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Comment on Honka’s payment problems set poor players free by Ordnances

Ordnances — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:55:50 +0000

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Comment on Honka’s payment problems set poor players free by EganRichardson

EganRichardson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:50:17 +0000

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Comment on Honka’s payment problems set poor players free by hetaniemi

hetaniemi — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:02:21 +0000

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Comment on Honka’s payment problems set poor players free by escapetosuomi

escapetosuomi — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:27:16 +0000

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Comment on Customer service by Egan Richardson

Egan Richardson — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:07:23 +0000

Bit late on this, but that’s exactly right. You need pro clubs producing and selling youngsters to professionalise youth development. Right now they are trying to offer better coaching, and in some cases succeeding, but creating some systemic problems.

Comment on Tippeliga Pre-Season Report by Larasati

Larasati — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:04:34 +0000

There were actually 2 from Season One, they wokerd together. Dan Smith Steve McDonagh(yes, they’re a couple in real life), they have that show Party Line with The Hearty Boys. Don’t know if it’s still on, I didn’t really like them. And yes, Guy was the Season Two winner.Caught it, but knew what you were meaning.

Comment on Cultural differences by Jon Burklo

Jon Burklo — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:58:25 +0000

Egan, I’m doing very well thanks for asking. I’ve moved on from my playing career and now coach full-time as a juniors director of coaching.

Attempting to move into senior coaching now that I have completed my USSF A Coaching License which is our highest license.

I find it very curious that Finland’s junior system resembles the US so much. We have very little choice in the matter as the way things are set up do not allow for clubs to receive transfer fees for youth players so the only way to generate money to pay for coaches, fields, equipment etc is to charge.

Comment on Customer service by Antti Jokinen

Antti Jokinen — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:38:57 +0000

Yeah, point hits the spot. Maybe the problems isn’t the teams we have but the teams we have not. If we don’t have professional teams where the costs of junior academys are covered with transfer fees the smaller, semi-pro or amateur teams try to fill that “vacuum”. All they have are the parents.

For example HJK might be able to direct more resources to its junior teams but PuiU certainly is not.

I’m not blaiming the small ones at all. Some of them do a very good job.

Comment on Customer service by Egan Richardson

Egan Richardson — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:04:45 +0000

Maybe so, but that example came from a concerned parent and it does chime with what I know about the drive to get ‘better’ coaching at younger ages. It’s a difficult situation for coaches, sure. At that age I played probably 10-15 hours a week, but only one of those was a training session and 90 minutes was a game. The rest was in the playground at school or in the park afterwards. Don’t see so much of that in Finland.

Comment on Customer service by Antti Jokinen

Antti Jokinen — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:58:00 +0000

Good post, but that 10-year-old girls’ team is a bad example. Normally the cost is about 300-600 euros a year for a team of 10-year-olds(boys and girls).

Comment on Customer service by JariT

JariT — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:57:44 +0000

RT @NordicFootball: Can families spare a whole month’s wages for one child’s hobby? The dilemma facing Finnish football: http://t.co/iwU …

Comment on Customer service by Egan Richardson

Egan Richardson — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:16:15 +0000

Good to hear from you Jon, hope things are going well and you’re seeing a bit more sun than you did in Rovaniemi! North America was on my mind when I was looking at this, tbh, as the Finnish system seems to replicate hockey in many structural aspects. But there is a transfer market here, and huge possibilities for clubs to fund their operations that way, if they do things right. I’m not sure why that hasn’t happened yet.

Comment on Customer service by Jon Burklo

Jon Burklo — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:42:18 +0000

Exact same dilemma here in the US. We have started to make some headway in this area particularly amongst our professional clubs youth programs, but it is still the major issue we face here in the US

Comment on Customer service by vesseli_

vesseli_ — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:23:27 +0000

RT @NordicFootball: Customer Service: Ask any Finnish football fan how to improve the game here, and the chances are … http://t.co/iwU …

Comment on Customer service by Jalkapallo123

Jalkapallo123 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:00:44 +0000

RT @NordicFootball: Customer Service: Ask any Finnish football fan how to improve the game here, and the chances are … http://t.co/iwU …

Comment on Customer service by mark_isaak

mark_isaak — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:22:41 +0000

RT @NordicFootball: Customer Service: Ask any Finnish football fan how to improve the game here, and the chances are … http://t.co/iwU …