge to continue to help prospective student-athletes across the world.  When not thinking about tennis, Tanner enjoys playing games with his kids, woodworking projects, and any type of sport.

Geraldo began playing American football for Amsterdam Panthers of the American Football Bond Nederland (AFBN). At 17, he moved to Boise, Idaho, to play one year of high school football at Capital High School, earning first-team All-Southern Idaho Conference and second-team All-State Honors his senior year.

After his senior year, Geraldo received a full-ride scholarship to play football at Boise State University. He played from 2009 to 2013 for the Broncos and ended up winning 3 conference titles and 4 college bowl games.

After University, Geraldo signed a preferred free-agent deal with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. Geraldo’s attempt to make the Falcons’ final roster was cut short due to an injury (chronicled on HBO Hard Knocks). After the NFL, Geraldo signed with the BC Lions of the CFL before returning to Amsterdam in 2017.

Geraldo has a passion for American football and sharing his knowledge and experience with young athletes to help them reach their goals.

Peter Lucassen has a great network in the world of Tennis. He still has great contact with college tennis coaches which he can maintain well from his home in California. This network is a result of his own achievements in college tennis. During his college career Peter won the NCAA National Championships for the University of Southern California.

After his career as a tennis player he started his career as a succesfull tennis coach. Nowadays he has already won a lot of great awards as the coach of different professional tennisplayers. He also has his own tennis academie in Los Angeles.

Peter knows everything you need to know about the transfer from college tennis to professional tennis and the other way around. He is also able to support athletes from Slamstox in the US perfectly.

Slamstox is a young, dynamic company that helps ambitious student-athletes find scholarships at universities across the United States. We are passionate about anything college sports related and are active in a variety of sports – from soccer to tennis to track & field. To further develop Slamstox’s (international) growth, we are looking for enthusiastic and energetic employees full of good ideas all year round.

What do we expect from you?

You are or have:

• Enterprising
• Positive
• Accurate
• Sporty
• A winners mentality

You can:

• Speak and write good English
• Work flexible
• Socialize easily

You want to:

• Learn a lot
• Work hard
• Have fun
• Like to share your opinion and (innovative) ideas

What can you expect from us?

• A 40-hour working week
• Flexible working hours
• A very cool office at the bustling Strijp-S in Eindhoven
• Unlimited vacation days
• A young and dynamic team
• Many networking opportunities

Do you have a large network in a certain sport or specific America experience? Then be sure to let us know!

Flexible working hours and room for personal input and initiative are standard for us. Your permanent workplace will be our office in a building that breathes sport: SX Eindhoven. We also like to challenge you to a game of (table) tennis, football, hockey, basketball or something else!

Interested in the open vacancy? Fill in this form immediately and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

Would you like to work at the coolest college sports recruiting company in the Netherlands? Then sign up now!

As a college sports recruiter intern at Slamstox, you will be busy with different types of work all day. This can differ from conducting sales conversations, guiding athletes’ processes and speaking to coaches from American universities. Working at Slamstox means doing something different every day and never sitting still. The dynamics in the team ensure that you are busy with new tasks every day and that you can develop yourself to the maximum. Due to the various collaborations within the SX building, you can quickly expand your network and come into contact with many sports-related organizations.

What are your tasks?

• Approaching potential student-athletes Conducting
• sales conversations
• Scouting at sports competitions
• Organizing sports events
• Updating and setting up databases
• Contacting prospects, current customers and sports companies
• Matching athletes with American universities
• Participating in a market research

What do we expect from you?

You are or have:

• Enterprising
• Positive
• Accurate
• Sporty
• A winners mentality

You can:

• Speak and write good English
• Work flexible
• Socialize easily

You want to:

• Learn a lot
• Work hard
• Have fun
• Like to share your opinion and (innovative) ideas

• A 40-hour working week
• Flexible working hours
• A very cool office at the bustling Strijp-S in Eindhoven
• Unlimited vacation days
• A young and dynamic team
• Many networking opportunities

Do you have a large network in a certain sport or specific America experience? Then be sure to let us know!

Flexible working hours and room for personal input and initiative are standard for us. Your permanent workplace will be our office in a building that breathes sport: SX Eindhoven. We also like to challenge you to a game of (table) tennis, football, hockey, basketball or something else!

Interested in the open vacancy? Fill in this form immediately and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

Are you customer-oriented, accurate and do you like to help people? Then this position is for you!

Slamstox, a student-athlete company. For student athletes, by student athletes. We help college athletes to find scholarships at American universities. In order to continue to grow (internationally), we are looking for a ‘Student-Athlete Recruiter’ who approaches future college athletes, enthuses them and helps them with the first contact.

An important position where you are in contact with (potential) student-athletes about everything that has to do with sports and studying in America. You also make the first contact we have with the customer and help customers with questions they have. Your goal: to help ambitious student athletes get the most out of their careers!

What can you expect from us?

The Slamstox team performs well because everyone feels valued. Because the working atmosphere is pleasant and informal and because colleagues go the extra mile for each other. And of course all of this in combination with a great benefits package.

• A full-time challenging job in which you continue to develop yourself.
• The freedom to fill in your work as you see fit and to organize your own agenda, so that you achieve the best results.
• The freedom to develop your own ideas and be creative in your work.
• A workplace within the most beautiful and inspiring sports marketing building in the Netherlands: SX Eindhoven!

Who are we?

Slamstox is a young, dynamic company that helps ambitious student-athletes find sports and college scholarships at universities in America. We are enthusiastic about everything that has to do with college sports and are active in many different sports.

Our team works at the Eindhoven office. Everyone has their own responsibilities, but we also work together a lot. For example, there is a specialist for every sport who knows all the ins and outs of his/her sport, but there is also collaboration with the marketing and social media department. A group of team players.

What do we believe in? Job satisfaction, personal attention, honesty, growth and involvement. That is what you can expect from us. We work hard, but we also make time during the break for a game of basketball or table tennis. Work hard, play hard!

Your job as Student-Athlete Recruiter

As a Student-Athlete Recruiter you will have contact with many different people in one day, so it is important that you work structurally and accurately. Every student-athlete is different, which is why it is important that you have people skills and know how to help.

Contacts with student athletes and parents take place online, by telephone and, for example, during our sporting events. With your enthusiasm and help, potential customers are then linked to one of our college sports specialists. So your responsibility is basically everything that precedes this – crazy isn’t it!

The role of a Student-Athlete Recruiter in a nutshell:/span>

• In consultation with our college sports specialists, you will look for the right target group;
• You have a good idea of which athletes are potential student-athletes;
• You have a lot of contact with different top athletes and you enjoy helping other people to get the most out of their careers;
• You solve various customer questions and help student athletes on their way to make their dreams come true;
• You will use your creativity to arrive at the best solutions;
• You set hefty goals for yourself and do your best to achieve these goals!

When do you fit in with us?

We think it is important that you have a healthy curiosity, that you dare to ask the right questions, but that you are also a good listener. Furthermore, you are a sales-driven colleague, you are not afraid to take on a challenge. Every day you go to work with a lot of energy and positivity. Beside:

You are available at the office 40 hours a week;

You already have work experience in sales and customer service;

You have strong communication skills, by telephone and online?

You have an affinity with (top) sports;

You master the English language;

You enjoy achieving goals and are you result-oriented?

Experience with college sports in America is an advantage.

FUTURE CHAMPIONS START HERE!

So, ready to become a champ in our workplace? Apply now by filling in this form or by sending an email to: info@slamstox.com.

Slamstox is a young, dynamic company that helps ambitious student-athletes find scholarships at universities across the United States. We are passionate about anything college sports related and are active in a variety of sports – from soccer to tennis to track & field. To further develop Slamstox’s (international) growth, we are looking for enthusiastic and energetic employees full of good ideas all year round.

What do we expect from you?

You are or have:

• Enterprising
• Positive
• Accurate
• Sporty
• A winners mentality

You can:

• Speak and write good English
• Work flexible
• Socialize easily

You want to:

• Learn a lot
• Work hard
• Have fun
• Like to share your opinion and (innovative) ideas

What can you expect from us?

• A 40-hour working week
• Flexible working hours
• A very cool office at the bustling Strijp-S in Eindhoven
• Unlimited vacation days
• A young and dynamic team
• Many networking opportunities

Do you have a large network in a certain sport or specific America experience? Then be sure to let us know!

Flexible working hours and room for personal input and initiative are standard for us. Your permanent workplace will be our office in a building that breathes sport: SX Eindhoven. We also like to challenge you to a game of (table) tennis, football, hockey, basketball or something else!

Interested in the open vacancy? Fill in this form immediately and we will get back to you as soon as possible!