Summary

26th – 29th October 2011
4 Days and 3 Nights

Take your school or club team on a tour to the Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) and receive 4 days of professional training, learning the skills that took the Dutch team to the finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Your team will receive comprehensive coaching sessions from the KNVB’s full time coaches, experience a behind the scenes stadium tour and come back with a renewed passion for the game. A great half term school football tour for a fantastic price – don’t miss out on this special offer!

Outbound Flight: Friday 26th October
Departing Bristol 0745hrs, Arrive Amsterdam 1000hrs
Inbound Flight: Monday 29th October
Departing Amsterdam 1810hrs, Arrive Bristol 1825hrs

Price per Player (based on 32 players):
£599
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Your Special Package

The heart of the KNVB is located in Zeist, where football is a way of life. The nerve centre of the KNVB organisation is even remininscent of a stadium, where football heroes like Faas Wilkes, Johan Cruyff and Frank Rijkaard are immortalized in bronze.

The association office is the focal point of the KNVB Sports Centre, which also has a host of training facilities. On the complex there are soccer fields, tennis courts, a swimming pool and a gymnasium.

  • Pre-departure information service
  • Return flights to Amsterdam
  • All ground transportation in Holland for scheduled activities
  • 3 nights accommodation in the KNVB Hotel, Sport (based on 2-3 sharing)
  • All meals typically including breakfast, lunch and a two course evening meal (1st meal dinner on day 1 and last meal lunch on day 5)
  • 5 x 2hr coaching sessions with KNVB coaches on all aspects of play from their full-time coaching staff
  • Access to KNVB top class training facilities in Zeist
  • Behind the scenes Stadium tour including visit to official club shop
  • Minimum of 1 pre-arranged match against similar standard opposition
  • Medals and Certificates
  • Services of a resident inspiresport tour coordinator in attendance throughout stay
  • Scheduled evening activities
  • Supervisory FREE places
  • Baggage Allowance of 15kg or 20kg depending on airline (hold luggage only)
  • All airport, airline and government taxes
  • Printed itineraries and information guide

Optional Extras

  • Attend a Dutch Eredivisie fixture
  • Evening at Bowling centre
  • Afternoon at Zuidplein Complex
  • Additional sightseeing tours
  • Arnhem City tour with guide
  • Additional charges for rooms
  • Travel insurance

What Is Not Included

  • Transfers to and from UK airport
  • Personal Expenditure
  • Refundable deposits requested on arrival by some accommodation providers
  • Cost of passport and visas
  • Additional paying adults and single room supplements

Team Information

The Royal Netherlands Football (or KNVB) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch national football team. It is based in the municipality of Zeist.

The KNVB came into being on 8 December 1889 and was one of the founding members of FIFA in 1904. The Netherlands Football League Championship had already existed for a decade unofficially when the association was founded.

The KNVB has nearly 1.2 million members and is the largest sports association in the Netherlands.

About the City

Located in the central Netherlands, Zeist is a town located to the east of the city of Utrecht.

The town of "Seist" was first mentioned in a charter in the year 838. The original settlement was located at the present Dorpsstraat. In the late 12th century, a church was built here. Its tower is now a part of the Reformed Church, the remainder of which was built in the 19th century. Until medieval times, a branch of the river Rhine flowed close to the centre of the town. Three mansions were built near the village: the Huis te Zeist, Kersbergen, and Blikkenburg.

Members of the Evangelical Brotherhood, the Dutch name for the Moravians, settled in Zeist in 1746, building for their community an impressive array of 18th century Classisist houses planned around two squares. Their headquarters are still located in the centre of town, next to "the palace". The oldest Dutch archives of the Moravians are kept at the Utrecht Archival Centre at Utrecht.

In the 19th century, Zeist became a favorite residence for the rich, mainly from the city of Utrecht.

Today, the town is mainly known as the home to the KNVB Headquarters as well as the beautiful forests surrounding the town.