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Spain just won the Euro Cup with famous coach Luis Aragones!

All of us at EduKick are just ecstatic! The EduKick Madrid soccer camps and boarding schools went wild when the news hit.

It’s a historic moment for Spanish soccer fans, the Aragones family, and also for EduKick Madrid Soccer School!

Our EduKick Madrid Soccer School is operated by this same famous Spanish Coach’s two grown nephews, Anselmo and Poli Vicioso Aragones, also professional coaches!

I called our Madrid Directors, and they were both extremely proud of their nation’s fútbol team, also especially proud of their Uncle Luis’ historic accomplishment as the coach

Spain is a HOT country for world fútbol.

EduKick Spain offers Spanish Language Immersion and specialized fútbol training daily by the family of Luis Aragones. These elite soccer boarding school programs allow players to significantly build upon their existing soccer skills and knowledge, experience Spanish culture and develop their Spanish language proficiency.

Sign up is still open for our elite Madrid boarding schools! Kick-start your soccer training in Madrid today.

EduKick 2007 Soccer Camp players in action

Take a year to experience another country, learn another language, and hone your soccer skills and knowledge. Sign up for one of EduKick’s international soccer boarding schools today at http://www.edukick.com.

High school and university soccer players looking to train for a year abroad must act quickly to meet the July 30 registration deadline for EduKick’s international soccer boarding schools in Spain, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, England, and France.

“No matter which EduKick international soccer boarding school you choose, you’ll be practicing for three to four hours every day under noted professional soccer coaches,” Bilotta said. “We want our students to have the best academic and soccer education possible.”

Each EduKick international soccer boarding school partners with top coaching staff in the host country.

In Italy, EduKick’s soccer boarding school is headed by world-renowned Italian soccer coach Bruno Redolfi of Insegnare Calcio.

In France, the school operates in association with Michel Hidalgo, the famous former French national team coach.

In England, students get their daily coaching from the Academy coaches for the Bolton Wanderer’s English Premiership football club.

For players looking for world-class soccer training in Spain, France, England, Mexico, and Italy , EduKick is currently accepting applications for international soccer camps till the end of July.

Ready to kick-start your soccer training? Register now to reserve your spot!

Only a few weeks left to register!

High school and university soccer players have until June 20 to register for international soccer camps in Italy, Spain, Mexico, France and England.

The deadline for EduKick international soccer camps in Italy, Spain, France, Mexico and England is fast approaching. High school and university players looking to train abroad can register until June 20.

“Our soccer camps offer a once in a lifetime cultural experience,” Bilotta said. “No matter which camp you choose, professional coaches and language instructors will be working diligently to help our players move their soccer skills to the next level in a full-immersion language environment.”

EduKick’s three-week international soccer camps enhance both soccer and language skills. In all the camps, players train three to four hours every day with world-class professional coaches.

Soccer camp students also spend two hours each day in structured language classes with accredited native speakers. Each camp also includes two full-day cultural excursions to allow students to experience a new culture firsthand.

EduKick international soccer camps partner with top coaching staff in each host country. In Spain, EduKick’s most popular venue, EduKick camps are run by Poli and Anselmo Aragones, nephews of the Spanish national team’s head coach. Here, EduKick offers both a regular language immersion camp and an “elite” camp for more dedicated players.

For players interested in playing soccer in Spain, France, England, Mexico, and Italy, EduKick is currently accepting applications for international soccer camps till June 20.

Ready to kick-start your soccer training? Register now to reserve your spot!

In Italy, the EduKick international soccer camp is headed by world-renowned Italian soccer coach Bruno Redolfi of Insegnare Calcio.

“Redolfi is arguably one of EduKick’s finest technical directors,” Bilotta said. “He’s a very serious trainer. He is also very nurturing with the group and spends a lot of time with the campers off the pitch, at their hotel and on excursions.”

Players in England get their daily coaching from the Academy coaches for the Bolton Wanderer’s football club.

The French international soccer camp is operated in association with Michel Hidalgo, and the famous French national team coach even comes to visit the campers and spend a few days with them.

The EduKick soccer camp in Mexico is located in Puerto Vallarta, where they partner with the Codefut Soccer School led by technical director Armando Cosilion.

EduKick also provides bilingual adult monitors for student supervision and mentorship. Team players are not allowed to wander off at anytime, and everything is done under direct adult supervision.

“We send our own people to look after and supervise the kids,” Bilotta said. “For the Spanish camps, we have a chaperoned flight from JFK in New York. Safety and security are top priorities for us and we’re very proud of it.”

The camps start July 1 and end July 20, except for France, which ends July 18. Spain and England also have a second camp that goes from July 21 to August 9.

Registration deadline for all summer camps is June 20. Don’t miss out on the experience of a lifetime. Visit http://www.edukick.com to register today.

You want your kids to have every opportunity to succeed in this world. You want them to learn self-discipline, how to be healthy, and to gain an appreciation and understanding for the world around them. The business world is becoming increasingly globalized. Intercultural competence, the skill which allows people to operate effectively in an international setting, is becoming ever more important.

What better way to ensure your kids are ready for the “real world” than to make sure they know how to navigate a variety of different cultures? And what better way to introduce them to the concept by using a sport they already know and love: soccer?

Soccer (or football) is the most popular international sport. Millions of people all across the globe eagerly play it and keep up with it, and international soccer camps bring students from every nation together.

Get your kids ahead of the game with an international soccer camp. Here’s what to look for to make sure your camp is providing the most in terms of both soccer and intercultural competence.

Immersive language classes

If you’re looking into international soccer exchange programs, immersive language classes are a must. These classes are taught completely in the native language of whichever country the soccer camp is in. The only way to truly learn a different language is to be completely absorbed in it. If your child visits Italy, he should hear nothing but Italian. If she’s in Spain, she should hear Spanish 24 hours a day. These language classes should be as intensive as soccer training.

The younger your child is, the easier it is for them to pick up new languages. Some international soccer camps allow children as young as 10 to enroll, so if you really want to give your kids a good grasp of other languages, consider letting them enroll then.

Cultural excursions

Something that makes perfect sense in another culture may seem strange or rude to us. In some Hispanic cultures, for example, unflattering nicknames are commonly assigned to friends and associates, but at the same time they are not meant as insults. An example would be “flaco” (skinny) or “huesos” (bones), used when referring to slender people.

Check with the camp’s director and see if your kids will get a chance to see more of the country than just the soccer field and the four walls of a classroom. Intercultural competence isn’t going to be fully learned there. Students need to get out and experience daily life in that country and culture. They need to come to learn its slang and its quirks. An international soccer camp that emphasizes intercultural competence won’t keep its students stuck inside all day.

Intensive soccer training

The best international soccer camps will put just as much focus on the “soccer” part as they do the “international” part. Practices should be held daily, or even twice a day, for at least two hours. Professional coaches should be teaching the students during these practices, and like everything else, they should be in the country’s native language.

Give them the tools they need to succeed

You want them to have a well-rounded education that gets them ahead in the work force. They want to learn more about their favorite sport. With an international soccer camp, you get the best of both worlds. Your kids get the soccer training they want, and even better, they get an in-depth cultural experience that will put them ahead of the curve. Even if they decide on a different career than professional soccer, with immersive international experience, they’ll always have the skills to outmaneuver the competition.

Get your student athlete started on the path to intercultural competence today. Visit EduKick.com to see which international soccer camps are right for your child.

Joey Bilotta is the vice president of EduKick, a soccer boarding school exchange program. They host international soccer schools and camps in Europe, Brazil, Mexico, and China. Visit them online at http://www.edukick.com to sign up.

It’s a shame to turn on the news every few days and see yet another story about how childhood obesity is on the rise. Physical education classes are cut as schools focus energy on boosting test scores. They’re told to put healthier food in the cafeterias, but without exercise, they’re only dealing with part of the problem.

This blog about the Take 10 Fitness program (http://education.families.com/blog/take-10-fitness-program) talks about some of the benefits and concerns that teachers have. The Take 10 program involves 10-minute lessons that incorporate both exercise and academic lessons. Sounds like a good idea, right?

The problem teachers face is that it takes precious teaching time to do activities like that. Instead of teaching for the full amount of time, they have to show the kids how to do the activity, make sure everybody does it correctly, and then get all the kids to calm down after.

This is precisely why sports are so important. Not only do they encourage a team atmosphere, but they also encourage movement and exercise! Just ask any of the students who have ever attended an EduKick international soccer camp. With daily 2-hour practices, you bet those students are getting into shape!

Combine exercise and education with the opportunity of a lifetime.

Visit EduKick.com to find out more about our international soccer camps. Call 1-866-edu-kick to inquire today!