10 Years Of German Academy Training.pdf

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1 Only the main pitch still conveys a
reminder of the previous make-up of
Riederwald, which was once the home of
Ein tracht’s professionals. In the 2010-11
season the U19 and U17 Bundesliga
teams play their matches here, as do the
C-juniors with their regional games. 2 The
Wolfgang-Steubing sports hall, (named
after a long-serving patron of the club),
was erected for the youth teams, but
also for the basketball, hockey, handball,
athletics and volleyball branches of the
club. 60 metres long, the facility already
proved a success in the first winter following
its opening: full training sessions were
held indoors in the coldest months of the
year. 3 and 4 There are 700 square metres
of administrative offices with 30 offices
for 40 em ployees, and a residential
building with ten apartments for young,
talented footballers – whose families do
not live in the region – furnished with a
common room and a kitchen. 5 The distances
between the players’ living quarters
and the offices of the coaches and
support staff are short. In addition to encouraging
a better performance, the club
concerns itself with education, social issues
and catering. 6 The academy’s modern
artifi cial pitch was officially opened
on 1 November 2010. 7 Second training
field, primarily for the hockey teams but
also used by the young footballers. 8 Two
small pitches, one surrounded by a board,
the other with a wall for practicing shots,
including four heading exercises and
moveable goals, allow for further training
variations. 9 55 square metres of
Eintracht fan shop. 10 Ten changing rooms
are available, four of which are assigned
to the U23s, U19s, U17s and U15s, and
the rest is flexibly divided depending on
training schedules. 11 ‘Diva’, the age-old
nickname for the club, is also the name of
the club’s catering hall: a meeting point for
athletes and visitors, as well as parents
whose children are at practice. The academy
residents have their lunch here. 12 A
state-of-the-art facility (as is the entire
academy), the two-level gym has everything
from weights to cardio machines.