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Tennis

Run by a team of LTA/USPTR qualified coaches and lead by an experienced head coach. All players are assessed at the beginning of each week and placed into coaching groups with children of a similar ability. Coaching is based on a staff to student ratio of 1:6. The weeks coaching progresses through all aspects of the game including grip, groundstrokes, volley, serve and lob. Children have the opportunity to play on a variety of surfaces (note: please check what surfaces are available at each venue). Each week finishes with a tournament for all players.

Program:

• Academy Sport: Up to 6 hours of expert tennis instruction a day. The morning sessions focus primarily on technical skills, the afternoon sessions emphasise tactical, physical, mental and match-play situations.
• Multi Sport: Tennis instruction in the morning, followed by several other sports or activities in the afternoon.
• Sport & Language: Approximately 3 hours of Tennis per day, with Language instruction in the afternoon.

Golf

Run by a team of qualified PGA professionals. At the beginning of each week all players are assessed and placed into coaching groups according to their ability. Coaching is based on a staff to student ratio of 1:6. The golf and pro-golf players are treated as two separate groups. The golf programme covers all aspects of the game covering the grip, stance, posture, swing, putting, long and short play, and etiquette. Players progress through the Golf Foundation Awards throughout the week. Each week finishes with a Ryder Cup tournament hosted at the centre’s golf course.

Program:

• Academy Sport: Up to 6 hours of expert golf instruction a day. The morning sessions focus primarily on technical skills, the afternoon sessions reinforce those skills using exercises and competitive play situations.
• Multi Sport:Golf instruction in the morning, followed by one or two other sports or activities in the afternoon.
• Sport & Language: Approximately 3 hours of Golf per day, with Language instruction in the afternoon.

Rugby

Le programme de rugby est destiné à de jeunes joueurs de tous niveaux qui ont envie de pratiquer leur sport au maximum de leurs capacités. Les sessions comprennent des entrainements physiques mais aussi théoriques et tactiques. Les aspects abordés comprennent les passes longues et courtes, le positionnement du corps, le positionnement sur le terrain, le tackling, kicking, etc. En fin de semaine, les participants jouent un match contre une autre équipe de même niveau.

Programme :

• Academy Sport :pratique intensive du rugby le matin et l'après-midi: le matin, les étudiants travaillent la technique, les aspects tactiques, physiques et mentaux du jeu.
• Multi Sport :Cours de rugby le matin et pratique d'un ou deux autres sports l'après-midi.
• Sport & Language :3 heures de rugby le matin et cours d'anglais l'après-midi.

Hockey

Run by HA qualified coaches and lead by an experienced head coach. All coaching is on the centres artificial surfaces (note: Seaford has a water-based pitch) based on a coach to student ratio of 1:10. Players are tested at the beginning of each week and are placed into coaching groups according to their ability. Players progress throughout the week undergoing active sessions covering individual and team skills. Each week finishes with players being re-tested to illustrate improvements made.

Program:

• Academy Sport:Up to 6 hours of expert hockey instruction a day. The morning sessions focus primarily on technical skills, the afternoon sessions emphasise tactical, physical, mental and match-play situations.
• Multi Sport:Hockey instruction in the morning, followed by several other sports or activities in the afternoon.
• Sport & Language:Approximately 3 hours of Hockey per day, with Language instruction in the afternoon

Football (Arsenal Soccer)

Run by FA qualified coaches and lead by an experienced head coach. Each group consists of 1 trainer and 10 students. At the beginning of each week the players will be judged on their skills and divided into groups of different levels. Players go through an active weekly programme covering all ball skills and team plays using the latest coaching equipment. Players progress throughout the week completing the FA Soccer Star Awards. Each week culminates with a competitive match.

Program:

• Academy Sport:Up to 6 hours of expert soccer instruction a day. The morning sessions focus primarily on technical skills, the afternoon sessions emphasise tactical, physical, mental and match-play situations. The Arsenal Academy Soccer camps are for soccer players who wish to improve their individual skills and knowledge of the game whilst experiencing the Arsenal camp atmosphere.
• Multi Sport:Arsenal Soccer and Multi Sport offers students up to three hours of soccer instruction in the morning, with the same excellent standards of coaching offered in the Arsenal Academy soccer Camps. However in the afternoon, rather than going on to play soccer for a further 3 hours, students choose two other sports to practice.
• Sport & Language:Approximately 3 hours of soccer per day, with Language instruction in the afternoon.

Basketball

The students will be lead by qualified coaches who will be under the supervision of a head coach. Each group consists of 10 students and a coach. At the start of each week the players will be judged on their skills and divided in to groups of their level.There will be special attention for 1 to 1 matches and there is enough time for practicing team play. The week ands with an evaluation and a tournament.

Program:

• Multi Sport:Basketball instruction in the morning, focusing on shooting, footwork, attack and defense, and match play. Morning basketball sessions are followed by several other sports or activities in the afternoon.
• Sport & Language:Approximately 3 hours of Basketball per day, with Language instruction in the afternoon.

Swimming

Run by ASA qualified coaches and led by an experienced Head Coach. The swimming course is hosted at Clayesmore School. Coaching is based on a staff to student ratio of 1:10. The main emphasis of the programme will be placed on drills and skills for competitive swimming aiming to improve speed and efficiency. Lanes will be graded to ensure participants are swimming with young people of a similar ability. There will be two swims per day plus land conditioning and a review of water work.

Please note: To make the most of the course participants should be able to swim at least 200 meters on backstroke, breaststroke, and front crawl.

Program:

• Academy Sport:Up to 6 hours of expert swimming instruction a day. The coaching focuses on developing sound techniques in all strokes, as well as competitive swimming and diving. Lanes will be graded to ensure participants are swimming with students of a similar ability. There will be two swims per day plus land conditioning and a review of water work.
• Multi Sport:Swimming instruction in the morning, followed by several other sports or activities in the afternoon.
• Sport & Language:Approximately 3 hours of swimming per day, with Language instruction in the afternoon.

Dance

The teachers and coaches are highly qualified and experienced. Participants can learn and practice a great number of different dance styles (pop, jazz, contemporary…) and will have the opportunity to demonstrate their creative skills during a final dance show in front of the whole camp at the end of the week.

The course insists on the process of creation and on the collective, technical and theatrical aspects of dance. It is designed for all ability levels.

Program:

• Academy sport: Up to six hours of intensive high-level dance tuition per day. The courses cover every aspect of dance: choreographies, costumes, lights, stage space…
• Multi Sport: Dance instruction in the morning, followed by several other sports or activities in the afternoon.
• Sport & Language: Three hours of dance per day, with English classes in the afternoon.

Multi-sport

Running alongside the major sports we offer a wide variety of sports to try in the afternoon. This improves hand eye co-ordination, whilst keeping their enthusiasm for their major sport without overkill. The emphasis is very much placed on trying something new and having fun!

On top of the timetabled sports there are opportunities to enjoy other sports including basketball, baseball, squash, swimming, rugby, cricket, mountain biking*, orienteering, trekking*, volleyball, and aerobics.

*Only available at Seaford

Still got energy? Team sports are organised in the second part of the afternoon along with the opportunity to have your own private lesson in either tennis or golf.

Weekend Excursions

Each weekend, the participants who are staying for 2 weeks or more can participate in organized excursions supervised by our staff. Saturdays, the youths can go to an amusement park while Sundays are dedicated to tours of nearby English cities (Londres, Brighton, Bath, Bournemouth, Cambridge,…). For these trips, students should plan to have some pocket money available (around 30£) for possible entry fees and other expenses (shopping, souvenirs,…).

Social Activities

Our staff conducts evening activities designed to allow youths of the same age to socialize and have a good time. The majority of these activities are on the school grounds and include such activities as "Crazy Olympics", fashion evenings, "Coach Hunt", "Race Night", casino nights, karaoke, cabaret, "Blind Date", and at the end of the week, an evening of "disco internationalé".

For the youths aged 15-16, our staff also organizes several off-site activities (cinema, ice-skating, pizza). Students should have some pocket money for these activities (about 30£ a week).

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Dates, Prices & Travel

Dates & Venues:

Please click here for a table of applicable dates and venues.

Pricing

Les prix sont détaillés dans le tableau ci-contre. Ils comprennent :

• Le programme de cours et de sport choisi
• Le logement en chambre individuelle ou partagée
• La pension complète au collège
• Le voyage accompagné (en option)
• Le transfert depuis la gare ou l’aéroport (en option)
• Le programme d’activités du soir et les excursions du week end
• L’encadrement 24h/24

Transportation Bruxelles/Mons/Calais - Bournemouth

Group Travel
In the months of July and August and during Belgian Easter vacation, we organize a weekly supervised voyage between Brussels, Mons or Calais and Bournemouth. The trip includes:

• accompanied group travel to Bournemouth/Swanage
• an extra night in accommodation, in the case of Sunday returns

The stops are Brussels (Central Station, depart at 9 am), Mons (the Fina auto-stop on the Bruxelles-Mons highway) and Calais (ferry terminal P&O, rendez-vous at about noon in front of the reception). Arrival is scheduled for 6:30 pm. Caution: these times can vary. Precise details will be provided in your confirmation packet, along with the information relative to accommodation, approx. 15 days before your departure.

On return, the bus generally arrives at 3:00 pm in Calais, 5:30 in Mons and 6:00 in Brussels.

• Departures:
  • Easter: Sunday 05/04, Saturday 11/04.
  • Summer: Sundays 21/06*, and 28/06, Saturdays 04/07, 11/07, 18/07, 25/07, 01/08, 08/08, 15/08 and Friday 21/08.
• Returns:
  • Easter Sunday 12/04, Saturday 18/04.
  • Summer: Sundays 05/07, 12/07, 19/07, 26/07, 02/08, 09/08, 16/08 and Saturdays 22/08 and 29/08.

* = the trip to Bournemouth is by air, requiring a supplement (see price table).

Individual Travel
Outside of the dates mentioned above, we can arrange travel by air to Bournemouth/Swanage departing from either Brussels or Paris. The trip includes the flight (round trip) and a transfer directly to the family (arrival only). The fee (see table) may vary with the price of flights. The fee includes an extra night in accommodation for Sunday departures.

Student Arranged Travel
Students may also arrange their own travel to England. We can arrange a transfer to or from the Bournemouth airport or train station for a small fee. Contact us for more details.


 

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