Basketball

Key Info

12th July -

8th August

6 Nights or

13 Nights

Oudle School,

Peterborough,

PE8 4AB

Boys & Girls

Aged 10-17 Years

Individuals &

Groups

Beginner ✔

Intermediate ✔

Advanced ✔

6 Nights - £1,900

13 Nights - £3,800

Performance Basketball

Our Basketball Residential Camp is an intensive, high-energy training experience designed to improve core skills, tactical understanding, and on-court confidence.

Our Programme

Our Basketball Residential Camp is an intensive, high-energy training experience designed to improve core skills, tactical understanding, and on-court confidence.

Participants enjoy access to top-level facilities, expert coaching, and the chance to train and socialise alongside English students.

Each day features a blend of drills, small-sided games, and tactical challenges such as full-court press sessions, giving players the chance to test and grow their game in a competitive yet supportive environment.
Sunday:

Arrival, transfer and welcome party.

Monday - Thursday:

Students start with a sports theory session in the morning followed by 3 hours of basketball training.

Friday:

Attendees take part in a full match-day experience including pre-match preparation, pre-game media, and the all important competition!

Saturday:

1-week attendees will embark on return travel.

2-week attendees have an off site trip to a UK City, including a visit to a major basketball arena.

Sunday:

Off-site trip to the historic city of Cambridge.
Your stay includes:

6 or 13-night residential stay at Oundle School.

Dormitory or single-room accommodation.

3 buffet-style meals per day.

Minimum of 15 hours per week of basketball coaching, led by qualified coaches (1:10 coach-to-player ratio).

Daily development in core basketball skills: dribbling, shooting, teamwork, and tactical play.

Workshops including strength & conditioning, nutrition, and mental preparation.

English tuition through age-appropriate sports theory lessons (topics include sports nutrition, psychology, journalism, and marketing).

Full integration with English students.

Evening activities supported by our experienced pastoral care team.
Students will take part in the following sessions where their language skills are enhanced through communication, practical tasks, and teamwork in the classroom, gym and sports hall.

Nutrition:

Learn about the nutrition required to build a high functioning athlete. Sessions include smoothie making and planning the weekly food intake for a athlete.

Psychology:

Understand what it takes to build athlete resilience, cope with success and failure and working towards peak performance at a team of individual event.

Strength & Conditioning:

Spend time in the strength and conditioning gym learning how to plan a programme to build athletic performance through strength, speed and power.

Sports and Media Marketing:

Plan the social media for a high performing athlete or team and interview your fellow students before a game or training session. Take part and plan a press conference, learning journalistic skills and interview techniques.

Coaching and Leadership:

Communicate effectively when working with young athletes to get your coaching points across, learning the importance of demonstration and positive body language.
Our programmes are designed for young people who want more than just a holiday...they want to grow, train and achieve. Led by expert coaches and tutors, including current and former professionals, each course provides high-level, structured coaching that supports real development and progression in the chosen sport or activity.

Integrate with English Children:

What makes our programmes truly unique is their inclusive, integrated environment. All courses are open to both international and UK-based students, creating a diverse and dynamic atmosphere where young people train side by side, learn from one another, and form lasting connections, giving everyone the opportunity to share experiences and develop together.

Learn English Through Sport and Leadership Theory:

Our theory and leadership sessions take the place of traditional English language classes during each week day morning, offering an immersive English language experience.

Mix and Match your Programmes:

Our programmes are delivered as 6 and 13-night stays. We also offer a flexible experience for students where they can choose to take part in different courses on each week of their stay.

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Oundle School

Oundle School is a co-educational independent school situated in the market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire and is the third largest boarding school in England.

Oundle School has long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding and host fantastic sport, music and residential facilities.

Oundle is only eight miles from the A1 and five miles from the A14, making it easily accessible from all of the UK road networks.

Oundle School Website