Football camp in Tuscany

It's all about the famous 90 minutes

According to surveys by the German Olympic Sports Confederation, football is the most popular sport among children between 7 and 14 years old. In 2021, according to the German Football Association, more than a million boys and over 150.000 girls in this age group were members of a football club.

U9 kickers from ESV Freimann train in Tuscany

Many of the little footballers also want to play football during the holidays. In order to hone their technique and tactics and improve their overall football skills, the U9 team is traveling from ESV Freimann Munich together with their trainers Markus Kaunzinger and Eray Cuhadar for a week in Tuscany in June. The program includes a two-hour training session in the morning at a football facility in Peccioli, which also includes an outdoor swimming pool with slides. This is used extensively during the lunch break until the second training session with another two hours follows in the afternoon. The young footballers, who arrived with their parents, grandparents and siblings, are accommodated in the holiday apartments Holiday Home In Tuscany or the Holiday residence Chianni. Of course, the fun of football always comes first and so the football match “Children against Moms” is one of the highlights of the football camp, just like the trip to the beach with the families. The football camp was a complete success for coach Markus Kaunzinger: “The kids got to know each other even better and grew even closer together as a team.”. And that is still noticeable in every training session to this day.

Photo album football camp in Tuscany

Enjoy beautiful Tuscany – Tuscany with children

"The little one loved the camp and would like his club to organize a soccer camp like this again next year“, says Jamin Umar, father of Danyal, who plays in a defensive position. “After we dropped our son off at the soccer field at ten in the morning, my wife and I had until 16 p.m. to discover beautiful Tuscany”. Nina Henkel, whose son Ben plays in midfield or in attack, also uses the time to work online thanks to the well-functioning WiFi at In Toscana. “This meant I could combine work and vacation perfectly and my son could be with his team and the coaches.”. She is also happy about a new chat group where she can exchange ideas with other parents. “We all spend one or two Sundays on the sidelines”, she says, “It’s nice when you get to know each other better.”. Gabi Huber speaks of a great experience for her son Phil, the team's goalkeeper. “The children got to know each other in a completely different way at the camp, were able to grow together even more intensively and make friends.”. While the kids are at camp, she enjoys the beautiful weather with sightseeing and excursions in the surrounding area with her husband and son Lennard (15). In general, parents and grandparents are in agreement about the organization of the Football camps agreed that everyone got their money's worth this week. Whether it's a joint visit to the pizzaria in Terricciola, a sunset barbecue at the winery with wine tasting, a cooking class in Rivalto or the final barbecue with a grill master on the terrace of In Toscana - Davide from the Toscana Forum has organized great evenings for everyone you probably wouldn't have experienced as a simple tourist.