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YOUTH SUMMER BASKETBALL HOLIDAYS & BASKETBALL CAMPS 2008 WITH HOOPERS
BOOK NOW FOR THE ULTIMATE BASKETBALL HOLIDAY THIS SUMMER (JULY-AUGUST 2008) IN BARCELONA, SPAIN!

[This is BOOKING STEP 2 of the 3-step process to booking your best ever Basketball Holiday and/or Basketball Camp. Click on the link to return to the Hoopers Basketball homepage for BOOKING STEPS 1 & 3 and other information.]

HOLA! SUN, SEA & BASKETBALL IN BARCELONA!!

Following our first Hoopers Spanish Camp 2007 and our other sports Camps held in Barcelona, Spain since 2006, we are very happy to confirm we will be returning to Barcelona for Summer 2008 - don't miss out!

To book a place on the Hoopers Basketball Spanish Camp 2008 please scroll down and read all the information below... then use the secure online booking form or print off and complete the booking form and give your credit / debit card details, or send a cheque for the full amount made payable to "TOURPARTY". (You can also pay by bank wire, bank transfer or BACS, please contact us for our bank details.) Residential and non-residential places are available.

Expert coaching (in english) to take you to the next level
Friendly games
Tour of Barcelona
End of Camp Tournament & Barbecue
Camp T-shirt
Off-court activities and excursions programme (beach, bowling, water park, shopping etc!)

24/7 supervision and care by experienced, friendly staff
Safe, comfortable accommodation
Great food - 3 meals a day
Airport Transfers
Parents/family/friends welcome
Fun atmosphere - great chance to make new friends
Brilliant memories!

BRILLIANT MEMORIES

"Hi, just thought I'd email you and tell you that I had a great time on the Camp, the main reason I came was because I wanted to get better at basketball over the Summer and Basketball Camps in Europe sounded better than English ones, especially because of the weather, I think I learned alot over the Summer not just from the basketball coaches but from the coaches of the other sports, I also really enjoyed traveling around Barcelona as it's an amazing city, the sports centre and accommodation were like my heaven with the food, basketball court and swimming pool on the roof. I also made lots of good mates - hopefully will see them soon. Cheers for a great camp, I'm already saving up for next year and will see u then!" Participant, Summer Camp 2007

YOUR DREAM SUMMER STARTS HERE!

The Hoopers Spanish Basketball Summer Camp is a great chance for young basketball players from all around the world to come together:

• to receive top quality coaching;
• to meet, train and play with other players, making lots of new friends;
• to experience another country... learn something of the culture, meet local young people;
• to have an unforgettable holiday in the sun, doing lots of different activities and playing basketball every day!

Barcelona has a huge amount to offer - from great facilities to multi-activities, good beaches, blue skies and sunshine. Our Barcelona courts and hostel offer excellent facilities, are well located and have some great beaches nearby, and no question... our friends in Barcelona are looking forward very much to welcoming us to their city. How many more reasons do we need to head to Spain in July and August 2008?!

Click on the link to read all about Barcelona city, about accommodation and food during the Summer Camp and about travel information and guidance (including our free airport "meet and greet" service) on our Barcelona Location pages.

WHO COMES ON A HOOPERS CAMP?

The Hoopers Basketball Camp is open to boys and girls aged 10-17 years who enjoy playing basketball and want to improve their skills and techniques while having lots of fun off-court too. Players attending our Basketball Camps are normally from lower intermediate to elite level.

Players from anywhere in the world are always very welcome. English is the main language on our Camps but we will have Spanish speaking coaches too - players from the USA, Hong Kong, Spain, France, Scotland, England, Sweden, Ireland, Switzerland and Wales have all attended our RHUK Camps in the past.

As well as the basketball and fun activities there is also an opportunity to work on your language skills if you want to attend optional daily language conversational classes in English or Spanish. Click on the link to read more about our conversational foreign language tutoring and classes.

Players sometimes attend with friends, team mates or with brothers or sisters but the majority attend on their own. It is very easy to make friends quickly. Within hours of arriving everyone is making friends with other players and the Coaching staff, no problem.

If you come with people you know we will make sure you get to spend plenty of time together - our Hoopers Basketball, Kickers Football/Soccer and RHUK Inline Roller Hockey Camps all run at the same time in the same location so even if your friends/siblings are doing football/soccer or inline roller hockey you'll see them all the time you're not training. Either way we will do whatever it takes to help you have a great holiday, take your basketball to the next level and have lots of fun!

ONE WEEK OR MORE?

You can book for one week, two weeks or the whole Summer - choosing to do basketball for the whole time or to do basketball and football. You can also put together one or more weeks at the Barcelona Camps with one or more weeks at the snowsports, multi-activity, triathlon and mountain bike Summer Camps in Les Deux Alpes, France. Email us for more information.

WHAT HAPPENS ON A HOOPERS BASKETBALL CAMP IN SPAIN?

A huge amount goes on over the week! We spend 7 days in Barcelona with top quality coaching by the Hoopers Coaches, evening matches against local teams, 10 pin bowling, trips to the beach, swimming, a day at a theme/water park, a tour, shopping and a final day tournament and barbecue and lots more:

The basic programme (subject to change) is as follows:

(**Off-court activities at the rink include swimming, climbing, football etc.)

Click on the link to read all about the different locations we use, including Sports facility information and details of the accommodation and food, plus travel guidance and an introduction to Barcelona on our Barcelona Location pages.

WHO ARE THE COACHES ON THE CAMP?

We take a lot of care selecting staff who are not just experienced Coaches and players or former players themselves and passionate about basketball, but also friendly, easy going and approachable.

Our Coaching team are highly qualified, having coached for many years with a long history of success behind them. Our coaches are normally from the UK, Spain and other countries and teach in english.

Our Coaches know what it is like to play at top level; they have usually played or coached at county and university level, and/or for their country internationally.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "RESIDENTIAL" AND "NON-RESIDENTIAL"?

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE FULLY RESIDENTIAL "PLAYER PACKAGE"?

Fully "residential" means you come on the Camp 24 hours a day, participating in all the activities, including evening excursions etc, under the care and supervision of the Camp coaches and staff. You stay with your new friends in comfortable hostel accommodation (click on the link to read all about accommodation and food). Everything for the week is included in the price - all meals, transport, activities, coaching, accommodation etc:

• High quality basketball coaching by the Hoopers Coaching team, together with lots of court time to learn and practise.


• 24 Hour Care - our team of counsellors will be on-hand to ensure loads of fun and games off-court and to provide health and welfare advice and support - leave your parents/guardians at home!


• Accommodation - 7 nights in the clean, comfortable, Hotel Residencia Sarria or Youth Hostel Alberg Pere Tarres, sharing en-suite rooms/dormitories with other players (these are arranged by sex/age etc).


• Food - all meals, the only things not included are soft drinks and snacks outside of the normal meals.


• Transportation:
  
  
  • - we offer a free "meet and greet" transfer service from Barcelona International Airport, click on the link for travel information to and from Barcelona (you can make your own arrangements for traveling to and from Barcelona, whether by car, train or airplane.);
  • - for transportation around Barcelona during the week we will have our own private bus for easy, convenient and fast transfers between different locations, from the airport to the courts, from the hostel to the beach, from the beach to the courts etc.
  
  
• Matches - evening games.


• Hoopers Barcelona Tournament - on the last day, with teams of players from the Camp playing against each other, followed by a farewell BBQ.


• "Off-court" activities including 10 pin bowling, trips to the beach, a tour, a visit to the local waterpark or equivalent, swimming, climbing, football, shopping and sight-seeing around this fascinating area of Spain are all included in the "Player Package" price.


• Exclusive Camp T-shirt.


• Loads of fun and lots lots more!

Obviously places will be strictly limited on this trip - first come, first served!

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE DAY NON-RESIDENTIAL "PLAYER PACKAGE"?

Day "non-residential" means you come on the Summer Camp each day, participating in the day's activities until we finish the basketball coaching in the early evening. You will need to arrive each morning at the Hostel in time to leave with us. Lunch will be included but not other meals. You will not participate in the evening activities/excursions, except for evening matches.

Normally players attending on a non-residential day basis either live locally or are staying nearby with family or friends.

NEW OPTIONS

Choose one or more weeks of Basketball Camp and/or combine one or more weeks of basketball with a week or more of football/soccer and/or inline roller hockey - just book the weeks you want on the different Summer Camps and we will take care of the rest.

Or mix your time over the Summer on Camp in Barcelona (doing basketball, football / soccer and/or inline hockey) with time in the mountains at our French Summer Camp in Les Deux Alpes, participating in different sports there - we will arrange transfers between locations at no extra cost. (Just read about all the Camps from the Tourparty Homepage and decide which weeks you want to attend in Spain and/or France, then book each one and we will take care of the rest when we get your bookings, putting your schedule together, arranging the transfers between the Camps and confirming your booking in detail.)

We also offer optional conversational language classes in English and Spanish if you want to work on your language skills too. (We offer English and French conversational classes on our French Summer Camps.)

CAN PARENTS ATTEND?

If you are planning to attend as a non-resident day participant or you are a friend, relative or parent considering coming to the Barcelona area when someone you know is participating in the 2008 Camp (you will not be alone, a number of parents, families and friends do this each year, some continuing their holidays in the area after the Camp, others visiting for a few days during the period of the Camp and then heading back) see our information page: "Accommodation Only".

There is plenty to do and see in the Barcelona area and a visit is highly recommended.

Parents, family and friends are always welcome to visit the courts to give support during the games against other participants, the Coaches and/or local teams and the Hoopers Barcelona Tournament and barbecue on the final day.

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PRICES

The Camp is open to boys and girls aged 10 to 17 years inclusive, from Lower Intermediate to Elite level for basketball. The price for full-residents on the Youth Summer Camp will be £490 (US $1015 or 690 EUR) for everything, except travel to and from Barcelona, Spain. Or £470 (US $975 or 660 EUR) for returners and youth relatives of someone paying full price for a residential or non-residential place.

The price for day non-residents will be £290 (US $595 or 410 EUR) for a place on the Hoopers Camp (with lunch, theme park etc) only.

Prices inc. VAT where applicable.

(We welcome bookings from all over the world. We require payment in GB Sterling and for this reason we charge credit and debit cards etc and request bank transfers and cheques (checks) in the GB Sterling price of the holiday. However to help international participants with pricing we have also given prices in EURO and US Dollars where possible (calculated according to the exchange rate on 27 November 07). These alternative currency prices are a guide only, the exchange rate may differ when you book.)

BOOKING TERMS

Please click on the link for a full list of the Hoopers Basketball Youth Summer Camp Booking Terms..

By booking places on the Spanish Camp 2008 you agree to these conditions which include:

• The Hoopers Spanish Basketball Camp 2008 is open to players, boys and girls aged 10 years to 17 years from any country.
• Before travel the player must hold a valid passport and, if not an EU national, he or she must have the necessary visa to enter Spain (if one is required). We cannot accept responsibility for the costs arising if permission to travel is refused due to lack of necessary documentation.
• We regret we cannot reserve places without a completed booking form and deposit.
• Places are strictly limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. We are looking to form three conferences/squads for the Spanish Camp. We cannot accept any more players once these places have been fully allocated.
• We reserve the right to change any aspect of the Spanish Camp without warning, provided it does not change the nature and spirit of the trip.
• In the unlikely event we are forced to do so, we reserve the right to cancel the Camp(s); in such circumstances we will give as much notice as possible and a full refund on or before the start date of the Camp. We cannot be held responsible for any costs incurred and recommend you take travel insurance.

HOW TO BOOK

To book a place on the Spanish Camp(s) 2008 please click on the link to BOOKING STEP 3 now, and simply scroll down the page to see all the booking options for your holiday including secure online booking and a booking form you can print off from a web page or as a pdf document.

You can pay by credit / debit card, send a cheque or banker's draft for the full amount made payable to "TOURPARTY" or pay by bank wire, bank transfer or BACS - please contact us for bank details.

Please note: places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Unfortunately because of the demand we cannot hold places without a completed booking form and deposit/payment.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR BOOKING AND TO SEEING YOU IN BARCELONA FOR A BRILLIANT HOLIDAY THIS SUMMER!

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