EHCN 2013: Days 6 & 7
Day 6 Just like all Scandinavian countries hockey is in Denmark also a small sport. However they do have more players and better facilities than in Sweden. More clubs with their own hockey pitch and also a club house, just like yesterday in Sorbymagle. Today we were at the hockey club Copenhagen, close to the center of the Danish capital. This club trains on a sand-based pitch about half of the size of a normal pitch, however for our training sessions it was just perfect. We split the group in two. Dick and Philip took the local Danish kids with some parents who were helping with translation, as these kids were quite young, while I took care of the older Swedish group. The atmosphere was good and both groups were challenged and their own level. For the afternoon we prepared a session with drags and turns. A nice thing was that Dick and Philip changed roles and Dick was now Philip’s assistant. We finished the session with hockey magic and final games. Furthermore we must say all the parents were really friendly and have been taking good care of us. We met also the president of the club and talked about the possibilities to develop their coaching structure in the future. At last but not least Sofia and Ella had found it important to check how the local hospital was organized and luckily came back with positive results. Back at our headquarters in Slagelse, the magnificent eight (Swedish kids travelling with us) made again a good dinner. Some beach hockey was played and everybody was relaxing. Tomorrow is the last day (how can it be?). The Caravan goes to Gentofte. Dick and Tommie