A sport summer camp in France: why?
You practice your favorite sport all year long and are really passionate. You are also interested in foreign languages and have chosen French as a Foreign language. Two good reasons to read this interview! The Program Director of Sports Elite Jeunes, Juliette Plagnard, explains to us why you should participate in a sports summer camp in France.
Why were those French sports summer camps created?
Hello everyone! I am Juliette Plagnard, director of programs for Sports Elite Jeunes. I will talk to you about Sports Elite Jeunes and detail the summer camps we offer. But first of all, there is a little historical point on the brand. For those who do not know, Sports Elite Jeunes, also known as SEJ, was created more than 40 years ago by a French basketball player called Jacky Chazalon. She had the ambition to create sports training camps in France for Basketball to develop the performance and playing tactics of young players.
Over the years, other sports have enriched the SEJ brand; today, more than 20 other sports are represented at SEJ. We offer exceptional French sports camps where young people can grow with their passion.
Our mission is to enthuse young athletes to pursue their thirst for sport and discover the positives it brings from a very young age, then to help them develop through fundamental group life values such as:
- Respect for others
- Solidarity
- Tolerance
- Team spirit
- Contributing to personal development in a caring and harmonious atmosphere
What make your sports summer camps in France so unique?
Let's talk about our strengths.
Firstly I would say that it is our teams who are responsible and trained; our teams are made up of qualified coaches and camp staff members; they constantly ensure the comfort and safety of the child. Our camp staff member is selected according to very strict criteria both for his sporting qualities and for his teaching skills. Many of them have been with us for several years and some are even former campers!
Our second strength is that we provider personalized advising and monitoring before during and after the summer camp in order to best support the progress of each child.
How is the sports camp in France structured?
SEJ offers a real sports and personal development program through the caring advice of the supervising teams. In addition, the children are in level and age groups, which allow everyone to practice a sport in the best conditions.
Our method is very structured which allows real progress; on the other hand we encourage personalized follow-up. This is possible because we have a ratio of one staff for every six campers, when some of our competitors regularly apply a ratio of one to twelve.
Our sports programs are rich and varied. We offer our international students to join our Academy Training Camps: they are intensive sports summer camps which will allow children to develop and progress in their favorite sport; these are summer camps with approximately six hours per day of sports practice! Those French summer camps in France are open to young people from around the world aged between 13 and 17 years old.
Campers may choose between:
- Basketball Training camp in France
- Dance Training camp in France
- Fencing Training camp in France
- Gymnastics Training camp in France
- Handball Training camp in France
- Horseback Riding Training camp in France
- Soccer Training camp in France
- Swim Training camp in France
- Tennis Training camp in France
- Volleyball Training camp in France
Where are those French summer camps organized?
We work with seven centers in France which receive our campers in the best conditions, whether in terms of sports infrastructure, accommodation and of course catering facilities.
We welcome international students in several places:
- Vichy: 3 centers
- Mâcon: 1 center
- Montauban: 1 center
Our sports program is established in collaboration with sports professionals and we take great care in selecting then sports equipments and hosting structures to ensure very good quality.
