FEBRUARY 2020 EDITION The International Junior Sevens Festival Information Pack The International Junior Sevens Festival at Disneyland® Paris

Make this the major event in your Sevens junior rugby calender. A Sevens tournament offers your players a perfect opportunity to gain all important game time for all ages and abilities. The Festival is open to boys teams of all ability levels at Under 13, Under 14 and Under 15 age groups. Sport Experiences delivers the ultimate festival experience for junior teams and staying at Disneyland® Paris ensures that outside of the time devoted to rugby, everyone enjoys a full and fun-packed itinerary.

Sport Experiences’ International Junior In addition, outside of the time devoted Sevens Festival, based at Disneyland® to rugby, our included admission to both Paris, includes a choice of travel and Disney® Parks ensures your tour party is accommodation arrangements, our fully entertained throughout their time exclusive Rugby Festival programme and away. three days admission to both Disneyland® Contents Park and Walt Disney Studios® Park.

Introduction 2 For young players this unique Festival provides them with the opportunity to Tournament 3 take part in a professionally-organised overseas tournament, as well as enabling Itinerary 4 them to develop their rugby skills, confidence and ability level through the Travel Options 5 support of expert coaches at a highly enjoyable and fun destination.

Disneyland® Paris 6-7 For coaches, teachers and parents, there is the peace of mind of booking to stay at Disneyland® Paris, which offers a good standard of accommodation in a safe and secure environment.

Sport Experiences’ Safety Management Standards How to Book At Sport Experiences, the safety and is also provided throughout the duration security of you and your groups is our of your time away with us. Simply call us to register your interest absolute priority. We operate a detailed Sport Experiences is an Assured and then to reserve your team(s) Safety Management System, with all Member of the School Travel Forum and entry for the Festival. Festival entries suppliers chosen for the quality of their has also been awarded the Learning can be held WITHOUT OBLIGATION services, compliance with our safety Outside the Classroom Quality Badge. to give you time to collect your management standards and experience in team(s) deposit payments. working with schools and youth groups. Details of our Safety Management Standards, the Learning Outside the Call: 020 8335 4949 Sport Experiences is proud to hold the Classroom Quality Badge and the STF Email: [email protected] Customer Service Excellence accreditation Code of Practice are available from Visit: www.sportexperiences.co.uk which means we welcome an external Sport Experiences. body to verify the standard of our service.

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2 Call: 020 8335 4949 Email: [email protected] Tournament Age Groups Boys: Under 15s Under 14s Under 13s

Ages as at 1st September The International Junior Rugby Tournament

The Tournament will undoubtedly be the On Day 2, teams will participate in the highlight of the Festival and has been Pool matches, which will then determine organised to be suitable for a range of the teams’ participation in either the junior age groups and abilities. There International Cup or Shield Competition will be both The International Cup and on Day 4. The Play-Offs and Finals for Shield Competition for each age group both the International Cup and Shield to ensure teams are closely matched Competition in each age group will then and to provide a competitive, safe and be played on Day 4. enjoyable experience for all involved. The tournament is open to all school and Our Partner: Furthermore, as a professionally club boys teams at Under 13, Under 14 RDJ Sports organised tournament, the International and Under 15 age groups. Junior Sevens Tournament will allow All matches are played in accordance Development young players to enjoy and benefit with age-group laws. Richard De Jäger is our official Rugby from their matches being officiated by Sevens partner. Richard and his team experienced referees. are responsible for delivering the Every team will play Tournament coaching masterclass to your teams matches on days 2 and 4 of the 5-day on day 3 of the itinerary. Richard is a Festival. former Sharks Academy Development Manager, is International Programmes Co-ordinator for a number of schools and rugby clubs around the UK and brings a wealth of experience running elite coaching camps in Europe. Jonathan Mokuena the former Springbok Sevens captain will be the Programme Director for 2021. He will put the teams through their paces whilst also offering specialist advice advice on skills, rules of the game and what it takes to develop as a rugby player.

Online: www.sportexperiences.co.uk Call: 020 8335 4949 3 The International Junior Sevens Festival Dates & Itinerary for 2021

Easter Festival: 11th to 15th April 2021

The Festival itinerary reflects our appreciation of the importance of ensuring you enjoy the right balance of time playing sport and at leisure during your time away.

Day 1 The remainder of the afternoon and early enjoy the Disney® Parks. Once again, ® You have the choice of being collected evening are then free to enjoy Disneyland today everyone will be able to use ® by Sport Experiences’ coach from your Park and . All their Hopper Ticket, providing you with ® school or club this morning, with all attendees of the International Junior Sevens unlimited access to both Disneyland ® your travel arrangements organised and Festival receive a three-day Hopper Ticket, Park and Walt Disney Studios Park. that will provide them with unlimited access managed by Sport Experiences, or of Day 4 making you own way to Disneyland® on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to both ® ® The International Cup and Shield Paris. If you choose our travel-inclusive Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Competition Play-Offs and Finals will package, our coach will collect you from Park. Therefore outside of the time devoted be played today, taking place during your school or club in the morning and to rugby, everyone is free to enjoy both ® the morning and early afternoon. take you to Dover or Folkestone for your Disney Parks, ensuring a packed itinerary. Traditionally competitive and featuring Channel crossing to Calais. The journey Day 3 a high standard of rugby, they also from Calais to Disneyland® Paris takes Your coaching masterclass will be enable players to put into practise the approximately five hours. delivered by our partner RDJ Sports knowledge and skills picked up during On arrival, our Festival managers will Development through ex or current the Coaching Clinics and Masterclasses. check you into your accommodation international South Africa Sevens players The remainder of the afternoon after the and you will then have the remainder of who have consistently played in top Play-Offs and Finals is then free for you the evening free to settle in. During the Sevens tournaments around the world. to enjoy the Disney® Parks. Once again, evening, we will host the Group Leaders They also have specialist coaching your Hopper Ticket will provide you with Welcome Meeting to ensure you are fully credentials and skills aimed at developing unlimited access to both Disneyland® prepared for the Festival. and improving their game. The coaching Park and Walt Disney Studios® Park. day will be split into principles of attack Day 2 The Festival will conclude with the and principles of defence sessions, This morning we will commence the Awards Ceremony, held in Disney with a focus on line outs, scrum, ball International Junior Sevens Tournament Village®, where your top Sevens coach management and defence technique. matches, which will take place throughout will present tournament winners with These sessions are aimed at building on the morning and early afternoon. At this their trophies, with dinner included. their current ability levels and developing pool stage of the Tournament, teams their knowledge around the Sevens Day 5 compete to determine their place in game. These sessions are also a great After breakfast you will leave either The International Cup or Shield opportunity for your players to ask Disneyland® Paris and make the journey Competition Play-Offs and Finals. All questions about the life of a professional back to your school or club, either with games are played in accordance with sportsman. Sport Experiences’ coach or making age-group laws and are officiated by your own travel arrangements. experienced referees. There will then be free time during the late afternoon and early evening to

Sport Experiences’ Sport Experiences offers schools and colleges the opportunity to International provide their teams with the ultimate sports festival experience. Junior We hold our International Netball Festivals on the same dates, organised with similar formats, and you are therefore able to bring both Netball Festival your rugby and netball teams to Disneyland® Paris.

4 Call: 020 8335 4949 Email: [email protected] The International Junior Sevens Festival Festival Travel Travel Options Options & Prices Five day Travel-inclusive Sport Experiences organises and delivers every aspect of the • Five days coach travel, with collection ® International Junior Sevens Festival at . Therefore from and return to your school or club as well as arranging a highly competitive rugby tournament and • Return Channel crossings great masterclass coaching, we also manage all your travel and • Four nights’ accommodation at Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch accommodation arrangements. • Continental breakfasts You therefore have the assurance and peace of mind of knowing • The International Junior Rugby Tournament Pool, Play-Offs and Finals that the expert team with whom you liaise and work with when Matches organising and making your booking is the same team that will • Team and Positional skills development host you and your tour party at the Festival. Coaching Clinics and Masterclasses • Pitches, balls and equipment for matches Five Day Travel-inclusive Group Size and coaching sessions • Three day Hopper Ticket to Disneyland® Festival Arrangements The International Junior Sevens Park and Walt Disney Studios® Park We are pleased to offer all groups of 40 or Festival is available for all schools and • Dinner and Awards Ceremony more paying passengers the exclusive use clubs. The minimum group size is 20 • Festival Coaching Manual of their own 48 or 49-seater coach for the passengers, including both players • Digital photograph of your school or journey to the Festival at no extra cost. and accompanying passengers. Family club’s team Groups of less than 40 paying passengers members and non-playing guests are • Kit Bag for each team may be allocated a shared coach with welcome to join The International Junior • Match ball for every player another school or club. Alternatively, Sevens Festival, please note that they • One free tour organiser place for every ten paying passengers groups of less than 40 paying passengers will also be charged as per the price • Services of Sport Experiences’ Festival can pay a supplement to have sole use of chart. management team throughout your stay their coach for the journey to the Festival. ‘Support The Festival’ Discounts • Government taxes and service charges On Days 2, 3 and 4, you will need to We offer three discounts to encourage • Fully comprehensive travel insurance travel between your accommodation, schools and clubs to help us grow the Five day Self-Drive Festival the Disney® Parks and the rugby pitches. Festival and therefore ensure that we Our self-drive package includes all elements Sport Experiences’ coaches will provide deliver the very best Junior Sevens stated in the Five day Travel-inclusive all these transfers for groups booking our Festival! Festival above with the exception of: five day travel-inclusive Festival package. ‘Repeat Customer’ discount of £300 • Five days coach travel • Return Channel crossings Five Day Self-Drive Festival is available for any school or club that • Comprehensive travel insurance Arrangements has taken part in one of our previous We appreciate that some schools and International Junior Rugby Festivals at Easter 2021 ® clubs may wish to make their own travel Disneyland Paris. Week 2: Sun 11 – Thur 15 April arrangements, either using their own ‘Introduce a Team’ discount of £300 Cabin Travel coach or minibus or even travelling Self Drive is available for any school or club that Occupancy Inclusive with families by car, therefore we are introduces another school or club to 5 sharing £575 £495 also offering the Festival without travel Sport Experiences, which then also 4 sharing £605 £525 arrangements. books to attend the Festival. 3 sharing £665 £585 On Days 2, 3 and 4, you will need to 2 sharing £759 £679 ‘Large Group’ discount of £1000 for travel between your accommodation, any school or club that books over 100 Prices based on 40 paying passengers the Disney® Parks and the rugby pitches. passengers. You’ll therefore need to make your own arrangements for these transfers. Free Tour Organiser Places Sport Experiences provides one free tour organiser place for every ten paying passengers. Our free tour organiser places are based on three adults sharing a cabin. For a twin share basis, a supplement of £100pp will apply. Free places are only given on our five day travel-inclusive Festival package, please note that our self-drive option does not include any free places.

Online: www.sportexperiences.co.uk Call: 020 8335 4949 5 Disneyland® Paris is the perfect venue for The International Junior Sevens Festival, as it is a destination that appeals to visitors of all ages. It offers a good standard of accommodation and, outside of the time devoted to rugby, you are assured of non-stop fun and entertainment in Disneyland® Park, Walt Disney Studios® Park and Disney Village®! The price includes three days admission to both Disneyland® Park and Walt Disney Studios® Park.

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Your Accommodation Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch

Specifically chosen for its suitability for junior sports teams, Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch offers cabin-style accommodation. The bungalow cabins all have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen equipped with electric hob and microwave oven and living/dining room with colour television and telephone.

® Welcome to Walt Disney Studios Park... The two-bedroom cabins all have one Where it’s Lights! Camera! 360° Magic! double bed in one bedroom and three or Everywhere! All the time! four single beds in the second bedroom.

Step through the Studio Gates and let your It is therefore possible to accommodate imagination soar. Time to immerse yourself up to six people in a cabin. However due in the never-ending, always-fascinating to French legislation, please note that it world of movies, animation and television. is only permitted for adults to share the double bed.

Four Zones. One single focus: ENTERTAINMENT! Breakfast is provided each morning, which you eat in your cabin. For dinner, you are ACT ONE: ACT THREE: welcome to select from the restaurants “Make up! Wardrobe!” Laugh, clap and Enter a land where imagination in Disney Village®, pre-book meals at marvel at a tribute to the best of Tinsel and reality live side by side. It’s a Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch or self cater Town. You’re on-set at Disney Studio tribute to the art of animation and an in your Ranch cabins. 1 for the shooting of a motion picture extraordinary motion picture studio production. where Props, sets & “toons”

famous façades and © Disney surround you. humans It’s your moment work to shine! together.

ACT TWO: PRODUCTION COURTYARD ACT FOUR: BACKLOT “Places everyone!” Feel movie magic “Action!” Quick, there’s no chance to come alive on the Studio Tram Tour®: rehearse! The spotlight is on you. Hold on Behind the Magic. tight! There’s non-stop Or Journey into adventure coming the movies at your way. Survive a CinéMagique. meteor shower on Armageddon Special During your visit to Disneyland® Effects. Rock ‘n’ Paris, you will also be able to enjoy roll into the fastest Disney Village®. Throughout the day G-force musical and evening it offers great shopping adventure ever opportunities, live concerts and onboard Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring themed restaurants to suit all tastes Aerosmith. “Encore, Encore!” “Cut! It’s a wrap.” and budgets. You just had a starring role in non-stop action attractions! Walt Disney Studios® Park. Now starring at Disneyland® Paris.

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