JCA Netball & Football Activity Weekends 2017

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JCA has over 25 years of experience in providing the ultimate in adventure education and our sport programmes continue to grow year on year. JCA netball and football weekends combine the best on-site activities with a round-robin series of fixtures where there is much more than a winner’s trophy to be achieved. Netballers of all ages and footballers aged between 9-18 of all abilities are invited to our dedicated tournaments to enjoy an action-packed weekend developing a series of interpersonal and key skills. Offering junior netball and football weekends and adult netball weekends, JCA welcomes teams from around the UK with more fixtures added each season.

Netball with JCA

JCA Netball weekends include full board accommodation, a pre-organised tournament, 1:8 free place for accompanying adults, insurance, and an exciting programme of adventure activities. Up to 60 teams arrive on a Friday afternoon to take part in a weekend of fixtures against competitors from around the country. Battling it out for the winning trophy, participants get to enjoy a wide array of indoor and outdoor activities when they are not playing, such as abseiling, climbing, archery, fencing, zip wire, laser maze and more!

We offer Junior tournaments from Years 5 - 13 (U10 U19), designed for junior netball teams and students. Our weekends allow trip leaders to hand over the organisation of your itinerary and recruiting rival teams.

Our adult netball tournaments are perfectly geared towards clubs seeking to battle it out with like-minded teams from across the UK. Offering non-stop netball, adventure activities, themed nights and live music, you can be sure of a memorable weekend at Condover Hall.

Football with JCA JCA football activity weekends are hosted at Condover Hall, where boys and girls junior teams from around the UK face each other in a friendly round robin tournament of 5-a-side fixtures alongside adventurous activities.

Designed for Year 7 - 10 (U12 - U15) teams, our football tournaments are a great way to build team cohesion and develop self-confidence within your players to play against new competition all while having an incredible weekend away.

Teams are based at Condover Hall and the action on the pitch takes place offsite locally. Saturday will be dedicated to the tournament with evening entertainment after dinner and Sunday morning will be the players’ chance to try out the exhilarating outdoor and indoor activities on offer at Condover Hall.

On selected weekends throughout the season JCA will combine sports tournaments enabling schools to bring along both their football and netball team for prearranged fixtures. These weekends are open to secondary school aged teams.

Does your young team have what it takes to be crowned champions?

WELCOME TO

JCA SPORTS

Our netball and football tournaments find their home at our Elizabethan Manor House Condover Hall, Shropshire. This safe and breathtaking backdrop offers on-site accommodation and an exciting array of adventurous activities that players can enjoy side-by-side with their pre-scheduled fixtures.

• Grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house completely dedicated to JCA • Four all weather netball courts for round-robin weekend fixtures • A huge range of land and water-based outdoor activities including aerial trek, archery, kayaking and high ropes • Comfortable dormitory style accommodation for younger visitors and superb twin rooms for group leaders, adult lounges, a coffee shop and bar • All bedding included for children and adults • Fantastic dining facilities serving breakfast, lunch and dinner • Unique, state of the art indoor activity rooms • Outstanding gardens and grounds • Safe and secure countryside location with 24-hour JCA staffing • Spacious grounds to practise football drills and local to the off-site football pitches

• 24/7 surveillance and with no public access • Full holiday insurance • DBS checked • All umpires hold C award as a minimum • All instructors are trained in first aid and hold the 8-hour appointed person certificate as a minimum • Archery ranges are operated according to the GB Archery guidelines • Instructors have passed assessments run by external technical advisors for all high roped activities Governing bodies and accreditations: • British Activity Providers Association (BAPA) • Learning Outside the Classroom (LoTC) • Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) • Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL)

QUALIFIED UMPIRES

HC Tournaments

JCA work in collaboration with HC Tournaments with over 35 years of collective experience in playing, coaching and umpiring netball, so your team is in good hands!

The HC team are all qualified to at least C-award in umpiring. They are passionate about providing players of all ages with the opportunity to develop interest and talent in netball.

Teams are invited to meet with HC Tournaments on the first evening to be guided through the tournament programme. This is an opportunity to ask any questions, gain a clear idea of the running order of fixtures and find out when your team can fit in all those adventure activities!

Dedicated to promoting netball to a wider audience, JCA Netball is proud of our longstanding relationship with HC Tournaments - one of the biggest providers of netball tournaments who in turn have strong links with Gilbert Netball.

Community Football Hub JCA are in collaboration with a fantastic football venue based in the county town of Shrewsbury. We work with the official charity partner of Shrewsbury Town FC who host our JCA football tournaments. Known as The Community Football Hub, teams will benefit from seven all weather 3G pitches next to the home of Shrewsbury Town FC, the Montgomery Waters Meadow Stadium. Footballers from school years 7-10 are invited to compete against teams from around the UK in a round-robin style of pre-arranged fixtures.

JCA’s football tournaments are supported by FA-qualified referees and sees talent nurtured, safe play promoted and sportsmanship encouraged as teams enjoy some friendly competition and the opportunity to develop their game in a controlled environment.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Adult Netball Team Weekend Our hugely popular adult team weekends see players from all over the country take to the courts for friendly competition and teambuillding activities. Get stuck into the round robin tournament with activities in between, and then let your hair down at the fancy dress party on Saturday night! Anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to join in this memorable weekend away full of sport, adventure and endless laughs!

Teams of all abilities are welcome, from back-tonetball groups to established adult teams who play in local leagues.

Walking Netball Running alongside our adult netball weekends, we also offer Walking Netball tournament weekends, a form of netball played at a slower pace for those who might not feel fit enough to run. Anyone can play, regardless of their age, fitness level or previous netball experience.

Sometimes also knowns as “netball for over 50s”, it allows senior adults to stay active and also helps to improve balance, coordination, circulation and strength. Joining a Walking Netball team is also a fantastic opportunity to develop team spirit and socialise, allowing for fun and laughter on the court.

Our all-inclusive Walking Netball tournament package at Condover Hall includes tournament fixtures and qualified umpires and scorers, as well as a wide range of activities, a prize presentation and a Saturday evening party with a live band.

Available Upgrades Groups can upgrade through a supplement to include watersport sessions on our onsite lake, a coaching session on the Friday evening and personalised tour hoodies and t-shirts.

Visit jca-adventure.co.uk/sports to explore our latest range of weekends. Fixtures and prices’.

SAMPLE ITINERARIES FRIDAY

Morning

Afternoon

Travel to Condover Hall

Arrive at Condover Hall & dinner

Evening

SATURDAY

Morning

Afternoon

Netball tournament

Drop in activities

Lazer maze & tunnelling

Evening Silent disco

SUNDAY

Morning

Afternoon

Netball & activities

Prize giving & travel home

Morning

Afternoon

Travel to Condover Hall

Arrive at Condover Hall & dinner

Morning

Afternoon

Football tournament

Football tournament

FRIDAY

Evening

SATURDAY

Morning

Afternoon

Drop in activities

Travel home

Prize presentation

SUNDAY

A coach will be provided by JCA Sports to transport groups to our offsite football venue.

Film night

Evening Disco

All activities are on a drop in basis, no y need to book or pa extra, just turn up!

ACTIVITIES

While taking part in the tournament weekend, sports teams also have the chance to experience JCA’s range of on-site activities, arranged on drop-in basis. These have been designed with young groups in mind, with each challenge supporting holistic development and National Curriculum goals. Our activities look to develop each individual as well as being tons of fun! All activities are fully supervised by JCA instructors who are first aid trained and DBS checked, so rest assured all young adventurers are in safe hands. Once you’re on-site, you’ll have your own dedicated liaison for the duration of your visit. They’re great at helping build confidence in children, introducing them to a variety of fun new experiences and cheer the players on from the side lines!

JCA have over 40 exciting activities to choose from; here a taster of what teams can try out on their tournament weekend…

EVENING ACTIVITIES

Campfire

An evening campfire is a great chance to unwind after a challenging day and for your group to come together and enjoy some light-hearted fun before bed.

Disco and Silent Disco

Teams can really let their hair down on Saturday nights with a disco of the loud or silent variety and come together with other teams to celebrate a great weekend of competition.

INDOOR ACTIVITIES

Lazer Maze

Twist and turn your way through the laser beams and the fog without setting off the alarms to reach the control box and disarm before ‘detonation’.

Tunnelling

Our purpose built indoor tunnel system is an exciting and challenging activity and sees groups explore the darkness, search for clues and work as a team.

Climbing and Abseiling

Aerial Trek & High Ropes

Watersports

Laser Conquest

Taking place on our purpose-built towers, climbing and abseiling develop trust and self-confidence while challenging participants to conquer any personal fears.

Condover Hall boasts an on-site lake that is a perfect, safe location for watersports including kayaking, canoeing and raft building.

Take on Condover’s mid-air obstacle course and high ropes challenge. On the Aerial Trek, thrill seekers follow a 9 element route and the high ropes course includes some of the classic and exciting elements such as the Leap of Faith and Crate Stack.

Taking place in a giant inflatable arena, participants do battle with phaser guns to take down their opponents in a selection of up to 13 different fast-paced team or individual games.

ACCOMMODATION & FACILITIES Our accommodation has been designed and furnished based on feedback from our existing groups to ensure all our rooms are comfortable and the facilities are practical.

Spacious multi-bedded dormitories featuring bunk beds with complimentary bedding are available for players.

Most Condover Hall dormitories benefit from en-suite facilities. The dorms are spacious to make for a sociable and fun stay.

At Condover, the residential buildings are within easy reach of the main house, activity areas and sports courts.

Adult rooms are comfortably furnished with tea and coffee facilities and complimentary bedding. Rooms are a mixture of twin and single beds most with en-suite or nearby facilities within close proximity to the childrens’ rooms.

Safety and security is our primary focus and a member of the JCA team is on call 24 hours a day, with senior staff on duty until 22:30.

Condover Hall boasts a wide range of facilities and groups are welcome to explore these should there be spare time during their tournament weekend. Please visit the JCA website for full information on our center’s facilities.

Trip Leader Rooms

Student Dormitories

Gift Shop

Onsite Restaurant

Dance Studio

JOIN THE CONVERSATION We always love to hear from you as your team shares pictures and feedback of their sports experiences with us. Whether you’re on Facebook, have a team Twitter account or just love to share pictures on Instagram, you can join the conversation online. We aim to post the latest news from our sports weekends, follow the big teams and keep up to date with the latest news from the industry. Give us a follow and you can keep up with the latest JCA news too!

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