More than a Football Tour: Training sesions with FC Barcelona at their facilities
When a team travels to Spain for a football tour, they expect to experience great moments, discover a new culture, train with their team, and compete against top-level opponents. However, some experiences truly make the difference and transform the trip into an unforgettable memory.
Training sessions with FC Barcelona at their official facilities is undoubtedly one of the highlights of Football Forward Tours. In addition to official sessions with the FCB Academy, the organized football tours also include official training sessions with some of the most prestigious clubs in the region. Training sessions with FC Barcelona is one of the most exciting moments of the tour for the players, as well as their companions. After all, training at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper is not an opportunity for everyone.
The Barça Value
FC Barcelona represents a unique way of understanding football. Its philosophy, training methodology, and commitment to technical development have inspired academies and coaches worldwide, especially in recent decades, where the club has established itself as one of the leading names in world football.
During our football tours in Spain, teams have the opportunity to participate in an official clinic at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, the club’s official training complex and the same facility where the FC Barcelona first team and much of its youth academy train. These are the facilities where Leo Messi and Lamine Yamal developed.
Here, however, what is truly special is being part of, even if just for a day, the environment where one of the world’s most renowned training methodologies is developed.
Training sessions with FC Barcelona led by official coaches
All training sessions with FC Barcelona are led by official coaches from the FC Barcelona Academy, who apply the club’s own methodology and adapt the exercises to the age and level of the visiting group.
The players work on technical, tactical, and decision-making aspects following the same principles that have made La Masia an international benchmark.
Taking a football tour in Spain with Football Forward is a unique opportunity to discover a different way of training, understand the game from another perspective, and learn concepts that they can later apply to their own team.
But beyond the athletic improvement, the players enjoy a highly motivating experience that helps strengthen team cohesion.
Complete the FC Barcelona experience
As we mentioned, these tours go far beyond training sessions with FC Barcelona, although these are one of the most anticipated moments of the trip.
In addition to these clinics with the FCB Academy, the Barça experience can be enhanced with various options:
- Visit the FC Barcelona Museum and learn about the club’s history
- Tour the Camp Nou stadium and discover what it feels like to enter the stadium that has witnessed historic nights
- Watch a live match at the Camp Nou, depending on the LaLiga or UEFA Champions League schedule (this option is not included in the tour and will depend on whether it can be coordinated with the competition’s kick-off times).
Training at other LaLiga clubs
Training sessions with FC Barcelona is just one part of the experience. Our programs also offer the opportunity to train at the official facilities of other professional LaLiga clubs with an excellent reputation for developing young footballers in their academies.
Teams on the Football Forward tour also enjoy sessions led by official RCD Espanyol coaches, training at the Dani Jarque Sports City, where the first teams and youth academy train daily.
We also offer training with Girona FC, one of the fastest-growing clubs in Spanish football in recent years and a favorite among many players due to the pace and intensity of its training sessions. Finally, we include FC Andorra, a constantly growing club in Spanish professional football that was recently acquired by former footballer Gerard Piqué.
The goal of football tours is to offer experiences tailored to the needs of each group, with professional training sessions led by official coaches who follow each club’s specific methodology, adding extra value to the experience. This is why Football Forward Tours adapts to each team’s preferences based on the number of days, favorite clubs, additional activities, and budget.
An experience the players will never forget
Many teams arrive in Spain focused on the matches they’re about to play, but they return home talking about what it was like to train where some of the best footballers in the world train.
Step onto the official facilities of a professional club like FC Barcelona, receive guidance from the club’s own coaches, and experience a different training methodology leaves an unforgettable impression.
Because a football tour isn’t just about playing football. It’s about learning, being inspired, discovering new ways of understanding the sport, and having experiences that will stay with the players throughout their careers.
And training with FC Barcelona is, without a doubt, one of those life-changing experiences.
