School Sports Tours to Paris - Travel

Paris is a name that immediately conjures up images of a cosmopolitan and exotic lifestyle. Of course, that's for the normal run-of-the-mill traveller, but is it a city that would actually appeal to students on school sports tours? Read on to learn more.

School sports tours

The idea of these sorts of tours is relatively straightforward. Schools, colleges and perhaps sporting clubs or associations have the opportunity to enable their students to participate in training sessions and matches against local sides elsewhere nationally or internationally.Not only that, they will also have the opportunity to see some of the local sites and attractions. One very popular destination for such tours is the city of Paris - here are a few good reasons why.

Sports facilities in France

For many decades successive French governments, of all political persuasions, have invested heavily in sporting facilities across the entire length and breadth of France.When those on school sports tours hit France, one of the things that most forcibly strikes them is the excellent sporting facilities that exist in just about every town, and sometimes even smaller villages.

And in Paris

As you might expect, the capital city of Paris is particularly well equipped with such facilities, and the sporting opportunities available are unrivalled by just about anywhere else in world.Some argue that this investment in sporting infrastructure has resulted in France's exceptional success in a wide and diverse range of sports - such as football, rugby, basketball and the Olympics. School sports tours to Paris will initially strike a chord with youngsters in the UK simply because of the excellence of the facilities they will be able to encounter.

Recreational facilities

It is now generally accepted amongst sports education professionals that an excessive concentration on training or competition may actually be counter-productive. Particularly younger participants need to get out and enjoy themselves, to re-charge their physical and emotional batteries for the next training session or match. Paris, of course, also offers unrivalled opportunities in that respect! Just a sample of the delights on offer would include world-famous locations such as: the Eiffel Tower; Sacre Coeur and Montmartre; the river Seine with its boat tours past the incredible Notre Dame Cathedral; the Champs Elyses and Arc de Triomphe. That is not even mentioning the fabuous cuisine!

Whether you are on a basketball, football or any other form of sporting tour, getting out and about is important. This is particularly so for younger people who may benefit from the opportunity to see and experience another culture and lifestyle in between their sporting endeavours.

For all these reasons and many more, school sports tours to Paris will be likely to continue to be both highly appreciated and in high demand.

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