IMPORTANT:  Please note, you are solely responsible for obtaining all needed travel documents including but not limited to a valid passport and any appropriate tourist travel visas for the person attending the soccer camp, the Participant.  You must contact the appropriate consulate office for entry requirements and visa requirements for the country where the selected camp is located.  Once you have registered your child with us, and have paid for the camp in full, upon your written request, we will be pleased to provide a letter confirming enrolment for the specific Participant. This letter may be required by certain consulates for the ‘Child Tourist/Visitor Visa’.  (NOTE: We can only issue the letter for the Participant not for any other person.)  Please be advised that consulate’s visa application processes can take many months.  The more you wait, the more chances you have to be denied the required ‘Child Tourist/Visitor Visa’ for your child and certain camps will not issue a refund.  Please check the terms for the camp.

NEW TRAVEL REQUIREMENT TO ENGLAND:

Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) are being introduced worldwide for visitors to the UK who do not currently need a visa for short stays, or who do not already have a UK immigration status prior to travelling.

Information on who can get an ETA and how to apply before coming to the UK is available on GOV.UK

Insurance is included in your camp: INSURANCE  if you want additional medical or other additional coverage, we recommend you purchase an additional insurance in this case (It is your responsibility to ensure that you are satisfied with the extent of cover this provides and that the Participant has adequate travel and medical insurance to cover the costs of any medical treatment that may be required). For those interested in purchasing insurance through WorldNomads.com, please see the Insurance Page for more information but you can also make your own arrangements to find insurance on your own.

Should you wish to share with a friend or relative please indicate this when you make your booking online. The camp is organized according to age groups to ensure that each player has a safe and fun experience during their stay. Therefore when selecting rooms for the campers, the camp follows a two-year age rule which means that each player will be sharing with others of a similar age. You can request to share a room with another player at camp as long as both players are within two years of each other and are both the same gender but please note that the camp cannot guarantee any room share requests. You can make this request during online registration. The camp organizes boarding houses by age groups to ensure each player is surrounded by their peers. Where rooms are shared and no room-share has been requested, the camp will allocate players to rooms with others of a similar age. They may or may not be sharing with someone who speaks their native language. If you would like your child to share with someone who doesn’t speak their native language (for extra English practice!) you can also request this during online registration. Please visit the Camp Location page for more information.

We advise you to only send your child for a maximum of two consecutive weeks. This is due to the busy training schedule throughout the week and after two weeks your child may be extremely tired. For those staying two consecutive weeks, on the weekend there are excursions to local places of interest and always Liverpool Football Club’s home stadium, Anfield Stadium.

Recognizing signs of homesickness and offering support is part of the camp staff’s training. Homesickness is only natural for many children in the first couple of days and camp staff will provide all the care and support needed to help any child experiencing homesickness to settle in. Getting comfortable with life on camp and involved in the camp activities are the best remedies for homesickness, which usually subsides within a few days. Should your child experience homesickness, the camp encourages you to give them some space to adapt to their new environment as they find that too much contact with parents in the first few days can deepen homesickness and prevent players from making the most of their camp experience. Camp staff are always on hand to talk to you and update you on how everything is going and rest assured that the camp will contact you immediately if there are any issues. Camp staff are also trained to identify any emotional changes or abnormalities in a players’ behavior and will ensure they are fully supported to overcome any issues and make the best of their time at the camp.

Applications are open until there are no slots left. Slots are limited and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Once a session is filled, then it is closed for sale.

Campers are not allowed to use their mobile phones during soccer training or any activities. Your child will let you know the best time for you to contact him after his camp session has started. Contact details for the camp will be provided to you a few weeks before camp starts in the welcome email packet.

Camp telephone numbers will be provided in your welcome email packet a few weeks before the start of camp for registered campers.

Mobile phones are not allowed to be used during soccer training or any of the activities. Mobile phones are great for keeping in touch with friends and family back home but they can also prohibit players from socializing, getting immersed in camp life, focusing on camp activities, and getting some much-needed rest and recovery. For this reason, and for safe-keeping, the camp operates a phone and valuables ‘bank’ system on every camp. Camp staff collect players’ valuables and keep them safe, returning them to players for a set period of time each evening to call home and catch up on messages. These valuables are returned before bed. This system only works if everyone is involved and if the camp has parents’ support, and the camp therefore appreciates parent and guardian’s support in this system and hope you will help the camp by explaining the value of this to your child before their arrival. In addition, because players won’t have their phones at night, some players might want to bring a watch or alarm clock with them. However, camp staff will ensure they’re up every day in time for breakfast! Having watched the evolution of technology over the past several years of running summer camps, the camp feels that this is the best system to encourage a social camp atmosphere, human interaction and the building of new friendships with other players from around the world.

There is a free laundry service available but the camp asks one week residential campers to bring enough clothing with them to last the duration of their camp as the laundry will usually be done during the week for residential campers staying two consecutive weeks.

If your child has any special dietary requirements and you did not mention it when you registered online, please inform us as soon as possible. Most diets can be catered for by prior arrangement.

The soccer coaches are trained to deliver sessions in a way that minimizes the risk of injury. A sports therapist will also be available during soccer coaching sessions to assess and treat minor injuries. Any serious injuries will be dealt with by a medical professional and parents will be informed of any injury, particularly if it prevents their child from participating in soccer training. Players requiring medical attention will be accompanied to the doctor’s surgery or nearest hospital (as appropriate) by a member of the camp’s welfare staff. If your child has any injuries prior to starting the camp, but these injuries do not prevent them from participating, please inform us during online registration with as much detail as possible to ensure that the camp staff are prepared to monitor them. It’s also helpful to speak to the camp staff about any pre-existing injuries that your child has when they arrive at the camp. The camp takes all injuries seriously. Some players may want to continue playing with an injury even if it’s not in their best interests. The camp’s sports therapist will make the final judgement on this with the long-term fitness and wellbeing of the player their priority.

Yes, please be sure to indicate in the online application form any medication that your son is taking or if he is following a treatment. We will update the medical staff at the disposal of the camp who will follow your son. It is important that we receive accurate information about any pre-existing medical conditions that your child may have. Should you not have already informed us of a medical condition when you registered online, please do so as soon as possible. Please note that Liverpool FC Football Camps UK accepts students on the assumption that they are in good health. If your child needs to bring any medication with him please give us full information about dosage, time to take the medication, and storage information. Whether your child is travelling alone or you are accompanying them to the camp please make sure that you document the dosage and frequency of any medication they bring in English. If they have specialist medication, a doctor’s note and instructions are preferable. Camp staff will keep medication in a safe place and assist your child to take it at the correct time and in the correct dose. Camp staff, such as the sports therapist, the soccer coaches, and members of camp welfare team are trained in First Aid in addition to the senior staff being qualified in the administration of medication. The camp’s team will be available at registration to discuss any medication your child brings to the camp. The Player Welfare Form you complete will ask about medication but you may be asked again on arrival day to ensure the information is accurate and up to date. If your child is unwell during the camp and unable to participate in training, the camp will contact you and discuss the best course of action. Camp staff will accompany your child to see a doctor or to hospital if required. Please note that if the camp is unable to get hold of you they will follow all medical advice given relating to the ongoing care of the child. For specific medical conditions, we will send you a follow up email for additional information.

There is camp welfare support staff on site 24 hours per day.

For campers in the two week sessions, there will be staff staying with the children during the weekend between the two weeks.

Players are grouped by age and ability depending on the size of the camp. Coaches are trained to get the best out of individuals in all training sessions. The camp understands friends coming to the camp will want to train together but those of very different ages or levels will develop best by being in the right training group for their age and ability. This is also important for safety in training.

Liverpool FC Football Camps UK sessions are taught in English only. For many years, we have had participants coming from all over the world and a lot of them do not speak English but acclimate very well to the camp as there has not been any language barrier in the past.

The flagship coaching programme on the Liverpool camps is delivered by an exceptional team of experienced Liverpool FC coaches. As well as being UEFA or FA qualified, all the Liverpool Camps coaches are assessed, selected, and accredited by the club, chosen for having the distinguished qualities required to coach young players ‘The Liverpool Way’. The coaches can motivate and communicate effectively with players of all ages and cultures. Many of them have previously represented LFC all over the world, working on a diverse range of LFC programmes and projects.

The camp tries to balance between a fun holiday experience and an insight into a professional training environment. All players are part of the Liverpool FC family while at the camp and are expected to uphold The Liverpool Way values of ambition, commitment, dignity and unity while having fun and enjoying their time at the camp. To ensure the camp is a positive and enjoyable environment for everyone, the camp responds quickly to issues of fighting, verbal and physical intimidation or persistent bad behavior. The use of alcohol, cigarettes or drugs is also strictly prohibited.