Ecole Sports

ABOUT

Founded by a coach who still coaches.

Ugur Boztoprak started Ecole Sports and is on the coaching roster himself. The academy trains inside Durham School in Al Messila, every day of the week, for children from four to sixteen.

01 / FOUNDER
Ugur Boztoprak — fitness and karate, Marmara University
02 / WHERE
Durham School, Al Messila, Doha
03 / WHO IT IS FOR
Ten sports, ages 4 to 16, split by age and by level
04 / ON THE TOUCHLINE
FIBA and CAF licensed coaches, and a former national-team captain

02 / THE BENCH

Who your child actually stands in front of.

Six coaches, named, with the licences they hold — and the founder is still one of them.

86+years on the touchline

6coaches on the roster

  • 01

    Ugur Boztoprak

    Founder · fitness and karate

    15+ yrsTürkiye

    Marmara University

  • 02

    Miroslav Zlatkovic

    Head coach, basketball

    26+ yrsSerbia

    FIBA licensed

  • 03

    Souad Benani

    Basketball and fitness

    20+ yrsAlgeria

    Ex national-team captain

  • 04

    Selim Ouadah

    Head coach, football

    10+ yrsAlgeria

    CAF licence · MSc PE

  • 05

    Katia Saraoui

    Fitness and karate

    Algeria

    Physical Education graduate

  • 06OC

    Omer Can

    Kickboxing and fitness

    15+ yrsTürkiye

    Ex national kickboxing team

03 / WHAT WE RUN

One academy, four ways in.

Most families start with the weekly groups. The rest are for children who want more time on the floor, or who only have the holidays.

  • 01

    Weekly groups

    Three sessions a week, by age and by level, in ten sports.

    From QAR 400 a month

    See the ten sports
  • 02

    Holiday camps

    Full mornings in the school holidays — sport, then crafts.

    Dates and price change each holiday

    Ask about the next one
  • 03

    After school

    Starts when the school day ends, so nobody drives twice.

    Depends on the school run

    Ask what fits
  • 04

    Private coaching

    One coach, one child, in blocks — for one specific thing.

    Priced by the block

    Ask for a block

04 / WHAT PARENTS SAY

We can say it. They already did.

Eleven reviews on the academy's Google profile, unedited and unsolicited. Here are six of them.

4.6out of 511 Google reviewsRead every one on Google
  • This place is very good for training I am training with coach ugur for 3 years I love him so much

    nzkiyaaReviewed November 2024

  • Very effective in building wholesome aspects of each child, giving a balance activity with so much fun and learning all in one. I would say- Kudos to the organizer and staff

    Elenita UmaliReviewed November 2024

  • Great coaches, clean environment, professional equipment

    AishaReviewed November 2024

  • I would recommend this for parents who would want their kids to be physically fit and active. Great coach and facility.

    Kwin SyReviewed November 2024

  • Very satisfied costumer here. The staff are accommodating and will explain all the necessary fitness exercises that you need to do. They are all kind and caring. Will absolutely recommend them to my friends!

    April AntopinaReviewed November 2024

  • Thank you for the warm welcome and excellent service.

    Redwane FakirReviewed June 2026