Girimonte will live and likely work for one of the Rotteveel relatives while playing competitive soccer for one of the local amateur clubs. I'm looking forward to it now. Like much of the world, soccer is the national sport in The Netherlands. Girimonte says he saw a total of two basketball courts during his last visit. The soccer leagues are numerous and so are the fields.
Every city has professional teams as well as amateur squads.
Notre Dame has given indications that it would hold the partial scholarship until the 1999 school year. Tyler's brother, Nick, is a student at Notre Dame. Rotteveel approached Girimonte with the idea of going abroad during the winter. He didn't give it much thought originally, but slowly his interest increased. It's really the opportunity of a lifetime.