Basketball summer camp in France

Nacel organizes summer Basketball camps in France for one to two weeks in July and August.

ABOUT THE BASKETBALL CAMP IN FRANCE 

Every year we welcome international students looking forward to improving their language level while perfecting their basketball techniques during the summer. We offer a full linguistic and sports experience in Vichy, France, where lessons are given by certified coaches in a vast range of sports. The camp facilities offer all you need to have a great Basketball experience but you can also enjoy a sports hall, a self-service restaurant, and a leisure and entertainment area. 

Our sister company organizing the camp is SPORTS ELITE JEUNES. They have extensive experience in creating cultural, academic, and athletic experiences for students from all over the world! 

UNIQUE IMMERSION PROGRAM! 

Your total immersion experience begins as soon as you arrive on campus because most of the camp participants are French! In addition, all of our staff are French, which guarantees a dynamic learning process. 

Join our Basketball training!

Intensive sports camp led by qualified monitors for:

• Daily work in groups of levels and ages to improve passes, shootings, bounces, breaking free from one’s opponent, defense…
• Discussions on the technique, free games;
• Daily matches, tournaments
• Individual competition

Excursions and other activities are organized according to the participants' interests in the evening and at the weekend.

Interested in French classes on top of your sports training camp in France? Have a look at the Sports and French summer camp. 

If you participate in this Basketball summer camp in France, you will be able to:

• Play basketball ( 6 hours per day)
• Participate in evening activities 
• Participate in weekend activities
• For 2 weeks: you will be able to go to a theme park with your new friends in Vichy

Your French camp leaders will organize nice activities during this Basketball summer camp in the Auvergne like games, contests, parties, competitions, etc.

Accommodation on the Vichy campus with full board.

Students live in student residences (from 2 to 3 beds per room) with shared facilities. French and international campers share the same room based on age and gender. It is possible to specify a person with whom to share the room. Full board accommodation is provided. The 4 meals a day are balanced menus cooked by the center's chefs.

ARRIVAL: Sunday between 3 PM and 4:30 PM

DEPARTURE: Saturday between 10 AM and 11 AM

HOW TO GET TO THE CAMP?

We offer 3 possibilities:

1. You bring your child to the camp in Vichy and pick him/her up at the end of the stay
2. You bring your child to the train station Gare Bercy in Paris where he/she joins other campers travelling by train to Vichy (accompanied by SEJ staff. Additional fee applies)
3. You book the premium transfer package. 

PREMIUM TRANSFER PACKAGE:

 The premium transfer package includes:

1. Welcome at CDG or ORLY airport in Paris on Saturday afternoon
2. Transfer to the hotel 
3. One night in multiple room (by gender) including dinner and breakfast accompanied by Nacel Staff
4. Transfer from the hotel to Gare Bercy 
5. Accompanied train ride from Gare Bercy to the camp in Vichy by SEJ staff.
6. Return to Paris and the airport with SEJ staff.

By adding an extra night in a hotel on Saturday we avoid the chance of missing the connection to the camp caused by delays of international planes or trains AND your child can start his camp well-rested and with a full stomach.

Basketball summer camps in France: choose your dates!

*price in Euro's

Limited availability. Please inquire before booking.

French Summer Camps in France 2023

• Each camp session lasts for 7 or 14 days. Arrival on Sunday and departure on Saturday.

  Arrival dates for July in Vichy are:
  

  • July 2nd 2023 (1 or 2 weeks)
  • July 9th 2023 (1 or 2 weeks)
  • July 16th 2023 (1 or 2 weeks)
  • July 23rd 2023 (1 or 2 weeks)
  • July 30th 2023  (1 or 2 weeks)

• Arrival dates for August in Vichy are:

  • August 6th 2023 (1 or 2 weeks)
  • August 13th 2023  (1 week only)

Opt for a sports camp in France WITH French lessons: French and Sports summer camp in France

All our sports camps in France are developed and organized by our sports affiliate: SPORTS ELITE JEUNES.

Price includes

• Administration fees
• Full board accommodation in shared rooms
• Sport activities carefully supervised and led by certified chaperones
• Access to all sports equipment of the campus
• Social activities during the weekend and on evenings
• Support, assistance and 24H emergency response phone number during the whole program

Price does not include

• International airfare
• Travel insurance (luggage lost, flight delay etc.)
• Visa, passport and medical exam fees
• Group transfer from a Paris train station to the Vichy campus by train, with French chaperones, and back 
  
• Premium transfer package
• Personal expenses and pocket money
• Medical, Liability and Emergency Repatriation insurance: please provide an insurance certificate

If you want to be part of our Sport Camp in France, you must consider that: 

• We only accept students from 13 to 17 years of age
• You must have studied French for two years
• You must have strong motivation and willingness to create friendship with other participants 
• You have to do your best effort to speak in French at all times
• You have to make sure that you have the medical condition to be part of this program

Thanks to this program, you will be able to improve your French, practice a sport and meet new friends. Our campers are expected to be mature and flexible.

THIS IS A NON SMOKING PROGRAM.