Stafford House Soccer School

Programme Timetable

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Day Times
9:30-12:00 12:15-13:15 13:30-17:00 17:30-18:30 18:30-20:30
Sunday - Arrival Day -
Monday Introduction - Practicing basic skills Lunch Orientation, Language of the classroom Dinner The Arsenal Way - What makes Arsenal successful?
Tuesday Passing and moving skills Lunch Vocabulary of soccer Dinner Teamwork in Football
Wednesday Shooting and Heading Skills Lunch English Communication Class Dinner Skills Test
Thursday Ball Control - Skills and tactics Lunch English Communication Class Dinner Food and Performance
Friday Arsenal soccer stars - Summary of all the skills in week 1 Lunch English Communication Class Dinner Feedback Session for Students - guidance and things to work on
Saturday Full-day excursion to Oxford Dinner Film night
Sunday Activities on Campus Dinner Games night
Monday Teambuilding Lunch Vocabulary of Soccer Dinner Working as a Team and the roles of individual players
Tuesday SAQ - Speed, Agility and Quickness Lunch English Communication Class Dinner Fitness in football - Sports Physiology
Wednesday Attack & Defence - Skills & Tactics Lunch English Communication Class Dinner Skills Test 2 - Player Progression
Thursday Premier League Tournament Lunch English Communication Class - Preparation for excursion Dinner What makes a great player?
Friday Full excursion to Emirates Stadium Dinner Film night
Saturday Full excursion to Stratford-on-Avon Dinner Games night
Sunday - Departure day -

Please note this is a sample programme and may be subject to change.


Sample weekly language syllabus


  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
13:30-15:00 Language input: Talking about the past

British culture: Then and now
Language input: Talking about what is happening now Theme: Sports in Britain

Reading and discussion activity
Language input: Comparisons

Speaking: Comparing soccer teams around the world
Sports nutrition vocabulary, speaking, listening
15:00-15:30 Break Break Break Break Break
15:30-17:00 The changing English language: colloquial language and phrasal verbs Listening skills: TV/radio commentaries on soccer games Vocabulary on the pitch Project work: Dream Team (putting together a publicity campaign for a new team) Presentation of project work and excursion preparation

This is a sample syllabus only.