Parco is supposed to bring Italy's youth into shape

Last December, the Italian youth movement reached a low point: for the first time since 2006, the U20 national team was relegated to the fourth division. At the next World Cup the opponents will therefore be Romania, Spain or Lithuania. It was hard evidence that countries like Austria and Slovenia, which have always been able to keep up with them over the last decade, are far ahead when it comes to young talent. This does not bode well for the 2026 Olympics. Something is happening In response, the Italian ice sports association set up a training camp for the young talents in Forma this summer. Now another important building block follows: In a meeting, the FISG appointed John Parco, former captain and head coach of Asiago as well as a long-time national player, as director for the development of youth hockey. The 48-year-old signed a two-year contract. The association wants to strengthen “an already solid and well-established structure” by taking on a specialist. “With this commitment, the association wants to be even closer to the clubs,” explains Tommaso Teofoli, head of the FISG ice hockey department: “We have done important work for the national team and continue to do so. Now we want to promote the development of our young players through daily work and contact with the clubs in order to ensure ever higher standards.” In addition to Parco's commitment, the FISG announced that Torgny Bendelin will continue to support the association as an advisor and mentor in youth work. In addition, Giorgio De Bettin will take on the position of U20 head coach as a full-time job. “This is new. For the first time, the FISG is putting a full-time coach in a youth national team,” says the head of the national teams, Stefan Zisser. It is a sign of the association to attach more and more importance to the entire youth sector. “We have further consolidated an already strong structure,” said the former HCB crack.

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Parco is supposed to bring Italy's youth into shape

Italy's youth teams have not covered themselves in glory in recent years. Asiago legend John Parco is supposed to reverse this trend as the new FISG youth boss and promote the development of the entire ice hockey movement.

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