Camps with volleyball abroad - 3 yo

• Room for improvement

The latest infrastructure, halls and grounds that meet all international standards, qualified coaching staff, in some cases the support of sports doctors and psychologists create an excellent atmosphere for the high-quality personal and professional development of a young athlete.

• Multicultural environment

Teenagers from dozens of countries are trained in volleyball camps abroad at the same time: they have different habits and views on the world, they speak different languages and adhere to different values. But, united by sports, they learn a lot about each other, make friends, creating what is commonly called a sports brotherhood.

• Lots of electives

In a sports camp, they teach not only volleyball feints - very often it is also an opportunity to learn spoken English (or another foreign language) in an informal atmosphere, communicating with the coach and teammates. In addition, students are not allowed to get bored by offering dozens of excursions, clubs and circles in various profiles - from sports or music to needlework, creativity, robotics or new media.

• Professional staff

If in a Russian camp, employees are often recruited for the summer from among students of specialized universities, then in volleyball camps abroad, we are usually talking about professionals with specialized — sports, pedagogical or medical — education.

• Language environment

In 9 cases out of 10, everyday communication in a sports camp is carried out in English - this allows you to make learning as effective as possible, work out pronunciation and form a solid vocabulary without much effort.

As a rule, children in sports camps live in a residence, in rooms designed for one or more students. Each pupil has a sleeping place and a workplace, a wardrobe for storing clothes and personal belongings, and the necessary bedding. Shower and bathroom can be both in each room and shared, for several rooms or a floor. The children have a recreation room, often a kitchen where they can heat up or cook something, laundry rooms and play rooms. Usually, there is high-speed wireless secure Internet throughout the camp.

There are also camps offering accommodation in host families: this option is suitable for the youngest students, as well as for those who are not confident in themselves or are not yet very independent and need special care and supervision.

Meals are at least three times a day (depending on the institution - some camps offer up to 6 meals), adapted to intense sports loads. Usually, children are offered a choice of several dishes, and if necessary (and by agreement) a special diet is possible. After training and friendly matches, the team can go to the diner together, and picnics are often held on weekends.

In addition to volleyball, some camps offer other sports, such as football or swimming, athletics. In large camps, there are dozens of clubs and sections to choose from, but even in chamber establishments there is something to do in your free time.

Positive reviews and recommendations

Any camp or agency that works directly with children's camps has a website, many also have accounts on social networks.

Another line is successful graduates who have achieved serious results: a rare camp will miss the opportunity to chalk it up.

You should inquire about when the camp was founded (the coolest camps can have a hundred years of history, but there are also very strong young organizations), what associations, clubs and other volleyball organizations it works with.

Coaching staff

An experienced and professional coach with a biography of personal victories and achievements is an adornment of any sports school or volleyball camp abroad. When choosing a coach, it is important to pay attention to the spoken language (in an Italian or Swiss camp, employees may not speak English), the main details of the biography, experience, achievements and awards.

Camp Profile

A volleyball camp abroad can have a wide range of programs or a narrow specialization: there are camps where they are engaged in general sports training, or, on the contrary, pay attention to quite specific, narrow aspects.

The duration of the courses can vary from several days to months, sometimes up to a whole year. Some children's and youth camps offer only training - and this is not bad, but not enough for a full-fledged game. It is better to choose a camp where both individual and group lessons are available. In a group of three to five people, the coach still works individually with each athlete, but the cost of such programs is 30-40% less, with the addition of a competitive element.

The last thing that makes sense to pay attention to when choosing a program is the correspondence of prices to your budget.

Post-program opportunities

In the career of a professional athlete, every step counts. A day or school camp differs from a professional camp very seriously. The best camps with training programs for young volleyball players have access to a network of professional associations and clubs and inform agents about the most promising players. This is a great opportunity to take a step into the world of professional sports, if you are aiming for it.

Amenities and infrastructure

A good gym is necessary for a volleyball player like air, high-quality equipment and an optimal environment for training and games will be a significant help. At least a summer basketball camp abroad in one of the warm countries of the Mediterranean, in which the living, training facilities and gym are equipped with air conditioning, will give a hundred points head start to a camp where there is none of this.

It is important to pay attention to the food, location, transport accessibility of the camp, what attractions can be found nearby, what shops, museums, cafes and restaurants are nearby.