Christ College Away at Chelsea
23 October 2009
It was a once in a lifetime experience for Cheltenham students as Christ College pupils toured the world famous Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium as part of their business and PE studies.
Business studies teacher Leo Kelly was attending a match at the club when he happened to notice that they were offering educational tours for GCSE equivalent students. Further enquiries revealed they were happy to cater for both BTEC business studies and PE syllabuses.
On arrival at the world famous football club, the 37 students and four members of staff were met by Chelsea representative Ed Evans, who gave them a conducted tour of the club and all its facilities.
The students saw the spectacular changing rooms and medical facilities, and, upon a board, the tactics that the team used in its match against Porto two days previously.
The students were taken into the press room, where they sat around the press table. Every student was given the opportunity to have their picture taken in press area where the players and management would sit and answer questions from the media.
The students had the chance to pretend to have a post match interview, in the same location that commentators such as John Motson would establish whether players were over the moon or, indeed, sick as a parrot at the result of their game.
The Christ College group then experienced the thrill of running through the tunnel and out onto the pitch to the accompaniment of Chelsea’s theme music. They toured the stadium, sitting in every stand as well as trying the managers and players dugouts for size.
There were fascinating anecdotes about players from the past and present, as well as the club’s owner Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
It was also revealed that to rent an entire private box for the whole season costs a staggering £1 million!
Year 11 James Allen and Leo Kelly were lucky enough to have their picture taken with the FA Cup, which Chelsea won in May. It is currently in their museum. It’s the oldest football trophy in the history of the game.
Leo Kelly said: “It’s been a great day out, and the students were properly able to gain an insight into the financial importance and legacy of a premier league club and what is expected of them to survive and improve at the very highest level.”
It was a once in a lifetime experience for Cheltenham students as Christ College pupils toured the world famous Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium as part of their business and PE studies.
Business studies teacher Leo Kelly was attending a match at the club when he happened to notice that they were offering educational tours for GCSE equivalent students. Further enquiries revealed they were happy to cater for both BTEC business studies and PE syllabuses.
On arrival at the world famous football club, the 37 students and four members of staff were met by Chelsea representative Ed Evans, who gave them a conducted tour of the club and all its facilities.
The students saw the spectacular changing rooms and medical facilities, and, upon a board, the tactics that the team used in its match against Porto two days previously.
The students were taken into the press room, where they sat around the press table. Every student was given the opportunity to have their picture taken in press area where the players and management would sit and answer questions from the media.
The students had the chance to pretend to have a post match interview, in the same location that commentators such as John Motson would establish whether players were over the moon or, indeed, sick as a parrot at the result of their game.
The Christ College group then experienced the thrill of running through the tunnel and out onto the pitch to the accompaniment of Chelsea’s theme music. They toured the stadium, sitting in every stand as well as trying the managers and players dugouts for size.
There were fascinating anecdotes about players from the past and present, as well as the club’s owner Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
It was also revealed that to rent an entire private box for the whole season costs a staggering £1 million!
Year 11 James Allen and Leo Kelly were lucky enough to have their picture taken with the FA Cup, which Chelsea won in May. It is currently in their museum. It’s the oldest football trophy in the history of the game.
Leo Kelly said: “It’s been a great day out, and the students were properly able to gain an insight into the financial importance and legacy of a premier league club and what is expected of them to survive and improve at the very highest level.”
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