The EduKick Manchester Summer ID Football Camp are equally focused on football development, education and developing intercultural competence (ICC) by living in England. It is a learning experience that will boost participants overall potential, maturity and aspirations and will make them pursue their true dreams(both in football & professionally) with more commitment and determination and confidence.

Living, playing football and studying in Manchester, England as a teenager or young adult represents an enormous challenge for both the participant and the educators. From the participant courage, effort and character is required to succeed. From the staff, it demands professional guidance, supervision, mentorship and expertise in order to provide the required level of service to our young student-athletes.

Safety, Security, & Supervision

A safe family environment ideal for our players.

"Manchester" is a quiet neighbourhoud away from the city hussle but still with an excellent public transport connection to the city centre.

EduKick Football Academies distinguishes itself with its commitment to safety, security and supervision. Football Academies' students have adult monitors/mentors assigned to them as part of the program for continual service, supervision and mentorship. EduKick Football Academies participant events and activities are also carefully monitored and supervised. EduKick Football Academies Program rules and regulations are designed to ensure the safety and security of our soccer player participants (i.e. curfews, permission to exit regulations, etc). All football player participants are required to carry personal health insurance. During our technical training sessions we have on-site non-emergency medical trainers and personnel who can provide basic athletic-injury care and support. EduKick Football Academies is committed to establishing an atmosphere that is safe and nurturing for our participants. We believe that after these basic needs are met for both our foreign and domestic student athletes, an environment conducive to learning a new language and football training is made comfortable and effective.

Location

Manchester, England

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 503,000. Manchester is situated in the south-central part of North West England, fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south and the Pennines to the north and east. The city is notable for its architecture, culture, music scene, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact and sporting connections. Manchester is served by two universities, including the largest single-site university in the UK, and has the country's third largest urban economy. Manchester is also the third-most visited city in the UK by foreign visitors, after London and Edinburgh, and the most visited in England outside London. Mancunians as they are known are very proud that the City host two of the most worldwide known English Premiership teams Manchester United and Manchester City.

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Manchester Football Training Location

The EduKick Manchester Training Complex is located just 3 miles from the EduKick Manchester School and Manchester City Centre and comprises of 1x Fitness Suite (Cardiovascular, Resistance/strength, Cable and Free weights), 1x Full size third generation artificial turf field, 1x 7v7 third generation artificial turf field, 4x 5v5 third generation artificial turf fields, 11x Full size natural grass fields, Changing rooms/showers, Meeting room and Cafe

Ten Acres Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester M40 2SP, UK
FRW5+M7 Manchester, UK

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Homestays

We find the best hosts that we can who will welcome and look after you during your stay. They have a responsibility to make you feel welcome and "at home", but you have a responsibility to be a good guest. Your host will treat you as a member of the family, eating together and sharing the common living areas.

Good communication is needed. On arrival, trade telephone numbers with your host. Always text or call your host if you are going to be late or talk to them if there are any foods you don't like. If there is something which you do not understand or if something makes you feel uncomfortable, tell your host immediately. Our hosts are experienced with hosting students from all around the world and are here to help you feel at home.

If you are unhappy about something, but do not feel comfortable discussing it with your host, please speak with Julie, our Accommodation and Welfare Officer - julie@ihmanchester.com. Remember, most hosts and their students form a genuine friendship that can last for the rest of their lives!

Host Family Selection

We select our host families based upon their suitability to welcome our students. Our students come from all over the world with different cultural and ethnic backgrounds and religious beliefs. Our staff and host family providers accept our all of our students and welcome them unconditionally, irrespective of all these different factors. It would be completely wrong for them to not do this. Our Equality Policy reflects and incorporates UK legislation that makes it illegal to discriminate against individuals based upon gender, race, ethnicity or religion. For all these reasons, we also expect our international students to be accepting and tolerant of others who they may meet, study with and live with in Manchester.

What to Expect

All homestay hosts are carefully selected and experienced with international student care.

This includes:

• You will be treated as a member of the family
• You will be provided with a clean bedroom equipped with a bed and storage for your clothes
• Wifi will be available to you
• A desk or table, somewhere quiet so that you can do your homework
• Clean towels and bed linen will be provided each week
• Your clothes will be washed and dried once every week
• English must be the main language spoken in the house

Meals Provided

Mon to Fri - Breakfast and evening meal
Sat and Sun - Breakfast, lunch and evening meal
In the event of a student booking the room only option (no meals), students are not allowed to use the cooking facilities but should be allowed to store snacks (fruit, crisps, drinks) in a cupboard in the kitchen.

Meals

Breakfast will be provided every morning.
Dinner will be provided every evening and eaten with your host.
Lunch will be provided on Saturday and Sunday (all week for full board).
You are not allowed to use the kitchen unless you have been given clear permission from your host.
If you are going to miss or be late for mealtimes, please inform your host.

More advice:

Every host is different and so each family will have different food to offer. However, please feel free to speak to the family if you have any special meal preferences.

Standard Homestay

• Half board Mon - Fri, full board on weekends.
• Students may share a twin room with another player in the football programme.
• Sharing bathroom with the hosts.
• Sunday arrival and departure.

Homestay Rules

Respect the rules applying in your new home.
Always keep your room clean.
Lock the house door and shut the windows in your room when you leave the house in accordance with your house rules. DO NOT keep your key with your host's address in case you lose it.
Do not use the telephone without permission.
If you wish to invite friends or schoolmates, always ask your host for permission before bringing them home.
No loud noise, speaking on Skype or music at night.
Alcohol, smoking and drugs as well as bad language are prohibited.
Always try to use the English language whilst at your host family, unless communicating with your family back home.

More Advice

It is important to try to spend time with your host and make an effort to learn about them. It is also polite to volunteer to help with family chores e.g. washing up, setting and clearing the table etc. Find out when you are allowed to use the bathroom in the mornings and evenings and when are the regular family mealtimes.

Remember that your host might not be of the same ethnic or religious background as yours. Please remember that you will never have to take part in your host's religious life. However, your host will help you should you wish to practice your religion.

Curfew

Students under the age of 18 must be home before 9pm every day, without exception. If you are not home by this time and your host or the school have not heard from you, your family will be called and this will trigger the on-call team to look for you. The police might also get involved if this does not get resolved quickly.

Students over the age of 18 do not have to be home at any particular time but it is important to inform your host of an approximate time when you may be home and to be quiet when you get home late.