USYS - Schalke - Day Trip

What a day of fussball for fans of the beautiful game! ProSoc TOURS took a fantastic group of players and their families to VELTINS-Arena and has an amazing time. The ProSoc Bus took off in the early morning to Schalke 04 versus Fortuna Düsseldorf . It was smooth sailing from Ramstein to Gelsenkirchen for our players and parents and upon arrive, were welcomed by the Schalke 04 Youth coaches.

The training session was a great opportunity for players to meet and play with professional youth Bundesliga coaches and the event was well organized with a mix of fun games and tough competition at the end. After the training, the players received a personal stadium tour and behind-the-scene experiences with also the personal time with the mascot, Erwin, on the stadium field!

ProSoc TOURS participants were even able to watch some of the Shalke 04 professional players entering the locker room and seeing the press bombard players with questions in the media section developed to be a unique experience. "Erwin" then took the players and parents into their family section where everyone could enjoy the unbelievable game. The amazing views we had from our seats made ProSoc TOURS see very close feeling the ground rumble with Schalke fans and their chants! Clash of the titans is an understatement trying to describe the two German-giants as the game finished with an exciting SIX goals total with a 3:3 tie. At the end of the day it was a, unbelievable experience for many of our first-time tours goers and everyone got to see two American players on the field including Weston McKennie!

Us over at ProSoc TOURS want to thank the players and amazing staff at Schalke 04. We also want to shout out all the players and parents from the USYS/ProSoc ACADEMY districts for registering and look forward to our next trips in Dortmund!