Liverpool Schools’ Football Association

Barcelona Tour 2011 –INFORMATION SHEET

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OUTWARD Travel Arrangements

Tuesday 31st June:  5.00am Meet at Main Entrance of Liverpool Airport : 7.05am Depart Liverpool  Arrive at 10.25am

HOMEWARD Travel Arrangements

Thursday 2nd June: 11am Depart Barcelona     12.30pm Arrive Liverpool

Please arrange for someone to be at the airport to take the boys home.

 

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION (click hotel name to view): If you need to contact us, the name of the hotel is: Sant Agusti, Plaza Sant Agusti 3, E – 08001, Telephone -0093 3181658 See it at www.hotelsa.com

EHIC CARD AND PASSPORT:

Give their EHIC cards to Andy Reidel at trainingas soon as possible.

All boys need their own PASSPORTS valid for travel within the EU. Give them to Steve Price at the airport. Put a sticker on the back of the passport with your son’s name on. We have to collect them in and give them out a few times – it makes things easier.

MOBILE PHONES: The boys must not bring mobile phones with them. Even if asked only to use them under certain circumstances the temptation will be for them to use them anyway or for you to call them. This will lead to problems of homesickness. You will have my and your son’s team manager’s mobiles if you need to contact us. We have yours if we need to contact you.

MEDICATIONS  - All medications required by your son over the period of the trip should be given to ANDY REIDEL at the airport or before we travel.  Please label the dosage, type of medication and the boy’s name clearly on the container.  Poor travellers should be ‘dosed’ with their normal medication and give some to the staff for the homeward journey (again labelled). Boys who use inhalers should carry their own.  We suggest you give ANDY REIDEL a named spare in - just in case he loses his! (Not unheard of!)

SPENDING MONEY - Your son is responsible for the safety of his money throughout the trip. There will be time to get souvenirs at the Camp Nou and around the city.  We suggest he brings £10 English and £30 in Euros. If he loses money he must report the fact to the staff immediately.

HAND-LUGGAGE - Bring something to read – footy magazines and puzzle books are best – do not bring anything you are not prepared to lose or break!! So no walkmans, i-pods, PSPs. They should bring a PACKED LUNCH with them in their hand-luggage. Remember they cannot bring drinks through and will have to buy them once through passport control.

CLOTHES FOR TRAVELLING - Travel in the team tracksuit and polo shirt and trainers. The ‘uniform’ allows our staff to identify the boys immediately in a crowd. Bring a cap.

THE GAMES

Tuesday 1st June v CF Cornella. Kick off at 4.00pm (Time to be confirmed). We will meet outside the Hard Rock Café in Plaza Catalunya at 2.30pm to go to the venue. Parents welcome on the coach. Campo Municipal Via Ferra, Av. Salvador Allende S/N, 08940, Cornella de Llobregat.

Wednesday 2nd June v FC Barcelona. Kick off 7.00pm (Time to be confirmed). Meet outside Hard Rock Café at 5.00pm. Game played at FC Barcelona Cuitat Espotiva,in the town of St Joan Despi. This is about 20 mins outside the city on the way to the airport.

ITINERY -

Tuesday – Travel to Barcelona

Wednesday

Thursday – Travel Home

LUGGAGE - Bring one clearly labelled bag/case with a red ribbon attached for easy identification.

 This bag/case should be clearly labelled as follows:

BOYS NAME

LIVERPOOL SCHOOLS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PARTY, Hotel Sant Agusti, Plaza Sant Agusti 3, E – 08001, Barcelona, Telephone -0093 3181658

See it at www.hotelsa.com

He also requires one more label with his home address for the journey home.

Inside the bag/case there should be:

1.     All playing kit - Red kit for game v Cornella, black shorts & socks with white shirt for game v Barcelona

2.     Training kit, boots (studs and mouldies if you have them) etc. Spare laces, studs and stud-spanner are useful. Our ‘keepers should bring tracksuit bottoms.

3.     A sports drinks bottle for refilling – clearly labelled with their own name.

4.     Showering kit [towel, shampoo]

5.     Suncream – high factor and after sun.

6.     Non-football clothes – spare set of casual clothes, pj’s, a t-shirt and shorts for relaxing time at the hotel

7.     washing kit, underwear, teddy (?) etc.

8.     Bring a white shirt, black/grey trousers, schoolboys tie and shoes (we will travel to the game in these)

Conduct – we don’t expect any of this to happen, but we have to mention it just in case.

The trip should be viewed much as you would view any normal school trip. It just happens we are going to play football. As a result, we are in “Loco Parentis” – which means we are their parents while away. If you are coming to support the team please respect the responsibility we have. Leave the boys to us throughout the day and enjoy yourselves. Under no circumstances should the boys be taken from the party without our permission.

Please remember that parents who attend the tournament are responsible for their own behaviour and that of any friends or family who accompany them. Any insulting, aggressive or abusive behaviour or foul and abusive language by parents, friends or family will result in their boy taking no further part in the games and the possibility that their son will handed over to them. It would then be the parent’s responsibility to collect luggage from the hotel, find accommodation (if necessary) and arrange for travel home.

Emergency Contacts  Hotel – see above number, Parents have our mobiles