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30 WGM #52 2017/11 wgm8.com 体育 SPORT 头，自信飙升。而当拉格贝克如原先预期那样离开冰岛， 这个新一代的冰岛国家队原封不动继承到了哈尔格里姆森 手中。 这也意味着，冰岛奇迹并不只是关乎拉格贝克。事实 上，冰岛的成就最早可以追溯到千禧年之际，当时冰岛足 协决定投巨资发展教练培训项目，旨在提高本国教练员的 水平。目前，尽管该国人口数量非常小，但他们拥有600 名欧足联持证教练，其中400名是欧足联B证教练。也就是 说，目前每825位冰岛人之中，就有一名欧足联B证教练。 在英格兰，这个比例是11,000比1。 在欧洲其他国家，欧足联B证是执教职业俱乐部的要 求。但在冰岛，你必须持有欧足联B证，才能执教 U10s ， 甚至是 U8s 的队伍！儿童刚刚加入一家足球学院，就会接 受很高水平的执教。 另外，他们还通过在全国上下投巨资建造室内足球 场，来克服北欧国家常见的冬季严寒气候和过长黑夜的问 题。在冰岛首都雷克雅未克，你可以轻松找到巨大的室内 气模球场，尤其是围绕学校周边的场所，给了学生全年在 课后踢球的机会。这些室内球场有供暖，由拿着相当不错 薪水的高水平教练执教。相比之下，很多欧洲国家在草根 足球方面，通常只有家长志愿者来当教练。 冰岛是个很袖珍的国家，但正因其袖珍，让该国政府 得以确保每个项目都能贯彻执行。这样的精神可以追溯至 冰岛人的祖先，他们必须忍受极度不适，来捕到足够的鱼 养活人民。正是异常坚强的意志、足球体系性的进步以及 国家的繁荣，让冰岛足球奇迹成了现实。 England in the final 16, but played like the dominant team and made the Three Lions look like a tamed cat as they produced a stunning 2-1 upset. In the quarter final, Iceland was beaten by the finalists and host nation France on penalties. They bowed out of the European Cup with heads held high and confidence soaring. And while Lagerbäck left the job as previously planned, the new generation of Iceland players have transferred their prowess effortlessly to Hallgrimsson’s reign. It shows that the miracle of Icelandic football is not about Lagerbäck alone. In fact, the legacy can be traced back as far as the turn of the millennium when the Iceland Football Association invested heavily in a coaching program to improve the level of coaching. Nowadays, despite its tiny population, Iceland boasts 600 UEFA qualified coaches, of which 400 are UEFA B licensed coaches. It means that there is one UEFA B coach for every 825 Iceland citizens. In England, the rate is 11,000 to 1. In European countries, a UEFA B license is the requirement for coaching professional clubs, but in Iceland it is required to hold a UEFA B license to coach Under- 10s, or even Under-8s! Kids are provided with a very high standard of coaching from the first time they join any football academy. This strategy has also managed to overcome the problem faced by all Nordic countries due to the freezing cold winters and periods of winter darkness, with the Iceland government and Football Association having invested heavily into building indoor football pitches across the country. You can easily spot giant indoor football arenas in the capital city Reykjavik, particularly those attached to schools which give school children the opportunity to play football year-round. All the indoor facilities are heated and equipped with qualified coaches on good salaries. In contrast, many European countries only have parents and volunteers as coaches at grassroots level. Iceland is a small country, but its size also provides a unique opportunity for the government to see initiatives through. You can see this in the mentality of the nation’s ancestors, who would endure extreme discomfort to catch enough fish for their people. A combination of a strong mentality, systemic progression in football together with national prosperity has made the dream of Icelandʼs football miracle a reality.