Each school term seems to get shorter and shorter when it comes to planning camps for the next school holidays! When we started uSports the process was relatively quick and simple with one or two camps running, but now with the number of venues, staff & children attending the camps it is a mammoth task! So, we thought we would let you know just what goes into getting our camps ready and also to let you know what you can look forward to for May Half Term & Summer Holidays this year 😎🌞
Which Camps Are Running Over May Half Term & Summer?
With all of the Jubilee festivities, May will be a short holiday camp for us! All of our camps running over May half term will run on the Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday squeezing all of the fun into 3 days.
Woodley Football Plus Camp (Woodford Park 3G)
MAY HALF TERM & SUMMER
Our most popular camp, the Woodley Football Plus camp will be running every day throughout the summer holidays & May Half Term. We will have free HAF spaces available for the summer holidays which can be booked via our website.
Girls Only Football Camp (Goals Reading)
MAY HALF TERM
Returning this half term! The Girls Only Football camp will be running at a new venue in Goals Reading (just round the corner from our Woodley Football Plus camp). We do not have plans to run this camp over summer but if we get lots of interest over May Half Term you never know!
Caversham Football Plus Camp (High Down 3G)
MAY HALF TERM & SUMMER
For the past few camps our Caversham Football Plus camp has been back on the 3G and we have lots of exciting new activities ready to go in the office to make the most of this space! Bookings are open for May Half Term & Summer.
Earley Multi-Sports Camp (Maiden Erlegh)
MAY HALF TERM & SUMMER
One of our original camps, our multi-sports camp at Maiden Erlegh has access to both indoor and outdoor space which allows us to offer a wide range of sports each day! We will have free HAF spaces available for the summer holidays which can be booked via our website.
Caversham Multi-Sports Camp (Thameside Primary)
MAY HALF TERM & SUMMER
Our camp at Thameside has been running over every school holiday since last summer and we will be running again over May Half Term & Summer 2022. We are waiting for confirmation for funding for our free HAF spaces for the summer holidays so bookings for this will be open as soon as we know more.
Whitley Multi-Sports Camp (Geoffrey Field Juniors)
SUMMER TO BE CONFIRMED
We hope to again run our multi-sports camp at Geoffrey Field Junior school over the summer holidays depending on our HAF funding and will let you know once we know more!
Tilehurst Multi-Sports Camp (St Michael's)
SUMMER TO BE CONFIRMED
We hope to again run our multi-sports camp at St Michael's Primary school over the summer holidays depending on our HAF funding and will let you know once we know more!
Maidenhead Multi-Sports Camp (St. Luke's Primary)
SUMMER TO BE CONFIRMED
We hope to again run our multi-sports camp at St. Luke's C of E Primary school over the summer holidays depending on our HAF funding and will let you know once we know more!
Windsor Multi-Sports Camp (Hill Top First School)
SUMMER TO BE CONFIRMED
We hope to again run our multi-sports camp at Hill Top First school over the summer holidays depending on our HAF funding and will let you know once we know more!
What Do We Do Before The Camps?
For all of you wondering just what it is we need to do before each camp starts, here is a list of what we do and I am sure there is lots more!
Confirming availability with venues
Confirming funding with local councils for HAF spaces
Arrange staffing including site managers, head coaches, assistants & work experience placements
Sorting out equipment (you would be amazed how many footballs we buy every 6 weeks!)
Preparing the website & booking links
Creating adverts & flyers to share online and to hand out in person
Meet with site managers to let them know the plans for the camp
What Do We Do After The Camps?
Once the fun of the camps is over, we then have to pack everything down and begin the rush to get all of the equipment back from the camps, allocated out and collected again by the coaches ready for the new term after the weekend. As time has gone on, preparation for the next holiday camp period starts before we even finish the one we are in to allow us time to get everything ready! Somewhere within this we might even have time to squeeze in a quick staff social to thank everyone for all of their hard work at the camps too 🥳
Then it all starts again! But, we love it really and can't wait for each holiday and to see all of the kids back down at the camps. See you in 11 days for May Half Term!!