CREPS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Vichy

Name

CREPS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Vichy

Legal name

Centre de Ressources, d'Expertise et de Performance Sportive de Vichy

Website

https://creps-vichy.sports.gouv.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellerive-sur-Allier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding from Ministry of Sports: State funding through the Ministry of Sports for national sports training and high-performance missions
2. Regional funding from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional council funding for training delivery and sports development programs
3. Training fees: Revenue from professional training programs in sports and animation, with potential full or partial coverage of tuition fees through professional training assistance
4. Stage hosting fees: Revenue from hosting training camps for sports federations, leagues, committees and youth associations, including accommodation and catering services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CREPS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Vichy is a public institution that delivers professional sports education diplomas (BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS), operates a Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Preparation Center for high-performance athletes, and runs sport-health programs through its Pôle Médical Sportif and Maison Sport Santé. It also hosts training camps for national sports federations and provides adapted-sport programming for para-athletes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Sports Diploma Programs (BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS)

Quantifiable outcome

• 176 athletes welcomed for Paris 2024 preparation, winning 40 medals at the Games
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'AuvergneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2020Partnership signed for development of Accompagnateurs en Moyenne Montagne (Mountain Guide) training. 16 trainees conducted 10-day training in the Chaîne des Puys volcanic region.
• Ministère des Sports, de la Jeunesse et de la Vie AssociativecoreOthersPrimary supervisory ministry providing national direction for sports training and high-performance missions. CREPS operates under state supervision for sports policy implementation.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreOthersRegional government providing funding and strategic direction for regional sports development and training programs. Co-supervises the CREPS alongside the state.
• Grand InsepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational sports excellence institute, part of the same sports training network. Collaboration on high-performance athlete development.
• Agence Nationale du SportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational sports agency coordinating athlete support and sports development programs across France.
• Vichy CommunautécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government community partnering on Paris 2024 Olympic preparation center labeling and infrastructure development. Co-labeled CREPS as Preparation Center for 35 disciplines.
• INSEPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Institute of Sport organized joint presentations on athlete profiling approaches for disabled athletes, with CREPS medical staff presenting their methodology.
• Fédération Française de NatationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Swimming Federation partnered for athlete preparation. Chose Vichy as center for European Championships preparation (Rome, August 2022).
• Fédération Française de VolleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Volleyball Federation conducted Interpôles national finals and training camps at CREPS Vichy.
• Fédération Française du Sport AdaptécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdapted Sports Federation - Pole France para natation adaptée based at CREPS Vichy. Conduct regular training camps for swimmers.
• Fédération Française HandisportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Handisport Federation partnered for athlete training and development programs.
• Université Clermont Auvergne (UFR STAPS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for mental preparation training in sports. Joint organization of continuing education for coaches on mental dimension in training and competition.
• ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Agence régionale de santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency collaborating on sport-health programs and Maison Sport-Santé initiatives.
• L'Assurance MaladieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health insurance collaborating on sport-health promotion and preventive health initiatives.
• JA Vichy BasketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal basketball club with center de formation housed at CREPS Vichy facilities.
• Centre hospitalier de VichyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal hospital partnership for healthcare coordination and medical services.
• Académie Philippe CroizonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwimming academy conducted training sessions at CREPS Vichy for adapted athletes.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• INSEP: France's flagship national elite sports institute (Institut National du Sport, de l'Expertise et de la Performance), also public, that prepares top Olympic athletes and runs high-performance training programs—same operating model and supervisory ministry as CREPS Vichy but at a national/Parisian level.
• CREPS de Toulouse: Direct peer in the national CREPS network providing high-level athlete training, BPJEPS/DEJEPS certifications, and hosting for federations; competes with Vichy for southwest-France and national-federal training contracts under the same Ministry of Sports oversight.
• CREPS PACA (Aix-en-Provence): Another establishment in France's 17-CREPS public network under Ministry of Sports supervision, offering high-performance training, professional certifications (BPJEPS/DEJEPS), and federal stage hosting—directly comparable to CREPS Vichy and competing for the same federations.
• CREPS de Bordeaux: One of the 17 CREPS in France, providing identical high-performance training, professional certifications, and stage hosting services under the same national framework—a direct network peer competing for Olympic preparation contracts and federation bookings.

Regional players

• Australian Institute of Sport: Australia's national high-performance sports training center with multi-discipline athlete preparation, sport-science support, and federation partnerships—the closest international analogue to CREPS Vichy but operating in a different geography under a different funding model.
• UK Sport / Loughborough National Performance Centre: The UK body that directs elite athlete funding and works with Loughborough and other high-performance centers to prepare Olympic and Paralympic athletes—functionally analogous to CREPS Vichy's role in the French system but on a different national scale and geography.
• Sport Ireland Institute: Ireland's national high-performance training center delivering coaching, sport-science, and competition support to Olympic and federations athletes—comparable in mission to CREPS Vichy as a publicly funded elite-training platform, though serving a different national sport system.
• Aspire Academy (Qatar): Qatar's elite multi-sport academy providing integrated training, sport-science, medical, and education services for high-performance athletes across many disciplines—an international equivalent of CREPS Vichy's high-performance mission, though funded by a state sports federation rather than a ministry.

Broad incumbents

• UCPA: France's largest private sport-vacation and training organization operating sports facilities, instructor training, and stage hosting across the country; overlaps with CREPS Vichy on training delivery and stage hosting but is broader in scope (consumer sports vacations) and private-sector funded.

Emerging players

• Centre National du Rugby (LNR / CNR): France's national rugby training center hosted at Marcoussis that prepares TOP 14 and France national teams with integrated medical and performance support—comparable to CREPS Vichy's hosting of LOU Rugby and other federations but specialized in a single discipline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCf7lxRJhK0kMqJTgpHZeCOg
• Facebookfacebook.com/crepsauvergne
• Instagraminstagram.com/creps_vichy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creps-auvergne-rh%C3%B4ne-alpes-vichy

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