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Football & Netball / Domestic

April 2015 / 4 Days – 3 Nights

Ormiston Maritime Academy Group Total: 44 40 Players / 4 Supervisory Staff

Selected Accommodation: 3* Hotel (tbc)

Date of Quote: Tuesday, 13 May 2014 (Expires in 30 days)

Phil Edwards Youth Development Director, inspiresport Email: [email protected] Mobile: +44 (0) 7515 066083

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Background on the Club

Manchester City Football Club is an English team based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and finally Manchester City in 1894. The club has played at the Etihad Stadium (formerly City of Manchester Stadium) since 2003, having played at Maine Road from 1923. The club's most successful period was in the late 1960s and early 1970s when they won the League Championship, FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup under the management team of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison. After losing the 1981 FA Cup Final, they went through a period of decline, culminating in relegation to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history in 1998. In August 2008, they were purchased by United Group, resulting in the club becoming one of the richest in world football. In 2011, Manchester City qualified for the Champions League and won the FA Cup. In 2012, the club won the Premier League, their first league title for forty-four years.

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Background on the Club

Manchester Thunder is a netball team based in the North West who plays in the Netball Superleague, the most prestigious netball league in the northern hemisphere. These games are covered by Sky Sports which continues to heighten the awareness of netball as an exciting competitive team sport; games are broadcast weekly at prime time on Thursday evenings.

Thunder are coached by retired England international, Tracey Neville, the twin sister of footballer Phil Neville and younger sister of Gary Neville.

The team plays home matches at Wright Robinson Sports College which has recently been re- labeled as the Manchester Thunderdome to reflect their ambition in the upcoming superleague season.

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Training Facilities

The Platt Lane Complex is home to the Manchester City Football Club Youth Academy. The first team currently train in Carrington but are planning a move to a new £50m state-of-the-art facility close to their Sportcity home in East Manchester.

Platt Lane, located in Fallowfield just 1.5 miles from the city centre, has been one of the club’s training facilities for decades and continues to play host to a number of Academy teams, some of which play their home matches here.

The facility has two full size grass pitches and one full size 3G pitch (likely to be where you will have your session/s). There are also three 3G 5-a-side pitches (two indoor and one outdoor) for use in adverse weather conditions.

The complex also has a City fitness gym and meeting rooms for use on a request basis.

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Training Facilities

Training facilities are available at M18, Wright Robinson Sports College. It is here that Thunder’s home games take place which has recently been re-labelled as the Thunderdome. Facilities include: multi-use double sports hall, 3G pitches, outdoor netball and tennis courts, dance studio, weight lifting room and seminar/meeting rooms. As Wright Robinson Sports College is a ‘working school’ availability is limited, especially during weekdays in term time. Therefore alternative facilities, including the Armitage Centre (part of Manchester University), are used as and when required.

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Your Tailor-Made Package Includes:

• Pre-departure information service • Return journey in executive air conditioned coach • Ground transportation for scheduled activities • 3 night’s at a 3* Hotel on the outskirts of Manchester (based on 2-4 sharing) • Full board to include dinner on day one (first meal); breakfast, packed lunch and dinner on days two and three; breakfast and packed lunch (final meal) on day four • 3 x training sessions on all aspects of play from the Manchester City FC community coaching staff at their Platt Lane facility (currently used by various Academy teams) • 3 x training sessions on all aspects of play from the Manchester Thunder full-time coaching staff (and possibly current players) at Wright Robinson Sports College (home of the ‘Thunderdome’) or The Armitage Centre (Manchester University facility) • 2 x pre-arranged football matches (per team) against local opposition • 2 x pre-arranged netball matches (per team) against local opposition • One Game of Ten Pin Bowling • Tour of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium • Visit National Football Museum (Manchester City Centre) • Supervisory FREE places for the Sports Trip Organisers • Coach education opportunities for Sports Trip Organisers • Services of an inspiresport representative throughout the tour • Final printed itineraries

Prices

40 Paying Players 45 Paying Players Per Player Per Player £385.00 £376.00

4 FREE Supervisory Staff 5 FREE Supervisory Staff

Sports Tour Insurance Sports Tour Insurance £4.00 per person £4.00 per person

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Manchester Package

Optional Extras: What is Not Included: • Tickets and transport to a professional • Personal expenditure fixture • Refundable deposits requested on • Old Trafford Stadium & Museum Tour arrival by some accommodation providers • Trafford Centre Visit • Additional paying adults and single • Extended stay room supplements • Single room supplements • Additional charges for rooms

• Sports Travel insurance • Additional matches

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Manchester Package

Guaranteed FREE places for Group Leaders Recognising the importance of safety and supervision for young person’s whilst travelling as a group, we are pleased to schools offer an attractive FREE place ratio. Additional Adults Adults over and above the free ratio place will be offered a discounted price dependent upon the destination you select and total number in your travelling group. Tour Coordinator inspiresport will have a team of staff at the course venue assisting with the administration and organisation of the trip. When you arrive at your destination our representative will meet you and will remain with you for the entire duration of tour trip. All our representatives are fully trained to ensure the trip is as enjoyable and as stress free as possible. Assured Member of the School Travel Forum inspiresport is an Assured Member of the School Travel Forum (STF) and in booking with us you can be secure in the knowledge that we:  Understand and facilitate the needs of educational travel  Have effective Safety Management Systems in place, specifically focused on travelling with young students  Offer fair terms and condition and the best financial security To ensure our health and safety standards are maintained our systems and procedures are fully audited annually by independent experts. STF membership is the benchmark for good school tour providers; consequently it is an Awarding Body for the prestigious Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge. The Outdoor Education Advisors Panel (OEAP) endorses the Quality Badge and requests Local Authorities to recommend the use of Badged Providers and require the minimum of additional paperwork where Quality Badge accreditation is in place. This means that you can book your trip with confidence, meet your due diligence and reduce the amount of External Provider paperwork necessary.

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Financial Security

For your financial protection flight packages are protected by ATOL 6053 offering 100% security in the unlikely event of insolvency. All other packages by coach/ferry are financially protected by an ABTA bond. Insurance premiums are not protected. Passport, Visa and Health Information

Updated passport, visa and health information can be obtained by visiting www.gov.uk/foreign- travel-advice. For travel to the USA visit www.esta.co.uk. For information on health requirements for your tour you should visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice. Insurance inspiresport now offers a fully comprehensive insurance policy through Endsleigh Insurance, which has been specifically designed for school sports groups travelling abroad and within the UK. Our school group policy covers:

 Emergency medical expenses  Repatriation  Cancellation/curtailment charges  Personal and group money, passports  Personal and group possessions documents  Personal liability  Personal accident  Cover for 100 sporting activities,  Extended liability cover for group leader covered as standard  1 teacher for every 10 paying pupils gets free insurance cover.

Please note that it is advisable to take out your group insurance at the time of booking your trip as cover will commence for pre-departure cancellation from the policy issue date. This will therefore provide cover should the group have to cancel their trip for an insured reason such as, illness or serious accident, preventing the group or individuals from travelling.

You MUST have travel insurance cover that offers similar or a higher level of cover than inspiresport insurance. Should you decline our insurance, you’ll need to sign an Insurance Indemnity form. This form indemnifies us should your insurance have lower cover.

Next Steps

1. Unless otherwise agreed the quoted price contained in this document is valid for 4 weeks from the date of issue. If you would like to accept this quote, please email or phone your Regional Youth Development Director using the details on the front page of this quote to arrange a no obligation Presentation Evening at the school/club. 2. At the parents evening you can arrange to take payments on the night or give the pupils a maximum of 7 days to bring in their deposit payment. 3. Once you have obtained the required numbers to confirm the tour we will send the invoice for your first deposit along with an ‘Advanced Passenger Information’ form. 4. In order to secure your place at your selected destination and to enable us to begin the process of booking all the necessary arrangements with your Regional Youth Development Director we will require a signed Booking Form that MUST be returned with your 1st deposit.

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12 Good Reasons to Travel with inspiresport Expert and Personal Advice We all share the vision to be the premier UK provider of sports travel and development experiences. We don’t sell ready-made packages, we tailor make the training, activities and service to meet the needs of a school or club. We take care of you All of our team love sport and love travel and strive to ensure that your trip is not just a good one, but an outstanding one. Big is not always Best Unlike many other leading school sports tour operators, we are not part of a big multi-national company so we treat all our customers as a name not a number. World Class Clubs and Destinations We represent some of the world’s finest clubs and National Federations across a range of high profile team sports. Quality and Choice A broad range of specially selected team sports and destinations, all with a premium quality service, accommodation and value for money. Positive Referrals – Tried and Trusted Over 75% of our customer book annually or bi-annually and our success in recent years is a direct result of positive referrals when groups return from their team sports development tour. Sales Support Service Our dedicated team of Youth Development Directors across the country will offer personal support to each group to help get the tour off the ground. This includes, draft parents letters, presentation evenings at the school and inspections visits. No Surcharge Guarantee We offer a no surcharge guarantee for all our European destinations ensuring the agreed package price is the final price you pay even if you book 18 months in advance. Dedicated and Experienced Tour Coordinators Unless otherwise requested all our groups have a dedicated and experienced tour coordinator who stays with the group throughout the entire tour. Fully Protected All Flight Inclusive trips are ATOL protected offering 100% security. Endorsed by the Governing Bodies We are the only specialist sports travel company to be endorsed by the UK’s leading governing bodies for school sports travel. Always Looking to Improve We really do listen to our customers to understand how we can find ways to improve the unique sports development and travel programmes we deliver and therefore inspire more schools and clubs to participate.