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About EduKick: |
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Why travel to train at soccer & study languages with EduKick? |
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EduKick Inc. is the world’s best option for high-level soccer boarding schools and summer travel soccer camps that combine professional soccer training with language & culture immersion in order to maximize the young player’s experience abroad. |
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Q: What payment options do I have? |
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EduKick Inc. accepts bank drafts/cashier checks, certified checks, bank wire funds and major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Diner''s Club) Payments must be made in full prior to the arrival of the student in the foreign country. |
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Q: Can students from outside North America attend the camps? |
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Yes! All camps are open to all players within the specific camp age ranges. Please note that acquiring a visa for each country is at the sole responsibility of the players and their guardians. |
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Does the price include airfare? |
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No, it does not. However, with most EduKick camps you do have the option of using our EduKick “official” travel agency to purchase your airline tickets and travel with our adult supervisor from our gate cities at no extra cost (Spain Option #1 Only). The chaperoned group seats are limited in numbers (usually 20) and offered to clients on a first come first serve basis |
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Are Visas required? |
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It depends on what your country of origin is and what your destination is. It is the student’s responsibility to acquire all necessary documentation and permissions to enter the country of their choice. Please contact your local embassy for information regarding visas. |
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Is travel insurance provided? |
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Travel insurance is included for all 2 and 3 week summer camps and also for all |
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Are there any camps outside of the summer months? |
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Yes, monthly course are available throughout the year any month and others can be completely customized to your needs and time constraints. The EduKick ‘Year-Long’ Academic Soccer School programs start in September and finish in June of the following year. |
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What level of soccer and language do students need to attend the soccer program? |
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No specific level is required, however, most players are serious soccer players that play in school and also club/travel soccer. Many players are “beginners” in the language study and still others may study that particular language in High School and use EduKick as a supplement. For the Grifo Master and the Spain ‘Year-Long’ programs and the Spain Elite Program, players must qualify by sending in a current soccer résumé. Soccer: Most athletes play in school and on a travel or club team. Some players are recreational players but the majority will be quite serious players attempting to play in college (or even professionally one day)! Language: Many of our students are beginners and some have at least a year or two of experience in the language. We administer a language level test the first day of class and then place students into the appropriate class level. |
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How much money will students need? |
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Incidental spending money for calling cards/telephone cars, coin operated laundry, souvenirs, gifts, shopping, etc. is recommended. A combination of foreign cash plus, traveler’s cheques or bank card (with a 4 digit PIN) would be ideal. |
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Will someone pick them up from the airports? |
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Yes, EduKick representatives meet athletes at their gate as they arrive in the destination city. For players flying directly to our camps abroad, EduKick secures a copy of the player’s flight itinerary and also digital photos in order to forward to our foreign directors and adult monitors that are meeting them at the baggage claim exit in the foreign county’s airport. |
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How many students are allowed in the camps and academic year long soccer schools? |
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For our camps our maximum group size is 40 players; the minimum group size is normally 15. The academic boarding schools do not have limits. |
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What is the minimum age to attend the soccer camps and also the year long academic soccer school exchange programs? |
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For most of the summer camps, students must be aged between 10 and 18 years of age but we have other camps that can accommodate students as young as 8 years of age. We also offer University level boarding school programs for students up to 24 years of age. Please view the program''s specific webpage for more information or call for clarification. |
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What is the average age of students attending the camps? |
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Between 13 – 16 years of age for the summer camps. For the ‘Year-long’ programs, students will average between 15-23 years of age. |
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How many girls attend your soccer camps? |
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Our camps and soccer schools are becoming more popular with girls each year, currently 20-40% of the campers will be girls. |
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Do the students train together? |
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Yes, our EduKick Summer Camp Team will train together but will be split up as appropriate for certain drills based on gender and/or ages. “Friendly” matches are scheduled depending on the actual demographics of the group. |
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Do students receive a certificate at the end of the program? |
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Yes, a certificate of completion signed by the foreign coaches and the EduKick Director. |
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When staying in the hotel accommodation, can students leave the premises alone? |
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No. Designated “free time” is limited. For the most part, players are not allowed to do anything unsupervised or without the group. For athletes in a ‘Year-Long’ soccer schools programs - parents can sign a waiver allowing for more |
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Can a roommate be requested? |
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Yes, we can accommodate any roommate requests! |
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How are the students supervised when they are not on the fields? |
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EduKick provides bilingual adult monitors who provide 24 hour service to the students. The staff at the camps will eat with the students and will also be sleeping in the same premises. In the event of any issue or problem, the monitors will be there to help immediately. |
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How are the students supervised when they are not on the fields? |
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EduKick provides bilingual adult monitors who provide 24 hour service to the students. The staff at the camps will eat with the students and will also be sleeping in the same premises. In the event of any issue or problem, the monitors will be there to help immediately. |
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Do you provide any pre-departure information? |
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Yes, all students receive a comprehensive pre-departure information package (including emergency contact information, packing check list, health insurance policy information, etc.) approximately one (1) month before departing for the program. |
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Do the boys and girls room together? |
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They will stay in the same building but on different floors. Boys are not allowed to enter the girl’s rooms and vice versa. Edukick strictly enforces this rule and campers that violate this rule will be immediately expelled form the program. |
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Is travel insurance provided? |
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Yes, travel insurance is included for all two (2) and three (3) week summer camps and also for all specialized custom courses and monthly programs. |
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