General Information

Only those who train all year round will see consistent improvement. That's why the football academy offers year-round courses outside the school holidays. These are structured into improvement courses, development courses and performance courses. It is possible for participants to move up a course grade if they show sufficient technical improvement. This system ensures that all participants can train in an optimum manner by being placed in a group with those of a similar technical level.

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Improvement courses

 ''intensive and performance focused''

Ambitious players between the ages of six and 13 receive targeted and effective support within this course model. Training takes place in small groups over several weeks, at weekends or during the week. The course model for outfield players can be selected with different areas of focus and are designed to improve individual performance. Goalkeepers are taught to fine-tune the skills required for modern goalkeeping.

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Goalkeeper improvement course
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Bei den Torwartkursen lernen die Kinder die richtigen Techniken des Torwartspiels.

The goalkeeper plays a key role in every team. The skills that a goalkeeper must bring to the table have become far more complex over the course of the years. Modern goalkeeper training covers a lot more than just protecting the goal. The licensed goalkeeper coaching team focus on various core skill areas such as coordination, correct posture, positioning, catching and tackling. In order to make training as effective as possible, sessions take place in small groups over several weeks. Only those who master the essentials of goalkeeping can form an impenetrable wall!

Academy offer:
•    One 90-minute training session per week
•    PUMA goalkeeping gloves
•    Drinks (water) throughout the entire session
•    Water bottle, medal and a certificate of participation
•    A black or yellow item of BVB goalkeeping kit (jersey, shorts, socks or gym bag)

"Dribbling & Tricks" improvement course
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''The ball belongs to you''

Players like Marco Reus show how you can shine out on the pitch! Close ball-control, tricks and feints can deceive your opponents and help you get past them. Our licensed coaching team will show you how to do all this in our improvement course held on the grounds of the BVB Evonik Football Academy. Our intensive improvement courses also offer guaranteed fun! Course sessions last 90 minutes and always take place on Sundays during the specified period!

''Pass play and ball control'' improvement course

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Be a team player - control the game!

Football is a team sport, so the interaction of different players is essential! In this improvement course, our expert coaches will teach you the secrets of secure ball control and accurate passing play.

Our licensed coaching team will show you how to play together as a unit! Give it your all in this improvement course and fine-tune your technique! Course sessions last 90 minutes and always take place on Sundays during the specified period!

''Shooting'' improvement course
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Your goal is decisive!

Want to score that all-important winning goal? Well you're in the right place with this improvement course! Our licensed BVB coaches will work with you to help you master the right shooting technique. Leave the goalkeeper with no chance! On the training pitches of the BVB Evonik Football Academy, next to Signal Iduna Park, you can improve your technique and play like the pros!

Course sessions last 90 minutes and always take place on Sundays during the specified period!

''Coordination for football'' improvement course

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Be light on your feet!

What do you need to do to outmanoeuvre your opponents? Fast body movements, light-footedness and balance must be developed. In this improvement course, you will learn how to coordinate your movements in order to get the better of your opponents. Using the latest training methods, our BVB coaches will show you how to refine your feel for the ball.

Course sessions last 90 minutes and always take place on Sundays during the specified period!

The improvement courses for outfield players include:

Academy offer:

  • One 90-minute training session per week (Sunday)
  • Drinks (water) throughout the entire training session
  • Water bottle, medal and a certificate of participation
  • A BVB cap
  • One black or yellow item of PUMA training equipment (jersey, shorts, socks or gym bag)

Improvement course during the week

This course model is aimed at local street and club players who live within a radius of approx. 50 km of Dortmund and would like to develop their skills further. Different technical aspects are worked on across the five training blocks , such including one-on-one situations, passing, feints and tricks, dribbling, shooting as well as coordination and fitness. Participants train in small groups of up to 12 players and enjoy a direct view of the most beautiful stadium in the world from our artificial turf pitch.

Unlike our improvement courses on Sunday, no equipment is included as part of this course model.

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Development courses

Our development courses are aimed at advanced level players who have already gone through the fundamentals of a technical football education. This is a year long course and it cannot be directly booked. Children who are taking part in courses at the BVB football academy will be selected and asked if they wish to participate in the advanced course. The advanced course takes place once a week and focuses on fine tuning key skill areas which have already been worked on in previous courses. Advanced courses start each quarter and offer advanced level youngsters the opportunity to make optimal improvements in their footballing technique over the course of the year.

Performance courses

High level performance? The performance course represents our highest level. They follow on from the advanced courses and form a stepping stone to the youth performance centre. Players who have a special talent and are among the very best of their age group in their local region will have the opportunity to train over the course of the whole year. The performance course acts as a complement to regular club training. It is possible to receive special training from BVB coaches up to two times a week. In addition to normal training, there are regular games against our youth academy teams. All youngsters in this course will know each other well by this point as they will have trained together regularly for a long time. The special training provided through performance streamed groups means that many participants in this course level have been able to make the jump to the BVB youth performance centre

Players who make a particularly strong impression in our other courses or at our talent showcase days will be invited by our coaches to participate in a trial session for our performance course. Should the players in question demonstrate sufficient ability, then they will be invited to participate in our performance course.

Registration for these course models is not possible!