Arrival

• We are looking forward to welcoming you on Sunday 7th July between 4pm and 5pm.
• On arrival at the school, please enter the school grounds using Back Avenue and there will be leaders to direct you where to park and take you to registration.
• Please note, that due to leaders training, registration will not be available until 4pm and we will be unable to register any young people before this time.
• There will be a short presentation for parents and guardians, about Sports Plus and the wider work of Christians in Sport, at 4.30pm on Sunday 7th. We’d love you to join us for this presentation and also to share refreshments and conversation with Christians in Sport staff and volunteers between 4-5pm.

Departure

• Sports Plus finishes at 4pm on Friday 12th July, but please do come a little earlier for either the parents/guardians meeting at 1.30pm (see below) or at 2.45pm to watch the final Team Challenge (weather permitting), and see a glimpse of what the young people have been doing throughout the week. During this time you are welcome to take photos/videos of your child/children for personal use only. These must not be shared on any social media sites for privacy and safeguarding reasons.
• On the Friday please enter the school using Back Avenue and there will be leaders to direct you to where you can watch Team Challenge and pick up your child/children.
• No dogs are allowed on the school site with the exception of assistance dogs.

Friday 12th Parents/Guardians Meeting: Top Tips for helping your young sports person grow in faith and connect it with their passion for sport!
On Friday 12th from 1.30-2.45pm parents/guardians are invited to join an informal meeting hosted by some of the Christians in Sport staff team. The aim is to facilitate a time for parents/guardians to ask questions and discuss some of the unique highs and lows you face as you raise your sporty child. We acknowledge there are challenges in trying to help a child navigate the journey of growing in faith, attending church and participating in a sports club and therefore we would love to support you as parents/guardians by sharing ideas, allowing you to talk with others in the same situations and praying with you.

Christians in Sport are unable to transport young people from stations/airports and their duty of care begins when the young people arrive on site and ends when they are collected by a parent/guardian.

If for any reason you need to cancel your bookings please contact us in writing at sportsplus@christiansinsport.org.uk. You can view our cancellations policy here.

Below is a kit list of things to bring. This is only intended as a guide and there may be other things you wish to bring. We do recommend that all clothing and equipment is clearly labelled and please note new footwear is prone to rubbing/blisters so keep this in mind if bringing new footwear.

• Suitable clothing for five days of sports activities
• Sports equipment for your chosen sport (e.g. tennis racket, hockey stick)
• Footwear for your chosen sport (e.g. football boots)
• Protection equipment (e.g. shin pads, gum shield)
• Medication required for the week
• Small kit bag for daily activities
• Indoor and outdoor trainers
• Water bottle (clearly named)
• Hat
• Waterproof jacket
• Sun cream and blister plasters
• Wash kit and towel

All bedding will be provided by the school.

Mobile Phones

• We would love Sports Plus to be a screen free zone for young people. However if young people do bring a mobile phone it can only be used during free time and any misuse will be dealt with accordingly, in line with the Respect Pledge (click here).
• With the amount of sport being played daily and the physical demands of Sports Plus we want to ensure that young people get a good nights sleep. Therefore young people in junior teams will hand their phones into their Team Leaders at 9.30pm in the evening and will get them back at 7.30am.
• Phones will be turned off and handed to the Team Leader who will put them in a box for safe keeping overnight.
• Seniors will be allowed to keep their phones overnight, however as outlined in the Respect Pledge these cannot be used after lights out.

Dress Code

We ask that young people wear sports kit which is suitable for their sport, and continue to wear appropriate, non-provocative casual clothing or sports kit to relax in.

Please note:

• Expensive items (mobile phones, jewellery etc.) are brought at the discretion of the parent/guardian and are the young person’s responsibility during Sports Plus. Dormitories are unlocked and Christians in Sport accepts no responsibility for the loss or theft of any property, apart from when phones are in the possession of junior Team Leaders.
• The school request that you do not bring any electrical items you know to be faulty/damaged and only use original chargers.

Below is a typical daily programme for Sports Plus and you can also click here to watch a short video showing what happens each day.

Please note there may be some adjustments to timings depending on restrictions set out by the school (e.g. meal times).

Teams

Young people will be divided into teams for accommodation, meals, small group discussions and Team Challenge games. The teams consist of between 6-9 young people and will have two assigned leaders for the duration of Sports Plus.

Young people are divided according to age and sex but their main sport will have no impact on which team they are in. Generally junior teams are young people currently in school years P7-S2 and senior teams years S3-S5; however this will depend on the breakdown of ages at each camp so may differ slightly.

Where possible we will try to group young people in the team of their choice, based on who they requested to be with on the initial booking form. However we cannot always guarantee this as it depends on the breakdown of the young people attending.

Accommodation

Young people are accommodated with their teams in school boarding houses, with different houses for boys and girls. The size and occupancy of bedrooms is dictated to us by the school and most rooms at Glenalmond College are single rooms or rooms of two/three but there are a small number of larger dorms. Team Leaders will stay in separate rooms close by.

All meals are provided in the school dining hall by the school catering staff.

There will be two coaching sessions each day at Sports Plus as outlined below.

First Sport (morning)

Each morning the young people will receive two hours coaching in their chosen sport - this is the sport they chose on the booking form. Young people must bring all relevant equipment with them for their chosen first sport as listed below. This is in addition to suitable sports clothing (e.g. shorts, t-shirt, skort, swimming costume etc).

• Hockey: astros, stick, shin pads and mouth guards (outfield players) or goalkeeping kit (goalkeepers)
• Rugby: rugby boots, mouth guard
• Athletics: running spikes, trainers
• Football: football boots, shin pads
• Triathlon: trainers, goggles, swim cap, bicycle, helmet

Second Sport (afternoon)

• In afternoons there will be a wider variety of sports on offer for second sport and the young person can choose something different each day. These options will be communicated with the young people at the start of the week and they will select their preferences each evening for the following day.
• Some second sport options require the young people to bring their own equipment. These include hockey, rugby and football with the equipment required as listed above. If the young person would like to play tennis they should bring their own racket if they have one.
• We will also be running swimming as a second sport option and if your child would be interested in this please ensure you pack swimming kit.
  (Please note places are limited and so we cannot guarantee every young person who would like to do this will get the opportunity. Also young people must be able to swim 2 lengths or 4 widths of a pool unaided and without stopping as a minimum requirement for taking part.)
• All other Second Sport options do not require the young people to bring any specific equipment other than indoor and outdoor trainers. Other options may include netball, circuits, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, squash and touch rugby.

Protection Equipment

• Young people must be wearing the appropriate protection equipment for all sport sessions (e.g. mouth guard, shin pads). Please take note of the compulsory items above and ensure your young person comes with all they need for their chosen sport. These will also be required for second sport.
• We will check at registration to ensure each young person has brought the appropriate protection for their first sport and if not this must be provided by the parent/guardian prior to the first session or the young person will be required to change sport.

Other Information

• Appropriately experienced Head Coaches will lead all sports activities in line with government guidelines.
• Sports facilities are all on-site with the exception of the athletics track which the athletes will be attending twice during the week. They will travel by minibus and all drivers and vehicles are fully insured for this purpose.
• It is encouraged that the young people take personal responsibility to inform the Head Coach of each session about any injury or issue which may limit full participation.
• For the safety of everyone no young person will be allowed to take part in any sporting activity wearing false/acrylic nails. Everyone playing netball must have short and smooth nails (as per the International Netball Federation rules).
• Young people must remove all jewellery before each coaching session and Team Challenge.

There will be some Christians in Sport resources, accessories and a selection of other books available on the bookstall. There will also be a tuckshop selling sweets, drinks and snacks.

• We will not be handling cash on site so if your child would like to purchase anything during the week you will need to add money to an account for them in advance by clicking the link below.
• When a young person makes a purchase, the amount is taken off their total which counts down during the week. At the end of the week parents/guardians can either request a refund of any balance remaining on the account or donate this to the Sports Plus Bursary Fund.
• The resources will be between £2-£6 and the accessories between £5-£20.

Please note young people’s spending in the tuckshop will be limited to £4/day.