Intervju med Sasha! Del 1

Det har blivit dags att presentera en av våra senasteförstärkningar på ledarsidan.

Mitt i förra säsongen kom en man och ödmjukt frågade om han kunde hjälpa till med fotbollen i HÖFF. Han heter Oleksandr men vill kallas för Sasha.
Det visar sig bli en riktig fullträff för oss i HÖFF, inte bara är han en karismatisk, vältalig person med starka värderingar.
Han har också kunskaper och erfarenheter som vi märkt passar helt perfekt in i vår verksamhet.
Sasha flydde kriget i Ukraina under fjolåret och kom till Östhammar där han fortfarande bor, och sedan en tid jobbar. Han har inte bekantat sig med svenska språket helt än så intervjun sker på engelska.
Trots Sashas ödmjukhet över att det inte är hans modersmål tar vi oss inte friheten att översätta intervjun då vi är rädda att förstöra hans målande engelska.

Tycker man engelskan är för tung rekommenderar vi Google translate.



You have impressive experience and knowledge football wise, could you tell us a little more about your background in football?

-I have coaching license C from UEFA, this was enough for my level of work with children players in Ukrainian top-club Shakhtar Donetsk, but to strengthen my educational foundation for holistically shaping players as resilient individuals and teammates, I studied in the USA and have an executive MBA certificate in Sports Philanthropy.
In Ukraine I'm known as the physical education methodologist and author of theoretical and practical courses "New Physical Culture" for teachers, adopted as part of reforms for primary schools by the Ministry of Education and Science.
In my free time, I organized free training sessions for teams of girls and boys with disabilities and in 2018 became the symbol of the UEFA #EqualGame campaign, after which I was responsible for the social component of the fan zones during the Champions League final game "Real Madrid - Liverpool" in Kyiv.

The last season we had a record in local derby’s, this season they will be fewer.
What game do you look forward to the most?

-Next game with Hallsta should be very interesting, because in last season's game they created a lot of problems, but they also gave us ideas for transformation after our 2-3 loss. Football is a never-ending field for quality improvement and you must constantly prioritize the most relevant changes as player training time, especially on non-professional teams, is extremely limited.
After that match, we started to work more on team movement, getting out of the press and our own pressure of the opponent. Hallsta has a great mix of individually strong players and the right use of tactical formations, so I'm looking forward to the rematch.

We had a tight race in most scored goals and this year looks to be the same. Who do you think will be our top scorer this year?

-To be honest, I never think about it. Individual awards are important for fans who want to have idols, but from a coaching position, singling someone out and betting on one player can be reckless and detrimental to team building. We have great performers who finish every second scoring opportunity, but the task of coaching is to share this responsibility with others, creating the conditions under which the team will still score, even if the established scorers do not succeed today.

We have had a lot of interesting young talents the last couple of years who now have established them selves in senior football. Who do you think will take the biggest step in development the coming season?

-Again, a controversial question. I am inclined to discuss this issue only in a narrow circle of the HÖFF coaches, who this season have become two more, which will add flexibility and sustainability to our efforts. What I can say is that we have a wonderful blend of youth, very promising players aged 16-21, and experience, where players aged 30-33+ are role models, do mentorship and show respect for other team members, regardless of their age or football talent

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Kristoffer Öhman