Come as a team!
Welcome in Bordeaux
Since spring 2008, the Cap Girondins training centre has given foreign teams the opportunity to take customized soccer skills courses, Bordeaux style. These official Girondins de Bordeaux courses represent the fruits of 30 years of youth coaching expertise.
Customized courses
Our courses for foreign teams give coaches a chance to introduce their young players (age 7 to 16) to “Bordeaux-style” training. These official Girondins de Bordeaux training programmes are shaped by our considerable expertise in refining young players’ skills. The courses take place at the FC Girondins de Bordeaux training centre, ensuring perfect conditions for footballing development.
The aim of these courses is to put our unique Cap Girondins training methods at the disposal of teams from elsewhere in the world, young players keen to enjoy the experience of training at the home of the Girondins. Visiting clubs are free to tailor their training schedule to cover those areas that they would like worked on as a priority.
A friendly match is also included in the schedule, usually midweek, to give all participants a chance to see how much progress they have made. It’s also an opportunity for young players from overseas to compare themselves against a local team of a good standard. This is a key part of the course, as it allows the players to put the lessons they have learned during the week into practice.
A popular formula
The first session of this kind took place in spring 2008, when Cap Girondins welcomed a delegation of young players from Dubai to its facilities. Since 2009 we have welcomed a dozen more international groups to Bordeaux:
| Year | Club | Country / Region | Age Group | Boys/Girls |
| 2009 | Phénix | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Boys |
| 2010 | Phénix | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Boys |
| 2010 | Sainte Yacinthe | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Boys |
| 2010 | Kodiak de Charlesbourg | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Boys |
| 2010 | Pral de Beauport | Canada (Québec) | U13 | Boys |
| 2011 | Phénix | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Boys |
| 2011 | Anderlecht (sélection régionale) | Belgique | U15 | Boys |
| 2012 | Phénix | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Boys |
| 2012 | SDEFA Réunion | France (Réunion) | U13 | Boys |
| 2013 | Phénix | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Boys |
| 2013 | Phénix | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Girls |
| 2013 | CPS Saint-Paul | France (Réunion) | U13 / U14 | Boys |
| 2014 | Phénix | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Boys |
| 2014 | Phénix | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Girls |
| 2015 | Phénix | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Boys |
| 2015 | Phénix | Canada (Québec) | U14 | Girls |
| 2016 | Kodiak de Charlesbourg | Canada (Québec) | U13 | Boys |
| 2016 | Faly Academy | Canada | U11 / U12 / U14 | Boys |
| 2016 | Fukuoka | Japan | U13 | Boys |
Accommodation conditions
As with our other residential courses, the young footballers stay in our dedicated accommodation facilities at the Plaine des Sports du Haillan, the FC Girondins de Bordeaux training centre. Players stay in eight-bed chalets, and supervision is provided by the Cap Girondins instructors.
Accompanying adults are put in touch with the Tourist Office and Cap Girondins’ partners. They can use the course as an opportunity to observe the Cap Girondins training methods and explore Bordeaux and the region.
The advantages of the formula
- It allows the whole team to progress together.
- High-quality coaches trained in supervising young footballers.
- Make the most of the outstanding setting and facilities at the FC Girondins de Bordeaux professional training centre.
- Great flexibility in terms of the dates of your training course.
- Discover a new culture and a different style of football.
For further information about courses and prices
Contact Cap Girondins
Adress : Rue Joliot-Curie, 33187 Le Haillan Cedex
Tel : 05 56 16 11 16