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Dear Coach/Parent

 Welcome to Icelandic Sports.

Iceland has a great tradition for children and youth sports and most children participate because they think its fun. Although children's and youth sports in Iceland are structured similarly to those in the Nordic countries, they also have their own unique characteristics. In recent years, the number of foreign coaches in Icelandic sports has increased, which is a very positive development, but it also brings challenges. What is considered common knowledge for those raised in Icelandic society and within the Icelandic sports movement, may be entirely new to those who have not grown up within this system. As a result, the sports movement has created five short videos aimed at educating foreign coaches about Icelandic society and the unique features of the sports movement in Iceland. The presenters speak Icelandic in the videos, but they include English subtitles and slides in English. 

The topics of the videos are:
Sports in Iceland – the structure
•Policy on Children and Youth Sports
Parents in Sports
The Icelandic School System
•Code of Ethics, Bullying, Harassment, and Violence
 

Please watch the following videos in the list below.

Sports in Iceland - the Structure
Policy on Children and Youth Sports in Iceland
Role of Parents
The Icelandic School System
Code of Ethics, Bullying, Harassment and Violence in Sports