Under 14 Mediterranean Cup 28 th April-6 th May

1. Under 14 Mediterranean Cup 28th April-6th May

2. Travel Details Outgoing • Meet Departures, Dammam Airport 9pm Sunday 27th April • Dammam- Amsterdam Monday 28th April • KL 417 • Depart Dammam 00:25 • Arrive Amsterdam- 06:00 • Amsterdam-Milan Monday 28th April • KL 1619 • Depart Amsterdam- 08:20 • Arrival Milan 10:00 • Bus to Verona and Hotel Antares

3. Hotel Details • Hotel Antares • info@hotelantares.com • 4 star Hotel just 15 Km from the wonderful city of Verona, • Rooms stand out for their excellent value for quality. They are situated in a 5-storey hexagonal tower, which has become the symbol of our Hotel Antares. All the rooms are spacious and full of light. • They are furnished in classic style with honey-coloured solid wood furniture, blue carpeting and marble bathrooms. Almost all the rooms have hydro-massage bathtubs and double washbasin, as well as a hairdryer and telephone in the bathroom. • While the rooms offer comforts such as a trouser press, safe, telephone, satellite TV, desk with internet connection, air conditioning. • Children on same floor; 2/3 in room • ‘Proper’ beds in all rooms • Excellent food options

4. Gallery of the Hotel

5. Trip Itinerary • Monday 28th April • Transfer to hotel Antares • Pool day and walk around hotel to accIimitise ourselves with the new surrondings • Dinner • Early night

6. Tuesday 29th April • Breakfast • 09:15 Bus transfer to Verona Porta Nuova train station • 10:00 Depart Verona Porta Nuova train station • 11.10 Arrive Venezia Santa Lucia Train Station • Meet Guide. Guided Walk to Piazza San Marco • 13:00 Lunch & free time • 14:30 Guided visit to Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica • 16:30 Gondola ride • 17:30 Return to Venezia Santa Lucia Train Station • 18:20 Depart Venezia Santa Lucia Train Station • 19:00 Arrive Verona Porta Nuova train station • 19:05 Bus transfer to Hotel Antares • 20:00 Dinner

7. Wednesday 30th April • Breakfast • 08:30 Bus transfer to Lazise (on Lake Garda) • 09:15 Depart Lazise by boat • 10.00 Arrive Garda by boat • Free time • 11:00 Depart Garda by boat • 12:30 Arrive Malcesine by boat • Lunch & free time • 14:30 Cable Car from Malcesine to Monte Baldo • Walking on Monte Baldo • 18:00 Cable Car from Monte Baldo to Malcesine • 18:15 Bus transfer to Hotel Antares • Dinner

8. Thursday 1st May • Breakfast • 10:00 Bus transfer to Verona • 10:30 Meet Guide • Guided tour of Verona, including visits to Piazza Bra, Roman Amphitheatre, Giulietta’s house, Piazza Erbe, Lamberti • Tower, Piazza deiSignori, Le ArcheScaligere and finishing at the river. • 13:00 Lunch & free time • 16:00 Bus Transfer to Hotel Antares • Dinner • Coaches Meeting

9. Friday 2nd May • Breakfast • Tournment matches • Lunch • Tournament matches • Dinner • Night visit to Verona • Saturday 3rd May • Breakfast • Tournment matches • Lunch • Tournament matches • Dinner

10. Sunday 4th May • Breakfast • Finals & Play-offs • Presentation Ceremony • Lunch • Free time and pool time • Evening Meal • Bed time

11. Monday 5th May • Breakfast  • 09:30 Bus transfer to Gardaland • 10:00 Arrive Gardaland • 18.00 Bus Transfer to Hotel • Dinner

12. Gardaland

13. Tuesday 6th May • Breakfast • Bus From Verona- • Milan- Amsterdam Monday 6th May • KL 415 • Depart Milan 10:55 • Arrive Amsterdam- 12:50 • Amsterdam-Dammam Monday 6th May • KL 1619 • Depart Amsterdam- 14:30 • Arrival Dammam 23:15 • Parents to pick up students from Dammam Airport

14. What is Included • Ambulance and Medical Support • Insurance cover (please refer also to the Health and Safetysection) • Official referees • Accommodation with Full Board  • Free T-shirt or sweatshirt for each participant • Free ball for each team • Free trip to see Verona • Trophies/Medals for all participants • Free set of drinking bottles for every team • A free pen drive containing a team photograph and hundreds of professionally-taken action photographs*. • Access to Other Facilities, including... • Swimming pools • Soccer Pitches • Changing rooms • Games room • Lounge with Plasma TV, Sky Sports, Sky Films, video games • Gym • Health Center & Sauna

15. Health and Saftey • The tournament insurance policy provides cover for all registered players in the case of death or serious injury while on the field of play.In addition, an ambulance and qualified medical staff are on duty at all times when matches are in progress and minor injuries can be treated immediately.For more serious injuries, players will be Taken to a local hospital where EU citizens are entitled to free medical care.Players who are not citizens of the EU should ensure that they have their own medical insurance to cover the cost of treatment. • All players must bring a copy of a recent Medical Certificate testifying that they are of sound physical condition. • (A special medical certificate for competitive sport is NOT required.)

16. Andy Hepworth • Sport has always been an important part of my life from participating, coaching and spectating. Although spectating, and providing a taxi service for my own children seems to take up the majority of my free time right now. I have enjoyed most sports over the years including football in the Kent league, Skiing and nowadays Golf seems the best option all round. I taught PE for the first time in the Falkland Islands almost 10 years which was always a challenge given the constant wind which gave a different meaning to the beautiful game. • The Mediterranean Cup is a great opportunity for the students to put themselves up against other schools in the world to see where they stand in terms of their own skills and ability. I have enjoyed watching them all develop both their sporting skills and the essential teamwork element that is required. I look forward to watching them all perform in the 2014 Football competition especially after winning the SAIKAC competition. • Favorite Quotes • “Winning isn’t everything. There should be no conceit in victory and no despair in defeat.”Matt Busby • “He can’t kick with his left foot, he can’t head a ball, he can’t tackle and he doesn’t score many goals. Apart from that he’s all right.”George Best on David Beckham

17. Sean Gale • Sport is a big passion of mine, additionally giving students the opportunity to participate in as many activities and have as many worth while experiences is also a big passion. • I would like to see I have experience in organising and running school trips. I have been involved in many school trips including year 7 trips to Kingswood adventure centre, whole school Disney land trips, 4 Fujairah trips, football tours to Barcelona and the Nuo Camp, involved in 8 BSME games including organising the Under 13 games in 2014 and a mini Saudi BSME games for the Under 11. • I am looking forward to the Mediterranean Cup. It will not only be a excellent experience on the football front, but also on the social and cultural front.

18. Potential Questions • Will my son be able to take their mobile phone with them? No • How will the rooms be allocated? The staff going on the trip have allocated the rooms and the students will be told when we arrive at the hotel. They will be in triple rooms. • Who will look after the passports? Each student will be allocated a travel group with a member of staff. The staff will look after the passport and hand it back to the student at the relevant checkpoints • What surface will they play the football on? Grass • What will my son need to take with them? I will supply a kit list prior to the trip, however they will need smart casuals for the gala dinner, no jeans • How will we keep in contact with our son? There will be regular post on the school PE blog, Follow Mediterranean cup on Facebook or Twitter for regular football updates • Will my son need spending money? Everything is included In the cost, apart from airport food during the travel days and food at Gardaland

19. Travel Groups Mr Gale • Alex Jolly • Ben Connell • Callum Green • Reinhardt Pienaar • Michael O’Brien • Daraab Khan • Mr Hepworth • Oliver Jones • Jun Pang • Domenic Fieldhouse • Mattis Appleby • Joe Hepworth • Alex Rigby