Dana Cup Academy

The Dana Cup Academy opened in August 2017 in Hjørring and the academy is the first of its kind in Denmark. 

 

The Dana Cup Academy offers Danish and international female football players personal development with football as the main focus but also hand in hand with other educational options, tailor made for each individual student. 

 

The academy has first class facilities and top level coaches. The schooling and studies are adapted to each individuals wishes and level and there is a wide range of different educational institutes located close to the Dana Cup Academy.

Dana Cup Academy is open for both Danish and international female footballers. Students are selected from both their sporting and personal qualifications.  

 

A stay at the Dana Cup Academy can be for a few months or up to 4 years.

 

 

Students at the Dana Cup Academy are placed on teams that match their level, e.g. Gjensidige Kvindeliga, 1. division, U18 or U16. It can be in Fortuna Hjørring or another club depending on the players wishes. 

 

Dana Cup Academy participates in training tournaments and tournaments in both Denmark and internationally.

 

 

Each student at the Dana Cup Academy will be offered a contact family as an extra social aspect outside the academy. There is also the possibility to have a mentor, an experienced elite player who can support and give advice to the young players.

 

 

For the Dana Cup Academy it is essential that the family of a student is comfortable with the students stay at the academy. Therefore the family will be thoroughly informed in regards to all of the conditions and objectives before inclusion in the academy program.

 

The family will also be updated regularly in regards to what is happening at the academy, there will be regular parents meetings and open days at the academy. 

 

 

The Dana Cup Academy has its own Facebook page with regular updates in regards to future plans and events.

 

 

 

Dana Cup Academy
Børge Christensens Vej 5
9800 Hjørring
Danmark
Telephone: +45 98 91 13 00 / E-mail: Academy@danacup.dk 

 

Dana Cup Academy is based in a newly built wing attached to the Dana Cup SportsCenter

 

The students are housed in apartments for 2 to 4 persons with own bathroom and little kitchen. There is a shared living room on the premises. Meals are taken in the Dana Cup SportsCenter.

 

The students will have breakfast, lunch (lunch package) a snack in the afternoon and dinner. There will be served a healthy diet with respect for an elite athletes nutritional needs and quantity.

 

Dana Cup Academy is led by an academy leader who has the daily responsibility for all activities within the academy and for the planning and coordination of all training, games and schooling. The academy leader is also the contact person for the parents. – (This role is shared between multiple people at this point so we might rethink how we want to word this.)

 

 

 

The Dana Cup Academy is located in the middle of Park Vendia with only a few minutes walk to the Fortuna Hjørring club house and training arena.

Within 100 meters of the academy is the entrance to the football fields with both grass and artificial grass, athletic stadium with running track, a 50 meter indoor swimming pool and wellness facilities, tennis courts both inside and outside, a double indoor sports hall, fitness center and the Goal Station

Dana Cup Academy coaches are all certified coaches at an elite level.

 

Our coaches will plan each individuals training after consultation with each player. This provides security in a hectic day with training, games, school, studies, transport and social activities. 

 

In addition to the football coaches there are also physical coaches, physiotherapists a physician and at different times you will also find guest coaches.  

 

The training is divided between individual training, group training, team training and individual self training. 

Dana Cup Academy has cooperation agreements with a number of educational institutions so students can participate in classes with special conditions in terms of their training, games and travels. 

 

Each student will have their own "contract" with the school including the conditions of their schooling. It is a condition for your stay at the Dana Cup Academy that all students prioritize their schooling on the same level as their football.