The Swedish School system

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The Swedish School system
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High performance Sports at Secondary School
Where in the country are the national sports
secondary schools
Facts 36 Sports federation 49 Locations 61 Sports
secondary schools 1323 Pupils 140 Coaches
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High performance Sports and University Studies
Högskolan Dalarna
Background

• Started 1985 with Skiing
• Three part cooperation between Högskolan Dalarna,
  National Sports
• Federation and local community
• 2004 Containing 7 sports, 8 employed coaches and
  65 elite athletes
• Alpine skiing,
• Cross-country Skiing
• Track and Field Sprint Hurdles,
  middle/long dist. running
• Triathlon
• Cycling
• Ski Orienteering
• Orienteering

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Student Application
Double application
Högskolan Dalarna
National Sport Federation
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Possibilities for athletes

• Adjust studying to training and competition
  schedule
• Access to all programs
• Free access to training facitilities
• Free access to Physiological testcenter
• Personal training support from employed coaches
  in each sport discipline.
• 11 000 Scholarship to top athletes

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Environment for elite athletes, examples
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Photo Tony Svensson
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Stars

• Pernilla Wiberg, Olympic Champion Alpine Skiing
• Jonas Nilsson, World Champion 1985 Alpine Skiing
• Susanna Kallur, 5 th WC, Track and Field 110 m
  Hurdles
• Kalle Dahlin 1st EC Orienteering
• Jonas Colting, 2nd WC Longdistance Triathlon