How we work
An overview is only worth something if it is accurate. This is how the information gets onto Sportspots, how we keep it up to date, and these are the agreements we made with ourselves.
Where the information comes from
- The websites of clubs and providers themselves. For each class, we show the page where we found it, and often the sentence as it appears there. If we cannot find the time word for word on that page, we do not show the class.
- Clubs that manage their own page. They add to, adjust and confirm their timetable. Then “Managed by the club” is shown alongside it.
- OpenStreetMap for sports locations, addresses and opening hours of places where you can walk in freely.
- The Database SportAccommodaties from the Mulier Instituut for pitches, courts, halls and pools: how many there are, which surface they have and where they are located. This data is covered by CC BY-SA 4.0. What we use of it for Groningen is under the same licence as a file online.
- Photos are from the club itself, or the group photo the club uses on its own site, with the site named as the source. If a club does not want its photo on here, we remove it.
- Public lists of sports providers, such as those from municipalities, used only to find new clubs. What we show comes from the club itself, and a new provider only goes on the site once we have checked it.
There are now 729 clubs and providers and 1.775 weekly classes and training sessions listed, in Groningen, Leeuwarden and Utrecht.
How we keep it up to date
Every night we check the websites of clubs that are due: usually every week, and more often around the season changes in August, September and January. If a website has not changed, the classes count as confirmed. If it has changed, we read it again.
If we suddenly find many fewer classes than before, we do not remove anything just like that: a person first checks whether the club has really stopped or whether the website has simply been redesigned.
We also look at what a page itself says. Does the timetable mention this season? Is there a recent date on it? If a timetable belongs to last season, we add “Possibly outdated timetable” to the class until the club confirms it itself.
“Trial class” is only shown if the club itself mentions a trial class or trial training. Training sessions that are only for members appear on the club page, not in the general overviews.
Our agreements
- You never book or pay through us. Signing up always happens with the club itself.
- No tracking cookies. We count visits without cookies and do not store IP addresses. More in the privacy statement.
- Anyone who does not want to be listed on Sportspots will be removed, within 5 working days.
How Sportspots is paid for
Searching on Sportspots is free, and clubs are listed for free. We cover our costs with the Club van 50 and Pro, for providers who want a little extra. Where a club pays to get attention, it is always marked “Sponsored”, and if we receive a commission when you buy or book something via a link, that is stated there too.
Is something not right?
Use “Is something wrong?” on the page itself, email contact@sportspots.nl or send a message via the contact form. Are you from a club? Under For clubs you manage your page yourself.