Develop Your Game. Advance Your Life.
The Talentprojekt offers elite American boy players (age) the opportunity to develop their game inside Germany's world-class soccer system while pursuing their academic future. Through our 10-month residential program in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, you train daily with German-licensed coaches, compete against top European youth academies, and get seen by the clubs and scouts who matter.
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Founded in 2010, our mission has always been to bridge the gap between American talent and the European game, developing the person first and the athlete second.
Why The Talentprojekt
Talent Discovery
International Competition
Professional Development
Player Well-Being
Opportunities To Advance
Boarding
The Talentprojekt has partnered with Deutsches Fussball Internat (DFI) to provide a fully licensed boarding facility, that comes equipped with a boarding staff that consists of teachers, trainers, and administrative staff.
Together with our staff living at DFI’s campus, Talentprojekt is able to offer its players a safe environment that is monitored around the clock while they live away from home. ​Dorms do not exceed two players per room and rooms are equipped with WIFI for ease of  online studying.  Bath and bed linens are provided as well as full laundry service. A fully staffed and equipped dining hall serves three meals a day with snacks available to take away. Weekly trips facilitated by DFI staff to local markets allow for players to shop for extra food items, clothing, and toiletries. There is plenty of indoor common area space and outdoor space for players to socialize during their down time.With training pitches and workout equipment also at DFI, players enjoy short walks from their dorm to fields and workout rooms, as well as to the dining hall and laundry area. This is ideal to help players maximize their busy and demanding schedules.
The Talentprojekt is founded in the philosophy that development should be focused on the person first and athlete second. We hold academic success for each of our players to a high standard believing firmly that wherever their path should lead them their future is best served with having well developed critical thinking skills, time management abilities, and a global view of the world.
With our programming committed to a daily robust soccer practice and game schedule, players have a few options to consider to continue their studies:​
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SAI Academy: ​
Academics
This brick and mortar school based in Orlando, Florida, uses Edgenuity Virtual Academy to bring a nationally accredited K-12 school to the Talentprojekt. Players attending Edgenuity Virtual Academy have the benefit of accessing a virtual campus from the convenience of their dorm in Germany, and benefiting from working at their own pace, time, and schedule. To support a student’s academic potential for a collegiate path, SAI Academy provides guidance to students by way of progress reports, biweekly check-in zoom calls, and general oversight of their pacing, study habits and grades. Parents, too, are informed with emailed weekly academic updates about their son’s progress. The model and curriculum in ELA, math, social studies, and world languages is approved by the The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) allowing for student athletes to maintain U.S. college admission eligibility while living and studying abroad.  SAI Academy joins a growing number of academic and sport institutions who serve high level athletes who require flexibility of schedule without compromising quality and rigour.
Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Bildungscampus (DBBC):
is a private school serving students from grades 7 through high school. As a boarding school that partly serves international students who are pursuing a high level sports training path, it also serves day students from neighboring towns who prefer a private education. For a player with a level of proficiency in German, this may serve as an option as all classes are conducted in German.  The school campus is located within a 200 meter walk from Talentprojekt’s dorms and it is where our players take their mandatory German language courses five days a week.
Participate in an independent based program:
We have players who are enrolled currently in a high school where they live, and have the option to continue taking classes through them. This option is granted with the condition that the school is flexible to accomodate a player’s training and game schedule, as well as an in-person German language class. Asynchronous models work best where a player is assigned work and a deadline provided. In this situation, a player and their families are responsible for maintaining NCAA eligibility if that is a priority, and maintaining an academic standard in line with the requirement of remaining a Talentprojekt team member.
Training + Competition
The normal weekly schedule consists of daily training under Bundesliga player development protocols mornings and evenings. Friendly matches for Talentprojekt teams against professional academy.
While training generally consists of technical training in the mornings and evenings, and team organization -  small and large group tactics in the evenings,  additional sessions includes strength and coordination training, cognitive training, flexibility, and speed training.  These sessions are quite intense and are often as demanding on the cognitive systems as they are on the physical. ​The coaching staff consists of highly qualified, German Federation licensed coaches that have demonstrated expertise in Bundesliga protocols for the development of young players.
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TESTIMONIALS
Playing with the Talentprojekt last year helped me develop as both a player and a person. Living in another country taught me many important life skills, while also learning a new culture and language. I grew as a player by experiencing both a professional training environment with coaches from around the world and high-level competition against top youth academies. I am very thankful for the opportunity to play at Talentprojekt, for all the coaches, and the team.
Coleman Catlett, American Eagles 2022-2023, Columbus Crew Academy Player U17
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