Barcelona High-performance Winter Holiday Soccer Camp | Ertheo

The Barcelona High-performance Winter Holiday Soccer Camps take place at one of Spain’s most successful residential soccer academies in Barcelona – The Barcelona High-performance Soccer Academy. They offer boys and girls from 6 to 21 years old the chance to take advantage of their winter holiday break to participate in an intensive training program.

The Winter Holiday Soccer Camps are also a great opportunity for advanced players to step out of their comfort zones and play alongside talented international students from all over the world. Not only do players get a chance to test their skills against some of the world’s most talented young players, but they also get the opportunity to learn new skills and concepts from highly-qualified coaches with years of professional coaching and playing experience. Are you ready to improve your skills at one of the best soccer academies in Spain?

Barcelona High-performance Winter Holiday Soccer Camp

For advanced soccer players (boys and girls) from 6 to 21 years old who want to spend their winter holiday break improving their skills at one of the best soccer academies in Europe. The Winter Holiday Soccer Camps also serve as try-outs for the academy’s full-time programs.

The Barcelona High-performance Academy organizes their Winter Holiday Soccer Camps into two different programs to accommodate the wide range of ages they accept.

The High-performance program is for older advanced soccer players who have more experience, game intelligence, and physical capabilities. Participants in the high-performance program work on improving their game intelligence, tactical skills, and their speed of play. Coaches do this by teaching players how to react quickly and intelligently in different game situations.

The Full-training program is for younger advanced soccer players with less experience and less game intelligence. Coaches work with the athletes to begin developing this intelligence so they can start making smart decisions on the field. They do this through video analysis sessions and didactic matches.

Both programs do include aspects of physical conditioning as well as technical training modified for different ages.

The academy prides themselves on their personalized approach to learning. They work with each player individually to recognize their strengths and weaknesses so they can set specific, achievable goals for them. This philosophy and methodology is also present in their Winter Holiday Soccer Camps.

Participants in the Winter Holiday Soccer Camp attend their training sessions on the academy’s own training grounds which features several artificial soccer fields and one natural turf field. Training facilities also include a gym and a swimming pool which coaches use for additional off-field training.

Licenses: UEFA pro license, Marcet coaching course certification

Coaching experience: FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Mexico National Team, and other first division club teams around the world

Playing experience: Real Madrid, Boca Juniors, CF América, CF Atalante, and CD Toluca

Languages: Spanish (coaches speak basic English)

Most coaches at the academy have the highest coaching qualification in Europe known as the UEFA Pro License. This license is necessary for managing in the FA Premier League and UEFA competitions and for coaching all major European first division teams. Academy coaches have experience coaching first division professional teams such as FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and other prominent teams in Argentina, Greece, and Mexico. They also have experience playing for European clubs like Real Madrid and Boca Juniors and Mexican clubs like CF América, CF Atalante, and CD Toluca.

The following schedule demonstrates a typical day at camp. The exact camp schedule will most likely vary from day to day.

Participants in the Barcelona High-performance Winter Holiday Soccer Camps stay at the Àgora University Student Residence, located 15 minutes by foot from the training facilities.

Participants in the Winter Holiday Soccer Camps share the residence with the students of Àgora University. However, academy students all reside on the same floor for improved comfort and security.

The participants stay in double or quadruple rooms (two to four students per room) and sleep in pull-out beds. The rooms are small yet comfortable, and each room has its own private bathroom to be shared amongst the roommates.

During their free time, participants are welcome to enjoy the many common areas in the residence including the lounge, a game room, a TV room, and a heated swimming pool. The residence also has free Wi-Fi for the participants so they can contact their families during free time.

Participants also enjoy a quality breakfast at the residence dining hall and have access to the residence vending machines for snacks. The rest of the meals are served at the academy closer to the training facilities.

* This residence is not definitive, the accommodation may change according to availability. The camp also has a residence within its facilities.

The camp takes place at the Barcelona High-performance Academy campus in the city of Barcelona, Spain. For the participants’ safety and health, academy staff includes physiotherapists, physical trainers, nutritionists, and sports psychologist.

Spain is considered a safe country, ranked 17 out of 162 on Safe Around’s Country Safety Index. That being said, Barcelona, is one of the largest, most populated cities in Spain which means higher petty crime like theft and pickpocketing. So, while the camp itself is safe, we don’t recommend participants to leave campus and explore the city by themselves. For more information about safety and security at the academy, please contact Ertheo.

Prices include the training program, accommodation, and full room and board.

Barcelona High-performance Winter Holiday Soccer Camps

For advanced soccer players (boys and girls) from 6 to 21 years old who want to spend their winter holiday break improving their skills at one of the best soccer academies in Europe.

Extra services 

• Standard transfer service * (transportation to the camp from the closest airport or train station) – 50€ one way (100€ round trip)
• Unaccompanied Minor (a monitor with the student during their flight) – Ask Ertheo
• Travel/medical insurance – Ask Ertheo
• Cancellation insurance – Ask Ertheo

*Transportation to the camp (flights) not included.

Nearest airports/train station:

• Barcelona Airport / Sants station

Other available destinations

• None

Contact us for more information about prices and transfer schedules.

Their Winter Holiday Soccer Camps are short, intensive programs for advanced soccer players who are serious about reaching their full potential as soccer players. All Barcelona High-performance Academy programs are entirely soccer-centric, which means participants in the Winter Holiday Soccer Camps spend almost all of their time at camp learning about soccer. Additionally, camps and programs at the Barcelona High-performance Academy are designed for independent and responsible participants. Participants are expected to arrive to their training sessions on time and ready.

Unsure if you’re a candidate for this program? Please contact one of our Sports Program Consultants to discuss your options.

This program is for you if: 

• You’re interested in attending a full-time academy program at the Barcelona High-performance Academy
• You’re used to intensive training for many hours a day at an advanced level
• You’re responsible and independent and thrive in a hectic and intense environment
• You’re interested in learning about your personal strengths and weaknesses as well as how you can advance your soccer career

This program is NOT for you if: 

• You are not used to training for many hours a day and/or don’t play at an advanced level
• You get easily overwhelmed and/or lost in hectic environments and would prefer a more familiar-like atmosphere
• You don’t speak any Spanish and are not interested in learning