Inside La Masia
Barcelona, Spain 2 days All levels
Two days inside the most influential academy in football history — methodology talks, live youth sessions and the philosophy behind the badge.
Gaffer Learning team
With academy staff
What you take home
- How a game model survives 40 years
- Age-group progression, U8 to U19
- What 'coaching the person' means in practice
The days
- Day 1
The philosophy
History walk, methodology talk, then the U14s live. Evening dinner with the group to unpack it all.
- Day 2
The practice
U8–U12 morning sessions, sports-science Q&A, and a closing workshop: what translates to your club, and what doesn't.
Included
- Guided facility access across both days
- Three live academy sessions
- Methodology talks with academy staff
- Two nights' hotel, breakfast and lunches
Not included
- Travel to Barcelona
It stays on your CV
Every completed experience becomes a dated entry on your Gaffer CV — with its certificate, your notes and the people you met.
- Certificate of completion
- A dated entry on your Gaffer CV
- The group joins your network
The group outlives the trip
Before
Meet the group, get the programme and prepare with shared resources.
During
Shared notes, photos and live discussion while it happens.
After
Certificate, content and the conversation continues — the group stays open.