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Footy Beneath the Arctic Circle – Akureyri, Iceland

Authored by: Cam Homes
on Tuesday, June 04 2013 @ 12:47 am ACST

This is great news with further growth of Footy in a second location in Iceland. Solvi says they are approaching having a full squad in both men and women, if that is for playing at 9-a-side that is close to 30 players. The 'regular' matches against the Reykjavic team would have a beneficial effect for them as well in that they are playing against different players instead if the same old bunch in the Reykjavic comp.

They will have to get the girls to play some matches (maybe mixed teams as the they do in Glasgow) to maintain the enthusiasm and establish a regular competition a bit further down the track. The initial enthusiasm tends to fade over time if they are only practicing and training.

Wes, with this new team have you managed to get any idea of what the playing numbers overall are now in Iceland? In 2010/11 they had about 45 - 50 players but I believe the four teams have shrunk to three in Reykjavic at present.

Best of luck to them!!!

Footy Beneath the Arctic Circle – Akureyri, Iceland

Authored by: Aaron Richard
on Tuesday, June 04 2013 @ 03:21 am ACST

I don't think they ever had four teams in Reykjavík, I think it was just three (Dragons, Bulls, Eagles). Plus Jón Hrói Finnsson up north somewhere holding junior clinics.

But the point stands that they must have lost a bit of impetus if the local league in Reykjavík isn't running at the moment. A bit of a shame that they aren't bringing a side to the full-field European Championships in Ireland this year. Hopefully just a lull!

Footy Beneath the Arctic Circle – Akureyri, Iceland

Authored by: Cam Homes
on Tuesday, June 04 2013 @ 06:49 am ACST

You're right again! Aaron, :-) they started with three teams and were down to just the Bulls and Eagles last year. Playing against the same guys every match does lose its appeal eventually so hopefully we'll see a re-emergence in Reykjavic over the next year or so now that there are some new opponents.

If you have a look at the history of most of the teams/leagues that have started up over the years they all (or nearly all) seem to have suffered a bit of a slump 2 or three or four years down the track and then recovered a few years later. It seems once they manage to get a regular and reasonably frequent competition with at least 3 or 4 teams going and not having to play against the same guys every (week) match the league starts to grow (although sometimes slowly) and not stagnate or even fold.

Hope these new guys come up with a unique name for themselves rather than the 24th edition of the Tigers or the 19th version of the Magpies or Dockers, or other AFL (league) monikers. "Volcanoes" seems pretty appropriate for Iceland I reckon or do they have Walruses in Iceland, or Arctic Foxes and Seals? :-)

I wish them well especially as they have managed to get the girls on board as well. They can't go wrong with taking a leaf out of Glasgow's book and have mixed teams and a draft to form the teams and then play a mini- season with a final.

Footy Beneath the Arctic Circle – Akureyri, Iceland

Authored by: Aaron Richard
on Wednesday, June 05 2013 @ 01:24 am ACST

Well, the fourth moniker that would fit with the theme of Eagles, Dragons and Bulls is "Giants"... They were named after three of the four traditional protectors of Iceland (or something along those lines).

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