NAC hopes to return to the Eredivisie within a year after relegation. But Jan Boeren doesn’t believe much of that. According to the dowser from Terheijden, the problem does not lie with the players or the trainer, but with the negative energy under the Rat Verlegh Stadium. “As long as nothing changes, getting a PhD will be very difficult.”
When Boeren walks past the stadium, he feels it immediately. “That energy starts to pull at you,” he says. “That drains you.” According to him, this also happens to NAC players, causing them to perform less and get injured more quickly.
“NAC simply has good players,” he says. “In my opinion, they could easily compete in the Eredivisie. Only the energy in the stadium is not right. This puts more and more tension on players and that is reflected on the field.”
“The more football is played in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, the less energy is left.”
According to Boeren, the stadium was built in a negative location. According to him, there are water veins (underground water flows) running underground that give off a certain energy. If this is amplified by above-ground radiation from, for example, wireless communications and mobile networks, it becomes negative and leads to an imbalance.
He therefore considers it unlikely that NAC will immediately return to the Eredivisie next season. “Things will still be going reasonably well at the beginning of the season,” says Jan. “But the longer they stay in the stadium, the less energy they have. Then you get the same problems again, such as loss of concentration and susceptibility to injuries.”
Farming is no stranger to NAC. He was involved with the club four times in the past, including during the successful periods of trainers Henk ten Cate, Ernie Brandts and Robert Maaskant. He would also have carried out work on the promotion under Jean-Paul van Gastel in 2024.
His work begins with a dowsing rod. He says he uses this to detect water veins and other disturbances. He then places special cabinets in the stadium that would block or neutralize the negative radiation. Boeren does not want to say anything about its contents: “That is the blacksmith’s secret.”
He also helps players who are open to this. He also says he removes the negative energy from them. “I sometimes placed lockers for players who I thought were in the wrong place at home.” According to him, this ensures less tension on the body, better recovery capacity, concentration and fewer injuries.
“For guys who believed in it, it could be an advantage.”
Former NAC trainer Robert Maaskant used the services of the dowser from Terheijden in the 2009/2010 season. He looks back on this with an open, but also sober view.
“I have always done everything I can to prepare a team as much as possible,” says Maaskant. “For the boys who believed in it, it could be an advantage. And if it didn’t help you, that was fine too. Jan indicated which players he thought had good or bad energy and that more often than not turned out to be the case. Every little bit helps, so why wouldn’t you do it?”
There is no scientific evidence for theories about water veins, earth rays and neutralizing radiation. Researchers have never been able to demonstrate that such energy fields influence sports performance or susceptibility to injury. Sporting results are usually explained by factors such as player quality, policy, training, finances and medical supervision.
Boeren understands that not everyone takes his theories seriously. “That is also allowed,” he says. “It is difficult to prove because you cannot see it. “In livestock farming, for example, we have already made much progress with it. In my opinion it would be wise for the sports world to also look at it.”
“Apparently NAC doesn’t need me.”
Despite the relegation, NAC has not contacted him recently. He didn’t offer himself either. “Apparently they don’t need me,” he says. “And that is their right.”
Jan Boeren remains convinced that he is right. And therefore also his prediction for next season. “I’m not saying it won’t work out,” he concludes. “But if the energy remains as it is now, promotion will be very difficult.”