Residential courses are Sunday to Saturday. Recommended minimum stay is 2 weeks.

• 5-11 July

• 12-18 July

• 19-25 July

• 26 July - 1 August

Residential course: £2,050 per week.

The course takes place at Oundle School, a prestigious senior boarding school with excellent sports facilities situated in the charming market town of Oundle in the heart of Northamptonshire in central England.

The school is close to Peterborough and 90 minutes from London Stansted Airport.

Active Away’s coaching framework is shaped by Jamie Murray, brother and doubles partner of Andy Murray, and 7-time Grand Slam Champion and Davis Cup winner. His expertise influences the training structure and coaching philosophy across Active Away programmes, giving our students access to guidance inspired by one of Britain’s most successful tennis professionals.

• Improve players’ overall fitness, agility and speed to help them play better tennis.

• Improve and expand players’ knowledge and understanding of key elements that affect football tennis.

• Develop players’ technical skills and abilities in tennis and allow them to practise advanced match play strategies.

• Increase players' English language competencies.

• Build players’ confidence to speak English more fluently.

• Enable players to learn about the British way of life.

• Facilitate players’ respect for other people and different cultures.

• Develop players’ 21C learning skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity.

Students from all courses at Oundle share the same Core English lessons, BSS Experience and all recreational activities and cultural excursions.

Champions welcomes students with English levels between A2 Elementary to C1 Advanced.

Players of all levels are welcome.

There are 13¾ hours per week:

• Core English

• Focus Sports Science

The objectives of the lessons are to improve students’ receptive and productive language skills and to develop their ability to communicate and operate in the 21st century

Technical training consists of 15 hours of tennis coaching per week and enables students to develop their technical skills and abilities and practise advanced match play strategies.

BSS Experience is our evening entertainment programme that consists of a series of fun challenges, games and social events designed to develop students personal and social skills, self-confidence, and authenticity.

Saturday and Sunday excursions allow students’ to visit places of cultural or historical interest or take part in a recreational activity with their friends.

The fees for residential courses are fully inclusive and include:

• Accommodation

• BSS Experience

• Excursion programme

• Lessons

• Learning materials

• Meals (full board)

• Technical Training

• Transfers (standard days from selected airports / train stations)

• Travel insurance

English language lessons are designed to further improve students’ receptive and productive skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening), extend the scope and range of their vocabulary in both formal and informal contexts and deepen their understanding of grammar in order to improve spoken and written accuracy.

These lessons are designed to develop and expand knowledge and understanding of some key elements that affect playing sport at an advanced level and competing such as:

• Anatomy & Injury Prevention

• English for competitive sport

• Match Play Strategies

• Nutrition

• Sport Psychology

• Personal Responsibility

• Resilience

These lessons enable students to develop their technical skills and abilities and practise advanced match play strategies in their chosen sport:

• Improve physical fitness

• Develop technical skills and abilities

• Enhance footwork and agility

• Improve positioning

• Practise advanced match play strategies

• Strengthen teamwork and communication

• Set personal performance goals and monitor progress