soccer training camps in Costa Brava 2 3 Índex 4 Costa Brava 5 How to get there? 8 Costa Brava soccer training camps 10 Public soccer fields 24 Private soccer fields 28 Tournaments 30 Incoming travel agencies 34 Accommodation 38 About us 4 5 How to get there? Costa Brava FRANCE There are few places in the world home to accommodation and service companies GIRONA PYRENEES so many scenic treasures, charming villages, provide tailored services to maximize the and cultural attractions as this corner of the benefits of training programs. FIGUERES Mediterranean. Get ready for your challenges and improve Port The 200 km of coastline that stretch from your sports performance at a top destination. Banyoles Roses Portbou to Blanes are 200 km of unforgettable Book your soccer training camp on the Costa COSTA sensations, where Nature, Culture and Brava! GIRONA BRAVA Gastronomy play a crucial role. Girona - In the Costa Brava - Girona Pyrenees we have Costa Brava Airport Lloret de Mar the formula for improving sports performance: Port training well and recovering better. We have Palamós state-of-the-art sports facilities and a natural environment that offers the ideal terrain Barcelona and climate conditions for training and outdoor sports. For maximum performance, you need an optimum recovery. Specialized Train well, Girona recover better Barcelona Mediterranean Sea Contact us! [email protected] www.costabravatrainingcamps.com 6 7 Soccer is in our DNA We experience soccer with passion. Every municipality has its own soccer club, where players run the gamut from beginners to the Spanish La Liga. We have know-how, first-rate facilities and the possibility of organizing friendly games with local clubs. Pablo Machín Girona FC Head Coach I would encourage coaches to come to Costa Brava for a training camp, because of its good climate and modern facilities. 8 9 COSTA BRAVA SOCCER TRAINING CAMPS THERE ARE MEDITERRANEAN DIET FC BARCELONA HIGHSPEED AND MESSI GIRONA SOCCER IN GIRONA LOCAL, HEALTHY FOOD PITCHES RAILWAY STATIONS AND FIGUERES 25 JUST AN HOUR AWAY EQUIPPED FOR PROFESSIONAL AND 3 hr 24 min 38 min 5 hr 44 min Go from the MOUNTAINS to the AMATEUR TEAM TRAINING SESSIONS MEDITERRANEAN MICFOOTBALL 1 h GIRONA BARCELONA SEA I n a single AIRPORT AIRPORT training session IS ONE OF THE A LENGTHY BIGGEST GRASSROOTS SOCCER SOCCER OUTDOOR NATURAL 300 DAYS OF CHAMPIONSHIPS IN EUROPE TRADITION PARKS SUN PER YEAR SPORTS 8 A SOCCER TEAM FRIENDLY MATCHES HOTELS PLAYING IN THE TOP OVER WITH THEIR 200 THE MILD CLIMATE 300,000 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE FEDERATED IN SPRING, AUTUMN HOTEL BEDS OWN SOCCER CLUBS & AND WINTER Infografia INSTALLATIONSInfografiaGIRONA FC FOOTBALLERS IS IDEAL FOR 200 KM OF TRAINING COASTLINE ACCOMMODATION WITH CATERING for players’ Recovery THE BEST OUTDOORS FANTASTIC AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS TRAINING CAMPS BEACHES INCOMING AGENCIES CONVENTION INSTALLATIONS FOR with detailed local knowledge and a 16 CENTRES THE BEST GOLF TRAINING WELL, broad organizational COURSES AND RESORTS accommodation and facilities for experience EXCELLENT VALUE CATALUNYA VOTED THE EUROPEAN GOLF RESORT PGA RESORT OF THE YEAR 2015 BY IAGTO RECOVERING FOR MONEY GOLF PITCH AND PUTT EVEN BETTER COURSES COURSES 10 11 Public soccer fields Municipal Soccer Blanes [email protected] Ground +34 972 352 322 The Blanes Sports Complex is a top-level The Indoor Sports Centre is the most important municipal sports installation. It is strategically part of the Blanes Sports Complex and in located, at the gateway to the Costa Brava, and sporting circles it is considered to be one of the Blanes versatile thanks to its different spaces which most innovative and prestigious in Spain, with allow for the design and production of all sorts of 7,000 m2 of sports surface area and 6 official size sports events: basketball, indoor soccer, handball, playing fields in use at any one time. The 40,000 [email protected] competitive gymnastics, badminton, dancesport, m2, four-storey building houses an underground www.blanes.cat/esports twirling, rhythmic gymnastics, martial arts, tennis, car park for 360 vehicles. volleyball, hockey, artistic roller skating, aerobics, Thanks to its considerable sports tradition, its group gym, chess… dynamism and its unique features, Blanes has become the ideal town for hosting important international sports events, including the Technical specifications Women’s European Yngling Championship, the Veterans International Roller Skating Hockey Field size 101 x 65 m Tournament and the Blanes Open International Grass type Artificial turf Bowling Championship, and world-famous teams and sportsmen have come here to train. Floodlighting Yes In a bid to develop, enlarge and modernise, Changing room Yes the Blanes Sports Complex has been launched. Facility’s other services: This ambitious sports project will delight sports Changing rooms 4 players’ changing rooms and 2 referees’ lovers, fans and professionals alike and it will changing rooms provide prestigious, high-quality sports facilities Complementary services with the Blanes First aid room, bar and car park (360 spaces) and services to make the town one of the top Sports Complex destinations specialised in this sector. Spectators north-east stands 210 Spectators south-west stands 210 12 13 Can Borell Municipal Blanes Ca la Guidó Municipal Blanes [email protected] [email protected] F11 Soccer Ground +34 972 352 322 Soccer Ground +34 972 352 322 A state-of-the-art artificial grass soccer pitch, run A soccer ground run by the Local Authority with by the Local Authority one F11 pitch and two F7 transversal pitches. It holds 210 spectators in the north-east stands and 612 spectators in the south-west stands. Technical specifications Technical specifications Field size 97 x 53 m Field size 101 x 65 m Grass type State-of-the-art artificial turf Grass type Artificial turf Floodlighting Yes Floodlighting Yes Changing room Yes Changing room Yes Facility’s other services: Facility’s other services: Changing rooms 4 players’ changing rooms and 2 referees’ Changing rooms 4 players’ changing rooms and 2 referees’ changing rooms changing rooms Complementary services First aid room Complementary services First aid room, bar and car park 14 15 Municipal Soccer Lloret de Mar [email protected] Ground +34 972 367 512 A soccer ground run by the Local Authority, Other features: electronic scoreboard, holding 400 spectators. The pitch measures 100 x floodlighting. 62 m and it is made of artificial grass (Soccer Pro 100-55 with Sportan EL-15 elastic base). Lloret de Mar TechnicalTechnical specifications: specifications Field size 100 x 62 m [email protected] Grass type Artificial Soccer Pro 100.55 with Sportan EL15 www.lloretdemar.org elastic base Floodlighting Yes Lloret de Mar is recognised as a multisport destination as it has a multidisciplinary, high- Changing room Yes quality offer which is concentrated in a single Facility’s other services: Electronic scoreboard, sound system, sports complex in the centre of the town, defibrillator surrounded by hotels and shops, just 800 metres from the beach. Sport is an essential part of Lloret de Mar and the huge variety of sports available include soccer, Marc Muniesa basketball, athletics, handball, roller skating Girona FC Player hockey and cycling, to name just a few. The talent of most of the local soccer teams is impressive. Everyone is competing at a very high level, so it allows to test wich is your real level when you compete against a catalan club. 16 17 Municipal Athletics Lloret de Mar Lloret de Mar [email protected] El Molí Soccer Ground [email protected] Track Soccer Ground +34 972 367 512 +34 972 367 512 A soccer ground run by the Local Authority, A soccer ground run by the Local Authority, holding 560 spectators. The natural grass pitch holding 400 spectators. The artificial grass pitch measures 100 x 62 m. measures 100 x 60 m. TechnicalTechnical specifications: specifications Technical specifications Field size 100 x 62 m Field size 100 x 60 m Grass type Natural turf Grass type Artificial turf Floodlighting Yes Floodlighting Yes Changing room Yes Changing room Yes Facility’s other services: Facility’s other services: Changing rooms 3 men’s changing rooms, 1 women’s changing Changing rooms 4 players’ changing rooms and 1 referees’ room, changing room 1 changing room for people with reduced Complementary services 2 toilets mobility, First aid room, bar and car park 2 instructors’ changing rooms Electronic scoreboard, floodlighting, public Complementary services 1 weight room address system 2 toilets First aid room, bar and defibrillator 18 19 Palamós Palamós-Costa Brava [email protected] Municipal Soccer +34 972 600 754 Stadium A municipal soccer stadium holding 3,714 Palamós people. The stadium has a natural grass surface, the size of the pitch is 105 x 65 m, and the overall size of the stadium is 113.20 x 70.20 m. It has 6 [email protected] group changing rooms and 2 for referees and www.visitpalamos.cat coaches, a press room, 2 bars (grandstand and general) and a first aid room Palamós boasts a number of major sports installations and clubs as well as a superb coastline which combines long sandy beaches Technical specifications and tiny coves with crystalline waters, ideal Field size 105 x 65 m for practising sea sports like rowing, sailing, Grass type Natural turf canoeing, paddle surf, kayaking and open-water swimming. Floodlighting Yes Every year the bay of Palamós hosts important Changing room Yes sports events, particularly sailing events, such as Facility’s other services: the Christmas Race, the Palamós International Rooms 6 group changing rooms Optimist Trophy and the Baix Empordà Trophy, in addition to events involving other sports such as 2 for coaches and referees the International Junior MIC Soccer Tournament press room and the International Junior Basketball Complementary services 2 bars (grandstand and general) and a first Tournament.