Move-It Sportcamps

What Move-It Sportcamps does

Move-It Sportcamps is a Hamburg-based operator of holiday sports camps for children and adolescents aged roughly 6–16, structured as a non-profit under EXPLORE Foundation gemeinnützige GmbH and founded in 2012. Its portfolio includes multi-sport camps, football camps under the Ferienfussball sub-brand, tennis, golf, swimming, basketball, and hybrid sport-plus-language formats (Football+English). The programme is positioned as scientifically developed in partnership with Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln under Prof. Dr. Ingo Froböse, with sports-science students serving as camp coaches.

The business model is direct-to-consumer, monetized through one-time camp fees paid by parents, supplemented by B2B distribution partnerships (notably REWE West Köln) and club-level venue partnerships (DJK TuSA 06 Düsseldorf, GKSC Hürth). The operator holds the Reisenetz quality seal and is part of the "#Q" initiative. Geographically, camps are delivered across multiple German states and, for selected formats, in England and Spain.

The company reports 11–50 employees and lists Kerstin Dankers Weitenhagen and Volker Dankers Weitenhagen as Geschäftsführer. The only documented external funding is an EXIST-Gründerstipendium federal founder grant covering April 2012–March 2013. No proprietary technology, mobile application, or AI component is described in the available material; the offering is fundamentally a staffed, venue-based service rather than a software or platform product.

Name

Move-It Sportcamps

Legal name

EXPLORE Foundation gemeinnützige GmbH

Website

https://move-it-sportcamps.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Move-It Sportcamps runs scientifically developed holiday sports camps for children aged 6–16 across Germany, England, and Spain, including football (Ferienfussball), tennis, golf, and Football+English formats, monetized via direct camp fees and B2B partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Sports Camps

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adventure Multi-Sport Camps & Skills Academies (THAAAKAM), Multi-Activity Enrichment Camps (Academic + Arts + Sports) (EDAMALAA), Sports & Recreation Lessons (Surfing, Skiing, Golf, Tennis) (THAJAKAN), Fitness & Performance Retreats (Bootcamps, Sports Conditioning) (THAGAMAH)

Keywords

• Youth sports camps
• Holiday childcare programs
• Multisport adventure camps
• Language sports camps
• School holiday camps

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Holiday Sports Camp Fees: Week-long sports and adventure camps for children and youth aged 6-16 years during school holidays (Easter, summer, autumn). Camps include overnight stays and day camps with various sports activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Move-It Sportcamps provides week-long holiday sports and adventure camps for children and youth aged 6-17 across Germany, England, and Spain. Offerings include overnight multisport camps (basketball, volleyball, tennis, hockey, football, plus trend sports), day camps hosted at partner sports clubs, tennis/golf introductory camps, international English-language sports camps at Chiemsee/Inzell, and Spanish sports-and-language camps on the Costa Brava. Camps are led by trained sports science students from Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln following a scientifically developed Move-It methodology.

Product overview

Move-It Sportcamps operates as a multi-location holiday sports camp program for children and teenagers aged 6-17 years. The portfolio consists of overnight camps (Übernachtungscamps) and day camps (Tagescamps) offered across Germany with international camps in Spain and England. The core products include the Move-It Sportcamp (multisport overnight camps), Summer Camp Chiemsee/Inzell (international sports and English language), Tennis Camps, Adventure Camps, and Spain language camps. Ferienfussball operates as a separate sub-brand focused exclusively on football camps. Day camps are conducted through partner sports clubs, while overnight camps utilize dedicated facilities like the Sport- und Erlebnisdorf Hinsbeck and Bavarian State Sports Association venues in Inzell.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ferienfussball: Football and language camps for children and teenagers aged 8-18 in Germany, England, and Spain

Products and services

• Move-It Sportcamp (8-14 Jahre) Flagship week-long overnight multisport camp held at Hinsbeck (Sport- und Erlebnisdorf) for children aged 8-14 years. Features approximately 8 sport sessions per week combining classic club sports (basketball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, hockey, football) with trend sports (frisbee golf, headis, crossboccia). Participants stay in small holiday houses on camp grounds with 24/7 supervision and meals included.
• Summer Camp Chiemsee/Inzell (Sport-, Adventure & English) International sports and English-language camp located at the Bavarian State Sports Association (Bayerischer Landessport-Verband) facilities in Inzell, Bavaria. Offers outdoor activities including archery, beach volleyball, swimming, and indoor/outdoor climbing. Native English-speaking teachers provide English language instruction combined with sports, with optional supervised rail travel from various German cities (Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Fulda).
• Tennis- und Schnuppergolf Camp (9-17 Jahre) Tennis camp offered at Hinsbeck and Inzell locations for ages 9-17, including a half-day introductory 'Schnuppergolf' experience at nearby golf clubs. Designed for enthusiastic tennis players seeking to develop their skills alongside a tasting of golf.
• Tagescamp Multisport (6-13 Jahre) Day camp without overnight accommodation conducted at partner sports club facilities for children aged 6-13 years. Runs daily from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, lunch included. Offered in Cologne and Düsseldorf areas at venues such as DJK TuSA 06 Düsseldorf and TPSK Köln.
• Move-It Spanien (12-17 Jahre) Sports and language camp located on the Costa Brava in Spain for teenagers aged 12-17. Combines sports activities with language learning in an international setting, operated under the same EXPLORE Foundation non-profit structure as the core Move-It camps.
• Adventure Camp (8-14 Jahre) Adventure-focused camp emphasizing outdoor activities and team-building experiences for children aged 8-14. Combines the Move-It multisport concept with more challenging adventure elements and outdoor challenges.
• Ferienfussball Sub-Brand (Football Camps) Football-specific camps offered under a separate brand (Ferienfussball) for children and youth aged 8-18 years. Available in Germany, England, and Spain. Includes goalkeeper camps and specialized football training, co-marketed alongside Move-It camps.
• Football and English Easter Day Camp 2026 New Easter holiday day camp offering combining football training and English language learning for children aged 7-13 years. Hosted at partner venue DJK TUSA 06 Düsseldorf. Operates during Easter school holidays as a new day camp addition.

Quantifiable outcome

• Participants aged 6-16 are grouped into small teams of maximum 12 children for personalized attention.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GKSC HürthminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026New day camp location in Gleuel district near Otto-Maigler-See. Youth leader Christian Kaufmann worked with Move-It to establish this new location for 2026.
• hochschulgründernetz cologne (hgnc)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Startup support network of 7 universities plus IHK Köln, Handwerkskammer Köln, DLR, and Neues Unternehmertum Köln that provided founding advisory for Move-It Sportcamps.
• start2growminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Move-It won the start2grow nationwide startup competition in 2012 with their innovative sports camp concept.
• Prof. Ingo Froböse / Deutsche Sporthochschule KölncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMentor and scientific advisor for Move-It. Prof. Ingo Froböse from the Center for Health at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln provided content support and advisory guidance for the development of Move-Its sports methodology based on multiple academic theses.
• DJK TuSA 06 DüsseldorfcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner sports club in Flehe, Düsseldorf with natural and artificial turf fields, beach volleyball courts, basketball court, tennis courts, and small gymnasium. Hosts Move-It day camps at their facility.
• REWE West KölnminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate partnership offering Move-It sports camps specifically for children of REWE employees from markets, logistics, and administration.
• FerienfussballcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRelated project offering football camps for children and youth aged 8-18 in Germany, England, and Spain. Co-marketed alongside Move-It camps.
• CampfuchsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Campfuchs (FIND Euer Feriencamp) for holiday camp discovery platform, co-marketing Move-It camps.
• ReisenetzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman specialist association for youth travel. Move-It has earned the Reisenetz quality seal, a standard for safe and professional youth travel in Germany.
• #Q - Mit Sicherheit gute Kinder- und JugendreisenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerQuality initiative providing information and guidance for parents and decision-makers on children's and youth travel in Germany, setting standards for the industry.
• Ferienwerk KölnminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner providing youth accommodations across Europe. Move-It benefits from their accommodation network for sports camps.
• Explore FoundationcoreOthersExplore Foundation gemeinnützische GmbH (Ballindamm 27, Hamburg) is the legal operator of Move-It Sportcamps and related programs including Ferienfussball and language camps in Spain.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Deutsche Fußballschule: Operates football-focused holiday camps for children and youth across Germany, competing directly with Move-It's Ferienfussball sub-brand for the same parent and club-coach demand during school holidays.
• Ferienwerk Köln: Cologne-based youth travel and camp operator that supplies Move-It's accommodation network; also runs its own sports and outdoor programs for similar age groups, overlapping with Move-It's day- and overnight-camp offerings in the NRW market.

Broad incumbents

• TUI Group: Europe's largest tourism company operates TUI Kids Clubs and family resort programming with supervised sports activities for children, broadly overlapping with Move-It's multisport holiday-camp concept as part of a much wider travel portfolio.
• ADAC: Germany's largest automobile club runs ADAC Jugendgruppenreisen and youth travel programs, providing broad-based competition in supervised children's holiday travel and Ferienbetreuung across multiple German states.

Others

• Campfuchs: German holiday-camp discovery platform (FIND Euer Feriencamp) where Move-It is already a co-marketing partner. Functions as a distribution channel rather than a direct operator, but its listings compete for the same parent booking decision.
• Reisenetz – Deutscher Fachverband für Jugendreisen: German specialist association for youth travel whose Qualitätssiegel Move-It carries. As an industry body it shapes certification standards that Move-It must meet and represents competing member youth-travel operators.

Emerging players

• Scooliday: German online marketplace for holiday camps and Ferienbetreuung, listing providers and dates for parents. Competes with Move-It as a discovery layer for the same parents, even though it does not operate camps itself.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MoveItSportcamps
• Instagraminstagram.com/move_it_sportcamps
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rheinfit-sportakademie

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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