Guided by ESS Residency Director Didi Rodriguez, our coaches course combines time between La Liga and Champions League club Girona FC (4 days), top Barcelona academy EU Sant Andreu (1 day), and the ESS staff (1 day). Dive into the inner workings and curriculum of the Girona FC academy and see how they propelled themselves to be a Champions League club, but also see how a top non-professional academy is run at EU Sant Andreu. Take the opportunity to work with our residency director Didi Rodriguez, a former Girona FC coach himself, and learn how he runs our ESS Residency Programs. In between, see the cities of Barcelona and Girona and go to a live La Liga match.
Depart the USA for Barcelona´s El Prat Airport where ESS staff meets you and takes you to watch FC Barcleona academy games at their Joan Gamper training facility.
Course orientation in the morning followed by a lecutre with ESS Residency Director Didi Rodriguez, showing the inerworkings of the ESS Residency Program. Spend the afternoon at EU Sant Andreu where you see their 1st team (4th Division) and academy teams train.
Morning formation course at EU Sant Andreu and watch RCD Espanyol academy training in the afternoon. Return to EU Sant Andreu that night to watch their U18 and U19 teams train.
Take the short drive to Girona and start your formation course with the staff of this up and coming La Liga and Champions League club. That night watch Girona FC Academy teams train.
In the morning continue your formation course with Girona FC and tour their Montilivi Stadium. In the afternoon and evening watch Girona FC Academy team training.
In the morning ESS Residency Director Didi Rodriguez demonstrates how he breaks down team and individual match film for the ESS Residency Programs. That afternoon enjoy the day touring the city of Girona and that night watch Girona FC Academy teams train.
Return to Barcelona and spend time in the famous Las Ramblas area. That night attend a La Liga match followed by a farewell dinner
Depart Barcelona´s El Prat Airport for the USA.