Real Madrid Foundation Campus Experience 2022

Overview

• Location: Madrid, Spain
• Ages and genders: 9-17 years old, depending on the specific program selected
• Levels: Beginner/Intermediate

Academy / Club history

Real Madrid CF is the highest-earning football earning club in the world and also one of the most widely supported teams across all continents. The club has been tremendously successful since the 1950s when they won five consecutive European Cups. Since then, the club has won 64 trophies in Spain including a record 33 titles in La Liga, 19 Copa del Rey, and 11 Supercopa de España. In international soccer, the club has won a record 13 UEFA Champions League titles.

The Real Madrid Foundation Campus Experience has been organizing summer soccer camps for young fans since 2010. With around 3,500 participants every year from over 100 countries, these camps are some of the largest, most successful sports camps in the world.

Training

• Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate
• Other soccer education features: Classroom sessions to learn soccer theory and tactics, learning values through soccer
• Students per training group: 20 participants
• Training language: Spanish
• Training intensity: 2/5 (Standard Program), 3/5 (Intensive Program)

Training at the Real Madrid Foundation Campus Experience Summer Camps is designed for boys and girls from 9-17 years old of all skill levels.  The Real Madrid Foundation Campus Experience offers various program options for different objectives.

The Standard Program features dynamic, fun, and uplifting training sessions designed for beginner to intermediate players. Even absolute beginners can sign up. One of the greatest features of the Standard Program is the training location. Participants get to train at Valdebebas, the official training facilities of Real Madrid CF.

The Real Madrid Foundation Campus Experience also offers a Goalkeeper Specific Training Program designed for all skill levels including absolute beginners. Training for the Goalkeeper Specific Training Program also takes place at Valdebebas.

The Intensive Program is slightly more rigorous and features more hours of training. Participants in the Intensive Program are expected to have some playing experience. These participants train at the European University of Madrid training fields.

All Real Madrid Foundation Campus Experience Summer Camps are designed to offer participants a complete learning experience. Participants spend a couple of hours a day practicing their soccer skills. They spend the rest of their time participating in fun activities prepared by the camp.

Training Facilities

• Training surface: Natural and artificial
• Additional training facilities: Classrooms and lecture halls to teach soccer theory
• Quality: 5/5 (Standard Program), 3/5 (Intensive Program)

Students in the Standard and Goalkeeper Specific Training Programs find accommodation at the Autonomous University of Madrid. They travel 20 minutes by bus (the camp’s private bus) twice a day to train at Valdebebas, the official training grounds of Real Madrid FC, a dream come true for many young Real Madrid fans. Students in the Intensive Program, on the other hand, find accommodation at the European University of Madrid and train at Villaviciosa de Odón training facilities located close by.

Camp Schedule

The following schedule demonstrates a typical day at camp. The exact camp schedule will most likely vary from day to day.

Accommodation

• Name of the facilities: Autonomous University of Madrid (Standard Program and Goalkeeper Specific Training Program), European University of Madrid (Intensive Program)
• Location (distance from training facilities): 20 minutes by bus (Standard Program), 10 minutes by foot (Intensive Program)
• Types of rooms: Double rooms (Standard Program), Single rooms (Intensive Program) - all beds are single/individual beds
• Bathrooms (private or shared): Private
• Quality: 4/5

Participants in the Standard Program and the Goalkeeper Specific Training Program find accommodation at the Autonomous University of Madrid in the Erasmo Residence Hall. All rooms are double rooms with two individual beds, a private restroom, a telephone, air conditioning, and Wi-Fi.

Campers in the Standard and Goalkeeper Specific Training Programs also have access to common areas at the residence which include a relaxation room (with a TV and a DVD player), games rooms, study rooms, a cafeteria, and a laundry room. The residence is also equipped with night-time surveillance for the students’ safety.

Participants in the Intensive Program find accommodation at the student residence of the European University of Madrid. They stay in single rooms and enjoy their own private space. The rooms are well lit with big windows that provide nice views of the university’s private gardens.

The student residence at the European University of Madrid also has its own library, study rooms, game rooms, computer rooms, theater, and even a swimming pool which the students can access during their free time.

Prices and Dates

These courses are subject to a registration fee of 100 € ( $124 ) .

Starting Dates

Extra Services

You can purchase one of the extra services below at an additional cost.

Anti-Covid Insurance - New for 2021!

We have different insurance options with special anti-covid coverage, so you can insure your camp reservation according to your needs:

• Secure Booking Insurance: we offer secure booking insurance which allows you to recover the cost of your reservation if you have to cancel the camp, before its start, for any cause (including border closure, quarantine, or any situation outside of camp)
• Cancellation and Interruption Insurance: cancellation and interruption insurance allows you to recover your payment if you cancel or interrupt the camp for a justified cause (including illness from COVID-19 and 35 other causes)
• Travel/Medical Insurance: with this insurance policy, you´ll be covered for medical assistance abroad and possible expenses caused by situations resulting from COVID-19, such as needing to extend your stay up to 40 days, as well as other general situations such as loss of luggage, unforeseen ticket changes, etc.

  Download the following PDF for more information about anti-covid coverage, the general terms & conditions, and prices of each insurance policy.

  Anti-Covid Insurance
  

  Transfer Service:

  There are two types of transfer services available that we´ll detail for you below:

• Standard transfer service: the camp offers an optional transfer service for participants who request it from the nearest airport to the residence (or vice versa). Check with Ertheo for schedules and prices for this service.
• Special transfer with additional unaccompanied minor service: participants who fly to camp alone and have contracted the unaccompanied minor service with their airline must hire this special transfer with accompaniment so that the child isn´t left alone in the airport. Check with Ertheo for schedules and prices of this service.

Contact Ertheo for prices and additional information.

• Nearest airport / train station: 
• Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)

Transportation to the camp (flights/trains) is not included in the price of our programs.