Ball sports academy

A new home for Innsbruck's young sports talents

From autumn 2026, the first class of the new Ball Sports Academy will start at Reichenau Secondary School. This new programme will give children with a passion for ball sports the opportunity to combine a high-quality secondary school education with sports training and competitions in their respective sports at one location. The new focus is made possible by specially developed learning programmes and intensive collaboration between the Ballsport Academy coordinator, school management, training and teaching staff and parents. Individualised and targeted support ensures that the pupils can develop both their sporting and academic potential in the best possible way.

School and sporting support

The programme starts with a focus on football, volleyball and tennis. This new focus was developed by City Department School and education together with City Department Sport of the City of Innsbruck and the educational supervision of the Tyrolean Education Directorate to make the Reichenau secondary school more attractive. One full-day ball sports academy class per school level is run in a co-educational setting. In addition to the traditional range of subjects per school level, the pupils in the Ball Sport Academy classes also have additional units of exercise and sport as well as supplementary offers such as mentoring programmes, health and nutrition education and sports psychology support.

Lighthouse project in the Tyrolean educational landscape

The Ballsport Academy is an important component of the sports development plan drawn up in recent years. Following the establishment of the Football Academy, it is a further milestone in the combination of education and sport and represents a flagship project in the Tyrolean educational landscape. Thanks to the close cooperation with local, regional and national sports clubs and professional associations in scouting and further development, young talents are professionally supported and promoted in the best possible way right from the start. In addition, synergies with the university and colleges are intensified and the pupils are also supported academically on their sporting path.