Before the end of 2011, FC Barcelona, via its FCB Escola soccer schools, will have organised a total of 5 training campuses in London, in which some 1,500 young Brits will be coached in the Barça system.
Zero cost
The FCB Escola international schools do not cost the club anything, and work using the same
methodology as that used by the FCB Escola in Barcelona, and always feature at least one Catalan
coach. All expenses are covered by the host partner. The main aim of these schools is to provide
integral training to the pupils, with social and human aspects also forming part of the scheme.
The agreements were closed this week to coincide with the game between Arsenal and Barça. Julio
Albert, and Xavi Marcé were responsible for signing the deal and visiting the facilities where the
campuses will take place
Easter start
At Easter, from April 18 to 22, the FCB Escola will be holding the first English
campus at the ACS International School Cobham, for boys and girls aged 6 to 14.
Five campuses
Each campus will be one week long and the next ones will be held from June 20 to 24,
from June 27 to July 1, and then on August 15-19 and 22-26. From April to August, the events will
be billed as the FCB Camp Surrey-Anglaterra 2011 XSport Coaching.
FC Barcelona will be in charge of all of the coaching, with five FCB Escola coaches from
Barcelona working alongside ten British coaches that are already versed in the Barça system. The
experience should be a positive one for everybody, and there are plans to set up a new FCB Escola
in London along similar lines to those that are already operative in such places as Japan, Hong
Kong, Kuwait and Dubai.