5% discount on ski lessons from Ski Pros Megeve
With the summer drawing to a close and Autumn now approaching it’s time to start thinking about skiing again!
Although many of you probably won’t be putting any skis on for at least another 3 months, you do need to look at your schedule for the winter season and plan ahead – especially if you want to book any ski lessons for yourself or your kids. The most popular ski instructors get booked up very quickly, with some families reserving spaces for the entire season!
One ski school, which we have featured often on this site and which is very popular with the expat community, is Ski Pros Megeve. Operating in the region for 24 years (including 18 seasons at Megève), the school currently has a team of 11 American, English and French independent instructors, who know the local resorts inside out.
15% discount for knowitall.ch readers on a one-on-one lesson booked before end of 2016.
Caroline Goasguen, founder of Golf Geneva and CatGolfs (Caroline’s Traveling Golf School) is offering knowitall.ch readers a 15% discount on 1 one-on-one lesson booked with her before the end of 2016.
A brilliant and passionate golf instructor with over 25 years experience of the game, Caroline earned her academic and golf teaching credentials in the USA and in Europe. After 10 years representing her country with the French National Golf Team, she turned professional in 2002, and is a current member of the PGA (Professional Golf Association), LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association), LET (Ladies European Tour), and Swiss PGA.
Caroline has trained alongside prestigious golf teachers such as David Leadbetter (Leadbetter Golf Academy, Orlando FL), Jim Mc Lean (Jim McLean Golf School Doral Miami FL), Pia Nilson, Lynn Marriot (Vision 54), John Thalassionnos ( Ban Lynch Golf Coaching), Alain Alberti, Patrice Amadieu, Nicolas Armand (Leadbetter Academy Montpellier Massane, France), and Mary Murphy (Elks Country Club).
Since it first started running soccer courses in Geneva in 2005, InterSoccer has become one of the most popular household names among expats living in Switzerland.
Literally thousands of boys and girls, aged from 3 to 13 years old, have benefited from their wide range of recreational and competitive football courses and camps, which run throughout the holidays as well as during the school term. All children, no matter what their skill level, are welcome at InterSoccer.
This summer, InterSoccer will be organizing Mini Camps for 3-5 year-olds, Junior camps for 5-9 year-olds, and Academy level camps for 10-13 year-olds. There are also special camps devoted entirely to goalkeepers (8-13 years), as well as ones targeted just at girls (5-13 years). There is even a special camp being led by the Youth Coach from Millwall FC, Andy Massey.
Additionally, in 2016 the Tottenham Hotspur International Player Development Camp (5-13 years) will run in Varembé, Geneva. The Premier League Club Tottenham Hotspur, who finished 3rd for the 2015/2016 season therefore qualifying for the Champions League, will be sending two UEFA B Coaches to an InterSoccer Summer Camp on Monday 11 July – Friday 15 July. The camps will be a great chance for children to improve their skills and techniques in a fun and friendly environment under the supervision of the highly qualified Tottenham Hotspur coaches. Boys and girls doing two days or more will receive a Tottenham Hotspur replica home shirt plus a medal. There will also be a Tottenham Hotspur 1 Day Camp on Saturday 16 July on Versoix. Click here for more information. Click here for more information.
To get everyone in the Euro 2016 mood, InterSoccer has also organized a series of mini-tournaments for all kids aged 3-13 years. These will take place on 5 June at the Stade de Varembé in Geneva, on the 12 June at La Châtaigneraie International School in Founex, and again on the 15 June in Signal de Bougy in Aubonne. Click here for more information.
Plus a unique opportunity to play with the stars…
Now celebrating its 10th year in business, the JoTo Tennis Club will host a special exhibition match in Chavannes-de-Bogis between 7-times Grand Slam winner, Mats Wilander, and JoTo co-founder Jonas Svensson.
With two such high ranking tennis players on the court, the match is sure to be a delight for tennis lovers of all ages! Once ranked as the No. 1 tennis player in the world, Mats has a string of Grand Slam titles to his name, gained between 1982 and 1988. Also previously ranked as No. 10 in the world, Jonas was twice a semi-finalist at Roland Garros. Both Mats and Jonas represented Sweden in the winning Davis Cup team in 1987, as well as being in the team of finalists in 1988 and 1999.
If you have young children, then the chances are that they will at some point in their early childhood embark on a course of swimming lessons. But where should they go? If you ask around for recommendations among your friends, then you will start to see a common theme amongst the replies..."The water is too cold", "They don't speak English", or "The instructors won't even get in the water with our children!"
At La Lignière clinic in Gland, however, the swimming instructors at the Ecole de Natation have taken all these concerns on board, and are now offering private and small group lessons, which your children are likely to find infinitely more appealing!
Swimming instructor, Sarah Lailler, told knowitall.ch, "Since our pool is often being used for medical treatments, we keep the water temperature at 32 deg C every day. There is also a jacuzzi that the children can use which is kept at 34 deg C! So the children want to come in the water, rather than shirking on the side of the pool because they feel cold!"
