What It's Like to Train at the Spanish FA: An Insider's Guide

If there's one experience that consistently gets rated as the highlight of our tours, it's training at the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) headquarters. Here's what your group can expect.

The Facilities

The RFEF headquarters is located in Las Rozas, just outside Madrid. This is where the Spanish national team — men's, women's, and youth — prepares for major tournaments. The same pitches where Spain prepared for their World Cup and European Championship victories.

The complex features:

• - Multiple full-size professional pitches — immaculately maintained, with natural and artificial surfaces
• - Indoor training facilities — for tactical sessions and bad weather days
• - Changing rooms and medical areas — professional-grade, the same ones used by the national team
• - Dining facilities — your group can have meals at the RFEF, eating where the national team eats
• - Conference rooms — for team talks, video analysis, and welcome meetings

The moment your players walk through the gates and see the Spanish FA crest, the RFEF flags, and the pristine pitches — you can see it in their faces. They know this is special.

How a Training Day Works

A typical training day at the RFEF on our tours looks like this:

Morning Session (2 hours) - Welcome and facility tour - Warm-up and technical drills led by licensed coaches - Position-specific work (goalkeepers separate) - Small-sided games with tactical focus

Lunch at the RFEF - Your group eats at the federation's dining area - This is a highlight in itself — the food is excellent, and the experience of having lunch "like a national team player" is something kids talk about for years

Afternoon Session (2 hours) - Tactical session building on the morning's work - Match simulation or full-sided game - Cool down and certificates

The Coaches

The sessions are delivered by Spanish FA-licensed coaches who regularly work with youth development programs. They're professionals — structured, demanding, but encouraging. They adapt sessions to your group's level, whether you're a competitive U15 academy or a veterans team on a social tour.

One thing I always hear from coaches who travel with their teams: "I learned as much as my players did." The Spanish coaching methodology — their emphasis on positional play, rondos, and decision-making speed — is world-renowned for a reason.

Accommodation at the RFEF

For some groups, we can arrange accommodation at the RFEF complex itself. Your players literally live where the national team lives during camp. They sleep in the same rooms, eat in the same dining hall, and train on the same pitches.

This option isn't always available (it depends on the national team's schedule), but when it is, it's an extraordinary experience. Imagine your players going to sleep knowing that the room they're in was used by the Spanish squad preparing for the Euros.

What Makes It Different from Other Training Facilities

I've organized training sessions at dozens of facilities across Spain and Europe. The Spanish FA stands out for three reasons:

• The history — This is where World Cup winners prepared. That's not marketing — it's literally true, and your players feel it.
• The quality — Everything from the pitches to the changing rooms to the food is at the highest professional level.
• The respect — The RFEF staff treat visiting groups with genuine warmth. They understand that for your players, this might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and they make it count.

How to Include It in Your Tour

The Spanish FA is located near Madrid, so it fits naturally into tours that include the capital. We typically schedule RFEF training sessions at the start of the tour — it sets the tone for everything that follows. After training where the national team trains, every other experience builds on that foundation.

We handle all the booking and logistics. The RFEF has specific availability windows and requirements, and our long-standing relationship with them means we can secure slots that other operators can't.

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