The only programme where several academies train you — and then sit down with your family
12 – 17 years
old
Several academies, one campus
July 2027, Oakham School
For the player and the family weighing up a full year at a football academy, who would rather compare three or four of them in one July than fly to each in turn.
Strategy and Development
Try Several Academies Without Visiting Several Academies
A year at a football academy is a decision of between €20,000 and €80,000, and a child living abroad. Almost nobody makes it having watched more than one academy train, because seeing them would mean visiting them one at a time. The Clinic exists to change that. Across July, several high-performance academies each take charge of the training for a block of days, on the same campus. The player trains under each one's own methodology, with its own coaches, and is assessed by each of them. One of them is the Steven Gerrard Academy; the others are British high-performance boarding academies and academies from elsewhere in Europe and the Middle East.
Preparation Stage
01
Train under each academy's own staff
Each academy runs the training for several consecutive days, with its own coaches and its own model of play. This is not a guided tour: they are real sessions, up to 28 hours of training a week, and by the end of its block each academy knows exactly which player it has in front of it.
Access Trial
02
And then talk to them: the academy presentations
During the programme, each academy gives a presentation to the families: in person on campus, or by video call for those who cannot travel. This is where a family asks what it actually needs to know — the level of the squad, how the schooling is organised, what happens at eighteen, what it costs, and what they have seen in their child over these days — and where it decides which one fits.
One more thing, said honestly: an academy will sometimes offer a place at a reduced fee to a player it wants. It happens, and it happens precisely because they have watched the player train. But it is theirs to offer and nobody can promise it.
Technical Optimization
The 3 Pillars of Training Success
The focus of the intensive programs moves away from a holiday format and centers on accelerated individual optimization.
1
Several Methodologies in a Single Month
Up to 28 hours of training a week, and each academy coaches its own way. That is what turns the month into a real comparison rather than a sampler: the player feels the difference between one model and another, and the family watches it from the touchline.
2
Assessment You Can Act On
Video analysis with 180-degree VEO cameras, reviewed with UEFA-licensed coaches. Before arrival, a professional analyst studies footage sent by the family, so the coaching staff already know the player on day one. And at the end, a full report — physical, technical and psychological — plus a digital profile benchmarked against elite academy standards.
3
A Decision, Not Just a Camp
Each academy's presentation to the families, the meetings, and a written report from each. A player can come home from a camp with memories; from this one they come home with a basis for a decision and several doors identified.
Before arrival, the player also takes weekly online English classes on football themes, and meets their team-mates before the programme even starts.
Professional Immersion
Live Like a Pro to Perform at Your Best
The immersion is total. To perform at the highest competitive level on the field, you must rest and eat like an elite athlete. The Barcelona facilities are designed to make football the central and primary focus of your stay.
Daily Schedule: A Player's Routine
Monday-SaturdayRitual for Growth
The rest is part of the training too
Two sessions a day plus classes is a volume most players have never trained at. The structure exists so the body can absorb it: fixed meal times, afternoons that finish at five, and a real evening off.
What Families Say
Planning and Costs
Precios y fechas 2027
From 4 to 31 July 2027, in stays of 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks.
Full Stay Packages
Standard Included Services
The intensive programs include everything necessary to ensure high football performance and comfort:
Not included: flights or train travel, airport transfers, and insurance.
Customize Your Plan
Optional Extra Services
Optional services you can add to secure your trip and enhance your technical visibility:
Clients who contact Ertheo before booking a camp or intensive program have a much more satisfactory final experience.
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Doubts and Queries
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before joining the high-performance discipline in England.
1. How is this different from a summer camp?
The point is not the summer, it is the decision that comes afterwards. Several high-performance academies take turns training the player, assess them, and then meet the family. A camp is something you enjoy; this is something you use to choose.
2. Which academies will be there?
It changes each year and each fortnight. One of them is the Steven Gerrard Academy; the others are British high-performance boarding academies and academies from elsewhere in Europe and the Middle East. The line-up is confirmed before the programme starts.
3. Do the academies really talk to my family?
Yes. Each one gives a presentation to the families, in person on campus or by video call, and answers each family’s questions about their own child.
4. Could my child be offered a place or a scholarship?
It does happen: an academy offers a place at a reduced fee to a player it wants. That is theirs to decide and cannot be promised. What is certain is that they will watch the player train for a full week, which is the only way the question ever arises.
5. Who is it for?
Boys and girls aged 12 to 17, outfield players and goalkeepers, at a high or elite level.
6. How long is it?
One, two, three or four weeks, within July. The more weeks, the more academies the player sees.
7. Are matches played?
Yes. Wednesday is match day, and on Saturday there are showcase matches against local sides.
8. What does my child come home with?
A written report, the video analysis, a digital profile benchmarked against elite standards, and a far clearer idea of which academy fits and why.