What is “bandy”, the ice sport?
Wat is bandy, de ijssport die op hockey lijkt
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
Bandy is a winter team sport played on a soccer-sized ice rink: eleven skaters per side, curved sticks, a small ball (not a puck), and field-hockey rules adapted to ice. Sweden, Russia, and Finland dominate the international scene; the Netherlands has a small but enthusiastic KNSB-affiliated bandy community concentrated in Nijmegen and Heerenveen. The sport rarely makes Dutch sports news outside the Bandy World Championships, where it’s covered as a regional curiosity. To Dutch eyes, bandy looks like ice hockey crossed with handball, which is roughly accurate.
In this clip, NOS Jeugdjournaal explains: “Je denkt misschien dit is ijshockey, maar nee hoor. Het is best een spectaculair gezicht hier in Nijmegen.”
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- ▸In Dutch and Nordic ice-sport coverage (KNSB, NOS Sport, De Volkskrant)
- ▸In Bandy World Championship reporting (Federation of International Bandy, Sveriges Television, Trouw)
- ▸In Dutch primary-school sports curriculum content (Het Klokhuis, Schooltv, NPO Zapp)
- ▸In Nijmegen-area regional sports writing (Omroep Gelderland, De Gelderlander, AD Sportwereld)