Borussia Dortmund enjoys an impressive global reputation, and BVB's outstanding youth development has long since benefited international clubs, schools and universities.
The multiple-time German youth champions develop top talents at the highest level and make them the very best they can be – on and off the field! BVB supports its international partners in this process not only when it comes to the sporting aspects, but also by imparting several important social values!
That is something that not only our partners, but also international groups who come to Dortmund, can experience first-hand. An intense football experience in the shadow of the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK awaits you!
Since January 2018, the BVB Evonik Football Academy has been working with the DSA in Japan across 45 locations, with a BVB representative (coach) on site.
The DSA has 20 employees, with 15 full-time coaches, two part-time coaches and two office workers. The headquarters are located in Nagoya. In total, over 600 pupils are trained by the DSA in Japan.
The cooperation between BVB and the German school has been "semi-official" since summer 2018. Here, however, the BVB tasks are carried out by Academia Borussia, which has been cooperating with the club since it was founded in 2016. A permanent BVB representative from Germany has been on site since August 2019
Since summer 2018, the BVB Evonik Football Academy cooperates with the German school in Shanghai with two locations and a BVB representative (coach) on-site. The German School Shanghai is an official technical partner of the BVB Evonik Football Academy. In total, more than 200 students between 3-18 years train and play according to the BVB-youth philosophy. Besides the technical and tactical education, a huge factor lies on the devolepment of social values including the BVB-groundrules, which are mandatory for every student.
The BVB representative conducts regular coaching seminars to ensure the quality of the BVB-education. In order to honor the cooperation, the students wear BVB-shirts in different Shanghai football leagues. Additionally yearly BVB-camps and a BVB-schoolshop bring the black and yellow feeling to Shanghai.
German School, Hongqiao (first location)
German School, Yangpu (second location)
Name: Marius Lorenz
Position: Team Lead (Football)
Together with our partners, the Youth Soccer International Academy and PUMA, BVB started the BVB International Academy on 1 July 2019. With ten training centres, predominantly in the South, BVB is reacting to the growing demand and interest in soccer in the US.
The BVB International Academy provides an authentic BVB experience and gives a comprehensive insight into the professional football environment. It is an exciting opportunity for young players between the age of four and 19 to train like Mario Goetze, Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna.
BVB pours all of its knowledge and experience in the areas of training and coaching methodology into this partnership to support young and talented players on their way to becoming professional football players.
Peter Brody: Chief Executive Officer BVB International Academy America
Nancy Lane: Director of Communication and Administration
Dru Wright: Director of Soccer Development, College Program Director
Florian Ingwersen: Coordinator of Coaching and Sports Technology
General information
Only those who train all year round will improve continuously. That is why the Football Academy offers you courses all year round, not just during the school holidays. These are divided into beginners' courses, advanced courses and high-performance courses. By making technical improvements in the individual courses, the participants have the opportunity to move on to the next level. Thus, all participants can train in an optimal environment with a group of players that are at a similar level.
Beginners' Courses
In the training sessions of the beginners' courses, you have the chance to work on your football skills. In small groups, our trainers focus on the individual performance level of all participants. This gives each child the opportunity to develop their strengths and improve on their weaknesses. It is important for beginners to get their first experiences in this way. The beginners' courses are aimed at boys and girls aged six to 13 and are offered every Sunday. You can book a place on the beginners' course in the online shop.
The goalkeeper plays a key role in any team. The skills a goalkeeper needs have become much more complex over the years. Modern goalkeeper training, for example, is much more than just protecting the goal.
The licensed goalkeeper training team teaches different topics in the beginners' courses, such as coordination, the right starting position, all types of catching techniques, positioning and even challenging for the ball. In order to make the training as effective as possible, it takes place over several weeks in small groups.
The golden rule: only once you master one-on-ones as a goalkeeper will you become a real wall in goal!
Our goalkeeping course includes:
"Dribbling & Tricks" Beginners' Course
The ball belongs to you – learn some tricks!
Players like Marco Reus show you how to shine on the pitch! How can you fool and go past defenders with tight ball control, tricks and feints? All this is shown by our licensed team of trainers during the beginners' course on the pitches of the BVB Evonik Football Academy.
In our intensive beginners' courses, fun is guaranteed! Sessions of the course last 90 minutes and take place every Sunday during the specified period!
Team players control the game!
Football is a team sport, so good teamwork is vital! In this beginners' course, our expert trainers will show you all the secrets of safe ball control and precision passing.
Our licensed team of trainers will show you how to play successfully as a team! Go full throttle in this beginners' course and refine your techniques! Sessions of the course last 90 minutes and take place every Sunday during the specified period!
"Finishing" Beginners' Course
Your goal matters!
Do you want to score the match-winning goal? Then you are in the right place with this beginners' course! The licensed BVB trainers work with you to improve your shooting technique. Give the goalkeeper no chance! On the training pitches of the BVB Evonik Football Academy in the shadow of Signal Iduna Park, you can improve your technique and play like the pros!
Sessions of the course last 90 minutes and take place every Sunday during the specified period!
"Football-Specific Coordination" Beginners' Course
Move with fast feet!
What are the basic prerequisites for beating your opponent? Fast body movements, fleet-footedness and balance are important elements to train. On this beginners' course, you will learn how to coordinate your movement to dominate your opponents. Our BVB trainers will show you how to improve your touch with the latest training methods.
Sessions of the course last 90 minutes and take place every Sunday during the specified period!
The beginners' courses for outfield players include:
Beginners' courses during the week
This new course model is aimed at all local amateur footballers and club players within a radius of about 50 km around Dortmund who want to develop their skills further. The five training sessions cover a wide range of technical components, such as one-on-ones, passing, feints and tricks, dribbling and shooting, as well as coordination and athletics. You will train in small groups with up to 12 players on our artificial pitches in the shadow of the most beautiful stadium in the world.
Unlike our beginners' courses on Sundays, this course model does not include any equipment.
Book a beginners' course in the BVB fan shop here.
Advanced Courses
Advanced players who have already had good basic technical training can be considered for our advanced courses. This is a year-round course outside the school holidays, which cannot be booked directly by the participants. Children from all the courses held at the Football Academy are picked out by the BVB trainers and asked whether they would like to participate in the advanced courses. The advanced courses take place once or twice a week and focus on the refinement of the basic techniques taught on the previous courses. The advanced courses always begin at the start of the quarter and offer optimal training for all advanced children all year round.
High-Performance Courses
Destined for greater things? The high-performance courses are the top level, which follows on from the advanced courses and forms the foundation for the academy's youth performance centre. Here, if you are particularly talented and are one of the best players in your year group, you have the opportunity to train all year round. The high-performance course takes place in addition to the normal club training. You have the opportunity to receive additional support from our BVB trainers up to twice a week. In addition to normal training, we also regularly play against our academy teams. All the children know each other very well, since most of them work together over an extended period of time. Through optimal support in performance-based groups, participants in the high-performance course often make the jump to the academy's youth performance centre.
Players who have made an excellent impression on the other courses or on the talent-finding days are invited by our trainers to try out in the high-performance courses. If you show that you can keep up there, you can take part in the high-performance courses.
It is not possible to register for these course models directly!
General information
Only those who train all year round will improve continuously. That is why the Football Academy offers you courses all year round, not just during the school holidays. These are divided into beginners' courses, advanced courses and high-performance courses. By making technical improvements in the individual courses, the participants have the opportunity to move on to the next level. Thus, all participants can train in an optimal environment with a group of players that are at a similar level.
Beginners' Courses
In the training sessions of the beginners' courses, you have the chance to work on your football skills. In small groups, our trainers focus on the individual performance level of all participants. This gives each child the opportunity to develop their strengths and improve on their weaknesses. It is important for beginners to get their first experiences in this way. The beginners' courses are aimed at boys and girls aged six to 13 and are offered every Sunday. You can book a place on the beginners' course in the online shop.
Book a beginners' course in the BVB fan shop here.
"Goalkeeper" Beginners' Course
The goalkeeper plays a key role in any team. The skills a goalkeeper needs have become much more complex over the years. Modern goalkeeper training, for example, is much more than just protecting the goal.
The licensed goalkeeper training team teaches different topics in the beginners' courses, such as coordination, the right starting position, all types of catching techniques, positioning and even challenging for the ball. In order to make the training as effective as possible, it takes place over several weeks in small groups.
The golden rule: only once you master one-on-ones as a goalkeeper will you become a real wall in goal!
Our goalkeeping course includes:
"Dribbling & Tricks" Beginners' Course
The ball belongs to you – learn some tricks!
Players like Marco Reus show you how to shine on the pitch! How can you fool and go past defenders with tight ball control, tricks and feints? All this is shown by our licensed team of trainers during the beginners' course on the pitches of the BVB Evonik Football Academy.
In our intensive beginners' courses, fun is guaranteed! Sessions of the course last 90 minutes and take place every Sunday during the specified period!
"Passing & Ball Control" Beginners' Course
Team players control the game!
Football is a team sport, so good teamwork is vital! In this beginners' course, our expert trainers will show you all the secrets of safe ball control and precision passing.
Our licensed team of trainers will show you how to play successfully as a team! Go full throttle in this beginners' course and refine your techniques! Sessions of the course last 90 minutes and take place every Sunday during the specified period!
"Finishing" Beginners' Course
Your goal matters!
Do you want to score the match-winning goal? Then you are in the right place with this beginners' course! The licensed BVB trainers work with you to improve your shooting technique. Give the goalkeeper no chance! On the training pitches of the BVB Evonik Football Academy in the shadow of Signal Iduna Park, you can improve your technique and play like the pros!
Sessions of the course last 90 minutes and take place every Sunday during the specified period!
"Football-Specific Coordination" Beginners' Course
Move with fast feet!
What are the basic prerequisites for beating your opponent? Fast body movements, fleet-footedness and balance are important elements to train. On this beginners' course, you will learn how to coordinate your movement to dominate your opponents. Our BVB trainers will show you how to improve your touch with the latest training methods.
Sessions of the course last 90 minutes and take place every Sunday during the specified period!
The beginners' courses for outfield players include:
Beginners' courses during the week
This new course model is aimed at all local amateur footballers and club players within a radius of about 50 km around Dortmund who want to develop their skills further. The five training sessions cover a wide range of technical components, such as one-on-ones, passing, feints and tricks, dribbling and shooting, as well as coordination and athletics. You will train in small groups with up to 12 players on our artificial pitches in the shadow of the most beautiful stadium in the world.
Unlike our beginners' courses on Sundays, this course model does not include any equipment.
Book a beginners' course in the BVB fan shop here.
Advanced Courses
Advanced players who have already had good basic technical training can be considered for our advanced courses. This is a year-round course outside the school holidays, which cannot be booked directly by the participants. Children from all the courses held at the Football Academy are picked out by the BVB trainers and asked whether they would like to participate in the advanced courses. The advanced courses take place once or twice a week and focus on the refinement of the basic techniques taught on the previous courses. The advanced courses always begin at the start of the quarter and offer optimal training for all advanced children all year round.
High-Performance Courses
Destined for greater things? The high-performance courses are the top level, which follows on from the advanced courses and forms the foundation for the academy's youth performance centre. Here, if you are particularly talented and are one of the best players in your year group, you have the opportunity to train all year round. The high-performance course takes place in addition to the normal club training. You have the opportunity to receive additional support from our BVB trainers up to twice a week. In addition to normal training, we also regularly play against our academy teams. All the children know each other very well, since most of them work together over an extended period of time. Through optimal support in performance-based groups, participants in the high-performance course often make the jump to the academy's youth performance centre.
Players who have made an excellent impression on the other courses or on the talent-finding days are invited by our trainers to try out in the high-performance courses. If you show that you can keep up there, you can take part in the high-performance courses.
It is not possible to register for these course models directly!
BVB player Łukasz Piszczek established his own foundation on 4 December 2017. The goals of the foundation include in particular targeted, age-appropriate sports for children and young people, as well as the promotion of an active and healthy lifestyle. The foundation operates its own football academy, which is located in the city of Goczałkowice-Zdrój in a purpose-built, modern sports centre that is scheduled to start operating in 2019.
The aim of the football academy is to provide the best possible football training in Poland for children and young people between the ages of four and 19. In addition to football, the academy students are to receive comprehensive support in all areas (including language classes, nutritional workshops, etc.).
Borussia Dortmund supports the foundation and the establishment of the football academy with expertise, as well as name and logo usage rights. In return, the foundation runs non-commercial courses (and as far as legally possible) commercial vacation courses on behalf of BVB in Poland on a non-exclusive basis.
Infrastructure: the sports centre is located approx. 40 km from Katowice in a tourist and recreation area. Around 2.5 million people live in the Katowice region. The sports centre is owned by the Łukasz Piszczek Foundation and is located on a site leased by the foundation for 30 years. The entire site is currently being modernised. According to phase I of the plans, the facility will initially include two hybrid pitches and a small artificial turf pitch, two seating stands for 300 spectators each, as well as a building with six changing rooms, office space for at least ten employees, a training room for 30 people, a physio or rehabilitation area and showers.
Name: Michal Ziolo - Sporting Director
Every day, the BVB Evonik Football Academy receives more and more enquiries from all over the world. They all have one thing in common: young footballers want to visit the home of Borussia Dortmund to experience the unique atmosphere and intensity of BVB first hand, to follow in the footsteps of the professionals in the most beautiful stadium in the world, the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, and to train like real BVB players.
If you are interested in an individual course programme for international groups, please contact us:
Phone: +49 231 9020-0
Email: service@bvb.de
