Tennis Summer Camp for kids in Spain 2010
2, 3, 4 week Tennis Summer Camp for Kids and Spanish program for children and kids from 8 to 13 years old in July and August in Spain (Alicante Costa Blanca region in Spain).
Tennis Camp for kids
is a program for kids with an acceptable level to compete, for kids usually playing tennis tournaments or registered in a tennis school.
Tennis Summer Camp program for kids includes:
 Intensive tennis instruction and training in a Tennis School to prepare young tennis players for tennis tournaments, from 10:00 to 13:30 (Monday to Friday, 17 hours per week) with Spanish children. One day per week kids practice not only tennis but other sports
2 Spanish lessons for chidren per day from Monday to Friday in the afternoon (usually from 17:00 to 18:30)
Full board host family accommodation with 5 meals (breakfast, sandwinch, lunch, sandwich and dinner)
Guided toursin Alicante, trips and other recreational activities, where kids will be always accompanied by a group leader
1 full day excursion per week
Local transports tickets
Tickets for museums, monuments, amusement parks
Pick-up and drop-off service from Alicante airport
Medical, travel and accident insurance
Spanish Programs for Kids have a maximum level of supervision by the school' staff, host families and tennis trainers. They are accompanied to the school and to the summer camp every day.
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Intensive tennis training for Kids in a tennis academy  Tennis camp video
Kids go every morning from Monday to Friday to the Tennis School from 10:00 to 13:30.
The central point of the “Tournament Tennis Camp for Kids” will be the combination of tennis training sessions, specially aimed at competition situations, with training support in national tournaments of all categories. If the kids want to, they can take part in tournaments organised by some clubs of the province (Elche, Villajoyosa…) and/or they can also do it in the tennis school itself that may organise 2 or 3 tennis tournaments per month.
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Tennis academy premises in Alicante |
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Tennis camp for kids: contents |
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Tennis Academy in Alicante has excellent premises and specialized coaches for training kids at the tennis summer school.
60,000 m2 surface
21 tennis courts (17 clay tennis courts, 4 hard tennis courts)
2 front tennis courts
2 football pitches -7 (clay),
4 paddle courts
A cardiovascular and muscle-building gym (200 m2 surface)
A summer Olympic pool of 50 x 21 metres, and a second one for splashing
A TV-room and a reading-room (both with access to a terrace)
A room for board games
Café and restaurant
Sports shop Match-1
A children’s area
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The “Tennis Camp kids” is the perfect finishing for the annual programming of tennis training for an advanced level player because, for 2, 3 or 4 weeks, kids can develop the technical and tactical tennis skills they have acquired during the year in real tennis competition situations.
The central point of the programming of the “Tennis Camp for kids/ Summer 2011“ will be the combination of tennis training sessions, specially aimed at competition situations, with training support in national tournaments of all categories.
Tennis camp for kids focused on a high frequency of tennis training sessions -5 days per week, 3 hours 30 minutes per day-, with the main goal of establishing the acquired technical skills and of developing new ones. All this is carried out by means of a methodology that has been awarded the prize for ‘the best tennis school in Spain’ twice by the Registro Profesional de Tenis.
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Participation in tennis tournaments |
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Other activities at the tennis camp for kids |
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If the kids want to, besides the intensive tennis lessons, they can take part in tennis tournaments organised by some tennis clubs and tennis schools of Alicante province (Elche, Villajoyosa…) and/or they can also do it in the tennis club itself that may organise 2 or 3 tournaments per month. Tennis trainer accompanies the kids, if this option is chosen, and the trip to the tennis tournament is included.
In this sense, the great variety of tennis competitions in the summer calendar of the Alicante Province offers kid tennis players the possibility to play an official tennis tournament every week of the tennis camp.
The enrolment/registration in the tennis tournament is not included in the price of the Tennis Camp for kids. |
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The intensive tennis training lessons for kids is complemented with a series of tennis theory lessons, alternative sports, and parallel activities integrating and perfecting the “tennis camp” main objectives.
Physical Preparation (morning): Daily physical preparation sessions with the aim of keeping the kids’ physical conditions, as well as preventing injuries and preparing tennis competitions.
Theory tennis lessons: The objective of this tennis theory lessons is to complement intense tennis training, preparing kids appropriately for facing the intensive tennis training. Tennis lessons are programmed once per week, after the training session and include diverse subjects (psychology, biomechanics, tactics, and strategies). |
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Place: Alicante, Spain |
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About ZadorSpain language schools |
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Much more than a city with mild climate all year long, sun and bright light, a beach in the city (10 minutes walking from the Spanish school), palm trees, promenades and white buildings, Alicante offers many places to visit.
All in all, Alicante is a Mediterranean city with a long history, impressive monuments such the Castle over the hill who dominates the city, Saint Nicholas Cathedral, the city Hall, interesting Museums and alive atmospehre.
Tennis Academy is in Alicante surrounding area and the distance from Alicante city centre to the tennis School is covered by public transport and lasts approximately 10 minutes.
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With over 18 years experience teaching Spanish, ZADOR Spanish schools in Spain offer professionalism, reliability, and efficiency.
Since we opened in 1990 until today, we have broadened and improved our Spanish courses thanks to the support of the companies and educational centres for whom we have organised courses and, especially, to the experience that comes from our daily work with the students - the driving force behind our Spanish language schools.
Our priority is the kids’ learning and welfare. That is why we pay special attention to the teaching method, the materials we use and the care and supervision of children and kids. Our teachers, fully qualified specialists in the teaching of Spanish from a communicative perspective, and our staff will provide the support the kids need to learn Spanish and have an unforgettable immersion program in Spain.
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Zador Spanish school in Alicante |
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Spanish language course for kids |
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Zador Spanish language school in Alicante occupies the first floor of a restored historical building, in Alicante city centre.
Alicante Spanish language school is at 14, AVENIDA DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN, near the corner of the Alfonso X el Sabio Street, between the Central Marketplace and the city’s Principal Theatre.
The Spanish language school is very well situated. It is 7-10 minutes on foot from the beach, in a very dynamic and commercial area of Alicante.
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Language immersion courses for children and kids make use of an active, practical and communicative methodology to guarantee that young students learn Spanish as fast and effectively as possible.
Kids work on a variety of skills in the Spanish lessons: Speaking and Fluency, Interaction, Listening and Reading Comprehension, Writing. However Spanish lessons have a great focus on oral skills so that students develop an ability to communicate fluently, accurately and efficiently in Spanish language.
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Activity program overview |
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Host family accommodation |
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We know young tennis players want to play tennis and learn Spanish but we also know that there are many other things surrounding the tennis camp that are interesting for them.
Language, culture, monuments, games, amusement parks, the beach… After the Spanish lessons and during the weekend, all these things will make their Spanish and tennis camp the perfect immersion program in Spain for kids.
From Monday to Friday activities take approximately from 2 hours depending on the activity. On Saturday or Sunday, the full day excursion takes approx. 8 hours.
Visit to the Santa Barbara castle in Alicante, one of the biggest medieval fortresses in Europe, Concathedral of San Nicolás, guided tour to the Archaeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ), Bonfire Museum to know more about Fiestas in Alicante, Crib Museum, amusement parks (Terra Mítica, Terra Natura, Aqualandia), excursion to Elche, Tabarca Island, Calpe or Villajoyosa, dependind on the weekend.
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Living with a Spanish family is one of the best ways to get to know the country, including its culture and its people. It will also allow kids to practice the Spanish language in a natural way.
The majority of the host families are near the school, around 10 or 15 minutes walking and they accompany kids to the school every day.
The families are selected and visited regularly by our staff. In all of them, kids will find a warm atmosphere that will help them get integrated into the family and city life very quickly. Families usually have children with a similar age to the students.
Kids will have a single room or a twin room for friends or for two children from coming together to the Summer Camps in Alicante.
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Transfer from Alicante airport |
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Summer Camp medical and accidents insurance |
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Alicante has excellent connections with other cities in Spain and Europe. The majority of the students arrive by plane.
The Alicante airport (El Altet) is located 11 km from Alicante and it takes about 30 min from the airport to Alicante city centre. There are domestic and international flights that connect Alicante to the main European and Spanish cities.
Transfer service from Alicante airport, bus station or train station is included in the price of Tennis camp. A representative of ZadorSpain will pick kids up at the airport and bring them directly to the host family.
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All the young tennis players are covered by a medical, accident and travel insurance: INSURANCE INCOMING PLUS, especially designed to cover contingencies in foreigners´ trips taken in Spain, is the most comprehensive and complete insurance on the market and recommended by the main receptive Travel Agencies.
Includes 7 types of insurance in 1: Medical assistance, with the highest limit on the market for illness or accident, with repatriation and relocation for health to your country of origin; robbery of, search for and localization of baggage; loss of services previously contracted; delays of trip and baggage; accident while travelling 24 hours; civil liability and legal defence.
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Children Programs supervision |
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Tennis program for beginners |
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Children Programs have a high level of supervision and the kids are constantly supervised by the Spanish School staff and the host family (walking to class, going to the tennis camp, in the excursions…). |
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Spanish and tennis lessons for kids:
Spanish plus tennis lessons is also in July and August and is intended for kids between 8 and 13 years old who want to start learning to play tennis or want to have less intensive Tennis training.
Kids have free time every morning for going to the beach with the family, guided visits, going to the Spanish school to do homework…; 2 Spanish lessons in the afternoon, and at 19:00 or 19:30 (when it is not too hot), they have 1 tennis lesson per day from Monday to Friday. |
Tennis Summer Camp and Spanish and tennis lessons
Prices |
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Tennis Camp for kids Prices 2011 |
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Tennis camp for kids prices 2011 |
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Starting dates: 4 July, 18 July, 1 August
Prices:
Please, consult us if you want to start on other dates, or want to attend for 3 or more weeks to the Tennis Camp for Kids.
Other extra costs:
- Extra nights: € 35 per day.
- Transfer service from 20:00 to 8:00: € 20
- Waiting hour or fraction at the airport: € 21
- Participation in tennis tournaments for kids: If the children want to, they can take part in tennis tournaments organised by some clubs of the province (Elche, Villajoyosa…) and/or they can also do it in the club itself that may organise 2 or 3 tournaments per month. The tennis trainer accompanies the children, if this option is chosen, and the trip is included. The registration in the tennis tournaments in other tennis schools is not included: approx. € 20 per tennis tournament.
* All the prices are in Euros |
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Tennis Summer Camp Price includes
- Intensive tennis instruction in a Tennis School to prepare kids for tournaments, from 10:00 to 13:30 (Monday to Friday, 17 hours per week) with Spanish children. The distance from Alicante city centre to the Tennis School is covered by public transport and lasts approximately 10 minutes. It is also included in the price.
- 3 Spanish lessons per day from Monday to Friday in the afternoon (Usually from 16:00 to 18:30)
- Full board host family accommodation with 5 meals
- Cultural visits, trips and other activities, where the students will be accompanied by a group leader
- 1 full day excursion per week
- Local transports tickets
- Tickets for the museums, monuments, amusement parks…
- Transfer from Alicante airport
- Insurance.
- Supervision
Tennis Summer Camp Price does not include
- Airfares
- Extra food or beverages in competitions, at the school or in other activities
- Personal expenses: racket stringing, telephone, private tennis lesson or individual Spanish lessons, etc.
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If you do not need all the services included in the program or if you need something special, please do not hesitate in contact us. |
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