Sport in the Netherlands Sport in the Netherlands Approximately 4.5 million of the 16 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly. Football, or soccer, is the most popular sport in the Netherlands, with field hockey and volleyball as the second and third most popular team sports. Ice-skating, tennis, gymnastics and golf are the four most widely played individual sports. A number of native Dutch sports are also practiced, such as fierljeppen (Polsstokverspringen), beugelen, kaatsen, klootschieten, kolven and korfball. Organization of
Hugh Roberts (soccer) Hugh Roberts (soccer) Hugh Roberts (born September 27, 1992) is an American soccer player. Roberts played college soccer at George Mason University between 2010 and 2013. While at college, Roberts played for USL PDL club Baltimore Bohemians during their 2012 and 2013 seasons. Roberts signed with USL Pro club Richmond Kickers on March 7, 2013. After three seasons with the Kickers, Roberts became a regular starter on the backline making 79 total appearances and scoring twice. During the 2016 season, Roberts was named to the USL All-League First Team. Roberts signed with USL club Bethlehem Steel FC on December 22,