Detailed Itinerary

Sunday May 6th, 5:30-7:00pm Team Farewell Event!

  • Mandatory parent meeting, team discussion, final preparations, question and answer session, team gear set up!
  • Note that Malik Mezine will be at the meeting.  Malik is from France and is the point person on making this possible for the La Roca U11 group.  He will be there to answer questions about the tournament and the region.  
  • Please bring picnic dinner for your family
Flat Iron Mesa Park - Sandy Utah
1700 East 8600 South
Sandy, UT
Google Maps Link

Monday May 7th - Departure Day

  • Delta Flight 50 departs Salt Lake International Airport for London England at 4:52pm MST
  • Please arrive at the airport no later than 1:45pm, check-in for international flights requires extra time with strict rules on traveler arrival time at the departing airport
    • Please see FAQ page for guidance on luggage and other travel related items (FAQ Page)
  • Group Record Locator information is as follows (note that Delta separated the transaction in to two records, but this is no way affects the reservation or otherwise, this information is only provided for check in purposes, though with passport it likely isn't required)
    • Record Locator: GYPWW4 (Amir, Elvira, Abigail, Kade, Ramses, JJ, Eliva, Bridger, Shaun, Rafa, Mckay, Graham, and Angie)
    • Record Locator: GNAAUW (Tim, Heather, Carter, Casey, Maegan, Oaklee, Corina, David)
    • Others have purchased their tickets separately and will have their own information

Tuesday May 8th

  • Flight arrives at London Heathrow Airport at 10:00am local time (note that the UK is 7hrs ahead of us, Europe is 8 hrs ahead)
  • The group will need to quickly clear Customs and Immigration to catch the group bus. Please plan to grab lunch on the run (!) (*NOTE that food is NOT allowed on the bus and must be consumed before boarding)
  • Board private bus at 11:30am local time in front of LHR Terminal 3, travel to the Premier League Arsenal Emirates Stadium
  • Depart from the Emirates Stadium at 3:00pm to visit major London sites
    • Buckingham Palace, and the Changing of the Guard 
    • Tower Bridge and the Tower of London
    • Big Ben
  • Bus drop at St Pancreas / Kings Cross train station at 5:30pm
  • Check in (1+ hour before departure), time required to to clear customs and immigration for travel to Europe
  • Eurostar train 9158 departs at 7:34pm for the Brussels Midi station in Brussels, the entire team will travel in Car #10
  • Arrive at Brussels Midi at 10:38pm, the group will be met by the Pouss' Cup Tournament representative for transport to the team hotel in Lille, France (a roughly one hour drive)

Team Hotel Information

IBIS Lille Roubaix Center
Address: 37 Boulevard du Général Leclerc, 59100 Roubaix, France
Telephone: +33 3 20 45 00 00

Wednesday May 9th

  • Free time in the morning to recover from the travel
  • Families / groups are free to explore the Lille / Roubaix city center
  • In the afternoon, the Pouss-Cup President has arranged a mini scrimmage round of play between the international teams in preparation for weekend play.  The La Roca team will participate in the event.

Thursday May 10th

  • Free time / rest time in the morning
  • Team training in the afternoon, logistics and time to be provided 

Friday May 11th

  • Rest day / free day
  • Families and / or small groups are free to tour as they would like, there will be no scheduled team events during the day.  Suggestions include, but are not limited to the following:
    • Take the high speed train to Brussels Belgium
    • Visit Ghent or Bruges to see true European History
    • Visit Normandy Beach in France (history buffs)
    • Rent a car and visit Holland (Keukenhof, Amsterdam, Volendam, and Edam)
    • Rent a car and visit the Parc Naturel Regional des Caps et Marias d'Opale on the Atlantic Coast of France

Saturday May 12th


Sunday May 13th

  • Tournament Day #2

Monday May 14th

  • Depart Lille / Roubaix at 6:30am for Paris, France
  • Check out of rooms by 6:15am
  • Transport to Paris for City Tour with Tournament Officials
  • Travel to IBIS CDG Hotel (located at the departing airport)

Tuesday May 15th

  • Delta flight 107 departs Charles De Gaulle (CDG) at 10:15am
  • Check in required 2 hours before flight departs on all international flights out of Europe
  • Check out of hotel by 8:00am, 30 minute foot travel to the Delta Check In Desk
  • Arrive in Salt Lake City at 1:10pm 

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