FC Barcelona
A Fortnight in Barcelona

For fourteen residential days in Barcelona, young players train at Complex Esportiu La Báscula while learning a language on the side. Coaching is led by Raul Ayala Borel, a former FC Barcelona youth footballer, with a team certified by the Catalan Football Federation. This is a development camp built around skill, confidence and cross-cultural exposure — not a trial for the club.

Days split between football and language: technical drills, small-sided games and friendly matches with the coaches, plus English or Spanish classes the child chooses. Excursions fill the rest — Camp Nou and the FC Barcelona museum, the Sagrada Família and Park Güell, a full day at Port Aventura, the Olympic Village cable car, and the city’s Oceanarium with a guide.

Be clear on what the camp is. Players are coached at La Báscula by federation-certified staff, not signed or assessed by FC Barcelona — there are no trials or scouts. The Camp Nou visit is a stadium tour and museum. Accommodation is a supervised residence in double rooms with private facilities, full board, three meals and two snacks a day.

Some moments are built for lingering: the first rondo drill run in Spanish and half-understood; the Camp Nou pitch seen from the stands where a hundred thousand voices usually sit; the Sagrada Família’s towers craned up at on a rest afternoon; and the closing tournament, two weeks of

new football and a new language carried home at once.

Built for keen players aged 8 to 16 who want structured coaching and a language-and-culture fortnight abroad. Less suited to complete beginners, to families expecting a professional trial or contract, or to anyone after a pure holiday — this is a demanding, full-board residential programme.

Programme highlights

• Fourteen residential days at Complex Esportiu La Báscula, Barcelona, coached the Catalan way alongside language classes.
• Head coach Raul Ayala Borel, a former FC Barcelona youth footballer, leads a Catalan Football Federation-certified team.
• Daily football coaching threaded with English or Spanish language classes — the child chooses which language to build.
• A trip to Camp Nou, FC Barcelona’s home stadium and museum, the club’s history walked end to end.
• Barcelona by Gaudí — the Sagrada Família, Park Güell and the Gaudí house museum, on guided city excursions.
• A full day at Port Aventura, plus the Olympic Village, a cable-car ride and the city’s urban Oceanarium.
• Friendly matches and tournaments, two training kits, full board, and a written progress report for parents.