ICELANDIC SOCCER ACADEMY - SUMMER 2021

2021 CAMP DATES & LOCATIONS

Train this with UEFA A-licensed coaches, led by Iceland's Soccer Academy & former U21 National Team Coach, Tomas Tomasson! l Boys & Girls, Ages, 6-16yrs. l Open to all skill levels! l Campers receive a T-shirt & Ball!

Camp 1: Missouri Rush Sports Complex, 901 Caledonia Dr, O'Fallon, MO / Date: July 5-9, 2021
Camp 2: SLYSA Soccer Complex, St. Charles, MO / Date: July 12-16, 2021
Camp 3: O'Fallon Family Sports Park, IL / Date: July 19-23, 2021

CAMP OPTIONS

Full Day: (w/lunch) 9am-3pm / $395
Half Day Morning: 9am-11:45am / $245
Half Day Afternoon: 12:30-3pm / $195

Full refunds will be issued if the camps are cancelled due to COVID-19 or if a person can not attend due to COVID-19.

Before & After Care is available this year! This service will be offered for families that want to drop their camper off 1 hour before camp and/or to have them stay 1 hour after camp. The before and after care campers will be supervised by a staff member. The extra hour before and after camp will not include extra training.

*Before or After Care: $20, Both Before & After Care: $30 *Sibling discount of $20 for each additional child after the first child is paid in full.

Coaching Staff

COACHES

Tómas Tómasson

COACH

UEFA ELITE A YOUTH & UEFA A-license - Iceland's former U21 national team coach, Tomas Tomasson, will lead the SLYSA camp using training modules that have been extremely successful with player development in Iceland.

UEFA ELITE A YOUTH & UEFA A-license - Iceland's former U21 national team coach, Tomas Tomasson, will lead the SLYSA camp using training modules that have been extremely successful with player development in Iceland.

Tomas has coached many of the current Icelandic national team players that played at the European Cup in France and the World Cup finals in Russia. He also coaches the U.S. national team forward Aron Johannsson while he played on the Icelandic U21 national team.

Tomas assisted the former Icelandic national team coach Heimir Hallgrimsson during the 2018 World Cup in Russia by analyzing the game play for their opponents.

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Sigurður Þór Reynisson

COACH

UEFA A-license - Sigurdur started his coaching career at a young age as an assistant coach for his club team Fylkir FC not realizing that this path would continue for many years.

UEFA A-license - Sigurdur started his coaching career at a young age as an assistant coach for his club team Fylkir FC not realizing that this path would continue for many years.

At the early stages his focus was on being an assistant coach but quickly moved on to coaching his own teams. With Fylkir FC he has now coached a wide age range of young men and boys, along with the Premier League women’s team. Sigurdur has also assisted youth national team coaches especially on the girls side.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE ICELANDIC SOCCER ACADEMY PROGRAM

EVERTON & ICELANDIC NATIONAL TEAM

Gylfi Sigurðsson

"I worked with Tomas Tomasson when I played for the Icelandic U-21 national team, where we had a lot of success. He had a big impact on me and the rest of the team. He is a very good coach, very demanding, expects you to give 100% every time you train. His training sessions are hard but very enjoyable. I can easily say that Tomas is an amazing person and you can learn a lot from him on and off the pitch."

WEST HAM UNITED F.C. WOMEN & ICELANDIC NATIONAL TEAM

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir

"Icelandic training modules helped me achieve my goals of playing as a professional soccer player. The training sessions of the Icelandic soccer academy are competitive but also fun. The coaches want the players to train hard and enjoy themselves at the same time. I believe that a week at the Icelandic soccer academy is beneficial for every young player that wants to improve its game."

QATARI CLUB AL- ARABI & CAPTAIN OF ICELANDIC NATIONAL TEAM

Aron Gunnarsson

"Tomas Tomasson had a big impact on us while coaching the Icelandic U-21 national team. He taught us to have a winning attitude that we used when this group got promoted to the A-national team which led us to so much success both in the Euro Cup 2016 and the World Cup 2018. Tomas is honest, straight to the point, and expects everyone to be professional and train to their best abilities. He is a genuinely good coach whom I learned a lot from but most of all, he is a good person."

PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENCE (2011) & ICELANDIC NATIONAL TEAM

Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir

"The number of educated coaches at a youth level is the secret to Iceland´s success in both women’s and men's soccer. The coaches of the Icelandic soccer academy have earned their badges and worked with both girls and boys in every age group. Knowing the coaches, I can vouch for their experience in helping players from both genders achieve their dreams of playing at a highest level.

LECH POZNAN & U.S. NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM

Aron Jóhannsson

"The mixture of Icelandic and American training modules helped me develop as a player and knowing Tomas Tomasson (the head coach of the Icelandic Soccer Academy) personally I guarantee a week full of good soccer drills and fun this summer."

FC AUGSBURG & ICELANDIC NATIONAL TEAM

Alfreð Finnbogason

"After having worked with Tomas Tomasson, head coach of the Icelandic Soccer Academy, for more than two years with the Icelandic U21 national team, I can only say positive things about his work and communication with players. What I appreciate most about a coach is when he knows to focus on training and when things can be somewhat relaxed. Tomas has that quality from being a former professional player himself and has the ability to read into situations that a team or a big group of players are dealing with. Being around Tomas makes you feel good as a player. He is funny but very professional at the same time. These are the things that come to mind when I think about Tomas as a coach."

FORMER ICELANDIC NATIONAL TEAM COACH & HERTHA BERLIN, STUTTGART, BESIKTAS PLAYER

Eyjólfur Sverrisson

“Tomas is a great coach both on and off the pitch. He has a great personality and gets through to all players of all levels. We have been coaching together for 10 year on the national team level and he has done well every step of the way. He is capable of getting the best out of a player who is 10 years old and also a player who is 19. His great knowledge of the game works for every age group”.

Additional Camp Details & Information

ADDITIONAL CAMP DETAILS

Focuses on individualized player development within a team setting.
Provides comprehensive soccer training, including position-specific, strategic, physical and mental training, and an encouraging learning environment.
Ratio: One coach to every 10-12 campers. l Players will be grouped by skill, age, and years of experience.

ASPECTS OF THE CAMP TRAINING

Technical skills: Dribbling, ball control, passing, receiving, shooting, and heading.
Position-specific skills: Master the unique skill needed at different position of the field. Making runs, clearing space, sending players through, shutting down opponents, and using angles.
Tactical: Understand the dynamics of play through numbers. 1v1, 2v2 and up to 11v11 drills including attacking, defending and ball movement.
Performance: Maximizing speed and agility, building strength, increasing endurance and aerobic capacity, and reducing chance of injury.
Competition: Speed of play, build ups, changing point of attack, team shape, applying pressure.
Mindset: Pre-match routines, preparation, management of emotions and addressing adversity.