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CLUB BACKGROUND
Académica de Coimbra or simply Académica, is a Professional football club based in Coimbra one hour and a half north of Lisbon. The team was created inside of the students’ union of the University of Coimbra in 1876 so it is effectively one of the oldest sports institutions in Portugal. However it became the football club during a period of changes in the 1970s and 1980s, when football was professionalized in Portugal. I
In 1939, the football team of the Associação Académica de Coimbra became the first winner of the Portuguese Football Cup. The Coimbra City Stadium is the home ground of Académica de Coimbra football team. The stadium was rebuilt, expanded, and modernized to host some UEFA Euro 2004 matches.
ACADEMY REVIEW
Centro de Estágios da Académica (Academia Dolce Vita for sponsoring reasons) is the training facility and youth academy of Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F. football club. The facility includes one grass field and two synthetic turf training fields, as well as a support building featuring state-of-the-art infrastructure ranging from staff’s offices, bedrooms, medical care, jacuzzi and massage centers. The Centro de Estágios da Académica was founded in 2007 and is located in Campos do Bolão, Coimbra
ACCOMMODATION
Coaching camps at Académica include accommodation provided on site consisting of en-suited twin bedded rooms.
TOURIST REVIEW ABOUT COIMBRA
The historic city of Coimbra is located in central Portugal, 120 km south of Porto, 195 km north of Lisbon. Although it served as the nation’s capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which, established in 1290, is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world.
Coimbra enjoys a mild climate, where it’s winters have average temperatures 10 °C (50 °F) during the day and 5 °C (40.3 °F) at night in the period from December to February. The typical summer’s season lasts about six months, from May to October, with average daytime temperatures ranging from form a high of 28ºC (82ºF) to a low of nigh time temperature of 15ºC (59ºF).
AIRPORTS - HOW TO GET THERE
Coimbra is easible reached from Lisbon or Porto International Airports (approximately 1,5hours from both)
WHY TRAVEL WITH US
• Local based agency
• First class service and reliable suppliers
• We give you the assistance you need 24H
• Licensed & fully insured agency (License Nº 1380: Portugal Tourism Board)
• Flights reservation assistance
WE GUARANTEE YOU
• Coaching from professional club coaches
• Football Fixture Arrangements with Portuguese football clubs
• Tickets to Watch Professional Football Matches
• Leisure Activities Arrangements
• Minimum 2 Sessions Per Day
• Behind the scenes stadium tour
• All Coach Transfers Required
• Participation Certificates
WHO WE ARE
Move Sports was founded in 2006 and quickly established itself as one of the best sports travel agencies around exclusively dedicated to the tourism of sport presenting unique and memorable sporting experiences to its customers.
Move Sports is the trusted travel partner in sports tourism, delivering memorable programmes and first class service for the benefit of football clubs, academies and schools.
Move Sports have developed unique programmes in conjunction with leading Portuguese football clubs, Sporting Lisbon, SL Benfica, Académica Coimbra, CF Belenenses to offer a professional football camp experience delivered by professional coaches. These coaches will work to improve techniques and football drills that will become a natural part of a training program and provide a comprehensive and complete football tour.
FLIGHTS ARRANGEMENTS
As a licensed travel agency (license nº1380/06 - Portuguese Tourism Board) Move Sports is happy to offer assistance for reservations on the best flight options for the group and the best way to keep the cost down is to organize flights independently. This can be done by getting cheap fares that 'Low-cost' or 'No-frills' airlines offer to Portugal and Spain. These airlines are ideal for sports tours as they offer the most direct route for the cheapest possible price.
Please see below some of the airlines that now fly regularly to Portugal:
• Easy Jet - www.easyjet.com
• Ryanair - www.ryanair.com
• Aer Lingus - www.aerlingus.com
• BMI Baby - www.bmibaby.com
• Jet2 - www.jet2.com
• Thomson Fly - www.thomsonfly.com
• Flybe - www.Flybe.com
• Monarch - www.flymonarch.com
• Fly Globespan - www.flyglobespan.com
• British Airways - www.ba.com
• TAP Air Portugal - www.tap.pt
SITE ESPECTION VISIT
If you wish to visit and site inspect any of our destinations and Coaching Camps venues you can do so. We recommemd and incentivate tour leaders to visit in advance the academies where they are bringing their teams in the future. This will enable them to experience in first hand the facilties from the accommodation, sports facilities, leisure activities available and of course meet your team liaison officer who will be assisting you during the full period of your coaching camp. Because we think this inspection visit is important we will offer complimentary the following inspection trip:
• 2 Hotel Nights based on B&B
• Airport Meet & Greet
• Return Airport Transfers on Arrival and Departure
• Tour of the academy and stadium
• Visit all hotel and accommodation options available
• Discuss and see leisure activities available
• Meet team liaison officer who will be assisting your team during camp
RISK ASSESSMENT
Move Sports always places the utmost importance to all possible aspects of safety on all sport tours and therefore has a database of risk assessments for each of its sports venues and accommodations and as such actively encourage tour leaders to preview their chosen resort where they can assess the practical and safety issues of leading a group there.
Additionally, it is recommended that at least one adult leader per group has appropriate and current first aid certification. A lifesaver qualification is also advisable for groups that will be making use of swimming pool facilities in resort.
Move Sports commitment to the safety of clients is second to none. When booking a tour with Move Sports clients will benefit from a Safety Management System. The Safety Management System covers the following aspects of the tour:
• Accommodation
• Coach Operators
• Pre-Tour Information
• Itinerary Risk Assessment
• Inspection Visits
• Outdoor and Adventure Activities
• 24 hour Emergency Procedures
• Serious Incidents
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