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Phil Hopkins
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9:00 AM 7th December 2019
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Top Coaching Holidays For Soccer Mad Kids

 
Football Escapes, the ‘soccer holiday company’ co-founded by footballers Rio Ferdinand, Bobby Zamora and premiership football coach Sam Hubert, has launched as a full-service family tour operator.

Football Escapes was established to provide holidaying families with world-class children’s football coaching by former Premier League players and UEFA-qualified coaches. Now, in a response to demand from existing clients, Football Escapes can organise all elements of a family’s dream holiday, from flights and transfers to football coaching and luxury accommodation, all ATOL-protected.

2020 coaches will include former England captain Rio Ferdinand, ex-Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, ex-Liverpool Striker Michael Owen and former England Lioness Rachel Yankey. Destinations will include Dubai, the Maldives, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and China.

The coaching courses are available to boys and girls aged between 5 and 15 of all abilities and take the form of two-hour daily sessions spread over a week, held at luxury hotels and resorts around the world.

Each course is led by an ex-Premier league player and supported by a team of UEFA licensed coaches, all of whom come from renowned English Premier League clubs. Each child that enrols on the course will be provided with a full kit including a shirt, shorts and socks, as well as a signed certificate and medal on completion of the week's course.

Trips for the 2020 February Half Term, Easter and May Half Term holidays include:

*February Half Term* Jumeriah Beach Hotel, Dubai: 15th – 22nd February 2020, with Ashley Cole
Seven nights on a half board basis from £11,500 per family. Based on two adults and two children sharing one room and including one place on a 5-day Football Escapes course and return economy flights from the UK.

*Easter Holidays* Parklane Limassol, Cyprus: 4th - 12th April 2020, with Jermaine Jenas
Seven nights on a bed and breakfast basis at Parklane Limassol, Cyprus, from £3,900 per family. Based on two adults and two children sharing one room and including one place on a 5-day Football Escapes course, return economy flights from the UK and private car transfers.

*May Half Term* Conrad Algarve, Portugal - 24th May - 1st June 2020, with Danny Murphy
Seven nights on a bed and breakfast basis at Conrad Algarve, Portugal, from £7,010 per family. Based on two adults and two children sharing a Grand Deluxe Family Suite and including one place on a 5-day Football Escapes course, return economy flights from the UK and private car transfers.

For more information or to book, please visit www.footballescapes.com or call 0203 375 8611.