
Frequently asked questions
Everything about the trial training, prices, the subscription and the practical side. Question not listed? Ask our assistant at the bottom right or email info@blssports.com.
Trial training
Can I visit a session or book a trial lesson?
Yes. You can book a trial training for 25 euros: one session in a small group of three to six players, one hour and fifteen minutes at Sportpark Olympia in Rotterdam. Parents are welcome to watch. The day after the session you get access to the member portal by email, where you see the 25 euro credit. If you become a member within fourteen days after the session, the 25 euros is fully deducted from a credit bundle or from the first payment of your subscription. If you don't use the credit within those fourteen days, it lapses and your portal account is deleted automatically. Book at blssports.com/proeftraining.
What should I bring to a training session?
Your own kit or tracksuit, football socks, football boots and a water bottle.
Training types and prices
Which training types do you offer and what do they cost?
Three forms, one method. Group training: every Sunday, fourteen players at most, 100 euros per month as a season subscription. Small group: four to six players, 40 euros per session. Individual: one on one, 80 euros per session. Small group and individual sessions are paid with credits, bought in bundles in the member portal.
Is the 100 euros per month the total cost, or are there additional fees?
The 100 euros per month is the full amount for the group training. There is no registration fee and there are no hidden costs; under our terms you never owe costs that were not stated up front. You provide your own clothing and football boots; we ask members to get the uniform package of 110 euros, ordered through the club webshop.
How do the credit bundles work?
Ten credits cost 200 euros (valid two months), 22 credits 400 euros (twenty plus two free, valid three months), 34 credits 600 euros (thirty plus four free, valid four months). A small group session costs two credits, an individual session four credits. Group training subscribers get a twenty percent discount on every bundle, applied automatically in the portal.
Subscription and payment
How does the group training subscription work?
It is a season subscription that follows the football season. You pay per month in advance, up to and including the June payment, even if you join later in the season. July and August are summer break: no group sessions and no payments. In September the subscription automatically resumes. During the summer break only small group sessions continue. During school holidays within the season, training simply continues.
How and when do I pay?
When you sign up you pay through iDEAL only for the training Sundays still to come in that month: 25 euros per Sunday, never more than 100 euros. The same payment authorises the direct debit; if no training Sundays are left that month, you pay a one cent charge to record the mandate. After that, the monthly amount of 100 euros is collected automatically on the seventh of each month; the debit usually shows on your account one or two working days later. You always pay in advance: the payment collected on 7 November, for example, covers the month of November. Amount and date are announced at least fourteen days in advance.
What do I pay if I join halfway through the month?
When you sign up you pay only for the training Sundays still to come that month: 25 euros per Sunday, up to a maximum of 100 euros. An outstanding trial training credit of 25 euros is deducted from this first payment right away. The direct debit of the seventh of the joining month is skipped, so you never pay twice; the next payment of 100 euros is collected on the seventh of the following month, as the advance payment for that month.
Cancelling and cooling-off
Am I tied to anything? How do I cancel?
You can cancel at any time in the member portal or by email to info@blssports.com. The notice period is one month at most: the subscription runs until the end of the current paid period and then stops. The period already paid is not refunded. If you cancel during the summer break by 15 August at the latest, the subscription does not restart in September and no payment is collected.
Do I have a cooling-off period?
Yes. If you take out a subscription or buy a credit bundle online, as a consumer you have fourteen days to reconsider. You can withdraw in the portal, with the model form from the confirmation email, or by email. If you trained during that period at your own request, you only pay a proportional amount for those sessions.
Practical
Where and when are the sessions?
Group training is every Sunday at Sportpark Olympia, Buitendijk 100 in Rotterdam, at a fixed time per age group: minis, juniors and seniors. Dwight places you in the right group. You book small group sessions yourself in the portal at the times in the calendar; individual sessions are planned in consultation. As a member you see all sessions in the calendar of the member portal; open trial sessions are listed at blssports.com/proeftraining.
What ages do you train?
Players from 9 up to and including 19 years old. We group by age and level, so everyone trains with players at roughly the same stage. For a participant under eighteen, a parent or guardian signs the agreement.
Does my child need to play at a certain level?
No. If your child wants to improve, that is enough. Players without a club are welcome too. Grouping by age and level makes sure the training fits.
What if we have to miss a session?
A booked small group or individual session can be cancelled free of charge up to twenty four hours in advance through the portal; your credit remains. If you cancel later or do not show up, the credit lapses, because the spot and the trainer were reserved.
Can a missed group session be made up?
Only a cancelled group session can be made up: when the trainer cancels the session, or when you cancel at least twenty four hours in advance. A missed group session without timely cancellation cannot be made up.
Clothing
Is specific clothing required?
For the trial training your own kit or tracksuit is fine. We ask members to train in the BLS Sports uniform package: a training set, a tracksuit and sports socks, all three printed with BLS Sports, 110 euros in total. You provide your own football boots.
Can I buy BLS Sports clothing?
Yes, in the BLS Sports club webshop at Klupp Sportswear: kluppsportswear.nl/klupp/clubwebshops/bls-sports. Besides the uniform package you will find a rain jacket, a backpack with a shoe compartment, grip socks, a beanie, a neck warmer and a water bottle, among other items. Ordering, payment, sizes and delivery are handled directly by Klupp. Members find the discount code in the member portal under Clothing.
Signing up and method
How do I sign up?
Through the form at blssports.com/intake. You fill in the player's details and your contact details and choose straight away what you want: a trial session, a credit bundle or the subscription. You pay online right away and then receive your personal access code for the member portal by email. Not sure yet? Choose I don't know yet: it is free, commits you to nothing and we will contact you.
When can I start training after signing up?
You train from the first Sunday after you sign up. When you sign up, you only pay for the training Sundays left in that month. If you did a trial training within the fourteen days before, those 25 euros are deducted straight away.
What is Football Brain Coaching?
Our own training method, developed by founder and former professional Dwight Blackson (UEFA B and UEFA C, KNVB Academy). Football is decided in fractions of a second; that is why our drills train the brain as hard as the legs: two-footedness, faster decision making, game intelligence and measurable growth.
Contact
How can I reach you?
Email info@blssports.com; we reply within five working days, usually sooner. Our visiting address is Westersingel 73, Rotterdam. Training takes place at Sportpark Olympia, Buitendijk 100, Rotterdam.
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Ready to start?
Book a trial training for 25 euros or sign up straight away. Your trial credit is deducted if you join within fourteen days.