Football (soccer)
If you love playing football, the football programme will make you part of an inspiring football environment in a strong community - with training at some of Denmark's best football facilities.
Playing football at ISI should be fun, inspiring and challenging. Here, enjoyment of the game and development are our top priorities. Training is planned based on your level and your goals - goals that you'll help define yourself.
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As a football student at ISI Sports Folk High School, football will be at the core of your everyday life with five weekly practices.
Technical and tactical training, mental training, communication and teamwork on the pitch will be a part of your everyday life. All the great football geekery that adds extra dimensions to both the game and your training.
In the football programme, you'll meet current and former professional football players - both on and off the pitch.
As a team, we play matches against local clubs throughout the semester and take part in sports tournaments for folk high schools.
Practice example
At the football programme, practice can include:
- "Technical specific" oriented training, targeted players with different starting points
- Small-sided games that strengthen technical skills such as first touch, turning, passing and much more
- Relational skills
- Physical focus - footwork and jump training
- A personal master plan that forms the basis for individual training, focus areas and ongoing evaluations
- Mental training through individual conversations and team-based tasks
- Reflection, collaboration and communication grounded in play, creativity and learning
The football programme - also for you who play women's football
At ISI Sports Folk High School, football is for everyone. We want even more women on the pitch - and there's room for you.
Our football programme offers an inspiring environment where you, as a women's football player, can develop your technical, tactical and mental skills. With five training sessions each week, access to state-of-the-art facilities and opportunities to collaborate with local clubs such as Ikast FC and Vildbjerg SF, you'll have the ideal conditions to take your game to the next level.
Here, you'll meet others who share your passion, and you'll become part of a strong team spirit - where laughs on the pitch and chats in the changing room are just as important as great passes.
The training is varied, combining technique, small-sided games, tactical understanding and physical conditioning - always with a focus on the joy of playing. Whether you have played football for a short or long time, or you simply love being part of a team, there's a place for you at ISI Sports Folk High School.
Denmark's best facilities
At the sports folk high school in Ikast, we can proudly and confidently say that we offer Denmark's best football facilities - all within walking distance.
We have, among other things:
- 16 well-maintained football pitches
- EDC Arena (formerly Ikast Stadium), featuring modern artificial turf that's always match-ready
- Stadome – a covered full-size pitch, ensuring we never have to cancel training, even in snow and freezing conditions
- Our own strength and fitness centre
- Two 5-a-side artificial pitches right next to the school
- Goalstation and Goalbox facilities
The training grounds and facilities at and around ISI Sports Folk High School reflect the fact that they are also used daily by some of Denmark's top football players from FC Midtjylland's first team and football academy.
Closer to the stars
ISI Sports Folk High School is located right next door to FC Midtjylland. On the football programme, we follow the league club at MCH Arena in Herning whenever possible. As a student at ISI, you get free admission to all home matches at MCH Arena.
As part of the programme, we also have the opportunity to invite football profiles as guest instructers. We've previously had visits from players such as Erik Sviatchenko and Pernille Harder.
Club partnerships
As a football student at ISI, you have several opportunities to play club football - depending on your level and ambitions. On both the girls' and boys' side, we work with ambitious local clubs such as Ikast FC and Vildbjerg SF.
We help you figure out which club will be the perfect match for you and offer guidance throughout the process.
Responsible for the football programme
Nicolai Lewandowski
E: nl@isi.dk
T: +45 30239920
- Master's degree (Cand.Scient.) in Sports Science - with a bachelor's from Odense University and a master's from the University of Copenhagen
- Master's degree in Sports Psychology
- Works as a sports psychology consultant, primarily with football players
- UEFA B licensed coach
- Has taught Physyical Education at upper secondary school level
Trips - the adventure of your life
Football trips
Each semester, you'll go on a programme trip - exclusively for the football line - where we put together a trip focused on football inspiration and unforgettable experiences.
The trip may take place in Denmark or abroad. In the past, we've visited Hamburg, London, Malmö and Copenhagen. In Malmö, we observed a training session and spoke with the Danish captain Anders Christiansen. We've also visited FC Nordsjælland, where former FC Midtjylland player Emiliano Marcondes gave us a tour of Farum Park and shared insights into life as a professional footballer.
Club La Santa
In the autumn semester, the whole school travels together to the Spanish volcanic island of Lanzarote and one of the world's best sports playgrounds for active people: Club La Santa. For a full week, we train, move and explore the amazing facilities that offer exciting alternative sports challenges. We swim, surf, practice yoga, do athletics, cycle on the roads or across volcanic landscapes, hike on volcanoes, join group classes and take part in activities and entertainment.
And of course, we enjoy the great vibes, plenty of energy and lots of time together in the sun and the pleasant climate.
Uganda
In the spring semester, you have the opportunity to travel to "The pearl of Africa" - Uganda. Here you'll experience a fascinating new culture up close through sport and through meeting new people who leave a real impression and create memories that last.
The trip is a shared trip for the entire school, and our base in Uganda is the El Cambio football academy. Here, we spend time with the young boys and girls as we play sports, laugh, have fun and talk about differences, similarities and Lionel Messi. In addition to showing us daily life at the academy, the boys will also invite us to their homes, giving us the chance to meet local families and experience life in Uganda first-hand. In this way, sport becomes a bridge - creating unique relationships and experiences across continents.
The trip also includes a two-day safari, both on land and on water, where we'll sleep outdoors in the middle of nowhere. Organised in close collaboration with local partners, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the adventure of a lifetime.
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