EDUKICK ROME ITALIAN SOCCER TRAINING CAMP
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Location:
Rome, Italy
2008 Dates:
July 21 - August 9

The EduKick Rome 2008 Italian Language Immersion Soccer Training Course, is a supervised three-week program of complete football/soccer training and Italian language instruction that also features social activities and cultural excusions in Italy's most famous city, Rome! (EduKick Rome players train at the famous football grounds of “La Borghesiana” (pictured above & below) under the guidance of our affiliated professional Italian soccer coaches)

EduKick Rome Soccer Development Camp:
• Improve technical soccer precision
• Improve your soccer intelligence
• Increase your speed and agility
• Gain strength and power
• Improve flexibility and balance
• Develop mental toughness
• Experience Italian Culture
• Study Italian Language

EduKick Rome 2008 is for soccer players (boys and girls 10 years of age and up) that would like to experience football training in the country that was crowned the World Champions at the recent 2006 FIFA World Cup, study Italian and at the same time, experience first hand the enchanting beauty and cultural charm one of the world's most intriging cities...Rome!

EduKick Rome promises an exciting stay from both a soccer and an Italian language & culture perspective! In addition to participating in the EduKick Rome Soccer Camp activities, our Italian Soccer Camp also offers visits to the following famous Roman monuments in the Capital (The Colosseum, Saint Peter’s, Fountain of Trevi, Piazza di Spagna, Altare della Patria, and the Imperial Forum). We also organize trips, with the help of our tour guides, to the local Museum of the Italian National Team, or to Acquacetosa in Rome, the Italian Football Federation’s (FIGC) training programme.

EduKick Rome Soccer Facilities
The EduKick Rome camp soccer activities will take place at the famous “La Borghesiana” Sports Centre, which has 8 regulation playing fields (3 natural grass, 5 artificial grass), 3 fields for 8 players, tennis courts, gym and an outdoor swimming pool. "La Borghesiana" is often chosen by the Italian National Football Teams and has been the temporary home of Italian soccer stars such as Totti, Del Piero, Buffon and Fabio Cannavaro, as well as all other National youth clubs and numerous Italian clubs for concentrations, retreats, meetings or summer training camps. It is an ideal professional soccer facilty for developing the soccer skills of our EduKick Rome participants!

Information about EduKick Rome Hotel & Related Services:
The partcipating players will be hosted in the Hotel & Resort “Parco degli Ulivi”. The residence is situated in the countryside of the Castelli Romani, ten minutes away from Rome. The hotel rooms are furnished with all normal comforts including: Satellite, T.V. and a personal computer are at the guests’ disposal.

The Hotel also provides EduKick Rome players several recreational facilities:
• Gym
• Pool
• Solarium
• Sauna
• Turkish bath
• Archery
• Crossbow Bowls
• Mini soccer

At the Hotel Restaurant “La Villa”, EduKick Rome players will enjoy three-course meals for lunch & dinner and a buffet style breakfast daily. Also, they can enjoy a magnificent view of Rome from the restaurant's Terrace. The hotel staff, excited to receive our group, is always at our disposal to ensure a very pleasant stay while attending EduKick Rome.

Tuition Per Player (Before Fundraising):
$3,799
(includes travel health insurance)
airfare extra
Additional $200 USD non-refundable Registration Fee
Open to students aged 10 & Up (female & male)

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EDUKICK "EduKick Rome" Italian Camp
Sample Daily Schedule
Monday - Friday

7:30 a.m. Wake up
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 - 10:30 p.m. Italian Classes
11:15 – 1:45 p.m. Training session at field
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch
2:30 - 4:45 p.m. Rest (recovery/regeneration time)
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Group Activity & Recovery/regeneration time
8:30 p.m. Dinner & Visit
11:00 Room Check and Lights Out

Note: Wednesdays and Saturdays schedule will be adjusted to allow games to be played against local teams (if possible according to group demographics). Saturday evenings and Sundays will be assigned for regeneration/recovery time and cultural/tourist excursions.

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Rome Soccer Camp Itinerary
Day 1 (Saturday) - Arrive at Rome International Airport “Leonardo Da Vinci”, Bus Transfer to Hotel & Resort “Parco degli Ulivi”, Rooms assignment & Welcome Party
Day 2 (Sunday) - All day "Team-Building" Excursion to the Acquapark Roma, Water Slides, "Lazy River", Beach Soccer, and Bungy Trampoline
Day 3 – 7 (Mon – Fri) - Welcome Orientation with the Team Italia/Edukick staff, First Italian Language class, Language level test, Soccer Training session, Evening social activities
Day 8 (Saturday) - Transfer to the center of Rome (Imperial Rome), Archeological Tour of Rome, Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Roman Forum, Campidoglio (Capitoline hill), Basilica of St. Paul’s (outside the Walls), hopping Mall Tour “Castel Romano Outlet”
Day 9 (Sunday) - Transfer to the Center of Rome (visit city), Lunch at Roman Restaurant, Transfer to the Time Elevator Roma (Multi-sensorial attraction that shows 3000 years of Roman history in an exiting and fun way)
Day 10 – 14 (Mon – Fri) - Italian Language Class, Soccer Training Sessions, Evening social activities
Day 15 (Saturday) - Beach Day! excursion to Tyrrhenian Coast Beach (Lido), Day on the Italian beach
Day 16 (Sunday) - Excursion to Terminillo Mountain (see description below)
Day 17 – 18 (Mon - Tue) - Italian Language Class, Soccer Training Sessions, Evening social activities
Day 19 (Wednesday) - Final Italian language class, Final day of soccer training, Farewell Party & Ceremony, EduKick Rome Certificate Presentation
Day 20 (Thursday) - Morning meeting & transfer to Rome International Airport “Leonardo Da Vinci” for departure

Tution Fee Includes:
Airport transportation to /from Rome International Airport to Hotel
Team Italia soccer kit ( 2 complete uniforms – 2 t-shirts, 2 shorts, 2 socks), 1 t-shirt, 1 backpack bag, 1 polo shirt, 1 bermuda)
“Welcome Party” the day of the arrival
Bilingual Staff to accompany the camper daily throughout the programme
Daily soccer training by professional coaches from FIGC for a minimum of 2.5 hours daily
Evening Social activities (walking tour, swimming, mini soccer etc.)
Daily private bus/van transport
Guided walking tour of Imperial Rome
Ticket for the Rome Time Elevator
Ticket for the Rome Acquapark
Excursion to the mountains (Terminillo Mountain)
Excursion to the Tyrrhenian Coast Beach
Daily language lessons (Monday – Friday) and all language materials
Language lessons taught by native, qualified, experienced, and licensed teachers
Licensed guided full day excursions to places of cultural & historical importance
Residential lodging, shared, multiple double/triple room)
Full board (3 meals a day)
Adult monitor to supervise youth 24/7 (including overnight at Hotel)
Farewell party
Certificate of Participation

EduKick Rome Excursions:
Excursion Tour of Roma
Bus and walking tour of Rome to visit allof the historical site including; The Coliseum, Palatine Hill, Loggia Mattei, Roman Forum Campidoglio, Capitoline Hill, Panorama from Caffareli Terrace, Trevi Founatin, Pantheon, Piazza Navona Square, St. Peter’s Basilica, Catsel Sant’Angelo, Tiberina Island, Venice Square, Bocca della verità, Circus Maximus, and the Spanish steps.

Experience the fascination of the Eternal City on our walking tour! You'll see it all as our native English-speaking guide take you to spectacular ancient Roman ruins, masterpieces of the Renaissance, delightful Baroque fountains, and charming medieval backstreets! We'll tell you the history, the legends, and the astonishing secrets of Rome and the Vatican.

Coliseum: Also known as the Flavian amphitheater after its iniator Vespasian, first of the Flavian emperors who had it built in the 1rst century A.D. It is the largest amphitheater on the ancient world. Fifty thousand spectators could be seated in the stands to watch the hunts (venationes) and the gladiator fights (ludi gladiatorii). It was only used until 15th century, but the mysterious and imposing fascination of the edifice has gone beyond the limits of history making it a legend.

Palatine Hill:
The ancient palatium, historical residence of the Caesars, from whose name is derived the use of the term "Palace" to indicate a seat of official power. Many historical events and attempts of preservation have altered the hill, which is today an extended archeological area, complex and imposing with its ruins of the edifices built by Domitian and rediscovered by archaeologists in the 20th century.

Roman Forum:
Public life in ancient Rome was carried out here, between the closed spaces of the Basilicas and the open ones of the square itself, between the Senate and the temples honoring the origins of Rome and its mythical founders. A walk through the ruins of the Forum always offers great surprises, providing the visitor with unforgettable glimpses and impressions of ancient life.

Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill):
In the Republican Age the sacred temples dedicated to the Capitoline Triad (Jupiter, Juno, Minerva) were located on this acropolis. In the Middle Ages its use was changed and it became the seat of city government, which it is still today. The square now appears in the splendid Renaissance style designed by Michelangelo in middle of the 16th century.

Excursion to "Monte Terminillo" - Excursion hike from the "Sebastiani Refuge" to "Sigillo" - from the Sebastiani refuge you hike a bit untill you get to the path that enters "Valle Scura." At this point, you hike down a path through beautful Italian country meadows and stony terrain until you enter the woods.

Before arriving at the tightest point of the valley, the path turns left going through the locality of "Malopasso." Here the mountain drops 50 meters, emphasized by water gushing from a gorgeous waterfall.

When the path becomes a dirt road you are near the locality of "Casette", a small, uninhabited mountain village where it's possible to see signs of a mountain culture now long past. A little bit further on, you will pass the typical Italian mountain town of "Sigillo".

Excursion to Tyrrhenian Coast (Beach Civitavecchia, Santa Marinella, Santa Severa)
EduKick Rome players will visit the Italian town of Civitavecchia and visit the Harbour! Afterwards, our beach excursion will take EduKick Rome particpants to visit Santa Severa Castle and Santa Marinella Beach .

The sea of Civitavecchia is one of the most important resources in the area, but the reason why people so willingly visit this city, especially in Summer, is to relax on the lovely sandy beaches or reefs that are a feature of the Civitavecchia coastline, or in the shade of the pine trees that grow close to the shore.

Furthermore, the Civitavecchia coastline has some of the cleanest waters on the Tyrrhenian sea; the numerous Poseidon bushes which grow all the way into the water when the tide is low, confirm that this is a particularly healthy and clean sea environment, an environment that is also rich in beautiful with rocky sea beds populated by numerous species of fish, shellfish, and crayfish.

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