Bordeaux international winter epee camp

Come spend a week in beautiful Bordeaux, named Best European Tourist Destination in 2015! Join our international fencing community for a high quality & fun camp. We’ll fence under old stone vaults downtown while the Christmas lights sparkle. The camp is open all competitors from cadet to veteran. --DATES------------------------------------------------ December 27th to 31st, 2015 --CAMP THEME------------------------------------------------ « Entering the danger zone – Techniques and strategies» --PROGRAM------------------------------------------------ The program includes: tactical footwork and exercises, video analysis, organized and theme bouting, critical debriefings and individual feedback. It will also include two half-day activities. The camp begins Dec 27th at 2pm and will finish at 2pm on Dec 31st 9:30am – 12:30pm - Morning session 2:30 – 6pm - Afternoon session 6:30 – 8:30pm – Evening session --LANGUAGE----------------------------------------- The camp will be conducted in English. Individual feedback can be given in French or English. --COACHING STAFF----------------------------------------- Sebastien Dos Santos : Olympic coach for France (2004), Brazil (2008) in Modern Pentathlon and for the US Men’s Epee team (2012), silver medalist in 2010 and gold medalist in 2012 at the team world championships. Jean François Di Martino : National coach for French Senior and Junior Women’s Epee teams since 2004. Former #1 in the world, Olympic medalist and team world champion. Alexandre Bouzaid : Top 16 at the London Olympic Games and the 2011 World Championship. Cadet gold medalist and junior bronze medalist at the World Championship. Stretches will be lead by Antoine Tanguy, professional dancer. --FEE---------------------------------------------------- 260€. Fee includes: 5 days of camp, lunchtime meals and all activities. 130€ for the top 8 seniors, top 4 juniors and top 2 cadets on National Ranking. --LODGING------------------------------------------------ For information on homestays (15€/day), B&Bs, Airbnb, hotels, and other lodging options close to the fencing club please contact us at: escrimebordeaux@gmail.com. Homestays are the best option for minors, but spots are limited (available on a first come/first serve basis). --CAMP LOCATION------------------------------------------ Bordeaux Etudiants Club 53 rue Pauline Kergomard, 33000 Bordeaux, France http://www.bec-escrime.fr Airport: BOD --TRANSPORTATION----------------------------------------- The city, the hotels and the training facilities are well served by public transportation. Shuttles to and from the airport and the train station, as well as team building activities outside the city, will be provided. --GETTING TO BORDEAUX------------------------------------ BY TRAIN Bordeaux Saint Jean is the name of the train station. It is located 5mn from the club. BY PLANE The Bordeaux airport (BOD) is located 20mn away from the club. It is served by Air France’s partners (Delta and KLM) as well as by low-cost airlines (Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Volotea and others). The Toulouse airport (TLS) is served by Lufthansa and its partners (United). The city of Toulouse is located 2:10 hours from Bordeaux by train (20€ one way). You should count 1 hour for a direct bus transfer from the Toulouse airport (TLS) to the Toulouse Matabiau train station (5€). Paris airport (CDG) has a direct train line from “Aéroport CDG” to Bordeaux St Jean (85€ one way; 4:30 hours). --INFO & REGISTRATION------------------------------------ escrimebordeaux@gmail.com