Sports Travel Experience Designed Especiallyfor Maryland Youth Soccer Association

ODP Soccer in LondonMarch 25 - April 2, 2018

ITINERARY OVERVIEW

DAY 1 DEPARTURE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.DAY 2 ARRIVE LONDON AREA (7 NIGHTS)DAY 3 TRAINING SESSION, LONDON & FIRST INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLYDAY 4 TRAINING SESSION & LONDONDAY 5 TRAINING SESSION, WINDSOR & SECOND INTERNATIONAL

FRIENDLYDAY 6 TRAINING SESSION & DAY TRIP TO OXFORDDAY 7 TRAINING SESSION, THIRD FRIENDLY MATCH & ATTEND A

PROFESSIONAL GAMEDAY 8 TRAINING SESSION, FOURTH FRIENDLY MATCH & LONDONDAY 9 DEPARTURE FROM LONDON

ITINERARYSoccer is home to England where "association rules football" was first drawn up amongst public school teams. The sporthas become the passion of England where the national team, The Three Lions, won the World Cup in 1966. Englandalso boasts the most famous soccer league in the world, The Premier League. World renowned soccer clubsManchester United, Arsenal FC, Liverpool FC and Manchester City are just a few of the teams that call the Premierleague home.

Educational Tour/Visit Cultural Experience Festival/Performance/Workshop Tour Services

Recreational Activity LEAP Enrichment Match/Training Session

DAY 1 Sunday, 25 March 2018Relax and enjoy our scheduled flight to London.

DAY 2 Monday, 26 March 2018Our 24-hour Tour Director will meet us at the airport and remain with us until our final airportdeparture.We will transfer by private coach and driver to our London area hotel. During our tour we willhave the use of a priivate bus for all transfers and matches as required.Our base for the next seven nights will be in the greater London area. Breakfast and dinner(or lunch) will be included at the hotel each day.We begin with a welcome meeting and orientation. Afterwards, enjoy free time to unpack andexplore the area around the hotel.TRAINING SESSIONWe will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led byyour own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendlymatches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will bedetermined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for theday).Tonight we will have dinner in the hotel restaurant.This evening will be free to enjoy social activities around the hotel area.

DAY 3 Tuesday, 27 March 2018This morning we will have breakfast at the hotel.TRAINING SESSIONWe will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led byyour own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendlymatches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will bedetermined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for theday).Today we will travel into central London.London is the largest city in Europe: quite a feat, considering its location on a relatively smallisland. London's location is perfect for an administrative, communications and trade center,as the Romans realized when they founded their city in AD 43. London is filled with countlesshistoric and cultural treasures that meld seamlessly in this exciting, contemporary city.LONDON CITY TOURWe will enjoy an introductory tour of London on our private bus and on foot. We will see St.Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, the Houses ofParliament, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, St. James's Park and Buckingham Palace, where wewill see the Changing of the Guard ceremonies. (Subject to final tour schedule)

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DAY 3 Tuesday, 27 March 2018We will have free time to explore or shop in London at our leisure. Our tour director will beavailable to make suggestions of attractions and activities in or around London. The groupmay wish to visit London's top attractions, including Westminster Abbey, the British Museum,St. Paul's Cathedral, Madame Tussaud's, or Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. We can alsotake advantage of London's diverse and fascinating museum options, many of which are freeof charge, including the National Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum, the Imperial WarMuseum or the Natural History Museum. Perhaps you prefer to take a Thames River Cruiseto see London from the water.FRIENDLY MATCHWe will play a Friendly Match against a pro academy level team. The team will competeagainst top athletes of similar ages and skill levels to help the players develop at the highestlevel. (The teams you will play will be selected after time of booking and will be based on thespecific skill level of the ODP team. We take great pride in providing industry leading contactsat the top level of the game to find the most competitive friendly matches during your tour).Tonight we will have dinner in the hotel restaurant.This evening will be free to enjoy social activities around the hotel area.

DAY 4 Wednesday, 28 March 2018This morning we will have breakfast at the hotel.TRAINING SESSIONWe will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led byyour own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendlymatches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will bedetermined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for theday).Today we will return to central London.THE TOWER OF LONDONVisit the Tower of London, one of Britain’s most fascinating and important historicalstructures. Begun as a fortress by William the Conqueror, the Tower is now primarilyassociated with the legendary figures imprisoned and executed here over the centuries. Ourvisit includes the armories, a display of instruments of torture and execution and thebreathtaking Crown Jewels Exhibit.LONDON EYEEnjoy a ride on the London Eye, which opened in March 2001 to celebrate the new millenniumwith fantastic views of the city.We will have free time to explore or shop in London at our leisure. Our tour director will beavailable to make suggestions of attractions and activities in or around London.Tonight we will have dinner in the hotel restaurant.This evening will be free to enjoy social activities around the hotel area.

DAY 5 Thursday, 29 March 2018This morning we will have breakfast at the hotel.TRAINING SESSIONWe will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led byyour own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendlymatches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will bedetermined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for theday).Today we will travel to Windsor.Visit Windsor Castle, the world’s largest inhabited castle, and one of the official royalresidences of the British monarch. Our visit will include the richly decorated State Apartmentsand St. George’s Chapel, a pantheon of English monarchs. Whilst visiting Windsor Castle view the fascinating Changing of the Guard ceremony. Twohallmarks of English culture are the monarchy and a marked degree of pomp andcircumstance. Today, we will see both as we witness the daily changing of the guard in theCastle's quadrangle at 11:30am (subject to Guard schedule).We will have some free time for shopping and exploration.

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DAY 5 Thursday, 29 March 2018FRIENDLY MATCHWe will play a Friendly Match against a pro academy level team. The team will competeagainst top athletes of similar ages and skill levels to help the players develop at the highestlevel. (The teams you will play will be selected after time of booking and will be based on thespecific skill level of the ODP team. We take great pride in providing industry leading contactsat the top level of the game to find the most competitive friendly matches during your tour).Tonight we will have dinner in the hotel restaurant.This evening will be free to enjoy social activities around the hotel area.

DAY 6 Friday, 30 March 2018This morning we will have breakfast at the hotel.TRAINING SESSIONWe will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led byyour own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendlymatches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will bedetermined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for theday).Today we will visit Oxford.Oxford has long been an important stopping point on central routes from the north of Englandto London, but it is more well-known as the home of England’s first university. With itsspectacular architecture and famous scholars, including some of the world’s most importantwriters, the university is a uniquely integral part of Oxford and of England as a whole.Take a Walking Tour to view many of the colleges that make up Oxford, as well as theSheldonian Theater and the Bodleian Library. Each of the buildings we pass has a longhistory and is associated with notable literary alumni, including Geoffrey Chaucer, LewisCarroll, Oscar Wilde, C.S. Lewis and Evelyn Waugh.Visit Christ Church College, Oxford’s largest and grandest Renaissance College, which wasfounded in 1525 by Cardinal Wolsey. The college’s Christ Church Cathedral is the smallest inEngland.We will have some free time for shopping and exploration.Tonight we will have dinner in the hotel restaurant.This evening will be free to enjoy social activities around the hotel area.

DAY 7 Saturday, 31 March 2018This morning we will have breakfast at the hotel.TRAINING SESSIONWe will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led byyour own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendlymatches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will bedetermined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for theday).Today we will transfer back into London.FRIENDLY MATCHWe will play a Friendly Match against a pro academy level team. The team will competeagainst top athletes of similar ages and skill levels to help the players develop at the highestlevel. (The teams you will play will be selected after time of booking and will be based on thespecific skill level of the ODP team. We take great pride in providing industry leading contactsat the top level of the game to find the most competitive friendly matches during your tour).ATTEND A PROFESSIONAL MATCHWe will attend a professional soccer match featuring teams from the top leagues. Seeing thetop talent in the world in person would itself be an unforgettable experience, but add thepassionate crowds signing, cheering and chanting and you will enter an atmosphere that canonly be understood through personal experience. An engaging and entertaining atmosphere,along with incredible skill will make attending a match a highlight of any program. (ExcelPrograms will secure tickets for the group after time of booking and upon release of theofficial schedule. Due to scheduling your final itinerary may need to adjusted to accommodateattending a match).

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DAY 7 Saturday, 31 March 2018Tonight we will have dinner in the hotel restaurant.This evening will be free to enjoy social activities around the hotel area.

DAY 8 Sunday, 01 April 2018This morning we will have breakfast at the hotel.TRAINING SESSIONWe will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led byyour own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendlymatches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will bedetermined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for theday).Today we will transfer into London.FRIENDLY MATCHWe will play a Friendly Match against a pro academy level team. The team will competeagainst top athletes of similar ages and skill levels to help the players develop at the highestlevel. (The teams you will play will be selected after time of booking and will be based on thespecific skill level of the ODP team. We take great pride in providing industry leading contactsat the top level of the game to find the most competitive friendly matches during your tour).Visit the home of one of the world’s best football (soccer) teams, the Arsenal Gunners. Wewill take a Stadium Tour, before visiting the Arsenal Museum, which claims to house thelargest collection of club memorabilia in Britain. Situated on the second floor of the NorthBank stand, the museum traces the Gunners' history back to 1886, when a group ofmunitions workers clubbed together to buy a football. An eclectic range of exhibits includes a"life-like" wax model of George Graham, the red bus that Arsenal once used to parade theirtrophies around north London's streets, and items telling the story of the club's other greatmanager, Herbert Chapman.We will have some free time for shopping this afternoon.Tonight we will have dinner in the hotel restaurant.This evening will be free to enjoy social activities around the hotel area.

DAY 9 Monday, 02 April 2018This morning we will have breakfast at the hotel.Our rewarding and enjoyable tour comes to an end as our Tour Director accompanies us tothe airport on our final day.

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