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On Monday evening four Swedes and four Danes arrived in the Faroe Islands, where on Tuesday they were to hold the fourth Nordic youth conference together with Faroese representatives. The chair of FÍF, Heri Ziska, together with two other board members, Guttorm Sørensen and Hallur Holm, represented the Faroe Islands.
The participants, from left: Heri Ziska, Guttorm Sørensen, Bjørn Lindén, Kirse Ellegaard, Jesper Breum Eriksen,
Nathalie Magnusson, Martin Lauesen, Daniel Bergin, Tine Runesson, Bo Rasmussen and Hallur Holm.
At Tuesday’s meeting there were first updates from the various countries. Hallur reported on the work with the talent group and on athletics in the Faroe Islands in general, against a historical background. The Danes described how they had successfully organised relay races between entire school classes in the 4th and 5th grades in various places in Jutland. They also told of an event they call Beach Athletics, where on summer evenings they have organised a range of unusual athletics-inspired competitions on sandy beaches. The Swedes then reported on changes and improvements to their youth coach education, which include publishing new books and introducing more age groups. There was also a report on the youth assemblies they have held in various places in Sweden.
After dinner the participants split into two groups, one to discuss ScandiCamp and the other a joint Nordic youth badge. ScandiCamp is a joint Nordic youth training camp held straight after the VU-spelen in Gothenburg on the first weekend of July. Joint transport will be arranged from Gothenburg to Sæby in North Jutland, where the camp will be held. More information about ScandiCamp will be posted on this site once the final programme and price have been set.
The other Nordic countries each have their own badge, which they award to their athletes when they reach certain results. In FÍF the idea of a Faroese scheme has occasionally been raised. Now the idea of a joint Nordic badge was put forward, and there was discussion of how such a scheme could work and exactly which qualities should be rewarded. The Swedes pointed to an English scheme which was very extensive in scope but contained many good ideas. Work will continue on the various ideas.
The meeting ended at 19:00, after which FÍF hosted a meal at Hvonn, where the conversation flowed until midnight. On Wednesday our foreign guests had the day off and planned a drive up north. Heri Ziska has handled the arrangements with a deft touch. The group left on Thursday morning.
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