AT A GLANCE:
Centre:
Uppingham
Age:
12 - 18 years
Football Training:
25 hrs per week
Workshops / Strength & Conditioning
Nike In-Line Football Kit
Qualified Coaches:
UEFA & FA
Boys & Girls Welcome
Course Fees:
£2,050 pw
28th June to 1st August
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Students can stay for any number of weeks. The recommended minimum stay is 2 weeks.
28 June - 4 July
5-11 July
12-18 July
19-25 July
26 July - 1 August
Residential course: £2,050 per week.
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Courses take place at Uppingham School, a prestigious senior boarding school with good academic, arts and sports facilities situated in the historic county of Rutland in central England.
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Footballers share BSS Experience and some cultural excursions with Citizens and Professionals at Uppingham.
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Footballers of the future welcomes students with English levels between A2 Elementary to C2 Proficient. This course is also suitable for native speakers.
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Footballers require some previous football training. This course is suitable for players who are passionate about football, for those who play in a school team or for their local football club and for those who compete at town, regional or national level.
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Girls are welcome to join in any week but are encouraged to join the programme in weeks 1 or 3.
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While no specific goalkeeper training is available, goalkeepers are welcome to join the programme.
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All players receive a Nike in-line training kit.
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All coaches undergo extensive Club training and are FA & UEFA-Qualified and work across both Academy and Player Development Programmes.
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1 coach per 15 players maximum.
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There are 30 hours per week:
Workshops
Strength & Conditioning
Technical Training
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Technical training consists of 25 hours of football coaching per week and enables students to develop their technical skills and abilities and practise advanced match play strategies.
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Players train in groups in accordance with their age and ability.
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Visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Training Ground are arranged in line with the Club’s summer availability. Dates to be announced soon.
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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.
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Saturday and Sunday excursions allow students to visit places of cultural or historical interest or take part in a recreational activity with their friends.
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The fees for residential courses are fully inclusive and include:
Accommodation
BSS Experience
Excursion programme
Workshops
Football Training
Meals (full board)
Transfers (standard days from selected airports / train stations)
Travel insurance
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Improve players’ overall fitness, agility and speed to help them play better football.
Improve and expand players’ knowledge and understanding of key elements that affect football playing.
Develop players’ technical skills and abilities in football 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.
Spurs Football Development
CLUB HIGHLIGHTS
Spurs Football Development is present in 20 countries around the world
Spurs Football Development programmes combined welcome 75k participants annually
The club plays in a league that is bigger than F1 and the NBA combined
Tottenham Hotspur has 612m supporters globally
The club has 123m social media followers
Vision
To be one of the world’s leading football Clubs renowned for a strong association with its community and a long tradition of developing young talent
Values
Team Spirit
Friendship
Excellence
Co-operation
Effort
Persistence
Respect
Develop advanced football skills and techniques including dribbling, ball control, passing and shooting.
Lessons
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These sessions, delivered by British Summer School staff, are designed to improve and expand knowledge and understanding of some key elements that affect playing football at an advanced level and competing such as:
Anatomy & Injury Prevention
English for competitive sport
Match Play Strategies
Nutrition
Personal Responsibility
Resilience
Sport Psychology
Player development within the game environment
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These sessions, delivered by British Summer School staff, are designed to improve students’ overall fitness, agility and speed to help them play better football:
Understand the principles of athletic training
Develop self-discipline and professional training habits
Enhance physical performance
Increase aerobic and anaerobic capacity
Improve core stability & functional movement
Develop agility, balance and coordination (ABC)
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Technical Training
These sessions, delivered by Spurs Football Development coaches, enable players to develop their technical skills and abilities and practise advanced match play strategies:
Develop advanced football skills and techniques including dribbling, ball control, passing, shooting, and 1v1 domination
Practise advanced defensive and attacking tactics
Participate in position-specific training
Enhance tactical game play including play formations, spatial awareness and positioning
Improve communication and teamwork through tactical briefings, team discussions, peer collaboration and match reviews.
Apply the rules and ethics of professional football
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