Handball

GET INSPIRED IN ONE OF COUNTRY'S BEST HANDBALL ENVIRONMENTS. HERE, YOU'LL GET CHALLENGED AS A HANDBALL PLAYER - AND AS YOURSELF. IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH NEW FRIENDS, TRIPS AND EXCITING FOLK HIGH SCHOOL LIFE.

On the handball programme, it's your motivation and commitment that matter - not your level. Training is planned around you, with a strong focus on personal development. The programme includes both boys and girls. Some come from ambitious handball environments with big dreams, while for others handball is a fun and important part of their free time. What everyone has in common is a true passion for the sport.

At the folk high school, you'll meet highly qualified teachers who'll help you develop as a handball player - also in the position you play on the court. Together with you, we create an individual development plan - both in terms of your game, physical performance and mental strength. And if you want to play club handball alongside your training at the school, we'll also be happy to help you find a club and a team that match your level.

Plenty of time on the court

The teaching on the handball programme at ISI Sports Folk High School includes both practice and theory. We spend most of our time on the court, where we dive into the smallest details - while also working with the overall aspects of the game.

When we're not passing, feinting, shooting or tackling in the hall, we spend time in the school's strength training room, where you'll also develop your physical performance through a personally designed strength programme.

We combine hands-on training for the body with "handball vitamins" for the mind. In the school's classroom, we debate and discuss every aspect of the game. We use video analysis, game insights and real-life experience. The goal of the theory sessions is always to make it useful on the court - so everyone gains practical tools that you and the other players on the programme can apply in training and matches.

Travel the world - and experience what tourists usually don't get to see

The handball programme trip is a fun and exciting trip in the spring semester, where we travel to Berlin together with the students at the handball coach programme. A city packed with great cultural experiences and major historical sights.

On top of that, you'll experience handball at the highest international level. We have been granted exclusive access to visit the Bundesliga club Füchse Berlin, which traditionally has several Danish national team players in the squad. For regular tourists, the club is completely off-limits - but on our trip, you'll get unique access to the club, its training facilities and its match arena. We'll meet the Danish players for an informal talk about life as a professional handball player in Germany, watch a training session and experience the intense atmosphere at a Bundesliga match.

In the autumn semester, the whole school travels together to the Spanish volcanic island of Lanzarote and the world's best sports playground for active people, Club La Santa. Here, we spend a full week training, moving and enjoying amazing facilities that offer exciting alternative sports challenges. We swim, surf, practise yoga, do athletics, cycle on the road or across volcanic landscapes, hike on volcanoes, join group classes and take part in entertainment activities.

In the spring semester, the school trip goes to Uganda. Together with the locals, we take part in sports and experience Ugandan culture up close. We meet young people, visit families and schools and go on safari. The trip is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience the adventure of a lifetime and truly explore the country and it's culture - arranged in collaboration with local partners. The Uganda trip is for you if you're passionate about sport, travel and experiencing a new culture.

Are you a goalkeeper?

Would you like to test yourself and your goalkeeping talent in a handball environment surrounded by some of the country's sharpest coaches? Then the sports folk high school in Ikast is a great opportunity.

Each semester, we offer goalkeeper spots to both male and female players.

On a daily basis, Mads Andersen is the goalkeeper coach in the leaque clubs Skjern and Aarhus United. At the same time, he's part of the coaching team at ISI, giving you the very best conditions to develop as goalkeeper.

Mads is exceptionally skilled at connecting theory and practice and he will without a doubt help you develop and challenge yourself. In addition to working with Mads, you'll also have the opportunity to learn directly from the goalkeeper at Ikast Håndbold. A unique opportunity that gives you the best possible conditions to learn from the very best.

The facilities at ISI

From ISI Sports Folk High School, you have access to outstanding handball facilities in Denmark.

For example, there are no fewer than six sports halls in the area - including IBF Arena, where the league players from Ikast Håndbold also train and play matches.

In addition, you have access to ISI's strength training room as well as the gym facilities at the arena, which we share with, among others, the handball league players.

You can also choose to combine your indoor physical training with outdoor challenges at one of the country's newest and most innovative activity and training areas, Ikast Complete, located just across the street.

Here, a grass-covered hill rises up and features, among many other things, built-in running tracks with curves, stairs for stair workouts, areas for interval training, foot tennis, a balance zone, chill-out zones for stretching, trampolines and climbing areas.

Responsible for the handball programme

Søren Ferløv

Teacher with physical education as a specialist subject
Former league coach at FCM Handball
Former 1st Division head coach for men's teams in Odense, Ikast FS and Thisted
As a league coach, has won the Danish Championship gold, Danish championship silver, the Danish cup and participated in the Champions League Final Four
DHF Elite Coach

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