Are you looking for a camp where you can combine playing handball and improving your French at the same time?

Our Handball summer camps in France allow you to improve your French-speaking skills and make new friends while playing your favorite sport!

Book a summer at our Handball Academy in France 2025

Study abroad Vichy France
Age from 13 to 17 years old
Language French
Dates July
Length 1 or 2 weeks
Fees from 1199 EUR
Overview

Nacel organizes summer Handball camps in France for one to two weeks in July.

2025 FRANCE HANDBALL CAMP

Every year, we welcome international students who are looking forward to improving their language level while perfecting their handball techniques during the summer. We offer a full linguistic and sports experience in Vichy, France, where lessons are given by professional, certified coaches in a wide range of sports. 

Our sister company, SPORTS ELITE JEUNES, is organizing the camp. They have extensive experience creating cultural, academic, and sporting experiences for students around the globe! 

UNIQUE IMMERSION PROGRAM! 

Your full immersion experience starts as soon as you arrive at the camp, as most of the camp participants are French! Additionally, all of our staff is French, ensuring a dynamic learning process. 

Join our Handball training camp in Vichy, France!

The program of our sports camps is developed internally in collaboration with professional handball players and our Technical Directors to guarantee a real progression. The content can be adapted to the children's different levels and wishes. There is one coach per 10 participants.

Intensive sports camp led by qualified coaches:

  • Technical workshops: warm-ups, workshops by level to develop the basics and individual techniques (passing, dribbling, shooting, defense, positioning, goalkeeping skills, etc.).
  • Tactical and strategy workshops: technical and tactical exercises (duels with the goalkeeper, shifting, crossing, occupying space, etc.).
  • Challenge workshops: teamwork on the collective game. 
  • Competition workshops: daily matches, tournaments and individual and collective challenges.

For stays of more than 14 days, an outing to the PAL theme park is organized!

How will I study French?

This summer camp in France is a real immersion in French because coaches, teachers, and most campers (90%) are French. International students can join the French campers during the sports practices and the social activities planned inside the camp. International participants must have a minimum French level (2 years of French studies) to interact with the other campers and understand what the coach says.

This camp does not include French lessons.

Excursions and other activities are organized in the evening and at the weekend.

All our sports camps in France are developed and organized by our sports affiliate, SPORTS ELITE JEUNES. Read the Director's interview

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Activities

Once the sports day is over, it's time for rest and recreation.

Each evening, the children can participate in recreational activities that will bring the day to a happy end. These activities are usually held in larger groups, and the goal is to create a community spirit within the center. They are designed, implemented, and supervised by our certified counselors. The sports coaches will also participate to share great moments with the children!

The teams set up evening activities adapted to the children's age and tastes, the weather, and the group's level of fatigue 

Level

High intensity sport camp. Minimum 2 years of competitive experience required. Not suitable for beginner; recommended for high-performance players currently competing and training at a club.

Accommodation

Accommodation on the Vichy campus on a full-board basis.

Students live in residences (2 to 4 beds per room) with showers and toilets. 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 four meals of the day are balanced menus cooked by the chefs at the center.

Facilities at campus: The campers will be able to benefit from quality infrastructure to train in all serenity: a lounge, Outdoor space, Dining room, and a Leisure and activity area. 

Other sports camps organized at this location in Vichy are Soccer and Fencing.

Fees

Handball Summer Camp in France 2025

* Price in Euros per participant. 

French Sports Summer Camps in France 2025

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

Arrival dates for July are:

  • July 6th, 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
  • July 13th, 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
  • July 20th, 2025 (1 week)

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


đź’° What's Included in the Price?

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

đźš« What's Not Included?

  • Round-trip international airfare
  • Non-compulsory 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 
  • Personal expenses and spending money
  • Medical, Liability, and Emergency Repatriation insurance: please provide an insurance certificate


Cancellation Policy

Eligibility

If you want to be part of our Handball 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 friendships with other participants
  •  You have to make your best effort to speak in French at all times
  • You have to make sure that you have the physical and mental condition to be part of this program

This program lets you improve your French, practice a sport, and make new friends. Our campers are expected to be mature and flexible.

THIS IS A NON SMOKING PROGRAM. 

Frequently Asked Questions

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During our sports camp in France your child will be surrounded by French teens. Improvement comes from constant immersion, using the language daily with native speakers. Studies show that four weeks of immersion can be as effective as a year of college language study due to the constant practice.