To help all participants appreciate the different dimensions that the game has to offer.

Participants will learn through skill sessions, DVD presentations (where appropriate), team games and through making new friends from all over the world in a social soccer environment. Boys will appreciate that football is fun and truly an international game. The fundamentals of soccer will be taught in addition to the roles, positional play, teamwork, ball control, team and individual techniques and the essence of fair play.

The weekly program is laid below but the course covers intensive skill sessions, small sided as well as full side competitive games, video/lecture sessions, goalkeeping teach-ins as well as visits to well known stadia.

On the first day, groups are established based on age and ability. Campers will have on average between 3 to 4 hours of soccer per day (except during excursion day).

All PISA soccer coaching staff are fully qualified English FA coaches.

PISA will be using the Watford Youth Academy’s Coaching staff in addition to their own coaches.

In addition to PISA top quality coaching staff, PISA have their own staff on site 24 hours a day. A Program Director will oversee all aspects of the program and they are in constant liaison with the soccer coaches, other staff, the school representatives, caterers, group leaders and the students themselves, Head office etc. Under the Program Director, PISA has an Activities Coordinator and a Welfare & Pastoral Care Coordinator with Activity Staff to plan & organize the multi sport sessions, and Teaching Staff to take care of the teaching. All staff are chosen for their ability to work with children and look after their various needs. They are aware that students are away from home, some of them for the first time and pastoral care is a major priority. All staff accompany the students on their trips and are responsible for getting the students up in the mornings, ensuring they eat properly, planning evening activities and ensuring they get to bed at the appropriate time. A structured evening program will include soccer related events (e.g DVD coaching and tactics presentations, tournaments, videos of famous matches) as well as non soccer related events