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The ACLO

The ACLO is the largest overarching student sports organization of Europe. 19.000 students from Groningen exercise at the ACLO. You can purchase an ACLO Card if you are enrolled at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) or the Hanzehogeschool (HG). It is also possible to buy an ACLO Card if you recently graduated.

Have a look at prices on the website for more information.

The active ACLO

You can also become an active ACLO member by joining one of our committees or one of the boards.

Exercising in between studying

Exercising is healthy: you feel fit and have more energy. This is nice, but also very useful: just an hour of intensive exercise ensures that you can better concentrate while studying.

At the ACLO you can practice no less than 100 different sports. You can join group lessons, try out sports in several courses, make reservations for courts and fields, go to the gym and join a sport association.

Are you new in Groningen? Meet your peers and play sports at the ACLO or one of the 51 student sport associations.

The ACLO is one of the largest organizations in Groningen - not only are there 51 student sports clubs affiliated with the ACLO, but the ACLO also offers more than 100 different sports. I got to know the ACLO when I became a member of an association, but soon I discovered the group lessons and open hours you can also attend. You can also join different committees. I have done the gala and lustrum committee. But a year on the board is also highly recommended! You meet a lot of new people and as a committee member or board member you work for an organization with 19,000 members. The ACLO has something for everyone!

Emma, 23(Clinical and Psychological Epidemiology)

One of the best aspects of being a student is trying out new things, especially when it comes to sports. In Groningen the ACLO is the place to be! During my time as a student I tried out many different sports through group lessons, courses and at sports associations. Besides sports I did a lot of fun social activities and I met a lot of my friends here. The ACLO also offers the possibility to further develop yourself by becoming active in a committee or by doing a board year. I haven’t regretted playing sports at the ACLO for a single moment!

Irene, 23(Global Criminal Law)

Since I started studying in Groningen, I have always loved being at the ACLO. The great thing about the sports offer at the ACLO is that it’s so versatile. You can follow courses, there are a number of fun group lessons and you can work out in the gym. In addition, there are as many as 51 (!) sports associations, which means there are many possibilities to join a fun association! The past two years I have done a committee at the ACLO, something I certainly do not regret. In those two years I was able to organize some great events from which I learned a lot. I can recommend everyone to become active at the ACLO!

Tom, 21(Law)

The Sports Associations

There are 51 different student sport associations connected to the ACLO! Read more about each association by clicking on the logo.

Sports offer

The ACLO offers more than 100 different sports, high chances that there is a sport to your liking.

Spierpijn videos - HanzeMAG

Have a look at our associations in the Spierpijn videos below, the language spoken is Dutch but the images show a lot!

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Sport opportunities

At the ACLO there are many different possibilities to exercise. You need to scan a QR-code upon arrival to confirm your reservation via the ACLO app.

Group lessons and open hours

Group lessons and open hours are practices in which you can always participate, provided that you own an ACLO Card. Group lessons are given by a sports teacher and you can practice on your own level. During the open hour, the sports teacher only acts as a supervisor (like during the open hours climbing, futsal, and swimming).

Courses and enrollment procedure

The ACLO offers introductory courses for various sports. In these courses, students can get to know the sport. The courses are given by a sports teacher specialized in the field and last for 5 or 10 weeks. For courses you have to sign up on the website or via the ACLO app.

Free reservations

It is possible to reserve courts, fields, and rooms at the Sports Centre. You can, for example, reserve a beach volleyball, tennis, padel or squash court together with your friends. You can make a reservation through our website, ACLO app, the service desk or via the telephone. Reservations can be made up to 7 days in advance.

Fitness

The ACLO Sport center has fitness facilities where you can workout the whole year. Additionally, there is a location for strength sports named Power Station.

You can make use of the fitness facilities at the ACLO Sport center in the weekend and university holidays with a regular ACLO Card. If you want to work out daily, you can purchase a Fitness Card. The Fitness card costs €65,- and is on top of your regular ACLO Card. To work out in the Power Station you need to do a Powercheck beforehand.

Sports Associations

There are 51 different Sports Associations connected to the ACLO. To become a member of a Sports Association you need to own an ACLO Card. The clubs ask for an additional contribution, but this is much lower compared to regular clubs. Please note: when you become a member of a club you pay the contribution of the club and you have to buy an ACLO Card.

Open competitions & tournaments

An open competition is a competition which is held between teams of ACLO athletes. Examples of competitions are football, futsal, beach volleyball and squash. A competition takes places over several weeks. Tournaments have the same concept as open competitions, but are one-time only.

Schedule

The schedule for group lessons, open hours and courses are re-established every period. Especially the schedule of the courses varies greatly per period, the group lessons and open hours schedule is broadly fixed for an entire academic year. The schedules are made per week, so you can see on what day and what time which lessons are given.