“I had fairly a little bit of hassle placing the durations and commas in the correct place,” 22-year-old Loïs de Bont from Castricum admits actually. Due to her autism, she typically bought caught on the grammar guidelines, however she didn’t let herself get off observe. Her perseverance resulted within the e book Hockeyafscheid van Heren één, in regards to the Overbos flagship.
Particularly for this interview, Lois moved her work a couple of hours. As a substitute of within the morning, she now begins within the afternoon on the Previous Kitchen in Bakkum, a restaurant the place the workers is partly made up of individuals with disabilities. For a 12 months and a half now, Lois has loved working there as a waitress.
By telephone, she talks enthusiastically about how the concept arose to observe Overbos Males 1 for a 12 months and document their adventures in a e book. Her coronary heart has been beating sooner with subject hockey for years. She herself has performed parahockey at Overbos for fourteen consecutive seasons. However lately, along with her stick, her notepad has been going to the membership increasingly usually.
‘I at all times appreciated to put in writing,’ she says. ‘Sooner or later I used to be sitting alongside the road at a Males’s 2 residence sport, taking notes in my pocket book. One of many gamers noticed me and requested what I used to be doing. Once I informed him I used to be writing a report of the match, he responded enthusiastically. He stated, ‘How good, then I received’t have to do this myself.’
The duvet of the e book Hockey Farewell to Males’s One.
Farewell to the ‘Large 5’ at Overbos Males’s 1
It was this sort of enthusiastic response that inspired her to put in writing a e book about subject hockey. She determined to concentrate on Males’s 1. All through the 2022/2023 season, she didn’t skip a single residence sport.
She fell head over heels: it turned out to be the final season of the “Large 5,” the 5 oldest gamers on the squad, who’ve cult standing inside the membership. However not solely did they are saying goodbye, your entire technical workers waved goodbye as properly. In sporting phrases, it was additionally a season not simply forgotten: ninth place narrowly prevented relegation from the First Division.
“The e book takes the reader by your entire season,” Loïs summarizes. Earlier than and after the video games she spoke with the gamers, who eagerly informed her what was happening inside the group. She additionally saved an in depth eye on the posts on Males’s 1’s social media. The result’s a mixture of non-fiction and fiction. ‘Throughout the winter break, the group went on a coaching journey, however I didn’t attend that. So I attempted to put in writing what it might need been like. So some issues are made up. In spite of everything, it’s a e book, so I believed: that’s okay, proper?” she laughs.
Regardless of Her Autism, Loïs de Bont wrote a e book about overbos males 1.
The writer saved wanting me to regulate issues. It was fairly tough, however with some assist I lastly succeeded Loïs de Bont
Loïs intentionally left her notes for some time after the season ended. She first centered completely on her first e book: Insanity at IJSJE&ZO, a narrative about an ice cream retailer the place workers with and with out disabilities expertise all types of adventures. This e book was printed in November 2023. She submitted the primary draft of Hockey Farewell to Males’s One to the writer final August.
She says it was a tricky supply. Due to her autism, she typically bought caught on grammar guidelines through the writing course of. “This e book was near by no means being printed. It was contact and go. The writer saved wanting me to regulate issues. Lastly I bought one final probability to make the enhancements. Then I began working onerous to place all of the dots and commas in the correct place. It was fairly tough, however with some assist I lastly succeeded.’
The end result was launched on Friday. She has already had the e book in her arms. ‘I’m tremendous happy with it. I’m additionally curious to see what the gamers of Males’s 1 consider it. Over the subsequent few weeks, life on the membership will slowly choose up, so I hope to have the ability to present them the end result as quickly as attainable.’
Does writing about subject hockey now style like extra? ‘My third e book will probably be on a special topic. However I’ve loads of concepts. Subject hockey continues to fascinate me. So who is aware of.’
