La Masia: The model for sports star breeding

Barcelona’s historic La Masia has produced some amazing football players.  As the training facility for Barça’s players, La Masia has been a staple in player development since 1966. Located right next to Camp Nou, Barça’s 98,787 capacity stadium, the training site produces camaraderie and great skill in sport for young men.

Set up as a dormitory with classrooms, La Masia has developed some of Barça’s great players over the past 50 years.  However, La Masia seems to not only be about shaping great play but shaping the players mentally and socially as well.  The club has its own description of the core values it tries to instill in its players. They include teamwork, humility, respect, ambition, and effort.

This former country residence turned awesome training site really tries to create quality players and quality people. The association the club has with La Masia and the relationships of those who spend their time working there show that the club is definitely worried about a healthy environment for its players and the club in general. Granted, La Masia has produced players Iniesta, Messi, Puyol, and many others and with these great players has come a fair share of money. In the end, La Masia focuses not only on helping the club financially but also on molding respectable people.