Courses
A wide range of sports camps are available throughout the school holidays for both boys and girls giving you the opportunity to receive 1st class coaching from experienced national governing body coaches. Develop the skills of your chosen sport in a fun and safe environment.

The summer courses details are available HERE.

Course Bookings
For further information on courses available and to a make booking please contact 01707 284466.

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Enjoy all this in your party...

• 60 minutes of your chosen activity (90 minutes for climbing parties)
• Coach / host to run your chosen activity
• Balloons & Invitations
• A special gift for the birthday child
• 30 minutes in your own area within the Sports Café to enjoy a selection of food from our party menu

If you would like to throw a children's birthday party contact Josephine Bettles at Hertfordshire Sports Village on 01707 281186 or e-mail her at kids.parties@herts.ac.uk. Please note that, with NO exceptions, we are unable to take bookings for birthday parties that are due to take place between Saturday 19 July and Sunday 31 August INCLUSIVE. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Choose from the following action-packed, fun parties...

• Climbing (from 8 years upwards)
• Swimming
• Football

Birthday Party Prices:

Birthday Party Price List PDF

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Thank you for choosing the Herts Sports Village swim programme for your swimming lessons.

Swimming Information Brochure
Click HERE to view information regarding our swimming programme. (Please note there are two pages, the page numbers are at the bottom left of the page).

Draft term dates:
CURRENT TERM:
- LESSONS START: week commencing Monday 14th April
- LESSONS END: week commencing Monday 7th July
- 12 week term
- No Swimming lessons during half term week of 26th - 31st May

AUTUMN TERM:
- Bookings available from Monday 21st July
- LESSONS START: week commencing Monday 8th September
- LESSONS END: week commencing Monday 1st December
- 12 week term
- No swimming lessons during half term week of 27th - 31st October

Winter Term:
- Bookings available from Monday 15th December
- LESSONS START: week commencing Monday 5th January
- LESSONS END: week commencing Monday 30th March
- 12 week term
- No swimming lessons during half term week of 16th - 20th February

Spring Term:
- Bookings available from Monday 13th April
- LESSONS START: week commencing Monday 20th April
- LESSONS END: week commencing Monday 13th July
- 12 week term
- No swimming lessons during half term week of 25th - 29th May

Please note: Crash courses will run during school holidays and half terms, except for the Christmas holiday. Please refer to the website closer to each holiday for exact details.

Our aims and objectives:
The learn to swim programme at Hertfordshire Sports Village is currently administered under the ASA's National Plan for teaching swimming and we are an accredited partner of the ASA (the national Governing Body). If you require further information or are interested in the swim lesson programme, please contact Geoff Wood, Swim Programme Co-ordinator by phone on 01707 281178 or email at g.p.wood@herts.ac.uk 

Our philosophy:
To provide the best ‘Learn to Swim’ experience for your child and for you as the ones who bring them to the pool. In order to help us achieve this aim I would be grateful if you would take a few seconds to read the contents of this page.

Our Policy:
To endeavor to meet your needs within the scope of the Learn to Swim programme but it is not always possible to allocate a child to the exact session and time requested. Our attitude will be one of ‘If we can we will’ but please bear with us if we cannot.

Lesson Timetable:
As of 1 May 2008

Lessons for current Term are fully booked
Swimming lessons for this term are full and admission is closed for this term. Booking opens for those not already on the scheme on 21st July for the September term. All calls will be dealt with in order of receipt from that day onwards so callers should leave as many contact numbers as possible to help me be able to speak to them before moving onto the next call. If anybody wishes to have information on the scheme they can still call on the number at the bottom of the page or e-mail Geoff Wood on the e-mail address at the bottom of the page.

Before lessons:
Please try to ensure that your child is ready to swim 5 minutes before their lesson, having used the toilet etc, so that the teacher only has to explain the aims of the lesson or activity once, to everybody.

Poolside:
Lesson preparation
It would greatly assist us and help with the Health and Safety requirements around poolside if you could come no further than the exit to the changing rooms after the first week. We have ample space on the balcony and in the café for you watch the children and it makes things so much easier for the teachers.

To further facilitate this we hope to be providing clearly marked areas for each class to wait for their lesson on poolside once the carers have dropped them poolside.

Concerns:
If you have any issues, positive or negative, regarding the lessons, could you please seek me out as the co-ordinator to address them, rather than trying to speak to the teacher. With only 30 minutes maximum for the lessons the children get much more from there lessons if their teacher can crack on with the lesson straight away.

As the co-ordinator, I will be around for the majority of lessons to field any questions, if not around poolside, then certainly in the office opposite the cafe'.

I can also be contacted on my direct line 01707 281178 or by e-mail g.p.wood@herts.ac.uk 

Goggles:
If possible try to get the children to come to lessons without goggles. If they do have to wear goggles for eye health reasons, please ask the supplier to let you try them first so that a correct fit can be found.

Goggles should stay in place around the eyes, albeit briefly, without the straps in place if pressed gently to the eye and they are the correct size and shape. Again, once on, impress on your child the need to leave them in place during the lesson. ‘Goggle fiddlers’ are a key cause of lost time during lessons.

Re-enrolment:
Towards the end of each "term" your child will receive a renewal notice. Your child will have been assessed by their teacher as to whether they should move to the next level or remain where they are for a period of consolidation. This assessment will have been made across the full term and is not arrived at on the evidence of one lesson.

You will notice a few changes to the previous format and, again, I would ask you to read the form and fully complete every appropriate section. By doing this we have the best chance of trying to meet your requirements.

I hope you will continue to enjoy the lessons here at the Herts Sports Village and I am happy to receive any comments that you may wish to make.

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Geoff Wood
Swim Programme Co-ordinator
T: 01707 281178
E: g.p.wood@herts.ac.uk 

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Mini Kickers Courses
Saturday morning term time sessions
Time: 10:00am - 10:45am
Age: 5 - 7 years old
See term dates below

About Mini Kickers
This coached session is available to both boys and girls. All players will have the opportunity to learn all the football basics in this fun, safe and friendly introduction to the game. Our 1st class coaches provide the perfect learning environment for young budding footballers.

Sessions will take place outside on the New Generation pitches; weather permitting. Alternatively if the weather is deemed unsuitable then every effort is made to provide indoor facilities when available.

Please note:
Our experienced coaches are FA qualified and are CRB checked. It is not necessary that your child has football boots as trainers will suffice. During the summer months it may be advisable for children to wear sunscreen it the weather is hot.

Draft term dates:
AUTUMN TERM:
- Bookings available from Tuesday 1st July
- COURSE STARTS: Saturday 27th September
- COURSE ENDS: Saturday 22nd November
- 8 week term
- The course will not run on Saturday 1st November due to it being a half term week
- Cost:
- £32 for members
- £40 for non-members

Winter Term:
- Bookings available from Monday 1st December
- COURSE STARTS: Saturday 24th January
- COURSE ENDS: Saturday 21st March
- 8 week term
- The course will not run on Saturday 21st February due to it being a half term week
- Cost: To be confirmed

Spring Term:
- Bookings available from Monday 30th March
- COURSE STARTS: Saturday 2nd May
- COURSE ENDS: Saturday 4th July
- 8 week term
- The course will not run on Saturday 9th May due to the Herts Youth Games
- The course will not run on Saturday 30th May due to it being a half term week.
- Cost: To be confirmed

Please note: Crash courses will run during school holidays and half terms, except for the Christmas holiday. Please refer to the website closer to each holiday for exact details.

For further information on the the mini kickers courses please contact Geoff Wood on 01707 281178 or e-mail him at G.P.Wood@herts.ac.uk, or contact Stephanie Fanthorpe on 01707 281176 or e-mail her at S.Fanthorpe@herts.ac.uk

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