Practical information

VISITORS

What?
Our 5th international APHC 2V2 Cup in Antwerp, a powerchair hockey tournament in a fun format.

When?
It will take place on the 13th and 14th of September 2025. From 10:00 until 18:00, both days.

Where?
Sport Vlaanderen Brasschaat
Bredabaan 31
2930 Brasschaat

Tickets?
Entrance is completely free. A donation is always welcome.

How can you support?
Support our nonprofit by making a purchase. We’ll be selling wine and olive oil from a local importer of wine and olive oil from Italy.

If wine or olive oil isn’t your thing, you’ll have the chance to purchase traditional Bosnian cake. One of the APHC moms will be lovingly making it from scratch for us to offer.

Dress code?
None, but we will appreciate it if you wear something red or blue (our brand colours). The best one dressed, can win something.

Parking
Please, if you don’t need to use a wheelchair spot, park your car at the furthest parking spots on the domain.

PLAYERS

What’s the process for registering?

We operate on a system that offers a two-week sign-up window. Once registrations are closed, we will select the players.

Starting on 06/12/2024, 18:00
Closes on 20/12/2024, 18:00

Who’ll make the cut for this camp?
We’ll keep the tournament’s standards high, but our selection will also embrace players at all levels!

WHAT DOES IT COST?

Registrations

Registration fee:
It’s €100,- per team (€50 /person).

Penalty fee:
We ask each team to bring a referee capable of officiating a minimum of 4 matches during the two-day event. If a team fails to bring a referee, a penalty of €50 (€25 per team member) will be imposed.

Lunch money:
You’ll receive €20,- as a gift from us to spend on your lunches.

Hotel

HOTEL STAY AT VAN DER VALK:
€75,60 per person, per night

AN ADD-ON

BREAKFAST BUFFET:
€17,50 per person, per morning

AN ADD-ON

DINNER À LA CARTE:
We can make a reservation for your party.

AN ADD-ON

RENTING ASSISTIVE DEVICES:
Price + delivery/pick-up costs depends on the device itself.

REFEREES

What’s the process for registering?

Right after the registrations, we’ll know which team brings which referee and the amount of matches they’ll officiate.

Expenses
To make it financially bearable and even possible, we’ve set a few conditions considering the next expanses:

If you officiate at least 8 matches, we’ll pay for your:

HOTEL STAYWe’ll cover 2 nights of your stay in a shared room with other referees. This will be the night from Friday (12/09) to Saturday (13/09) and from Saturday (13/09) to Sunday (14/09).

If a referee wishes to stay alone or with someone, they or the person who’s sharing the room, will cover the remaining portion of the room cost.BREAKFAST BUFFET AT THE HOTELIncluding your stay, we’ll pay for the breakfast buffet the hotel is offering. Dinner expenses are at your own cost.KILOMETERS ALLOWANCEEach kilometer you make to our cup and back home, we’ll provide an allowance of €0,30 per kilometer.

The maximum amount we pay, all added up, is €300. Any transportation costs beyond that are your responsibility. We can always check if it is possible for us to pick you up at the station in Antwerp or Kapellen, if you’re coming by train.

In cases of carpooling, the referee who owns the car will receive the kilometer allowance.

Lunch money
You’ll receive €20,- as a gift from us to spend on your lunches.

Schedule for referees
The schedule for referees will be created and distributed between June and August.

Referees attire
We’ll provide a red referee shirt; the rest is up to you! Dress comfortably or go all out in sports style!

HOTEL

WE’LL ARRANGE YOUR STAY

You can book your hotel stay through us. You’ll spend your night(s) at the 4-star hotel “Van Der Valk Dennenhof” in Brasschaat. This hotel is a 13-min ride to the sports hall by car.

ABOUT THE HOTEL:
“At Dennenhof, you’ll find the ultimate place to completely unwind. Enjoy a relaxing stay amidst lush nature. You will be amazed by the abundance of beautiful experiences we have to offer.”

GOOD TO KNOW

We’ve reserved one accessible room under our name for all APHC hotel guests who need access to an accessible restroom.

The hotel only has two accessible rooms, and last year, some players faced issues with their lift or shower chair not fitting through their room’s restroom door.

PRICING:
Due to the hotel’s price increase, we’ve had to adjust our prices too.

Each room requires at least 2 guests (except for the triple room). Extra beds can be added for an additional €75,60 per night, per person.

HOTEL STAY AT VAN DER VALK:
€75,60 per person, per night

AN ADD-ON

BREAKFAST BUFFET:
€17,50 per person, per morning

AN ADD-ON

DINNER À LA CARTE:
We can make a reservation for your party.

AN ADD-ON

RENTING ASSISTIVE DEVICES:
Price + delivery/pick-up costs depends on the device itself.

ROOMS:
We will divide the rooms after the official registrations, based on the necessary space and accessibility a player or referee needs.

So the chosen teams will have to fill in a form with questions that will help us make the best dividings of the rooms, based on your disability and needs.

VOLUNTEERS

EXCHANGE YOUR TIME FOR A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AS VOLUNTEER

We are always looking for volunteers to help us oganize and manage our international tournament.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

€10/day for lunch at the sports hall cafeteria
A unique glimpse into the world of adaptive sports
Insurance coverage throughout your time with us
A special goodie bag

Do you need to do volunteer hours for school?
We’re happy to have you with us during this weekend.

WHAT DO WE NEED HELP WITH?

FRIDAY – 12/09/2025

[18h – 22h] Setting up the hockey field

SATURDAY – 13/09/2025

[9h – 18h] Competition table helper
[9h – 18h] Selling our cake & wine (fundraising)
[9h – 15h] Parking attendant
[9h – 18h] Managing the sign-up/information table

SUNDAY – 14/09/2025

[9h – 18h] Competition table helper
[9h – 18h] Selling our cake & wine (fundraising)
[9h – 15h] Parking attendant
[9h – 18h] Managing the sign-up/information table
[16h – 18h] Tearing down the hockey field and hall

WHERE DO YOU SIGN UP?
If you are interested, you can register here or send us an email (info@aphcollective.be).

Transportation

How do you get to the sports hall? It’s a little out of town, so there will not be trams to get u to the exact location. To make it easy, we will be using as starting point, the central station in Antwerp to explain how to come to us.

By foot

It's a 8,7 km journey. So by foot you'll be walking 1h and 49 minutes.

By wheelchair

Even by wheelchair, it's a lot to drive. If you're fast, then there's a chance that you'll be with us within 30- or 40-ish minutes.

By train

Not an accessible option. The train station in the area is the one in Ekeren. It's 4,7 km away from the sports hall by car, which is a 12-minute drive. Or 16 minutes with a bicycle.

By bicycle

This should take you 30 minutes. In kilometers, it's a little longer. The bicycle road is 9,1 km from the central station.

By carpooling

It’s the most recommended way of travelling if you’re able to. There are many cars and even scooters that are share-able.

The Park & Ride terrain in Merksem is a great parking to park your car. It’s 5 minutes by car from our sports hall, 9 minutes when you use a bicycle, 15-ish minutes with a wheelchair and 28 minutes by foot. To park here, you’ll have to pay €1,- per day.

The address is:
Bredabaan 965
2170 Merksem

By car

In 18 minutes (probably a little longer) you could arrive in the sports hall. But be aware! You can’t just go in Antwerp with any car or park anywhere. Since this August, parking plans have changed in Antwerp.

We suggest visiting the next websites before entering Antwerp:

“Smart to Antwerp” website

About the low emission zone

Tool that helps you to get smart to Antwerp

By bus

From the central station it’s an 11 minutes walk to the bus stop where bus #640 will come to. It’s one bus you could take right to the sports hall, without having to switch over to another. You should stay for 19 stops on the bus (which takes 28 minutes). Then you get out of the bus at the bus stop near the location. There will be a 4-min walk to the entrance of the sports hall.

Bus stop to sports hall from central station: Antwerpen Roosevelt perron C3
Bus stop near the sports hall: Brasschaat Oudstrijderslei

WARNING: look out for the accessibility of the bus. Not every bus stop will be accessible.

By tram

Take the tram in the metro station Astrid (you’ll have to use the elevators) to the platform that will take you to “Merksem” with tram 2. Stay on the tram the next 12 stops, which will be the final stop.

From there you can take the bus #640 and stay on it for the next 2 stops and get out at the bus stop “Brasschaat Oudstrijderslei”.

If the elevators work, then you shouldn’t experience any trouble with the tram. Just make sure someone is with you to help with the ramp. Many chauffeurs don’t want to help.

By taxi

We recommend using “The Antwerp Rolkar”. They are the cheapest you’ll find. But you should be quick making a reservation! Here is their website (which is only Dutch, so you’ll have to translate the page).

Other taxi options you can find out on this website. It’s also in Dutch only, but you can translate the page.

By Belbus

A Belbus is a free ‘taxi’ ride that takes you from one bus/tram stop to another). When you can’t use a bus or a tram, then you can try to use the belbus. It’s a free service (usually booked out).

Here is more information on it.

Press

Press appointment
If you have any questions, would like an interview, photos or a report, please mail to info@aphcollective.be.

Privacy
There will be pictures taken at this event. These photos can be published on the website, social media channels of our cup and can be used in offline promotional material of APHC.

As the person portrayed, you always have the right to oppose the use of your photo in our online and offline channels.
For this, you can best contact info@aphcollective.be.