Learn English Play Football Nike Football Camp Summer 2015
Learn English Nike Football Camps are designed for boys aged 10 - 17 and girls aged 10 - 14. Every camp delivers outstanding football coaching and an accelerated model of English learning. Located at Lancing College in Brighton, a leading English private boarding school, players can stay for 2 weeks.
Students will benefit from 12.5 hours of English Language lessons and 20 hours of football coaching and games per week. They will train with young English footballers at Lancing College and Brighton & Hove Albion FC, the coaching and training partner for Nike Football Camps in 2015. There will be plenty of time to relax throughout the camp, with some great excursions and evening activities. During their time with us, students will be supported by our pastoral care team who live on site and are available 24/7.
Play Football
Want to improve your individual skills and learn new ones? Keen to play in small sided games? Excited by the chance to play 11 v 11 against local English teams? Driven to perform at the newest Category 1 Academy in English football? Interested in meeting some professional English footballers?
The Football Led by a team of highly experienced coaches from the leading Championship club, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, the football curriculum will be similar to that followed by many young professional players as they refine their skills in preparation for a career playing football. • Football coaching and games: 40 hours • Players per group: average of 12, selected by age and ability
Kit Every player on our Nike Football Camps will receive a great Nike kit pack, which includes:
On your feet...
• Training jacket
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• Training top • Shorts • Socks • + Giveaways!
• Football skills covered: the progression of skills, game understanding, team work and long-term athlete development • Training grounds: Lancing College and Brighton’s brand new American Express Elite Football Performance Centre • Training partners: English players and teams • Seminar topics: match analysis, diet and nutrition, tactics, sports injury management and leadership • Individual coach assessment and development plan
The Coaching Brighton & Hove Albion FC: Coaching and Training Partner for Nike Football Camps 2015 Founded in 1901, Brighton & Hove Albion FC currently plays in the Championship. The team’s award-winning home ground, the American Express Community Stadium, was opened in 2011 with a capacity of 30,000. Brighton & Hove Albion’s Academy was awarded Category One status, the highest standard in English football, as the club’s state-of-theart training complex in Lancing, the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre, was completed in the summer of 2014. The new training ground has 5 1st team pitches, 7 Academy pitches, 1 indoor pitch and 1 community pitch.
The American Express Community Stadium
Accelerated English Learning Our highly qualified nativelevel English language teachers use a sports and football focused curriculum to keep students engaged. Students benefit from 25 hours of English, which is taught using a model similar to the CLIL approach used in top schools worldwide. The average class size is 12.
At the start of the camp, students will take a short language test, which is used to place them in an appropriate class. Throughout the camp, English lessons are supported by a fully immersive language experience, with all activities delivered in English. Students will participate in 3 classroom based workshops, conducted in English by Brighton & Hove Albion FC coaches. At the end of the camp, every student will receive an individual written assessment from their teacher with advice on how to further develop their language skills.
Project work Students will put their classroom learning into context with a team project, such as a camp magazine. Students will practise communication, reading and writing skills with tasks such as: • Interviewing players and coaches to create profiles • Producing diary extracts and articles • Researching sport-related media articles
Did you know… The focus on communication in our advanced classes’ project work helps students prepare for exams such as IGCE, IELTS, Trinity, Cambridge, ESB, GESE and CAE.
The Venue: Lancing College Situated high up on a hill near Brighton and overlooking the sea, Lancing College is one of Britain’s great private schools. The College is situated just 15 minutes from Brighton, 5 minutes from Brighton FC and just minutes from the coast. Since the College was founded in 1848, it has developed a wide reputation for academic and sporting achievement in an inspiring setting. With 8 grass football pitches, 3 all-weather pitches, an indoor sports hall, a 25 meter swimming pool, 6 grass tennis courts and numerous outdoor courts, Lancing College is an outstanding base for the first Nike Football Camps in the UK. Camp duration 2 weeks (14 days, 13 nights) Camp dates Monday 3 August - Sunday 16 August
Transport links • Heathrow (107 km) • Gatwick (49 km) • Ashford train station (Eurostar) (140 km) • Brighton train station (14 km) Airport transfers are available from Heathrow and Gatwick Accommodation Single, twin and triple bedrooms and dormitories, with shared bathroom facilities Facilities • Players’ lounge with TV, table tennis, foosball table and games consoles • Free WIFI • On-site camp shop • Laundry facilities Meals 3 meals a day and an evening snack, including vegetarian options. Specific dietary requirements can be catered for
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Lancing College
London Eurostar Ashford Brighton
Excursions London An educational walking tour of London will guide students through the historic city to see iconic English landmarks. Students will also have a special visit to Niketown in Oxford Street, where they will have a guided tour and an opportunity to shop in the celebrated football section!
Brighton Students will head down to Brighton’s beach to take part in some fun seaside activities. Students will be able to enjoy the English sea, and given a choice of watersports, before a visit to the famous Brighton Pier!
Brighton & Hove Albion FC match Students will have the opportunity to watch a preseason home match at the inspiring American Express Community Stadium.
The American Express Community Stadium Students will visit the home of Brighton & Hove Albion FC in a behind-the-scenes stadium tour.
The Camp Schedule A typical day... Every hour on our camps is filled with fun as players improve their football and English!
08:00
Breakfast
09:00
English lesson
10:00
Football session (technical)
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Football session (games & matches)
16:30
English project
18:00
Dinner
19:00
Evening activities
22:00
Bed
2015 Camp Dates Monday 3 August - Sunday 16 August
Book your camp today... For more information visit www.cmtlearning.com or call +44 (0) 1179 504336
CMT Learning specialises in residential camps that combine high quality English language teaching with sports coaching to accelerate learning, sporting development and self-belief. CMT Learning works with the world’s top clubs, federations and coaches, together with advice from sports scientists and English language specialists. Players leave our camps with new skills, more confidence, better English and new friends! Š 2014 Copyright CMT Learning Ltd. All rights reserved. Nike and the Swoosh design are registered trademarks of Nike, Inc. and its affiliates and are used under license. Nike is the title sponsor of the camps and has no control over the operation of the camps or the acts or omissions of CMT Learning.