April Trip Day 3

Happy Easter everyone!  The boys had their second training session this morning, which was another fantastic session ran by the Brighton staff at Brighton's state of the art performance center. 

After a long tiring day of training it was time for the boys to go down to the beautiful Brighton Pier to hang out and see everything that Brighton had to offer.  The boys got to walk around the beautiful boardwalk as well as on the beaches of Brighton, some of the nicest beaches that the United Kingdom has to offer.  They were also treated to gorgeous weather once again and an incredible sunset.

After some time on the pier all of the lads went bowling at one of the local bowling alleys in downtown Brighton.  According to coach Max the boys were lights out at bowling and bowled a ton of strikes, they might have a future in the lanes and on the pitch!

Tomorrow promises to be a busy day as the boys are getting to see both Reading vs West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea vs Burnley.  Two professional matches in one day!  It's going to make for an epic Monday.

April Trip Day 2: A Day in London

After a Full English Breakfast at the YHA hostel, it was time for the boys to get on the bus for the drive from Brighton to London.  The boys went on an an incredible walking tour of London and saw some of the best sights that the city has to offer.  They had lunch right in front of Buckingham Palace and were able to see the Royal Guard at the Palace.  Rob Hope, native of England and lover of English history, told the boys some interesting facts and stories about the Palace. 

Then the boys got to spend some time in Niketown and peruse everything that that incredible store has to offer and some of the boys purchased jerseys of their favorite players that were available in Niketown. 

Afterwords, the boys went down to Leicester Square to shop around and take in the sights of one of the busiest hubs of the London Metropolis.  Then the boys checked out the Feast of St. George Festival and got to hang out in the nice evening weather and listen to some great live music.  To end the day everyone had dinner at Garfunkels before hopping on the bus to head back to the Hostel.  What an incredible but very tiring day.  The boys will be sleeping well tonight!

April Trip Day One

The trip has begun! The boys arrived in London Gatwick early in the morning where they were greeted by an Easter Bunny as well as the legendary Rob Hope from Sports Tours Europe.  Then the boys took a long walk to the mall area before a spot of lunch.  Rob Hope always leads an entertaining tour for the kids no matter the spot that they're walking around.

After lunch, it was time for the boys to begin their first training session at Brighton.  They worked with the coaches at Brighton's state of the art training facility, The American Express Elite Football Performance Center.  Here are some of the pictures of the boys at training as well as a wonderful selfie of Coach Mo, looks like he got the fresh cut before the trip!

After the training session it was time for the boys to have a relaxing time walking around the Pier of downtown Brighton and take in the scene of downtown Brighton which included a beautiful sunset!

Now its back to the rooms to get to bed early in anticipation of the excursion in London tomorrow.  The boys have a busy day coming up!