Denmark has plenty of talent, but parents and coaches are too poor to fold them out, says Stefan Hari, who is the father of one of the country's greatest running talents. The reason is that the children of today are spoiled and easily gives up, he said.
It's not everyone who understands Kristoffer Hari. Understand that he trains almost every day except Thursday. That he boarding a plane more than ten times a year. Understand that he neither parties or drinking with friends. Understand that he spends all hours of the race. It writes Berlingske.
16-year-old Kristoffer Hari chose to cultivate talent? a talent that triggered the title of world's fastest 100 meter runner in his class.
"You give up much, but you get a lot back. I will do everything to go all the way, now that I have the talent and the will, "says Kristoffer Hari, when Berlingske meet him at Oesterbro Stadium, where his running club Sparta holder.
Kristoffer's father, Stefan Hari coming from Romania's firm support both in the role of coach and parent. And although Kristoffer Hari has a unique talent, says Stefan Hari that hides many talents in Denmark. In fact, Stefan Hari in his time as coach never met so many talents in relation to the population.
In Stefan Haris optics problem is that Denmark does not manage to exploit children and young talent, particularly because the parents are not supportive enough.
"Children today give up very easily if they are not being supported by parents and coaches. Of course, Denmark has lost talent that way. It is not enough just to find the talent, you also need to keep talent in the right track. If not, they say that "it is too dark and cold, I'm not running on athletics track, which is better inside the badminton hall." But the child has a huge talent for athletics and not badminton, it is never good for the sport, "he says, explaining that Team Denmark is very good if the child when the elite planet. It is the process before, so when it comes to recruiting talent lagging, says Stefan Hari.
"I say to Kristoffer and the other athletes that they are spoiled by the system. They're all too familiar with TV and Xbox and a lot of other options. "
It is not without experience, Stefan Hari trying to keep his son from the runners world stop. He has been there since he left in 1970 had an international career in Romania, where running talent especially lay in 400 meters hurdles.
There was of course talking about not just another time, but also a completely different view of elite sport, than what you see in today's Denmark. The communist regime in Romania cultivated sports training very hard, and the mentality revolved around the individual talent, the coaches and parents worked closely towards the goal.
Since his career on the race track, it has been for 32 years of training experience, the last 22 years in Denmark.
