Hi there!
Welcome to the Eindhoven Pinguïns! We are a dynamic speed skating club for university alumni that still enjoy hitting the ice, cycling, and socialising. As an open club, we welcome all former students who have graduated and share our passion. We are proud to have approximately 70 active members.
We were founded in October 2010 by a group of friends that had to leave their student skating club after graduation. To be able to continue skating and cycling together, they formed a new club.
We are not the only skating club focused on ex-students; there is Arktika in Utrecht and ZTIKZ in Amsterdam.
Our board consists out of five members: Anke, Jules, Rutger, Herjan, and Silvan. The most important group however, is the Activities Committee. This group does not have a fixed composition – the idea is that every club member is part of this committee and organises some kind of event every now and then.
Speedskating
During the winter season, we offer two skating sessions per week, but of course going once per week is also an option. Our sessions are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 18:30 to 19:45, where we share the ice of the Ice Sports Centre Eindhoven with several other skating clubs. A subscription is required for these sessions and can be obtained via us.
If you like, you can compete with other skaters in official races during the weekend – both long-track and marathon. This requires a race license of the national federation KNSB. For our fastest members and their records, see our club records.
Summer Season
We certainly do not sit still during the summer season. We go cycling, inline skating, and offer dry-land training:
On Tuesdays, we focus on coordination, balance, and power during our dry-land training in a park or forest in Eindhoven.
On Wednesdays, we have a group of inline skaters that meetup regularly to go for a ride, mostly on the road, sometimes on a track.
On Thursdays, we have our cycling sessions. This includes a joint warming up, a specific and intense programme in smaller groups, and a joint ride back home.
Fun Activities
Besides skating and cycling, we do other fun stuff. We regularly organise social activities – either small or big, planned or unplanned, sports-related or not.
Especially after our training sessions on the ice, we often have a drink at the “Schaetshuys” bar at the ice rink. During the summer, we have a big barbecue in June and various drinks or nights out in the city centre.
Every few years we go for a week of skating and fun abroad – often to Italy. And we have our four-day cycling trip to Belgium every year around May – not only focused on cycling, also on Belgian beers ;-)
See More!
To get an impression of who we are and what we do, take a look at our photos and videos at the Updates page.
Becoming a Member
We are focused on former students with ice skating skills. This means that you can only become a member if you are a) at least twenty years old, b) graduated from university less than ten years ago, and c) have sufficient skating experience to skate in a group, including corners. If you meet these requirements, you are more than welcome!
Whether you want to become a member directly, want to try out a training session, or have a question, please send us a message via our Contact form. We will get back to you as soon as possible!
