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Location:
Madrid, Spain
Ages: 10-18 years old
2010 Dates: 7/1 - 7/20

Tuition includes participation in the famous international youth tournament... THE MADRID CUP

Individual "Monthly" Training (Available September - June)

See also our "Year-Long" Spanish Immersion Soccer Boarding School Program in Madrid (Click here!)

See also our "Elite" Soccer Development Center Program at the "Ciudad del Futbol" (Click here!)

EduKick Madrid Camp Overview:
EduKick is proud to offer the ultimate Spanish language immersion soccer training camp in Madrid, Spain...home of one of the world's greatest professional soccer clubs ever...Real Madrid!

See EduKick Madrid Soccer & Spanish "Photo Slide Show"

From July 1 -20, 2010 EduKick Madrid youth (both Junior & Senior levels) will enjoy full room & board at the very clean and modern Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Residence Building, ERASMO.
Address: (Erasmo Residence Hall, University Campus of Cantoblanco:
C/ Erasmo de Rotterdam, 7–9, 28049 Madrid, Spain - Building I)

EduKick Madrid players are accommodated two to a room (roommates are allocated upon arrival). Students will receive 3 meals each day (breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) at the University Residence or Polideportivo SANSE Cafeteria. The University residence is just a 10-minute drive (by private air-conditioned bus) to the Polideportivo Municipal Dehesa Boyal sports complex, which is the home of the EduKick Madrid Futbol Academy (where our camp soccer training takes place).

A word on EduKick Madrid Safety & Supervision:
EduKick Madrid is a "Team Camp." Our participants are supervised 24/7 (overnight in the University residence and at all times during the day) for the duration of the 20-day camp by our professional adult bilingual monitors. Players are not allowed to stray away from the supervised group for any reason at any time. At EduKick Madrid, we do everything together chaperoned as a proper football "team!"

The EduKick Madrid Spanish & Soccer Summer Training Camp is EduKick's MOST POPULAR SUMMER SOCCER CAMP VENUE...please REGISTER TODAY to avoid disappointment as these camps will sell out quickly!

Take a "Virtual Tour" of our EduKick Madrid's state of the art Soccer/Sports Training Facility Polideportivo Municipal Dehesa Boyal.

The "EduKick Madrid" (click here for pictures of Madrid) Language & Culture Soccer Program is an extremely unique immersion experience that combines international travel, daily Spanish language instruction, high-level professional soccer training, and cultural excursions together in one summer camp! EduKick Madrid players also tour Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid!

Tour the famous stadium through the eyes of EduKick players:

The EduKick Madrid Spanish & Soccer Training Camp summer program is open to soccer players ages 10 years and up interested in cultural exposure through travel, daily Spanish language instruction by International House Madrid, excursions, and professional soccer training by the famous Aragonés brothers & professional Spanish coaches from AGRUPACION DEPORTIVA SAN SEBASTIAN DE LOS REYES, a 2nd Division Professional Spanish Soccer Club!

EduKick Madrid Tuition Includes:
• Airport transportation to/from airport in host country
• EduKick Jersey or Tee-Shirt
• “Reception Party” the day of our arrival with host representatives, coaching staff, teachers, and EduKick staff attending
• Bilingual Director to accompany the EduKick group daily throughout the program
• Daily soccer training by professional coaches from Professional Soccer School for a minimum of two hours daily. Ratio of one (1) coach per 15 youth. Provide full side, grass field for training/matches
• Evening training sessions: EduKick inter- squad scrimmages every other day
• Guided walking tour of Madrid & “Welcoming” presentation
• Daily language lessons (M-F - 2 hours per session)
• Language lessons taught by two (2) native, qualified, experienced, and licensed teachers (EduKick requires that the teachers follow a progressive and organized curriculum)
• Two (2) guided full-day excursions to places of cultural & historical importance (Toledo and Segovia)
• Bus/van transportation for both full-day excursions
• Organized social activities
• Entrance into the Madrid Cup, ‘friendly matches” (Referees, uniforms, locker rooms, etc.)
• Residential lodging, shared, double room
• Separate residential housing (or floors) for female EduKick participants
• Full Board (3 meals daily) for participating youth
• At least two (2) adult, professional monitors to supervise youth overnight at residential housing complex
• “Farewell” party
• EduKick Certificate of Completion for EduKick Madrid & presentation ceremony

EduKick Spain Directors
Anselmo & Poli Aragonés Professional Coaches & nephews of Luis Aragonés, Coach of Spanish National World Cup Team.

Fees Not Included in Tuition:
Laundry: A charge of 40 Euros that will be collected from each camper the very first day of camp. This charge will cover for 2 weekly loads for 3 weeks duration of camp. All garments must carry clear personal identification. This service is optional. Campers might use a laundry shop that is next to hotel. Campers that choose to use this service will be responsible of their own clothes and pick up.

Deposit fee: This is a residence fee of 30 Euros that the University requires from each camper at the beginning of camp. This money will be returned to the camper the last day of camp. Provided that there is no pending bill from the camper with respect to phone calls made directly from the room, beverages or food ordered from bar or mini-bar, no physical damages to residence furniture (broken windows, chairs etc..)

Additional Food or beverages: Tuition includes 3 meals daily. Any other food or beverages will have to be bought by camper at his/her own expense. Meal times in Spain are different and our experience tells us that the majority of our campers have a hard time getting used to Spanish meals hours. We will allocate time for our campers to go supervised to nearby supermarket store to buy food and beverages around noon time once or twice a week. Campers should budget themselves for this contingency if they feel needed.

Room telephone calls: Are not included in the tuition fee. This service is extremely costly and we recommend not to be used by any of our campers. Parents can call between 11:00 to 11:30 pm everyday. Calls after this time won’t be allowed. Students may use a public phone at the lobby, their own cell phone or a pre-paid telephone card for more inexpensive deals.

Other charges: Ticket Entrances to local museums (10 Euros), amusement parks (15 euros approx.) and special birthday parties (10 Euros includes soda, pizza, cake and entrance fee to disco/cultural center) are not included in the tuition fee. Campers will have to bring cash for these events and money will be collected by Edukick Madrid personnel during the duration of the program.

EduKick Madrid Spanish Immersion Soccer Training Camp Tuition:
$4,299 USD
(includes travel health insurance)
airfare extra
Additional $200 USD non-refundable Registration Fee

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EduKick Madrid Sample 20-Day Itinerary:
• Day 1 - Arrive at Madrid’s Barajas International Airport
Bus transfer to Sports Complex
Reception Party - Greeted by EduKick Spain personnel, coaches, dignitaries, etc.
• Day 2-6 Welcome Orientation
Walking tour of Madrid (shop, visit city cultural sites, etc.)
First Language Class - Language level test
Daily Spanish Language Classes
Daily Soccer training sessions
Madrid Cup Tournament Match
2 Evening Social Activities (Tuesday & Friday)
• Day 7 - 2nd Soccer Match (Saturday)
Post-game social (food)
Afternoon Group Social Activity
• Day 8 - Full day Excursion to Toledo
• Day 9-13 – Daily Spanish Language Classes
Daily Soccer Training Sessions
3rd Soccer Match (Wednesday)
2 Evening Social Activities (Tuesday & Friday)
• Day 14 - EduKick Spain Soccer Tournament (if possible)
Afternoon Social with participating Spanish youth teams
Evening activity
• Day 15 - 2nd Full Day Excursion to historic Segovia
• Day 16-18 - Spanish Language Classes Daily soccer training
Evening Social Activities
• Day 19 - Final Spanish language Class
Final Day of Soccer Training
Farewell Party
Graduation Ceremony (Certificate Presentation)
• Day 20– Morning Transfer to Barajas Airport and Departure

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*New* Individual Month Long Training:
The individual "Monthly" Spanish Soccer Training Program is a unique program where players will have the opportunity to train with Spanish professional coaches for 30 days. Players will be training, scrimmaging, and playing with the top youth players of the same age. This program will provide top quality coaching, intensive full time training, quality accommodations and cultural experiences in order to maximize a players experience abroad.

This "Monthly" Spanish Soccer Training program is designed for players who are looking to train under Spanish professional coaches for an extended period of time in order to develop their soccer skills considerably and distinguish themselves as "footballers". The EduKick Madrid "Monthly" Development Program is available throughout the year.

Tuition (Before Fundraising):
$5,599 USD (airfare not included), travel health insurance included.

Tuition includes:
• Airport pick-up and drop-off
• Daily soccer training (minimum 5 days per week - 2 hours per session)
• Full board (meals & accommodation)
• Friendly matches against local teams (whenever possible)
• Travel health insurance
• Separate residential housing for female EduKick participants
• Bilingual Adult Supervisor
• And much more...
Please call 1-866-EduKick (338-5425) for more information on our one-month individual training program in Madrid, Spain.

Please note: EduKick youth are supervised by an experienced and qualified EduKick bilingual Director and an assistant.

EduKick Madrid Historic & Cultural Information:
The capital of Spain, located in the heart of the peninsula and right in the center of the Castilian plain 646 meters above sea level, has a population of well over three million. A cosmopolitan city, a business center, headquarters for the Public Administration, Government, Spanish Parliament and the home of the Spanish Royal Family, Madrid also plays a major role in both the banking and industrial sectors. Most of its industry is located in the Southern fringe of the city, where important textile, food and metal working factories are clustered. Madrid is characterized by intense cultural and artistic activity and a very lively nightlife.

The grand metropolis of Madrid can trace its origins to the times of Arab Emir Mohamed I (852-886), who ordered the construction of a fortress on the left bank of the Manzanares river. Later it became the subject of a dispute between the Christians and Arabs until it was conquered by Alonso VI in the 11th century. At the end of the 17th century, a defensive wall was built for the protection of the new outlying areas, tracing the roads of Segovia, Toledo and Valencia. During the 18th century, under the reign of Carlos III, were designed the great arteries of the city, such as the Paseo las Acacias and the Paseo del Prado. EduKick youth will visit the world famous Prado Museum together as a team.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Joseph Bonaparte undertook the reform of the Puerta del Sol and vicinity. The commercial street known as the Gran Via was built as an east-west avenue at the start of the century. In the 1950's the north-south boulevard called El Paseo de la Castellana was extended and modern buildings were erected, housing the major financial institutions. Remains of the distant past are mainly the Baroque and neoclassical structures of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), and the Palacio Real (Royal Palace). EduKick youth will tour each of the above mentioned historical sites.

Cultural excursions are planned to visit the historical towns of Toledo and Segovia.

The first-time visitor to Toledo cannot help but be struck by the city as a whole, impregnated as it is with such a weight of history and wealth of culture. The town, perched on a hill skirted by a sharp bend in the River Tagus, has remained almost unaltered since the end of the Middle Ages, surrounded by curtain walls and formed by a winding maze of alleyways and lanes that meander up and down, crisscrossing and revealing to our EduKick team its historical sights and secret corners.

See TOLEDO, through the eyes of our EduKick Madrid players:

Originally founded by the Celts, Segovia was an important Roman settlement before its later domination by the Visigoths and Moors. After it fell to the Christians in the 11th century it became one of the most illustrious cities in the whole of the Iberian Peninsula. The Romans left a spectacular legacy in the awe-inspiring aqueduct which is the tallest in Spain and one of the best-preserved in the world. The sheer scale of this magnificent feat of engineering suggests that the Segovia of 2,000 years ago must have had more or less the same number of inhabitants as it does today (around 50,000). The Romans came here in 80 BC and it's believed the Emperor Trajan, one of the Spanish rulers of the mighty Roman Empire, ordered the construction of the aqueduct towards the end of the first century AD. The Romans were the master plumbers of ancient times and no expense was spared in constructing this elaborate structure designed to bring water to the city from a mountain river 14 kilometers to the east. They created the aqueduct out of no less than 20,400 free-standing stone blocks and not a drop of mortar was used to hold them together. The aqueduct has withstood hurricanes and earthquakes and continued to bring water to the city until 1950. Today it's all that's left of the town the Romans called "Segobriga".