The Huuhkaja and Helmaripolku provides a platform to support player development. It is organised by the Finnish Football Association together with Eerikkilä.
The Huuhkaja and Helmaripolku is aimed at players aged 10-17 and their coaches.
Objectives
The aim of the Huuhkaja and Helmaripolku is to help player development towards international excellence across Finland, to increase the number of skilled and educated coaches. Furthermore, to enable to share the key football development information between clubs, also international clubs and the Finnish Football Association and Eerikkilä.
Together with the clubs, the objectives will be monitored by means of quantitative indicators set for them. For example, player development at international level means in concrete terms that the club’s own player development will produce youth and later adult national team players.
International Events
Huuhkaja and Helmaripolku international events are an unique football event for both players and coaches and staff members in fantastic facilities of Eerikkilä. Since 2013 we have organized international events where international teams will compete against the best Finnish teams as well as very strong level teams from other countries. All the matches are played indoor in a heated football hall.
Special thing about the event is that is not just about the matches. Event is very comprehensive. All the teams will do a few high quality physical tests under the supervisor of top professionals. To add, teams will comply psycho-social surveys with the help of highly educated professionals. Additionally, we are having an automatic game analysis system in every match which collects for example physical and football data. All in all, you will get information about your players in a very holistic way. The events are also fantastic environment for education networking. During the event there are two educations when all the coaches come to together and clubs share their ideas to different topics about youth player development.
The events take place at the end of the year for 12-14-year-olds, in November and December. Also, for U16s / U17s events take place in January.
Electronic learning environment MyE.Way
The electronic learning environment MyE.Way enables a time- and place-independent learning process, in which information and ideas are also exchanged outside of contact training. The theoretical part of the training is studied in an e-learning environment, in which case the contact training can focus on high-quality practical implementation on the football field. MyE.Way enables efficient collaboration between players, coaches and directors of coaching regardless of time and place.
Contact information
Antti Kekkonen
Service Manager
Football services
+358 40 090 2058
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