Leksand Upper Secondary School offers a nationally accredited sports programme (NIU) in ice hockey in partnership with Leksands IF. The elite ice hockey school is certified by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and approved by the Swedish National Agency for Education.

Leksand Upper Secondary School and Leksand IF ice hockey club are working together to create the best possible conditions for boys and girls to develop their skills as elite-level ice hockey players. Pupils can combine their elite sporting commitments with studies on all of the school’s programmes, with the exception of the upper secondary apprenticeship programme.

In partnership with Leksands IF and Häradsbygdens SS, we offer LIU – ice hockey. You’ll train with Team Leksand during school hours, two to three days a week. All programmes, except for the upper secondary apprenticeship programme, can be combined with LIU ice hockey.

Applications usually open in mid-September. You can change your choices on the application form until 1 December; after that, your choices are final. Decisions may be issued gradually, but all students must have received a decision by 25 January at the latest. Applications are made via the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.

The recruitment process involves scouting, references and trials. Leksands IF is looking for players who meet the necessary entry requirements to become elite players for Leksands IF in the future. Players must possess the right character to fit into Leksands IF’s model, be determined and demonstrate personal drive in their commitment.

The Scouting group consists of leaders from across the junior programme.

Leksands IF signs individual junior contracts with players who are accepted onto the ice hockey sixth-form programme.