The UK's Premier Youth Football Tournament
Celebrity Presentation Evening
We are proud to say The Bournemouth Classic has become our flagship tournament. Since its launch in 1994, it has earned a reputation as one of the most prestigious youth football tournaments in the country. Its popularity has grown to such an extent that’s it is now our most sought after resort with demand outstripping supply every year.
The parks themselves are situated in glorious woodland and have a host of facilities that will appeal to all members of the group including heated indoor pools, restaurants and entertainment, and offering a high level of accommodation and facilities that have always proved popular with our clients.
The all important football is played at Bournemouth Sports Club on a 65 acre site, which provides 14 pitches - renowned as the best in the area and used by Bournemouth FC as their training ground. With superb grounds, changing facilities, on site catering, plus grassed areas for a warm up before the match, we think you'll be impressed by what Bournemouth Sports Club has to offer.
Teams return year after year to participate in this prestigious football tournament!
It's excitement all the way at our presentation evenings! Hosted at Sandford Holiday Park, some of the biggest names in football have attended including Tony Adams, Harry Redknapp and Stuart Pearce.
Tournament Age Groups
U7s, U8s, U9s, U10s - Mini Soccer
U11s, U12s, U13s, U14s - 11a side
If you are unsure about what age group your players should be entered into, please check the qualifying dates chart in the Tournament Info tab above.
Our tournaments are not just about the football - your players can gain valuable experience playing against a number of different teams, make friends, and who knows - maybe even take away some trophies!
Harry Redknapp, Tottenham Hotspur Manager
Accommodation
We use a great selection of highly regarded Holiday Parks set in acres of landscaped parkland. Comfortable holiday homes with evening entertainment, indoor swimming pools and a host of facilities on site - you'll find everything you could possibly want from a football tour.
Accommodation Details
Accommodation on offer ranges in both standard and style from basic caravans and chalets to luxurious lodges and bungalows. With some of the parks, R&T TOURS have negotiated a single unit price, based on the berth size and not the standard or specification of the individual unit, therefore we have passed on this ‘across the board’ saving to our clients. It is therefore necessary for us to retain the flexibility to allocate a variety of units to each party, which may differ both in terms of their style and standard, within the same park.
Our standard static caravans provide great value for money without comprising on quality. Each caravan holiday home has a spacious interior and is equipped with all the comforts you need to make your stay an enjoyable one.
Listed are the features which comes as standard with all of our caravan holiday homes:
- Well planned interiors, giving a spacious dining/living area
- Kitchen fully fitted with fridge, cooker, crockery and all cooking utensils
- Well designed bedrooms with comfortable beds
- Many caravans come with additional sleeping in the lounge
- Comfortable furnished lounge, and a colour TV
- Bathroom with toilet, wash basin and shower
- Free electricity, gas and bed linen
- All you need to do bring is your own bath towels and tea towels!
- With all of these features as standard, it shows that even in a value for money home you will still be comfortable and able to enjoy your holiday.
Our top of the range caravan holiday homes provide the ultimate in style and comfort. These caravan holiday homes are furnished to a high standard and have all been cleverly designed to give spacious and contemporary interiors.
Below are the features that make our top of the range caravan holiday homes extra special and ensure you have all the home from home comforts you need to make the most of your holiday.
- UPVC double glazing
- Full central heating
- Fridge freezer
- Microwave
- DVD players
- Some with flatscreen LCD TV's
Sandford Holiday Park
Situated in beautiful woodland within easy driving distance of Dorset’s best beach resorts and the magnificent New Forest. Newly refurbished, Sandford Holiday Park has a combination of self catering chalets, caravans and lodges situated around this picturesque family park.
Facilities and attractions on site include:
- Heated indoor swimming pool
- Trampolines
- Crazy Caves indoor play area with ball pool
- Bouncy castle
- Big screen TV with Sky TV coverage
- Multi-sports court
- Amusements, air hockey & mini tenpin Bowling
- Internet station & Wi-Fi zone
- Snooker, pool & darts
- Pirate ship adventure playground
- Crazy golf
- Tennis courts, table tennis & short mat bowls
- Limelite club with award winning, live entertainment every night
Oakdene Forest
Is a holiday choice that all the family will love - set in 55 acres of glorious parkland at St Leonards in Hampshire. Over half a mile from the nearest road, with the Avon Forest a stunning backdrop, Oakdene is only 9 miles from Bournemouth’s sandy beach.
Facilities and attractions on site include:
- Oakdene Country Club including Oak entertainment suite and children’s club
- Bar and Colour Café
- Children’s play area
- Internet kiosk
- Amusements
- Wi-Fi access (within club house)
- Crazy golf
- Shop with bakery, DVD hire and off licence
- Launderette
Shorefield Country Park
Friendly hospitality is the keynote at Shorefield which is set in the ideal holiday location. Over 100 acres of landscaped parkland near the coast at Milford on Sea with Christchurch Bay on one side and the New Forest just 3 miles inland. It is one of the most beautiful areas of England.
Facilities on park include:
- Indoor heated swimming pool
- Outdoor heated swimming pool
- Football pitch
- Large Club House, bar and lounge with live sport
- Bistro and Carvery
- Live family entertainment
- Adults only bar
- Children’s 5 - 11s Club
- Crazy golf
- Outdoor children’s play areas
- Launderette
- Supermarket with off licence
Swanage Coastal Park
Swanage Coastal Park has been a real success story having been fully booked every year since we began using the park. Set in 15 acres of stunning countryside, Swanage Coastal Park provides the best of both worlds with fantastic views over the Bay and Just under a mile away are the shops and lovely sandy beach.
The on park facilities are limited offering children’s play area and laundrette with no clubhouse, pool or bar, however during your stay you can use the facilities at Swanage Bay Holiday Park (adjacent to Swanage Coastal Park) with a new restaurant, and offering cabaret and karaoke nights. Facilities also include a leisure club, along with a fantastic indoor swimming pool, (at a cost of £1.85 per child) bowling alley sauna and gym. The football venue is a 10 mile drive from Poole Harbour, but only a 5 minute ferry crossing, so we suggest you catch the ferry leaving Swanage every 20 minutes for £3.20 one way.
www.sandbanksferry.co.uk
Haven Rockley Holiday Park
Overlooking glorious Poole Harbour, Rockley Park exploits its position with a reputation as a water-sports oasis. Perhaps that’s one reason for its 5-Star rating awarded by the English Tourist Council. Others include beautiful landscaping, a nature reserve and a fabulous pool complex with sun terrace.
- Superb Holiday Park
- Stunning location & locality
- Indoor Pool
- Luxury Spa
- Crazy Golf
- Tennis
- Aqua Gliders
- Aqua Jets
- Climbing Wall
- Abseiling
- All Weather Multi Sports Court
- Watersports school adjacent to the Park
- Overlooking glorious Poole Harbour
- Café Bar with upper sun terrace
Moderate extra charge and height restrictions may apply
Bournemouth Hotels
Due to popular demand we are introducing a fantastic range of 3* hotels in Bournemouth. These quality hotels offer a wide variety of facilities including on site restaurants and resident bars for your convenience.
Professional Tournament Organisation
We pride ourselves on attention to detail even the small ones. From organising the schedules, accommodation right down to the cutting of the grass and hiring of portaloos. There at the start, with you till the end!
Over 35 Years of Experience
With more than 35 years experience it is good to know you are in safe hands. Our enviable reputation has been built by dedication and service to our customers.
The actual format of the tournament will depend on the ages and number of teams taking part, with full details being supplied as far in advance of your departure as possible. What we can tell you is that you can be sure of a well organised and planned event with every detail taken care of.
We will do our best to ensure that every team plays the maximum amount of football permitted by the FA on each day of the event in which they participate or qualify. In most cases, teams of the same age group are divided into groups (the number in each group will depend on the number of teams which enter in that age group). Teams will play a league format and in most cases the winner and runner up of each group will go through to a semi-final to determine the eventual finalists.
Due to differing qualifying dates applying in Scotland, Ireland, and Europe, these teams will play in an age group one year above their own.
Our Football Agents
Our reputation attracts the very best staff and we are proud of our team who are football experts dedicated to delivering you the best service. R&T agents attend regular workshops to enhance their knowledge of running a successful event.
High Standard of Refereeing
We have built up a nucleus of quality referees that look forward to attending our events; many have been with us since our UK tournaments began.
We will provide qualified referees throughout the competition, as well as qualified assistant referees for the finals. You will therefore be asked to put forward a volunteer assistant referee for the early round matches.
In order to qualify for our tournaments, your team must be affiliated to a County or Schools FA. We DO NOT allow Representative, Football Academy, or Schools of Excellence teams to enter. However, individual players from such teams are allowed as ‘guest players’ within teams who are eligible to enter the tournament.
First Aid at Football Venues
Injuries unfortunately can happen, and when they do it is essential to have adequate first aid cover. We provide excellent first aid cover at all football venues using the services of organisations such as St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross or other qualified paramedics.
Football schedules, location of pitches, and all tournament information will be displayed on our website approximately 7 days prior to the start of the tournament. It is extremely important to check this information beforehand.
| Age Groups | |||||||||||
| Age Group | U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11m | U11 | U12 | U13 | U14 | ||
| Born on or after | Sept 2003 | Sept 2002 | Sept 2001 | Sept 2000 | Sept 1999 | Sept 1999 | Sept 1998 | Sept 1997 | Sept 1996 | ||
| Squad Size | 7 a side | 7 a side | 7 a side | 7 a side | 7 a side | 11 a side | 11 a side | 11 a side | 11 a side | ||
Dates and Prices
| Sandford Holiday Park 4, 6, 8 Berth Caravans | |||
| Arrive | Depart | Nights | Standard |
| Easter School Holidays Mon 18th April |
Fri 22nd April | 4 | £86 |
| May Day Fri 29th April |
Mon 2nd May | 3 | £99 |
| Oakdene Forest 4, 6, 8 Berth Caravans | ||||
| Arrive | Depart | Nights | Standard | Superior |
| May Day Fri 29th April |
Mon 2nd May | 3 | £99 | £111 |
| Swanage Coastal Park 4, 6 Berth Caravans | |||
| Arrive | Depart | Nights | Standard |
| May Day Fri 29th April |
Mon 2nd May | 3 | £83 |
| Rockley Holiday Park 4, 6, 8 Berth Caravans | ||||||
| Arrive | Depart | Nights | Superior | Deluxe | Prestige | |
| Spring Bank W/E Fri 27th May |
Mon 30th May | 3 | £94 | £99 | £104 | |
Eight in an Eight Berth Discount
When you fully occupy an eight-berth unit you will only pay for 7 places - ONE GOES FREE.
Tournament Registration Fees
The following registration fees are payable PER TEAM.
- U16 11-a-side £225
- U15s 11-a-side £215
- All other 11-a-side £195
- 7-a-side £145
Under Occupancy Surcharges
The prices quoted for each of the UK tournament venues are based on full 4 & 6 berth occupancy and a minimum of 7 people occupying an 8 berth unit. The following scale of additional charges therefore apply where a unit is under occupied for what ever reason.
| Supplementary charge payable | ||||||||
| Persons Sharing | 4 Berth Unit | 6 & 8 Berth Unit | ||||||
| 2 Persons |
£60 per person |
N/A | ||||||
| 3 Persons |
£20 per person |
N/A |
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For example: - Three people occupying a four berth unit would be subject to a supplement of £20 per person making a total of £60 N.B. - No supplementary charge for 5 persons occupying a 6 berth unit, 7 persons occupying an 8 berth unit.
