Our keen footballers are enjoying sport and sunshine in Spain from Saturday 14th to Wednesday 18th February. Villarreal is hosting a fabulous football tour for one of our key sports over the half term holiday and our students are loving spending time playing the beautiful game, competing in matches, training on the pitch, building friendships and exploring a new country!
Day 1: Saturday 14th February
An early start to Day 1 with the group setting off to London Gatwick at 4.15am. With it being half term there were lots of people travelling so once through security we headed straight for our gate for boarding. A strong tail wind made for a speedy flight and once on the coach we all received an alert on our phones signalling a red weather warning for strong winds of up to 50mph. We made it safely to the hotel, checked in, had lunch and were thankful for a day at the hotel to recharge. Some students made use of the indoor swimming pool while others caught up with some sleep. A number had the misfortune of watching the England rugby match against Scotland! We then headed down for dinner before lights out at 10pm (a reminder that we are one hour ahead!).
Day 2: Sunday 15th February
The day started with a leisurely breakfast before a short walk to use Castellon youth training pitch for a session led by Callum and Simon. We then headed back to the hotel via the local supermarket before having lunch at the hotel. After lunch the group went to the local beach where some of the Year 8 boys played against the locals. We then went back to the hotel where more use was made of the hotel swimming pool. Then it was back to Castellon, via that well known Spanish fast food chain McDonalds, to watch the team defeat Deportivo 2-0 with two great strikes. An exciting match to end the day!
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