WAKE-UP (JUNIOR Formula)
In accordance with the programme for the typical day for the site, wake-up time is between 7.45 and 8.00. Each participant in the AC Milan Camp can set their own alarm clock, request an alarm call via the hotel intercom or be woken up by the coaches responsible (1 or 2 on each floor of the hotel). After waking up the AC Milan Camp participants have 30 minutes to come down to the breakfast room and have their breakfast.
WELCOME (DAY Formula)
In accordance with the programme for the typical day the participants in the AC Milan Camp on the DAY formula will arrive at the meeting place established (hall, reception or directly to the playing field). A coach specially responsible for the participants will greet and take charge of them.
PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY
The staff will constantly remind the kids during the day about the daily programme so that the participants in the AC Milan Camp are always aware of the times of activities that take place from the morning onwards.
TRANSFER TO THE PLAYING FIELDS
In places where the transfer to the playing fields takes place by bus (Cortina d’Ampezzo and Asiago Plateau – Gallio), a division into training groups is made and once that is done the correct number of kids board a private bus available to participants in the Milan Academy soccer camp. Players are checked constantly, whether they are going to the playing fields, on an excursion or just going for a walk.
CHANGING ROOM
The coaches responsible for the younger kids at the AC Milan Camp help and assist them constantly. A coach will be present after training and matches who will help in the collection of technical and sporting gear.
MONITORING IN THE HOTEL
In each location, depending on the layout of the hotel, at times when the AC Milan Camp participants visit rooms or take advantage of the hotel’s open spaces, the staff are organised so as to have at least one coach in the hall, on each floor and in the recreation/games room. The coach will supervises the conduct of the kids, so that it is always respectful of the hotel, and will prevent them wandering off independently.
DAY AND NIGHT SUPERVISION
The participants in the AC Milan Camp are watched over, day and night.
During the day no participant is ever allowed to wander off without the presence of a Sporteventi staff member, even if it is going out of the hotel for a few minutes or even if the camp participant is a seventeen-year-old (who is still a minor and therefore under the protection of Sporteventi). At night each floor of the hotel facilities used is supervised, staff members spending the night on the various floors. The hotel itself will assist our staff, those on duty in reception advising our staff if camp participants behave improperly or act independently.
MOBILE PHONES – SMARTPHONES – PDAs
The participant/registrant at the Milan Junior camp can bring mobile phones, smartphones and PDAs to the camp exclusively for the purpose of keeping in touch with his family.
Telephone calls to the participant from parents are generally accepted (except in real emergencies) from 1.15pm to 2.00pm and from 8.30pm to 9.30pm, i.e. after lunch and dinner.
In order to moderate and limit the use of telephones and PDAs during the night (from 10.30pm to 7.30am), at 10.30pm – during the first room check – overnight participants (JUNIOR-formula) will be asked to deposit their mobile phones, smartphones and PDAs in the safe in the room. The combination of the safe will be set and known only by the Sporteventi staff and the hotel management. The safe will be reopened between 7.30am and 8.00am in the morning by the staff. The devices (smartphones, cell phones and PDAs) can be recharged by the participant during meals (their use in the restaurant is not permitted).
The Sporteventi staff stay on the same floors as the participants. A second check of the rooms (checking that the kids are sleeping and that everything is quiet) is done by the staff at midnight. Parents will have two telephone numbers (manager and assistant) who can be reached at any time of day or night in case of need. The staff itself is available to participants even in the middle of the night in case of need, as well as that of the hotel. The Sporteventi staff will immediately take action in the event of concrete problems that may arise (indispositions, homesickness, etc.) to notify the families to which they belong.
This protocol aims to prevent children from spending hours on the phone at night, especially on social networks, or from being disturbed by those who do.
We underline that the staff generally cannot access the participants/registrants’ rooms for reasons of minors’ privacy (legal provisions) except for justified and urgent reasons (including, by way of example yet not comprehensive, state of necessity of the participants, disturbing noises, illness).
It is therefore not possible to monitor the behaviour of the participants regarding the use of smartphones and PDAs nor to proceed with their seizure (unless this is requested directly by the parents/guardians). The only way to regulate smartphone/PDAs use in participants/registrants’ accommodation is for parents/guardians to set PARENTAL CONTROLS.
So we strongly remind to parents that it is ALWAYS MANDATORY to activate the PARENTAL CONTROL!
In case of proven reasons of necessity (homesickness is not among them), specifically communicated to the secretariat office (margherita@sporteventi.it), exceptions will be allowed.
STAFF BRIEFING
The Sporteventi’s Coaching Manager will always remind all staff members of the checks to be carried out and the timing of daily activities. This occurs at least three times a day – early in the morning before breakfast for the kids, just after lunch and in the evening, after they have gone to bed.
