Talent development-Iceland

Iceland

Area• Austurland • Suðurland• Suðurnes• Vesturland• Norðurland• Reykjavík• Höfuðborgarsvæði• Ísafjörður, Vestmannaeyjar og Hornafjörður

What are we looking for?

• Defenders (specially full backs)

• Goalkeepers (specially in womens football)

More players in certain areas

Find weaknesses and solutions• Meet coaches and boards • Short report on certain

areas or clubs• Analysis• Actions-meeting on

womens football in Hornafjörður. Meeting in Borganes because of need of more participant.

Camps for U13-U14• Held in september in Reykjavík• 96 boys og 80 girls, the best

players. Late developers also!• A year earlier this year. New• Encouragement for kids in the

talent project• We see how the agegroup is in

general. • We see strengts and weaknesses

earlier• Helps us define the Football

school in U14s better!

Football matters but..

What is success?

Changes

• Telling stories• What we tell our children• The circle

Grétar Rafn Steinsson

KS, ÍA Akranes, Young Boys, AZ, Bolton and Kayserispor. 46-A, 11-U21, 4 U19 and 7 u-17 Iceland

• Left Siglufjörður(1500 inhabitants) when he was 15 years old to play with IA Akranes. Lived in a garage with a family. Decided to focus on the full back position after he damaged crusiate ligaments.

• ,,I never compared myself to the players i played with. Instead i played against imaginary players from all around the world.

• To be the best i had to train more and better than others. Not only more.“

Alfreð Finnbogason

• U17=0• U19=0• U21=11• A=21• Top scorer in Holland 2013-2014 with 29 goals

The importance of Role models

Alfreð Finnbogason Heerenveen

„ A lot of people told me that i was not big enough or strong enough.

It only encouraged me more. Where i am today was only a distant dream when i was a teenager. I was never picked for the U17‘s or U19‘s but i was near it. At that time i needed to use my brain a lot to compete against others.

So i emphasized on being technical and quicker in my mind. So i could see what would happen next. Altough you are not the fastest on your feet you can still be step ahead.“

Mistakes

Imitate a champion

Robin Van Persie Dennis Bergkamp

Tradition or what?

S- koreans on PGA women (Golf)

• 1998 1• 2000 5• 2002 8• 2004 16• 2007 33

Russians on WTA women (Tennis)

• 1998 3• 2000 6• 2002 10• 2004 12• 2007 15

Soffía A. Gunnarsdóttir Jitex

• ,, Role models, goal setting and vision are very important.I wish somebody sat down with me when i was thirteen and helped me with goal setting and explained to me how to get them.“

Sindri=tradition

Rest and sleep matter

Preparing for a national practise

• Mental training• Act like you have always been there