From the 21st - 25th August 2011 Brighton College took their U16 and U18 hockey teams on tour to Loughborough University as part of a pre-season training camp. Loughborough has become one of the destinations of choice for schools looking for a sports training camp and we've previously taken Brighton College rugby team to Loughborough on their pre-season tour. Loughborough graduate and sports tours manager Daniel Smith takes us through the hockey training camp for Brighton College below. 
With 33 people on board, the Brighton Minibuses arrived in Loughborough and were greeted by their tour manager who took them straight to Butler Court halls of residence where the girls were housed. A tour of the University followed shortly after and the team then followed the programme set out below comprising 13 hours training on the water based astro used by England Hockey, gym and pool sessions, a tour of the sports technology department and a sports nutrition lecture. To test the girls further the master of hockey, Jack Cornish asked for two tough fixtures which we were happy to arrange and we used local clubs Leicester and Lichfield to host them at their fantastic facilities.
21-Aug 08:00 Depart Brighton College
Transfer to Butler Court, Accommodation
13:00 Check In
14:00 Transfer to Loughborough University
14:15 1 Hour Training Session on the WBA
15:30 Transfer to Lichfield Hockey Club
17:00 Match for both teams
20:00 Dinner
21:00 Evening Activity
22-Aug 07:30 Breakfast
09:00 Transfer to Loughborough University
09:30 Two Hour Training Session on the WBA
12:00 Free Time for lunch
13:30 Transfer to Leicester Hockey Club
14:00 Match for both teams
15:30 Transfer to Loughborough University
18:00 1.5 Hour Use of the 50m Swimming Pool
20:00 Return to Hotel
20:30 Dinner
23-Aug 07:30 Breakfast
09:00 Transfer to Loughborough University
09:30 Two hour training session on WBA
12:00 Free time for lunch
13:00 Two hour training session on WBA
15:30 One hour use of Powerbase
17:00 One hour use of the pool
19:30 Dinner
20:00 Evening Activity
24-Aug 07:30 Breakfast
09:30 Transfer to Loughborough University
10:00 Fitness session and assessment
11:00 Two Hour Training Session on WBA
13:00 Free Time for lunch
14:00 Sports and Technology Department tour
15:00 Two Hour Training Session on WBA
17:00 Return to Hotel
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Bowling
25-Aug 08:00 Breakfast
09:30 Transfer to Loughborough University
10:00 Two hour training session on WBA
12:00 Return to the Hotel and Check Out
13:30 Travel Home.
The itinerary they followed is below and can be replicated for any UK hockey tour groups.For Master of Hockey at Brighton College, Jack Cornish, it was his first experience of using Tours 4 Sport to organise his hockey tour and he had this to say:
"Loughborough 2010 was an excellent tour that catered for all our needs. The facilities were first class matched with great food and a well thought out few days. Tours 4 were on hand throughout the visit for tweaks to the itinerary and are certainly the hockey tour company of choice"
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