Pensky Announces van Bennekom As Newest Assistant Coach1/29/2025 12:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer Get Recruited Faster with a Player Profile on SoccerWire.com Bloomington, Indiana – Indiana Women’s Soccer Head Coach Erwin van Bennekom announced that he has resigned his position to pursue a different opportunity Van Bennekom compiled a 44-39-20 record in six years at IU from 2019-24 His tenure was highlighted by the 2023 season when he guided IU to a 12-4-4 mark and its first NCAA Tournament berth in a decade Van Bennekom’s 2023 team also climbed as high as No “I want to thank Erwin and his staff for their tireless efforts to elevate the IU Women’s Soccer program both within the Big Ten Conference and nationally,” said IU Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Dolson “I wish Erwin and Kim the very best in all of their future endeavors.” Associate Head Coach Tim Verschuren will assume the leadership of the program on an interim basis IU will launch a national search for a new head coach of IU Women’s Soccer immediately Buccilla has been on the ECU staff for 7 seasons Nahas led UNC to their 23rd national title Coaching award winners from all levels of the game Michigan State is welcoming 12 new Spartans Join the SoccerWire College Soccer Recruiting Search Engine and learn how to be seen OVER 1 MILLION TIMES PER YEAR This site uses cookies to give you the best possible experience but do not collect personal information By continuing to use the site you agree that we can save cookies on your device Former Indiana women’s soccer head coach Erwin van Bennekom, who resigned to “pursue a different opportunity” Jan. 13 Van Bennekom was hired as an assistant coach at Florida State University women’s soccer Jan. 29, according to as FSU Athletics release He previously spent six seasons at the helm of the Hoosiers in Bloomington.  "I want to thank Brian Pensky for this opportunity I'm excited to join the FSU soccer staff and work alongside Brian (Pensky) Bobby (Shuttleworth) and Micah (Bledsoe)," van Bennekom said in the release FSU soccer has established itself as the top program in the country and the destination for the best players to develop I'm thrilled to be part of that legacy and help create the best training and playing environment in college soccer."  Penksy enters his fourth season at the helm of the Seminoles as he’s led his squad to a combined 54-5-8 record Florida State went 22-0-1 en route to a national championship in 2023.  the Seminoles finished 15-2-4 and made an NCAA Tournament Round of 32 appearance before falling to Vanderbilt University.  the Hoosiers are still conducting their national search for the program’s fifth head coach.  Dalton James covers Indiana women's basketball and football for the Indiana Daily Student. You can follow him at @DaltonMJames on X and contact him via email at jamesdm@iu.edu The Daily Rundown is published Monday through Friday and gives you a quick look at the day's top stories Friday's weekly recap will let you catch up on the most important and most popular stories of the week Find out what the IDS is saying about IU basketball distributed during the IU basketball season Indiana women’s soccer head coach Erwin van Bennekom has resigned to “pursue a different opportunity,” according to an Indiana Athletics press release Monday "I want to thank Erwin and his staff for their tireless efforts to elevate the IU Women's Soccer program both within the Big Ten Conference and nationally," Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson said in the release "I wish Erwin and Kim the very best in all of their future endeavors."  Van Bennekom was named head coach at Indiana on Dec and spent six seasons with the Hoosiers where he had a 44-39-20 record Van Bennekom took the Hoosiers to three Big Ten Tournament showings he coached the Hoosiers to a 6-9-2 record in 2024 and a 1-9-1 mark in Big Ten games van Bennekom signed a contract extension that was set to run through 2029.  van Bennekom led Indiana to arguably its best season since 2013 The Hoosiers made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 10 years and finished with a 12-4-4 record and Indiana reached the United Soccer Coaches Poll five times that season with its highest ranking coming at No previously set by van Bennekom in 2021 when the Hoosiers recorded nine overall wins Indiana finished fifth in the Big Ten standings with 20 points in 2023 its best conference finish in program history van Bennekom served as an assistant women’s soccer coach under Robbie Church at Duke University from 2015-17 before he was promoted to associate head coach in 2018 the Blue Devils went 68-17-11 and 29-6-5 in conference games Van Bennekom also coached the National Women’s Soccer League’s Sky Blue FC New Jersey Institute of Technology and played soccer at the semi-professional level from 2006-09 prior to beginning his coaching career.   who has spent four seasons with the Hoosiers will now serve as Indiana’s interim head coach while Indiana conducts a national search for a new head coach.  Prior to becoming the associate head coach for the Hoosiers Verschuren was an assistant coach for Farleigh Dickinson University women’s soccer Verschuren helped coach them to a 14-9-6 record and a Northeast conference championship game appearance in 2019 IUWS Welcomes Seve Hirst As Assistant Coach6/14/2024 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –  Indiana women's soccer head coach Erwin van Bennekom announces the addition of new assistant coach Seve Hirst to his staff for the 2024 Fall season "We are thrilled to welcome Seve Hirst to the Indiana University Women's Soccer staff," van Bennekom said. "Seve's wealth of experience on the field at all levels of the game, outstanding character and personality make him an ideal addition to our coaching staff. Both associate head coach Tim Verschuren and I have had the privilege of knowing and working together with Seve in the past further solidifying our confidence in his abilities We look forward to working together and building upon the steps we have taken so far I want to welcome Seve and his family to Bloomington."   Hirst recently served as an assistant coach at Seton Hall University for two seasons the Pirates earned the most points in the Big East since 2013 and achieved six shutouts Hirst helped the Pirates achieve the most points in the Big East since 2011 and earn two draws against ranked teams for the first time in program history Hirst also coached the 2023 Big East top goal scorer and Offensive Player of the Year Hirst coached with STA Soccer in New Jersey including the 2012 and 2007 Girls Academy teams He will assume the role of Director of Coaching and Player Development at Cutters Soccer Club in Bloomington on July 1st Hirst's coaching career also includes roles as an assistant coach for men's soccer at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham (2019-2021) and College of the Holy Cross (2014-2015) women's soccer programs "I am excited and proud to join the coaching staff at Indiana University," Hirst said "I want to thank Erwin for this opportunity and I am very grateful for his belief in me The chance to learn from one of the best coaches in women's college soccer and work with their incredible student athletes was one that I could not pass up and I can't wait to get the journey started."  in 2007 with an honors degree in Coaching and Sport Performance He began coaching at the grassroots level in England in 2003 after obtaining the English Football Association Level 1 coaching qualification as well as his FA Level 2 badge in 2006 Indiana women’s soccer made its first NCAA tournament in a decade during the 2023 season as the 2024 season kicks off against Tennessee on Thursday night a much different Hoosier team looks to keep up the success but Indiana graduated multiple key players who were crucial in its NCAA run Graduate transfer Paige Webber and senior Anna Bennett scored 16 out of the 31 Hoosier goals in 2023 but have now moved on from program and Anna Bennett as well,” associate head coach Tim Verschuren said “We are just looking for the whole team to step up and replace them on the stat sheet.”  Zoe Tiger was a constant presence on the defensive side of the ball the coaching staff made some potentially key additions to the squad Five freshmen joined the roster during the spring camp giving them ample time to get acclimated to college soccer and the system head coach Erwin Van Bennekom likes to play “We want to be the toughest team to play against," Verschuren said “If you beat one of us you have to beat us a second time a third time a fourth time.”  Outside of the freshmen additions IU brought in graduate transfer Avery Snead from Providence College to make an immediate impact Snead will likely fill Tiger’s role defensively She started all 69 of her career matches for the Friars and was named to the All-BIG East Second Team in 2023 “She has already demonstrated her leadership and communication skills,” Verschuren said IU also obtained another Big East addition off the pitch IU hired Seve Hirst as an assistant coach during the offseason Hirst last performed assistant duties at Seton Hall and already had a relationship with the rest of the staff “We know each other really well,” Verschuren said “The personality and the soccer IQ he brings to the table is just gonna make us stronger.”  IU came into last year without expectations They were picked to finish last in the Big Ten but managed to have one of the best years in program history They were picked to finish in the middle of the Big Ten but had important changes to the squad Returning key players such as Piper Coffield and Lauren Costello along with the addition of Snead this team should shut down its opponents That’s not even mentioning senior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg Gerstenberg holds Indiana’s all-time shutout record and was the Big Ten Goalkeeper of The Year in 2023 “From the moment she started with us she has been very good with saves on the line,” Verschuren said “She’s made a huge development maturing and getting more experience.”  The defense plus Gerstenberg will be Indiana’s specialty If the Hoosiers can find offensive weapons early on Verschuren and the rest of the staff believe they have those players “We have several players we are expecting on the offensive side to make a difference,” Verschuren said “The three exhibition games gave us a good sense of where we are as a team and what individuals have the potential to step up.”  Indiana had a memorable season in 2023 and hopes to make back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances for the first time in program history “We feel really good about our team," Verschuren said “Our ultimate goal is to go to the NCAA tournament in back-to-back years.”  The Hoosiers open the season with a tough test against Tennessee another team that made the NCAA tournament in 2023 ET on Big Ten Plus and gives fans a good chance to see just how successful Indiana can be followed by a similar women’s title called The Gentlewoman MediaJop van Bennekom and Gert Jonkers co-founded Fantastic Man, one of the most significant new fashion publications of the last decade. Van Bennekom told eye magazine, that growing up in rural Holland, The Face, i-D and NME were extremely influential in his development, “I was addicted to otherness.” Jonkers and Van Bennekom met each other in 1997 working on Blvd, a sophisticated Dutch cultural and lifestyle magazine. The pair collaborated on a gay culture magazine, Butt, in 2001, which had immediate impact. The two then turned to Fanatstic Man and continued their success with The Gentlewoman and COS Magazine (Collection of Style). Frank, witty, intelligent, the pair and their output are blessedly different in a homogenised industry. which meets for sponsored events ranging from architectural tours to cards nights The independent style title — whose covers are more likely to feature authors than fashion models — is growing its club The people shaping the global fashion industry curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world Erwin van BennekomTitle:Assistant CoachEmail:Phone:(919) 681-3456One of the top young minds in the world of soccer Erwin van Bennekom begins his fourth season with the Duke women’s soccer program in 2018 as associate head coach After being hired as an assistant coach Aug van Bennekom was elevated to his current title of associate head coach Jan van Bennekom boasts nearly 15 years of coaching experience including the professional and collegiate levels van Bennekom is responsible for all soccer aspects of the program while assisting with all other program responsibilities as well A member of the 2017 United Soccer Coaches National Coaching Staff of the Year Van Bennekom's leadership and gameplanning expertise were key in a memorable 2017 season that saw the Blue Devils break 25 total school records (18 team shutouts (18) and ACC goal differential (+20) en route to their third ACC regular season championship and fourth NCAA College Cup appearance van Bennekom's leadership helped Duke post a 23-2-1 record on the year 1 seed and second trip to the College Cup in the last three years The Blue Devils also put together a perfect 10-0-0 ledger in conference play becoming the first team to finish perfect in league play since Virginia in 2013.Duke’s 2017 season featured a number of other impressive marks as well headlined by a program best 19-game winning streak that stretched from Aug Van Bennekom's offensive expertise helped lead a Blue Devil attack that stood second nationally in points with 171 and third with 60 goals The Blue Devils tallied a 2.31 scoring offense that was ninth nationally The Blue Devils’ offense finished the year leading the ACC in all four categories. Highlighted in Duke's scorching offensive numbers were 19 games with multiple goals Van Bennekom's game-planning was directly credited to the Blue Devils' 4-0 thrashing of No 3 West Virginia in Morgantown early in the season as Duke delivered West Virginia its first home loss in regulation since Aug when the Blue Devils shut out the Mountaineers 2-0 Also a highlight in a season filled with 60 total goals (tied fourth in DWS history) was Duke's 7-0 domination of Oklahoma State in the second round of NCAA play. Six different Blue Devils tallied goals while nine recorded a point in Duke’s largest victory since an 8-0 thumping of Elon on Aug The Blue Devils’ seven scores also set a school record for the most in an NCAA Tournament contest besting its previous record of six in a shutout win against Loyola (Md.) in the first round of the 2012 postseason.Van Bennekom's leadership also showed on the defensive side of the ball as Duke's back line put together one of the best seasons in school history Along with the program record 18 overall shutouts and eight ACC clean sheets the Blue Devils also set marks with a 0.38 goals against average and allowing only 29 points and 10 goals Duke put together perhaps its best defensive showing when it mattered the most: The NCAA Tournament the Blue Devils did not allow a single goal in the postseason outscoring their opponents 15-0.Individually van Bennekom helped develop a Blue Devil roster that saw a school record nine All-ACC selections including the ACC Offensive Player of the Year (Imani Dorsey) ACC Midfielder of the Year (Rebecca Quinn) and ACC Defensive Player of the Year (Schuyler DeBree) The 2017 DWS squad also produced a school record three United Soccer Coaches All-Americans including first team selections Dorsey and Quinn two MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalists (school record) the National Scholar Athlete of the Year (Dorsey) and an all-time ACC best 10 All-Academic Team selections.Van Bennekom's coaching was a major key in the development of Duke's senior class in 2017 which landed six selections in the NWSL Draft The six draftees ties UCLA's 2015 squad for the most in a single draft and gives Duke 12 all-time The 2017 NWSL Draft provided Duke with its highest selection in school history (Quinn) and the most first round selections in a single draft.With van Bennekom’s support Duke reeled in the fifth-ranked recruiting class in the nation in 2017 Headlined by ninth-ranked and Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year Karlie Paschall the seven-member class boasted some of the nation's top players and presented five with U.S National Team experience. Duke's magical 2017 season was set up by a 2016 campaign that saw the Blue Devils reach the NCAA Quarterfinals for the fifth time in the last six years thanks to van Bennekom's assistance Illinois State and Northwestern en route to a showdown with West Virginia eventually falling in a heartbreaking 1-0 battle who would go on to be selected in the 2016 NWSL Draft put on spectacular performances in their final year thanks to help from van Bennekom Senior CLASS Award winner and the 2016 ACC Defensive Player of the Year Gibbons wrapped up one of the greatest careers by a Blue Devil in 2016 Payne capped her career standing top 10 on numerous career charts in the Duke record book and being named All-ACC First Team. In his first season with the Blue Devils van Bennekom helped lead Duke to the NCAA Championship match including the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year Van Bennekom spent the 2014 campaign with the Alabama women’s soccer program which was a four-win improvement from the year before (6-12) Prior to and following the 2014 campaign with Alabama van Bennekom served as the assistant coach of Sky Blue FC for the 2013 and 2015 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) seasons under head coach Jim Gabarra The Sky Blue FC squad advanced to the NWSL playoffs in 2013 he coached United States National Team and Olympic gold medalists Christie Rampone He has coached multiple national team players from all over the world (Australia Van Bennekom spent three seasons (2011-13) with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) women’s soccer team where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator van Bennekom helped the Highlanders go from a record of 2-17 in 2011 to 8-10-1 in 2013 He served as the director of girl’s coaching for STA Soccer Club van Bennekom was the head coach for several teams in the Women’s Premier Soccer League including the Jersey Blues (Sky Blue FC reserve team) which he led to an impressive 16-1-1 record He has also coached the Real New Jersey SC Power all top-ranked club teams in the country.A standout player on the field as van Bennekom competed in a variety of semi-professional leagues in the United States from 2006-09 He also played in the first division of the National Futsal League in Holland from 2002-04 van Bennekom was a member of Holland’s youth academy system.Van Bennekom is a 2004 graduate of De Haagse Hogeschool with a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management.He holds a US Soccer USSF A & B license UEFA B & C diploma from the KNVB and is currently working towards his UEFA diploma BLOOMINGTON – What started as a motivational tactic became a rallying cry for Erwin van Bennekom’s IU women’s soccer team last fall As the Hoosiers ticked off one result after another — on course for their best-ever Big Ten points haul — van Bennekom spared no chance to remind his players they’d been picked joint-last in the league in the preseason Every time another league team pulled up on the schedule van Bennekom delivered his customary reminder “It was the best thing ever,” van Bennekom told IndyStar in a recent interview The result was one of the best campaigns in program history tactical adjustment and player development that culminated in a first NCAA tournament appearance in 10 years we kind of got over the hump and won some games we could’ve lost,” van Bennekom said Indiana’s success traces back to the previous season when the Hoosiers struggled for goals but also stopped conceding them The Hoosiers finished 2022 second from bottom in the league They finished with just 11 goals in 17 matches But they found defensive steel that provided a platform for van Bennekom and associate head coach Tim Verschuren to rethink their tactical approach the following offseason ‘This is what we’re going to do to keep defending the way we are “The way we played was really a drastic change.” coupled to (eventual) 2023 Big Ten goalkeeper of the year Jamie Gerstenberg’s comfort playing further away from her own goal allowed the Hoosiers to deploy a high defensive line last season That meant pushing their defense high up the field The high line created opportunities for offside traps Pace meant the Hoosiers could recover defensively when opponents beat that trap And Gerstenberg’s abilities outside the area allowed the Hoosiers to play through their goalie when necessary “We felt like for the first time in my time here we had a backline and a goalkeeper that could defend higher up the field with the backs basically at midfield,” van Bennekom said Our defensive mentality helped us score more goals.” The result: a pitch effectively cut in half and opponents pinned back by IU’s high press Rotating from a deep well of midfielders and attackers whose fresh legs helped the Hoosiers harry already pressured opponents van Bennekom’s team reaped the benefits of the tactical switch — Indiana added 20 goals to its overall tally The Hoosiers conceded just 16 goals again in 2023 their 32 conceded across the past two seasons the joint-lowest such number in the Big Ten alongside Iowa The Hoosiers finished 2023 with six victories and just two defeats from 10 Big Ten games The style deviated from some of van Bennekom’s earlier ideas on style of play which sometimes emphasized more possession and reliance on interconnected passing networks But the results were impossible to argue with The Hoosiers’ offseason shift produced tremendous results “Tim and I were looking over our data the other day We scored like 45% (of our goals) off set pieces They were coming mostly off turnovers,” van Bennekom said “Or it was within two or three passes after winning the ball we would score most goals get scored that way — either set pieces Indiana’s soccer facility at Bill Armstrong Stadium with the men’s program lends the Hoosiers perspective But with a squad complete save one transfer expected this summer and a handful of minor injuries he’s also seen his team level up in training the intensity is insane,” van Bennekom said probably the last time I’ve seen that was when I worked at the NWSL in 2013.” The Hoosiers will have to find their motivation elsewhere this fall It’s not likely anyone will be picking them to finish bottom of the league again buoyed by last year’s success and encouraged by his team’s reaction to it van Bennekom already has one eye on his team’s next evolution They may have to shed their underdog label but the Hoosiers are preparing to make life difficult for anyone coming across their path this season We’ll work harder than any other team,” he said we have to play Indiana.’ That kind of feeling.” Follow IndyStar reporter Zach Osterman on Twitter: @ZachOsterman - Alabama soccer head coach Todd Bramble has announced Erwin van Bennekom as the newest member of the Crimson Tide coaching staff A native of The Netherlands, which is also home to a pair of Alabama players in Pia Rijsdijk and Merel Van Dongen van Bennekom comes to Tuscaloosa with nearly 15 years of coaching experience including the professional and collegiate levels excited and appreciative to have the opportunity to be part of such a tremendous academic and athletic institution at the University of Alabama," van Bennekom said "I'm equally excited to have the opportunity to work with Todd Bramble and (assistant coach) Jason Lowe Todd's vision for the Alabama's soccer program goes exactly with my thoughts values and vision on the game and I look forward to being part of it." van Bennekom served as the assistant coach of Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) under head coach Jim Gabarra he coached United States National Team and Olympic gold medalists Christie Rampone In addition to his duties with Sky Blue FC van Bennekom also served and spent three seasons (2011-13) with New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) women's soccer team where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator van Bennekom helped the Highlanders go from a record of 2-17 in 2011 to 8-10-1 this past season He also served as the director of girls coaching for STA Soccer Club van Bennekom was the head coach for several teams in the Women's Premier Soccer League which he led to an impressive 16-1-1 record He also coached the Real New Jersey SC Power and NJ Elite '95 "We consider ourselves fortunate to have attracted a coach of Erwin's caliber," Bramble said "It is clear he will help us in many facets of our program We will benefit immediately from his intelligence strong work ethic and passion for the game It's exciting as well that he is coming off a season of working with some of the best players in the world at Sky Blue FC in the NWSL That perspective is invaluable as he begins working with our players here." Van Bennekom is a graduate of De Haagse Hogeschool and the KNVB (translated in English as Royal Dutch Football Association) Academy in his home country which is renowned worldwide for its player and coach development program Erwin holds a UEFA "B" and "C" License NSCAA Youth Diploma and Rene Meulensteen Technical Training Diploma (Via Indiana University) – Indiana University Vice President and Director of Athletics Fred Glass named Erwin van Bennekom as the new head coach of the Indiana Women’s Soccer program One of the nation’s elite assistant coaches van Bennekom comes to Indiana as the fourth head coach in program history after four seasons at Duke University where he served as associate head coach during the most successful stretch in Duke Women’s Soccer’s illustrious history “Erwin quickly rose to the top of an outstanding pool of candidates and it was encouraging and exciting to have such interest in this position,” said Glass “Erwin has demonstrated at the highest levels of intercollegiate and international soccer an ability to develop young women into strong leaders academically and I want to thank Fred Glass and Stephen Harper for the opportunity to join such a prestigious institution,” said van Bennekom “I am very excited to get to work and be a part of the Hoosier family I want to thank Duke Director of Athletics Dr Kennedy and head women’s soccer coach Robbie Church for all their support and guidance over the years It was a privilege to work with the student-athletes at Duke University I’m going to make the most of this tremendous opportunity and make IU and the state of Indiana very proud of the product that we put out on field.” van Bennekom was an instrumental part of the program’s best four-year cycle in school history boasting a record of 68-17-11 with a 29-6-5 conference mark Duke excelled in the postseason with van Bennekom’s guidance posting a 13-3-2 NCAA mark and advancing to the Third Round or further in every season The Blue Devils twice advanced to the Women’s College Cup during van Bennekom’s tenure including a 2015 appearance in the National Championship game Duke went 15-5-3 and advanced to the Elite Eight before returning to the College Cup in 2017 as the Blue Devils posted the best record in school history at 23-2-1 with an ACC Regular Season title Duke went 16-4-2 with an 8-1-1 ACC mark and advanced to the Round of 16 van Bennekom coached 17 All-ACC selections four MAC Hermann semi-finalists and nine NWSL draft picks at Duke the Blue Devil coaching staff was named the 2017 United Soccer Coaches National and Regional Coaching Staff of the Year after their record-breaking campaign Van Bennekom came to Duke after one season as an assistant coach with Alabama where he helped lead the Tide to a 10-7-3 record a four-win improvement over the previous season Prior to and following his stint at Alabama van Bennekom served as the assistant coach in the professional ranks for the NWSL’s Sky Blue FC he led Sky Blue FC to a 2013 NWSL Semi-finalist finish with a 10-6-6 record Van Bennekom’s college soccer coaching career began at New Jersey Institute of Technology where he spent three seasons as an assistant coach He served as the director of girl’s coaching for STA Soccer Club van Bennekom was the head coach for several teams in the Women’s Premier Soccer League Van Bennekom began his coaching career after an impressive playing that saw him compete in a variety of semi-professional leagues in the United States from 2006-09 van Bennekom was a member of Holland’s youth academy system Erwin van Bennekom Named Soccer Assistant Coach8/31/2015 10:19:00 AM | Women's Soccer Indiana women’s soccer head coach Erwin van Bennekom signed a contract extension through 2029 according to an IU women’s soccer’s post on X HC Erwin van Bennekom extended through 2029 ‼️ pic.twitter.com/EA9eQdndhC Bennekom led the Hoosiers to a 12-4-4 record in 2023 after being just one year removed from a 3-7-7 showing in 2022 Bennekom holds a 38-30-18 record while leading Indiana to three Big Ten Tournament appearances.  Indiana’s season ended with a 0-2 loss to Saint Louis University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament — its first appearance in the tournament since 2013.  Junior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg was named the Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year in 2023, marking the first time a Hoosier has received the award. She was also named to the All-Big Ten First Team, notching 10 shutouts while holding 0.821 goals against average, setting the program’s all-time record for most career shutouts with 24.  Graduate student forward Paige Webber joined Gerstenberg on the All-Big Ten First Team scoring 12 goals and dishing four assists to total 28 points during her final season in Bloomington.  The Bennekom-led Hoosiers will look to notch back-to-back double digit win seasons when the 2024 season kicks off Blake Denny Joins Women’s Soccer as Director of Operations5/13/2024 11:30:00 AM | Women's Soccer It's easy as a millennial to feel like the Toronto we once knew and loved is dead and gone — and it wasn't a drawn-out demise but one heralded by a rapid spate of closures of iconic institutions One more in this long line has just hit the chopping block its abrupt disappearance leaving a hole along Spadina Avenue (and in our hearts) Red Room is one among a family of bars beloved by students and those of us regulars who have been frequenting them for well over a decade It was first opened in 2007 as the moodier sibling of Green Room though somewhat seedy place that resided in a back alley off Bloor Street but ended up having to move when its building was sold in 2017 While fans breathed a collective sigh of relief once it was announced that Green Room had settled into the old Crown & Tiger Space on College Street the fate of Red Room under the exact same circumstances appears to be has been shuttered for a few weeks now while being listed as "temporarily closed" on Google which led locals like myself to believe (read: hope) owners were just waiting for patio season and the heavier foot traffic that comes with it to reopen the establishment's status on the site was suddenly changed to "permanently closed." Owners of the spot have proven to be impossible to track down and employees at sibling businesses had no information to share the real estate agent who helped list the entire building for sale back in 2021 — a listing that expired after a few months — broke the sad news of Red Room's permanent closure to me on Thursday executive vice-president of Cityspace/PSR Brokerage said that the handwritten signs posted in the bar's windows reading "sorry we['re] close[d]" most likely and I believe the restaurant is now closed," Himel said over email Handwritten closure signs have been in the restaurant's windows for a few weeks though one gracing an inner door states that it was simply "closed for renovations." The inside which was probably the most similar to Red Room as far as vibe — who lives in Vietnam according to a server at Green Room (hence the Vietnamese staples that dominate all of the very similar menus) So if you get nostalgic for Red Room's kick-ass sangria there's at least the chance to get pretty close to the same thing at any of the above spots that remain open under different management — and hopefully will for a long while still.  The Indiana University women’s soccer coaching vacancy lasted less than a month Erwin van Bennekom was named as the fourth head coach in program history on Tuesday whose contract was not renewed after six seasons Indiana hires a potential rising star in the coaching ranks who has spent the past four seasons as associate head coach at Duke helping the Blue Devils to the best four-year cycle in school history with a record of 68-17-11 while reaching at the least the third round of the NCAA Tournament every year including a pair of College Cup appearances “This is a great hire for Indiana women’s soccer,” veteran Duke head coach Robbie Church said “Erwin is one of the top minds in the game his knowledge of the game is outstanding and his ability to change throughout the course of a game is fantastic “I’ve been around a long time and I know a lot of coaches and he’s one of the top coaches I’ve ever worked with It’s a home run hire for Indiana and I think Erwin will lead them to great heights.” Van Bennekom came to Duke after one season as an assistant coach at Alabama He’s also served as an assistant coach in the professional ranks with the NWSL’s Sky Blue FC and I want to thank (athletic director) Fred Glass and (senior associate athletic director) Stephen Harper for the opportunity to join such a prestigious institution,” van Bennekom said “I am very excited to get to work and be a part of the Hoosier family.” Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission we were the only ageist and the only sexist magazine in the world,” says Jop van Bennekom co-founder of the semi-annual men’s magazine Fantastic Man Van Bennekom and his co-founder Gert Jonkers (the duo launched Butt magazine together, as well as The Gentlewoman and COS Magazine), have decided it’s time to have a little more fun with Fantastic Man, “one of the most remarkable magazines of this era,” as Glenn O’Brien once called it the magazine’s 21st issue debuts this month with designer Jonathan Anderson (founder of J.W The Cut sat down with van Bennekom at the James hotel during his recent visit to NYC (he is based in London) Click ahead for his thoughts on masculinity he dressed up in his own womenswear for the cover and they gave him a haircut and this is it.” This is totally different than what we have done before Putting him in womenswear on your cover — how does this represent your vision of masculinity for the magazine?We changed the magazine around for this issue We wanted to represent 360 degrees of masculinity I think we are the only magazine in the world that is about men and celebrating masculinity I think women look much more feminine when wearing something masculine It doesn’t necessarily go the other way around for men but it’s nice to experiment and that’s what we did with this issue Fashion as a whole seems to be experimenting with gender a lot right now What are your thoughts on that?The fashion world always responds to itself I started Butt magazine 14 years ago and we wanted to bring back the idea of masculinity we wanted to show guys with hair and maybe a little pot belly We have been embracing a specific masculine of form something that is very different than the Dior Homme model that was very apparent in 2005 The boys were all skinny and quite young; we wanted to celebrate maturity the idea of masculinity and wearing tailoring and brogues where are we going with all of this?It’s time for something else At the forefront of sexual politics right now I think it’s fun if people play around with it and we are seeing designers play around with it It will be interesting to see where that takes us I think people right now want to take a little more of a risk people want to have more fun and do something that isn’t about good taste Something that is a little bit unpredictable The “Made Up” spread in the new issue features Andrés Velencoso (who has a very masculine face) with some bold makeup by Peter Phillips How does that speak to all of this?It’s a very simple idea It’s just like applying female basics on a man’s face like let’s try out a lip or an eye makeup look but women can accentuate whatever they have Menswear has taken some big leaps since you launched the magazine ten years ago we realized we wanted to do something that was about style and people who have a certain kind of style This was all before the Sartorialist and personal street-style became such a thing Menswear was an afterthought when we started more and more fashion houses became aware that it needed its own campaigns marketing; and there was a huge increase in money spent on the men’s business How does this new issue represent the future of your magazine?We decided to have more fun and loosen up the magazine This issue is 100 pages thicker than normal We just decided to realize all the ideas we had instead of being so curatorial about things  This issue is part of a diptyque — the first looks ahead Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York Nearly a month after former Indiana women’s soccer head coach Erwin van Bennekom resigned the Hoosiers have found their new head coach.  who has been at the helm of Ball State University women’s soccer for the past six seasons was hired by Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson to take over the program according to an Indiana Athletics release Tuesday.  “This is an exciting day for Indiana Women’s Soccer,” Dolson said in the release “Josh’s background as a Final Four player for our men’s program coupled with his impressive 20-year coaching resume we knew he was the person to lead our program into a new Rife played two seasons for Indiana men’s soccer from 2000-01 when the Hoosiers made back-to-back College Cup appearances The Cream and Crimson also won the Big Ten title in 2001 Rife played a pair of seasons at Texas Christian University.  The Honolulu native played professional outdoor and indoor soccer he played for the United Soccer League’s Charlotte Eagles before joining VSI Tampa Bay FC in 2012 He also played for the Major Indoor Soccer League’s Philadelphia Kixx Detroit Ignition and Milwaukee Wave from 2005-2013.  Rife spent time as an assistant coach at Liberty University and Mississippi State University before he was hired by Ball State in 2019 Across his six seasons leading the Cardinals Rife compiled a 49-38-21 overall record.  “I’m incredibly excited about the opportunity to come back to Bloomington and coach at my alma mater,” Rife said in the release “My time as a student-athlete was special and I look forward to providing that experience to other student-athletes I’m appreciative of Scott and the committee for entrusting me to lead the program and I look forward to getting started.”  Although van Bennekom led Indiana to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023 — the Hoosiers’ first since 2013 — the Cream and Crimson struggled in 2024 as they recorded just one conference victory in 11 tries.  Rife is now tasked with turning the Indiana program around which has made just five NCAA Tournament appearances across its 32-year history.  Dalton James covers Indiana women's basketball and football for the Indiana Daily Student. You can follow him at @DaltonMJames on X and contact him via email at jamesdm@iu.edu. The Daily Rundown is published Monday through Friday and gives you a quick look at the day's top stories. Friday's weekly recap will let you catch up on the most important and most popular stories of the week. Find out what the IDS is saying about IU basketball. The Monday edition, distributed during the IU basketball season, includes links to articles, columns, podcasts and more. The head coaches of two up-and-coming IU women’s programs both agreed to contract extensions on Friday. Coming off strong 2023 seasons and consistent improvement during their respective tenures, volleyball coach Steve Aird and women’s soccer coach Erwin van Bennekom both signed extensions through 2029, IU announced. Aird, who just completed his sixth season in Bloomington, helped lead the Hoosiers to one of the best seasons in program history in 2023. IU matched a school record with 21 regular season wins and won 11 games in the Big Ten conference for the first time since 1999. It was also just the sixth 20-win season in IU Volleyball’s 43-year history as a varsity program, and only the fourth time the program has won 10 more conference games during that same period. Meanwhile, van Bennekom will enter his sixth season at the helm of the IU women’s soccer program in 2024.  The Hoosiers earned their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history in 2023, and their first since the 2013 season. Indiana finished with a 12-4-4 record and had their best finish in the Big Ten with a 6-2-2 record. The Hoosiers made their first appearance in the national polls since 2021, and achieved their highest ranking in program history. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” The countdown is on with just a few more days till the official start of women's soccer in college athletics. Indiana head coach Erwin van Bennekom and his team will welcome in the season home at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana against Illinois State on Thursday, Aug. 17. With the official start anxiously looming, the Hoosiers will try to write a new narrative after what happened in the 2022 fall season. Last year Indiana finished 3-7-7 on the entire season, 1-7-2 In Big Ten play. In a press conference this spring, van Bennekom described it as a “disappointing season” for the team but that, “as soon as we started training again after last season I felt the group was in for a change, and we all changed.”  These described changes and new strategies included attacking and playing as individuals and team without hesitation. Spring 2023 was a new opportunity for Indiana to take what it had been working on and apply it. In those changes the group was able to find success and change the narrative as a whole.  Of the five games, IU came out with a record of 4-0-1. IU scored 13 goals and allowed none. This was a real push for the group to go from what happened in the fall and flourish into a new model of themselves.  When asked about what a successful 2023 fall season would look like, van Bennekom said, “I really make a conscious effort to not really talk about, you know, outcome goals,” and that “(the) unfortunate point about soccer is you can play really, really well and do all the little things well and still lose.” It seems that with the team this season there is not just a focus on wanting to win, being better, and aiming for that top of the bracket. But van Bennekom stressed a focus on adjusting, growing and evolving as individuals, and forming a group to create that success with better outcomes and consistency then what was seen before.  August exhibition matches went underway last week. Both matches against Ball State and Bellmarine were extensions of what was displayed last spring. Indiana scored four goals across the two games, while its opponents had a combined number of zero. Bellarmine was a part of the 2023 five-game spring series, however not much changed. Indiana won 3-0 both times. These outcomes expanded on Indiana’s new themes of change and growth.  “I think we're in a really good place and really happy with where we are at,” van Bennekom said in an interview. Van Bennekom described how proud he was of the team for doing their work over the summer that it really showed. And that they will continue to grow in confidence as they keep taking the steps forward to improve and see results.  Junior midfielder Sydney Masur also commented on the matches in an interview. Masur talked highly of the team returners giving them credit for being a crucial part of the team's change in many different aspects. Expanding on this, Masur credited the coaching staff saying they've got a plan and they're ready to use it.  “Everyone’s super fired up,” Masur said. “There's a little bit of revenge that people want to get.”  Ahead of the season's start the Big Ten conference dropped its preseason watch list on Tuesday afternoon. Among the 43 student athletes that were voted on by coaches in the conference, three of Indiana's own made it on the list: junior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg, senior defender Zoe Tiger and graduate student forward Paige Webber.  For Tiger and Webber, this is the first time both have made it onto the list. Gerstenberg, however, is no stranger as she was selected last season as a sophomore in the fall as a preseason watch.  Each individual had standout seasons that affirmed them onto the list. Tiger across 14 games last fall played over 800 minutes, not allowing any goals as a defender in 788 of those minutes played. Starting in 13 out of the 17 total games she played in last year Webber led a team high of 23 shots, nine of those being goals.  As goalie Gerstenberg raked in 52 saves with a .77 goals against average across the 14 games that she appeared in sophomore year. She was also responsible as goalkeeper in six of eight shutouts last year for Indiana, all while succeeding a record high eight saves in a single game and earning Big Ten Goalkeeper of the week twice and Big Ten Third Team in the process.  Having returners, including many of the previous starting XI, is also going to help with the team this season. Indiana was young in 2022. With another year of experience and a renewed focus on both individual and group growth be enough to get Indiana on the map this fall? That's up for the next couple months to decide. A clean slate for Indiana and time to recoup may be just what the Hoosiers needed for this season to be a change from 2022. For now the anticipation sits on the outcome of those first 90 minutes on Thursday. Reading"Talking ten years of..." More fromFeatures Contact Advertising Opportunities Newsletters Insights + Opinion Creatives + Projects Advice + Resources Culture + Lifestyle Nicer Tuesdays The View From... POV Forward Thinking Review of the Year Jenny Brewer Olivia Hingley Ellis Tree Elizabeth Goodspeed Liz Gorny Extra Search “I feel like we just came out of nowhere from the Netherlands with a men’s magazine and it was like where the fuck is this coming from?’” I’m sitting across from Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom in the Holborn Dining Room here to talk about the tenth anniversary of Fantastic Man or you want to show something in a way that other people are not showing it,” Jop carries on but I’d say it’s almost riskier to do what other people do.” Fantastic Man caused a stir when it launched in 2005 familiar neither to the readers of glossy fashion magazines or conservative men’s titles of the sports-and-cars ilk its pared-back design and reams of text set it apart as a fashion magazine meant to be read and not just looked at “I really don’t think it’s a very interesting proposition for a magazine to be a picture book,” Jop explains “We both like books and newspapers maybe even more than magazines What’s more sexy than a handsome man with a whole page of text next to him to read?” the magazine continues to set the bar not just for men’s media editors and co-founders Gert and Jop have eschewed the faddish youthful wont of modern media and presented more mature men in long steered clear of seasonal trends and ultimately they have celebrated those who have lived a little and seen some From artists like Jeremy Deller and Ai Weiwei to designers like Raf Simons and writers like Bret Easton Ellis the cavalcade of intriguing men on Fantastic Man’s cover has never included those with an agenda to push “We always say people are more interesting to talk to when they don’t have anything to sell It’s so much more interesting to speak to Bret Easton Ellis when his book isn’t finished yet because he’s in a different state of mind,” says Gert “I think Helmut Lang was a cover we were especially proud of It was exactly when he had really disappeared from the fashion scene and nobody had seen him for a while and all of a sudden he shows up with this amazing body holding a black cockerel.” 22 – feature Kyle MacLachlan of Twin Peaks fame “It’s amazing to have your old heroes [on the cover] “We need to be fans of someone or at least be really intrigued to celebrate them The title of the magazine sort of implies that.” The Dutch duo are by now bonafide publishing veterans interviewed Jop about the magazine he launched as a graphic design graduate in 1997 Jop’s Re-Magazine started as one-man show and later went on to run for 12 issues with a constantly changing design agenda After discovering their vision for publishing was a shared one the two worked together at a Dutch lifestyle magazine Blvd and a couple of years later launched the much-loved a regular magazine for Swedish fashion brand Cos and a quarterly publishing partnership with Penguin Fantastic Man’s influence can be seen everywhere from luxury e-commerce sites like Mr Porter to the casting of “real” men in advertising campaigns it anticipated the burgeoning menswear industry as a catalyst for changing attitudes towards masculinity “It’s always interesting how things trickle through the system,” says Jop “You see things sitting front row at the shows and then you see them in the Dutch countryside four years later completely differently the idea of masculinity and how we play around with masculinity has Finding ways to stay ahead of their imitators has been a quiet driving force behind the magazine “It’s interesting to think that the story we did on shaving off your beard was almost the most controversial thing we’ve done It’s not controversial at all but there were a lot of people who almost saw that as killing our darlings We didn’t really feature people with beards after Issue 17 because everyone was doing that,” Gert weighs in To celebrate a decade of Fantastic Man’s soft-spoken innovation a new book published by Phaidon compiles interviews with 69 of the stylish and influential men featured in the magazine Fantastic Man: Men of Great Style and Substance spans 21 issues and the unexpected or insightful stories gleaned from their pages whether its architect Rem Koolhaas’ dreams of being a fashion designer or actor Christopher Waltz on what it’s really like to become a film star at 52 years old the thick but surprisingly light book is perfectly readable I can tell you that,” Jop says when I ask about the well-proportioned volume “There used to be a magazine called Handjobs and you could hold it in one hand – for some reason,” he jokes “I thought it would be good if you could hold the book in one hand.” clean and clear editorial design and relaxed style who seem as playful as they do self-assured they tell me from the first to the newest issue their team has grown – almost the entire first issue was written by Gert and Jop – and the design has undergone constant tweaks but the core character and feel has been fairly unwavering “I think the interesting thing for us is seeing the book and having these conversations where we have to compare the first issue with the most recent one we’re realising we haven’t changed so much I think from the very beginning we’ve had quite a clear idea of what we wanted to do and there’s never been a need for a complete overhaul You realise certain things still work years later and it’s nice to be reassured of that quality,” Gert explains “In this most recent issue I feel like we’ve been revisiting a lot of ideas and inspirations and thinking about why we started and what it all meant but making the book and making this issue are part of the same process and our world just gets bigger and bigger and the book is part of that.” Fantastic Man: Men of Great Style and Substance is out on 26 October, published by Phaidon Alexander Hawkins Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world Instagram TikTok LinkedIn 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POV Forward Thinking Review of the Year Jenny Brewer Olivia Hingley Ellis Tree Elizabeth Goodspeed Liz Gorny Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Pinterest Careers at It’s Nice That Privacy Policy Insights Residence Creative Lives in Progress If You Could Jobs and was previously an editor at The Art Newspaper His words have been published in The Guardian He has won Writer of the Year and Specialist Writer of the year on three separate occassions at the PPA Awards for his work with The Royal Photographic Society An Indiana seventh-grade soccer midfielder who is wickedly fast is "pulling off moves Division I players can't" has verbally committed to play at Indiana University then four years of high school before she graduates in 2024 as she took a break from training Wednesday after school Most kids don't do this until they are juniors or seniors.'" really fast and really physical," said Keith Cheek who has coached Lexi for the past seven years, "and her athletic ability and soccer ability is off the charts." but what's made Watkins rise to the top of the state (No.1 in her age group) and among the 15 best in the country Cheek remembers a tiny Watkins looking him straight in the eye at age 6 and saying: "I'm going to play in the Olympics." She is training now in the Olympic developmental program IU coach Erwin van Bennekom liked what he heard about this fierce player had been eyeing the 5-foot phenom. Kansas Watkins jumped at the chance to play at IU Watkins' verbal commitment to IU is non-binding She can't sign a binding national letter of intent for another four years. Until then both she and the university are free to change their minds at any time can pull out if Watkins' doesn't continue to develop as expected.   Another early commit: 16-year-old Carmel softball power ranked 7th best in nation No one covers sports like IndyStar: Don't miss a moment. Subscribe today. It's unlikely that will happen on van Bennekom's end he can't talk specifically about Watkins but said women's Division I soccer recruiting is extremely competitive "My philosophy is not to recruit a seventh grader We would like to recruit a senior in high school," said van Bennekom who came to IU in December after four years at Duke 'That kid's got it'Watkins was 4 when she started started playing soccer Her grandpa was from Greece and soccer was his thing He couldn't wait to watch his granddaughter play. He saw something  in her Coaches started noticing the fire inside Watkins on the field That kid's got it," they would tell her mom she would score and start running in circles with her hands up in the air," Tess said as Watkins grew older — and even better at the sport — she never acted like it "She has not one bit of attitude or cockiness with all this she has achieved," said Cheek who coaches Watkins' Tempest Shockers U-15 team where she plays up two years against freshmen.  She played on the middle school basketball team and does gymnastics for strength and flexibility Watkins won an Ohio State title in gymnastics at age 7 "She is a very focused young lady," said her mom "She is more driven than any child I've ever seen Her drive to become the best is way above most Watkins did her homework and then asked her mom to take her to train. Between practices, training Watkins spends anywhere from 12 and 30 hours each week on soccer.  "I just love playing with my teammates and by myself," she said "I love doing moves and beating defenders and scoring goals taught her a lot about what it takes to succeed He was a high school football standout and racked up tons of sports trophies she would walk into his room and count those trophies Sometimes it doesn't stickYoung athletes making verbal commitments in middle school are rare Carmel softball player Stormy Kotzelnick, now a junior, made a verbal commitment to play for Washington as an eighth grader She was the first in the nation of her 2020 recruiting class to pledge to a Division I college.   she was ranked the seventh best player in the nation for her class Kotzelnick has no plans to change her college allegiance a basketball player who committed verbally to the University of Evansville as a seventh grader She is now a freshman playing at Notre Dame Making a commitment to Evansville so young was something her mom told IndyStar was due to their belief in then-coach Oties Epps and the relief of locking up a college scholarship early Epps is no longer the coach at Evansville and she helped Heritage Christian win the Class 2A state title she and IU's Romeo Langford were the only Indiana players to make the McDonald's All American game Gilbert was recruited by high-profile programs, including Purdue, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Penn State, South Carolina, Texas Tech, Connecticut and Vanderbilt, among others. She chose Notre Dame IU's van Bennekom said his goal is to win a national championship by bringing in the best players he can he would like to recruit as many of those locally as possible "It's really hard in seventh grade (to know)," van Bennekom said "You don’t know how somebody is going to develop." It's about making a best prediction based on the present information Cheek spoke extensively to van Bennekom about Watkins "His perspective is she is already No. 1 at her age in the state of Indiana and the top 10 or 15 in the country," Cheek said "For him, it was a no brainer locking her up right now."  Follow IndyStar sports reporter Dana Benbow on Twitter: @DanaBenbow Reach her via e-mail: dbenbow@indystar.com A couple who swapped an ordinary house near Paris for a chateau in west France that dates from 1100 say the historic home offers a slice of paradise Dutch couple Paul and Sandra Las van Bennekom moved to France in 2005 after Paul was offered a job working as a general manager for Disney said: “We lived in an ordinary house in a village close to Disneyland with all the basic facilities around us.” and “it was great to raise them so close to an amazing theme park” when they decided to call time on Paul’s career and let Sandra live out her dream of owning an extra-ordinary building from which to run a gîte and chambres d’hôtes instead They drove through France from north to south looking at properties but failed to find anything that fitted what they were looking for in June 2019 they received a life-changing phone call: “An estate agent said he had a chateau on the market and asked if we were interested Paul and Sandra made an appointment to view the property – Château de la Preuille “We were just walking through the gardens.. We looked at each other and that was it,” says Sandra The chateau is one of the oldest in the Loire Valley – a feudal residence that took its present form in the 13th and 15th centuries Château de la Preuille has a fascinating past It was here that Marie-Caroline de Bourbon launched her attempted coup in 1832 against Louis Philippe of Orléans to have her son Henri crowned having been fully renovated by a German engineer who lived in it for several decades the groundwork was in good condition,” says Sandra Finding a chateau where the only work needed was cosmetic was a real boon especially as Paul and Sandra wanted to put their unique stamp on the building’s interior “We wanted to make it truly our own – a creative castle not somewhere where you are not allowed to touch anything,” says Sandra “We wanted it to be a place where kids can fool around The purchase was completed in November 2019 but the pair remain positive about the setback “Confinement gave us time to prepare everything,” says Sandra “We wanted the gîte and chambres d’hôtes to be fully operational when we opened The chateau finally opened to holidaymakers in June 2020 and was first used as a wedding venue last May It now boasts four large guest rooms in one of the wings and a gîte catering for four adults and two children The chateau also has ‘Le Donjon’ – a single tower left from demolition 100 years ago the chateau was twice as large and they demolished half of it,” says Sandra and one is standing independently of the building we renovated it with a golden interior – we use it as a bridal suite for weddings or independent stays.” living in and caring for such a historic home has its challenges and Sandra admits there are both good and bad surprises but we wake to beautiful sunrises and overlook a moat and a vineyard The area is known for its wonderful skies and special light As for the 80,000m² of land that came with the chateau the couple rent some space to horse-owners to help keep the grass short some ducks and a beautiful owl – straight out of Harry Potter – living in the roof The children seem to have given a thumbs up to their new life too “It took them some time to adjust,” admits Sandra “but they have since said life here is much more enjoyable than in the city.” Six tips to trace the history of your home in France Can new residents in France obtain a property renovation grant? French farmhouse renovation unearths tools that tell everyday history This small department on the German border is home to the historic city of Strasbourg French succession laws can qffect inheritance of property from a step-parent Couple may sue French council over drainage issues in their bargain property A man who takes thousands of digital pictures weekly and spends hours every day organizing the photos on his computer could have a condition that has never been described in medical literature The patient might have "digital hoarding disorder," according to the authors of a recent report on the man's case But much of the man's hoarding occurs in the digital realm — he stores tens of thousands of photographs on his computer the processing and saving of the digital pictures caused suffering and distress," Dr a psychiatry resident at the Academic Medical Center in the Netherlands who treated the man and is the lead author of the report The man's inability to let go of digital things — and the fact that this inability affected his life in a negative way — led van Bennekom and her co-authors to suggest that digital hoarding shouldbe "classified as a subtype of hoarding disorder," which would make it possible for doctors to diagnose and treat digital hoarding as a mental health condition Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox Right now, digital hoarding isn't an established condition like hoarding disorder the reference manual that doctors use to diagnose mental disorders But this distinctly modern kind of hoarding is something that a lot of people are talking about The pseudo condition even has its own Wikipedia page In the case report, van Bennekom and her colleagues suggest making digital hoarding an official disorder. They say this would make the disorder easier to detect Making digital hoarding a disorder would be "premature," said David Tolin a clinical psychologist and director of the anxiety disorders center at the Connecticut mental health center The new case report is based on the experiences of just one person — a person who has tactile hoarding disorder It isn't yet clear whether there are many people who hoard only digital files And since there isn't a newspaper-hoarding disorder for people who collect only newspapers or a clothes-hoarding disorder for people who collect only clothes it isn't clear why digital hoarding deserves a special categorization "Lots of people have quirky behaviors, but we don't go around calling those disorders," Tolin said "If somebody was just hoarding digital objects but their house was relatively clean," then they may be impaired by their behavior but they may also just have a quirk about saving digital stuff The patient in the case report was truly impaired by his digital hoarding but other people might not be impaired by similar behaviors a psychology professor at California State University if you have 7,000 unread emails in your inbox whose research focuses on the relationship between mental health and technology People who are concerned they may have a problem should ask themselves whether all their virtual stuff is causing them anxiety Those who have anxiety might find it helpful to make a plan to deal with their digital clutter But if you're just a little overwhelmed by the 7,000 unread emails in your inbox and are concerned about that the time it would take to sort through them all then Rosen recommends an easy way to reduce that anxiety-inducing number.  "Go on and trick your email system into calling them all 'read.' And then it'll say zero There goes the stimulus that creates the anxiety," he said Elizabeth PetersonContributorElizabeth is a former Live Science associate editor and current director of audience development at the Chamber of Commerce She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from George Washington University Elizabeth has traveled throughout the Americas studying political systems and indigenous cultures and teaching English to students of all ages Secret 'drug room' full of psychedelic 'snuff tubes' discovered at pre-Inca site in Peru 1,800-year-old warhorse cemetery held remains of a beloved horse — and a man considered an 'outsider' to Roman society People really can communicate with just their eyes SEARCHJOIN CLUB Last year, photographer, artist, and activist Wolfgang Tillmans pledged his support for the “Remain” campaign with a series of posters and t-shirts that encouraged voters to consider The German-born artist’s concerns stemmed from his idea that the “Remain” campaign was failing to connect with younger voters – who were less likely to be registered or active in voting yet whose futures were more at stake than those of an older generation In an essay he wrote for Dazed Digital Tillmans said that he had always felt welcome as a German living in Britain but that his reasons for a more political presence were based on more than comfort “it lies in my observation of the larger geopolitical situation and an understanding of Western cultures “we see a wave of discontent with the outcome of globalisation which turns its anger from the real perpetrators say for example the tax-evading billionaires to the weakest in our societies: refugees from terror and war “The EU is a scapegoat in the midst of all this For decades press and politicians have loaded blame on it when in fact it does its best to deal with the fallout of the tectonic shifts in world politics The EU takes upon itself the task to negotiate the affairs of 28 member states Entitled Protect the European Union the campaign is in collaboration with five major art institutions around the Netherlands Het Nieuwe Instituut (Rotterdam) and Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art (Rotterdam) where the posters are free to pick up in person or online With upcoming elections in Germany and France the duo plan to translate the posters into the 24 official languages of the EU Find out more about Protect the European Union here and print out the posters here Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Former Indiana men’s soccer star Josh Rife has been named the Indiana Hoosiers women’s soccer head coach who previously spent six seasons coaching at Ball State had a 49-38-17 overall record including a 33-18-13 record in the Mid-American Conference at his time in Muncie Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson selected Josh Rife to take over the program after former Indiana women’s soccer head coach Erwin van Bennekom resigned. Van Bennekom spent six seasons with the Hoosiers where he had a 44-39-20 record including a NCAA tournament appearance in 2023 "This is an exciting day for Indiana Women's Soccer," Dolson said. "Josh's background as a Final Four player for our men's program Before joining the Indiana soccer program Rife played two seasons at Texas Christian University (TCU) Hawaii native played professional outdoor and indoor soccer Detroit Ignition and Milwaukee Wave from 2005-2013 Indiana Women's Soccer announces the hiring of Josh Rife as Head Coach. 🔗: https://t.co/T7AzaqThcK pic.twitter.com/35XFljhq2U © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson selected Josh Rife to take over the program after former Indiana women’s soccer head coach Erwin van Bennekom resigned. "This is an exciting day for Indiana Women's Soccer," Dolson said. "Josh's background as a Final Four player for our men's program Indiana Women's Soccer announces the hiring of Josh Rife as Head Coach. 🔗: https://t.co/T7AzaqThcK pic.twitter.com/35XFljhq2U Josh Rife will be the next head coach at Indiana for the women's soccer team affectionately known as “Pip,” arrived in Bennekom a small town near Arnhem in the Netherlands when he became a partner in the anaesthetic practice covering the local hospital His practice grew and merged over several years BMA Member Log In Subscribe and get access to all BMJ articles Subscribe Access this article for 1 day for:£50 / $60/ €56 (excludes VAT) You can download a PDF version for your personal record Buy this article Respond to this article Thank you for your interest in spreading the word about The BMJ NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it Read related article See previous polls In a report published by the Jordanian Arabic language daily Al-Rai on Wednesday the Ministry said nearly 95 percent of a project study has been completed which involves the construction of 1,000-km (605-mile) rail lines would be executed as a joint venture between the government and the private sector “The project aims to connect various governorates and cities in Jordan as well as with neighboring countries…it aims to open up new commercial and investment lines for the country and boost the competitiveness of Aqaba Port in South Jordan,” it added The report said the project includes 120 kph passenger and freight trains and it would be linked in phase 1 to rail networks in the Syria Iraq and the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (Writing by Nadim Kawach; Editing by Anoop Menon) (anoop.menon@lseg.com) Get insights and exclusive content from the world of business and finance that you can trust