kickoffdeutsch.com

More than a language course.

Kickoff Deutsch brings German learning into the world of soccer.

Lessons become Spieltage.
Courses become Saisons.
Learners become teammates.

Why soccer? Why German?

Soccer is already part of everyday life for millions of young people in the United States. German opens the door to one of the world’s most distinctive soccer cultures. Kickoff Deutsch brings the two together — turning an existing passion into a reason to learn, speak, and stay with German.

Because soccer teaches something language learning needs: belonging

Language learning is easier to sustain when learners feel part of something. Soccer already creates teams, rituals, shared stories, emotions, and conversation. Kickoff brings that sense of belonging into language learning.

What makes Kickoff different?

The game is the curriculum.

Kickoff doesn’t simply use soccer as a theme for otherwise conventional language lessons. The world of soccer determines what learners read, hear, talk about, and discover. The language grows out of the game. 

Learning has a rhythm.

Kickoff is built around Spieltage and Saisons rather than isolated lessons. Review, anticipation, repetition and progression create a rhythm that gives learning continuity.

The goal is bigger than proficiency.

Kickoff wants learners not only to know more German, but to use it with other people and to have a reason to keep coming back to it.