Welcome to The Holland Easter Open

One of the most popular tournaments we work with is the HOLLAND EASTER OPEN held at Easter(!) in Holland(!) every year and this year we are proud to be making tour arrangements for a club from Malta who will be visiting Holland for the first time.

Paola Hibs will be taking part with their U9 and U13 teams. They are flying into Amsterdam on April 2nd, taking part in the tournament, doing some sightseeing and then heading back home on April 6th.

GoBYSA staff are looking forward to welcoming the players, staff and family members of Paola Hibs to Holland, we know they’ll have a great time!

One Love

So, who is wrong?

Is it Manchester City for getting rid of Mark Hughes because they didn’t think he was up to the task regardless of the fact they had only lost twice all season, or only won twice in the previous 11 matches depending on how you look at it.

Or is it Owen Coyle for leaving Burnley  to go to Bolton where he’ll earn more and have more money to spend on players.

Should Man.City have given Hughes more time to mould the players into the team he wanted? Should Coyle have shown more loyalty to his employers?

The fact is football is a business that shows very little loyalty or commitment to anything other than the bottom line. The fans expect the board of their club to run it as they would, with the good of the club foremost in their thinking, they don’t. The fans expect the players and staff to be as dedicated to the club as they are, the aren’t.

Mark Hughes will get a huge pay off even though his employers didn’t think he was up to the task (would you if you were sacked?) and he’ll get another job where he will do exactly the same as he has done in his previous jobs, whatever that was. Coyle will stay at Bolton for a couple of years before he is sacked or he leaves for another ‘better opportunity’ and so it goes on and so it will.

A great start to 2010

My daughter came off her moped yesterday on the way home from work.

She called us to tell us what had happened so we got in the car and went over to where she was about 5 miles from home. People had stopped and were taking care of her, she wasn’t hurt much but was shaken up. A woman stopped her car and said that she was the second person to come off a moped in that spot today, she had called the council after the first incident but they hadn’t done anything to the roads in the interim.

Her moped was a bit banged up so I asked a home owner nearby if it could be left on his driveway until I could arrange to have it picked up. My daughter said that her wrist hurt her. She could move it, she could move her fingers, there was no swelling, however she still wanted to go to the hospital ‘just in case’. My view was that we would get there and be registered by a miserable receptionist, sit around for a while before seeing the triage nurse, sit around again waiting for an X-Ray and then after the X-Ray sit around for even longer (probably 3 hours in total) before seeing a doctor only to be told it was a slight sprain and there’s nothing to be done. Still, my opinion was ignored and off we went to the hospital only to be registered by a miserable receptionist, sit around for a while before seeing the triage nurse, sit around again waiting for an X-Ray and then after the X-Ray sit around for even longer  before seeing a doctor only to be told it was a slight sprain and there’s nothing to be done. Luckily this only took 2.5 hours!

Welcome to 2010

The Christmas and New Year break seem to get longer and longer. The holiday period basically started on December 18th and has continued right through until this coming Monday, a little over two weeks when people wind down and have some fun ready to get going again with, hopefully, determination to do their best for those around them.

The travel business normally see’s an upturn in the early part of each year, I’m hoping that 2010 will be the same and that the teams who are looking to take part in a tournament, play friendship matches or enjoy a training camp make their decisions as soon as possible to ensure that they get the package they want.

Over the next few weeks the GoBYSA newsletter will be providing you with information about all the tours we offer, I’ll also be putting the same information here on the blog…..don’t miss out, the experience of playing overseas cannot be replicated and means so much to each and every player in your squad.

Happy New Year!

The second half of the season

The Premier League has been interesting so far with the usual ‘big four’ struggling at times against the lesser teams and with the new ‘contenders’ showing what they can do.

I said before the season started that Man City would score plenty but also let in a lot of goals, this has proved to be the case, however I think things will tighten up under their new manager. Liverpool made the big mistake of selling Alonso, he has been really missed, whilst at the back Johnson is dismal and Carragher is past his best. Arsenal have been fantastic whilst Man United and Chelsea have been their usual selves. Mind you Chelsea are not the same when Essien is missing, their keeper has not been playing up to his usual high standards which has exposed John Terry for what he is. Villa are lightweight and Spurs too reliant upon 2-3 players playing well despite having what looks like a great squad on paper……..my prediction? Chelsea to win it, Arsenal 2nd, Man United 3rd and Man City 4th.

At the bottom my team, West Ham, are once again struggling because of finances. It happened after Redknapp left the club with a huge wage bill and mediocre players that were difficult to get rid of and now they are in the same position, again because of money but this time because of the debt they have. If Green, Upson and Parker go, it will be very difficult for them. If the board had the good of the club as their number one priority rather than the current investors they would have accepted the Gold and Sullivan money. Portsmouth are another club struggling for money and their situation seems worse with their squad being decimated by some many going to play in the African tournament. Bolton, Wolves and Hull are all poor ………my prediction? Bolton, Hull and either West Ham or Portsmouth to go down depending on what happens in the January transfer window.

The Great Wall Cup of Beijing

The Great Wall Cup of Beijing-International Youth Football Tournament is on the way!

The Great Wall Cup of Beijing. An international youth football tournament at age under 14/16/18 for boys and under 18 girls age group will be held at Beijing Olypmic Center football park on July 25^th to 31st in 2010.

Since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Game, China becomes a popular sports destination to the world sports tourism. “To establish an international youth football tournament annually in Beijing and provide young people from all over the world a stage to enjoy the fantastic game of football with a great Chinese culture experience is the goal of this tournament.”says Mr.Yang, the director of Beijing Football Federation.

The first year of this tournament is going to invite teams from Australia, Korea, Japan, USA, Canada, Holland, Spain, South Africa and any other countries who are interested, and of course, teams from China. Besides the game, teams will also visit the Great Wall, Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City and experience the life and culture of China.

For more information about this event, feel free to contact GoBYSA

Also available are sports tour package to China in 2010.

We are also offering packages for international sports teams who want  to travel to China for a fantastic tour in 2010.

These tours provide a truly unique combination of sports, culture and traveling that help teams ages 12 and up fully experience what China has to offer. From competing against local teams and to traveling across China, teams will explore the Chinese culture in a unique and fantastic way. We will work with any international, middle, high school, college, semi-professional and professional clubs that want their teams to experience what China has to offer.

Training Camp in Germany

Hotel Accommodation
On the outskirts of the old weaving city Goch, in the middle of national park of “Niederrhein”, we can offer you a stay in a peacefully situated, very personal sport hotel.

The Hotel offers you:

73 rooms, apartments and trainer rooms with 148 beds
Bath or shower/WC
Hair drier
•    Radio
Telephone
TV
•    A fitness- and wellness area of 1.500 sq.m that offers everything that makes  a sportsman’s heart beat faster: from fitness- and power training with the most modern equipment to computer-fitness-check-up and aerobic courses.
2 indoor soccer Courts 30 x 15 m
It’s own indoor panorama swimming pool
•    A sauna area, with 4 saunas

Also available for a small charge:
2 skittle allies
1 bowling alley
Shooting range for air- and small-bore guns
2 badminton courts
1 squash court
•    Fitness classes (e.g. spinning bike, Tae Bo )

Training Camps
For the world cup finals 2006 held in Germany this hotel was included in the official World Cup Hotel Catalogue for national teams. With top cultivated grass fields nearby and the awesome sport facilities at the hotel your team are guaranteed an ideal base to prepare for the coming season.

Among previous guests were the first division club FSV Mainz 05, Al Gharafa Sports Club from Qatar, the UEFA Cup participant and multiple Bulgarian Champions Lokomotive Sofia. Famous clubs like Rot-Weiss Essen, MSV Duisburg, the Ladies first division team of SC Bad Neuenahr and Northampton Town from England.

Youth Teams do, of course, feel very comfortable at the hotel and are well looked after.

It will be our pleasure to arrange warm up matches for your team during their stay in Germany.

Weekend training camp for amateur teams – from £149.00 p.p. plus travel costs (ask us about longer stays)

2 nights stay in a comfortable double room
2 x breakfast buffet
2 x lunches including mineral water
•  2 x dinners including mineral water
use of the in-house sauna and swimming-pool  and the fitness gym
use of our Indoor Soccer area with 2 fields, 30 x 15 m
top cultivated grass fields
meeting and equipment room including video

Fly into nearby Weeze airport with Ryan Air from London Stansted, Birmingham or Edinburgh. Fly into Eindhoven from Dublin (surcharge for transfers). Bigger groups can travel directly from their home base by private executive coach and cross channel ferry.

Friendship Tours to Spain

Going away on tour isn’t only about heading off to a tournament for a few days of competitive action, many teams still enjoy a FRIENDSHIP TOUR; a few days away, relaxing with families and team mates with a couple of matches against the local teams to enjoy.

What better place to go than Spain? Mid Season break, End of Season reward, Pre-Season preparation, whatever you are thinking of arranging Spain is a perfect destination.

GoBYSA offer tours to three different ‘Costa’s’, read about them here and  then contact us to find out about the perfect tour for your team.

Limone Cup 2010 – Lake Garda, Italy – October 17/22

The Limone Cup takes place for the 16th time from October 17th to 22th 2010 in the area of Lake Garda in Northern Italy. In 2009 there were teams from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, and Switzerland.

Each team play three matches on grass or artificial grass pitches of the highest quality. The rest of the stay is for relaxing and enjoying the wonderful area and the scenic villages by the lake. Day trips to e.g. Verona and the nearby amusement park Gardaland are also very popular among the participants.

Apart from the football tournament there is the possibility to watch a top international match either in Champions League, UEFA Cup, or the Italian Seria A.

Accommodation during the stay is in holiday centres or hotels. We work closely with The Garda Village in Sirmione where you’ll be staying in bungalows or caravans with room for four persons. All bungalows and caravans have bathroom and toilet, TV and a small kitchen. Every holiday centre or hotel has swimming pool access and the stay includes half board (breakfast and three course dinner).

Costs

£219.00 per person with five night’s stay, half board included (Sunday to Friday)

£182.00 per person with four nights stay, half board included (Sunday to Thursday)

£140.00 team fee per team (covers pitches, referees, prizes)

We can help you organize transport from airports in Milan, Brescia, Venice, Bergamo, or Verona. Please ask for prices.

Age groups (all in both 11- and 7-a-side):

BOYS

Boys born after 1/1 1991

Boys born after 1/1 1992

Boys born after 1/1 1993

Boys born after 1/1 1994

Boys born after 1/1 1995

Boys born after 1/1 1996

Boys born after 1/1 1997

Boys born after 1/1 1998

Boys born after 1/1 1999

Boys born after 1/1 2000

GIRLS

Girls born after 1/1 1993-94-95

Girls born after 1/1 1996-97

Girls born after 1/1 1998-99

Girls born after 1/1 2000

For more information please e-mail us at gobysa@yahoo.com with Limone Cup in the subject line.