BVB Football Development Courses / Advanced and Performance Courses

Only those who train year-round will consistently improve. Therefore, the BVB Evonik Football Academy offers year-round course offerings outside of school holidays. These are structured into development courses, advanced courses, and performance courses. Through technical improvement in the individual courses, participants have the opportunity to advance. This ensures that all participants train in an optimal environment with the most performance-homogeneous group composition possible.

 "Intensive and Performance-Oriented!"

Ambitious players aged six to 13 are targeted and effectively trained within this course model. Training takes place in small groups over several weeks, on weekends, or during the week. The course model for outfield players can be chosen with different thematic focuses and aims to improve individual performance levels. Goalkeepers receive the finishing touches in modern goalkeeping. We also offer a dedicated development course for all football-enthusiastic girls aged 10 to 15.

With our BVB eAcademy app, you not only have the opportunity to improve through professional practice suggestions in your free time, but you also receive regular tips and tricks from BVB coaches on all things football.

• Six or seven training sessions
• Optional yellow BVB training gear from PUMA for advanced courses
• Drinks (water) provided throughout the training sessions
• Medal and participation certificate
• Access to the BVB eAcademy

"Small Fields, Big Joy!"

Are you excited for training sessions filled with numerous ball contacts and goal attempts? The fast-paced small-sided game challenges you to make quick decisions on the field. Together with our coaching team, you'll go full throttle in this advanced course and refine your techniques! Each session lasts 90 minutes and takes place on Sundays within the specified period.

With our BVB eAcademy app, you not only have the opportunity to improve with professional practice suggestions in your free time but also receive regular tips and tricks from BVB coaches on all things football.

"Team Player – Control the Game!"

Football is a team sport, so good teamwork is essential! In this development course, our expert coaches will teach you all the secrets of secure ball control and targeted passing. Give it your all in this development course and refine your techniques!

"Your Goal Decides!"

Do you want to score the decisive goal in the game? Then this development course is perfect for you! The licensed BVB coaches will work with you to improve your shooting technique. Give the goalkeeper no chance! At the BVB Evonik Football Academy training grounds, with a view of SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, you can improve your techniques and play like the pros!

"Move Lightly!"

What prerequisites must be present to outwit the opponent? Fast body movements, lightness, and body balance must be trained for this. In this development course, you will learn to coordinate your movements to have control over your opponent. With the most modern training methods, our BVB coaches will show you how to refine your ball control.

In addition to our development courses aimed at all young footballers, we also offer dedicated girls' development courses on the black and yellow schedule. Ambitious players aged 10 to 15 are targeted and effectively trained within this course model. Training takes place in small groups over several weeks.

• Seven training sessions
• Drinks (water) during the entire course
• Water bottle, medal, and certificate of participation
• Access to the BVB eAcademy

Goalkeepers play a central role in every team. The skills that goalkeepers must possess have become much more complex over the years. Modern goalkeeper training is much more than just covering the goal. The licensed goalkeeper coaching team covers various thematic focuses in the development courses, such as coordination, proper stance, catching techniques in all variations, positioning, and one-on-one situations. To make the training as effective as possible, it takes place in small groups over several weeks.

The rule here is: Only those who master the basics of goalkeeping will become a true wall!

• Sechs or seven training sessions
• A BVB training gear from PUMA can optionally be booked for development courses
• Drinks (water) during the entire course
• Medal and certificate of participation
• Access to the BVB eAcademy

Advanced players who already have a good technical foundation may be eligible for our advanced courses. These are year-round courses outside of school holidays and cannot be booked directly by participants. Children from all courses of the Football Academy are specifically selected and approached by BVB coaches to see if they want to be promoted in the advanced courses. The advanced courses take place once or twice a week and focus on refining the basic techniques learned in previous courses. The advanced courses start quarterly and offer optimal and year-round promotion for all advanced children.

The performance courses are the higher level that follows the advanced courses and form the foundation for Borussia Dortmund's youth performance center. Here you have the opportunity to train year-round if you are particularly talented and one of the best players of your age group regionally. The performance course takes place in addition to regular club training. You have the opportunity to be promoted up to twice a week by our BVB coaches. All children already know each other very well here, as most have been training together for a long time. Due to optimal promotion in performance-appropriate groups, there are always participants in the performance course who make the leap to a youth performance center.

Players who have made an excellent impression in other courses or at the "Day of Talents" are invited by our coaches to try out for the performance courses. If you can confirm that you can keep up performance-wise, you can join the performance courses.

Independent registration is not possible for advanced and performance courses!