Boys and girls · Under 12 and Under 15
Five daysthat change how your child plays
A residential football camp in the Himalayan foothills. Coached by an England qualified technical advisor and a former I-League professional.
5
Days, four nights30
Children. Hard cap.2
Floodlit surfaces1:8
Adults to children, round the clock
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What this is
A residential camp.
Not a holiday.
For five days your child trains twice a day on floodlit surfaces in the Himalayan foothills, under an England qualified technical advisor and a former I-League professional.
They wake at a fixed hour. They train. They eat food cooked in our own kitchen. They rest in the afternoon, because that is when children actually grow. They train again. They sleep early.
One morning is off the pitch and up in the hills. On Tuesday they play in the Inspiria Winter Cup against local school sides, with a qualified referee and a trophy. On Wednesday they come home better than they arrived, with a written report from the coaches.
- Dates
- Leave Kolkata Sat 19 Dec. Back Wed 23 Dec 2026.
- Ages
- Under 12 and Under 15, coached separately.
- Squad
- 30 children. Hard cap.
- Where
- Inspiria Knowledge Campus, Siliguri.
- Stay
- Luxury residence. Ten rooms on one floor, three to a room.
- Travel
- Return travel from Kolkata included, escorted both ways.
- Medical
- Nurse, infirmary and ambulance on campus. Hospital five minutes away.
- Fee
- ₹ 50,000 + GST. Everything included.
The one rule
Every child plays in every match.
No child travels to Siliguri for five days and sits on a bench. Rolling substitutions in every fixture.
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Who looks after your child
The people behind the camp
Richard Chamberlain
Technical Advisor · EnglandFrom Leicestershire in the UK, Richard brings over twenty years of coaching experience and runs fortnightly master sessions at the academy, bringing European coaching methods into how our players are developed. He is also involved in grassroots football work in Manipur. He sets the method for the camp and works with both age groups every day.
Coached by age, not all together
Under 12 and Under 15 train separately, with the same method and a different load. A nine year old is never asked to compete physically against a fourteen year old. They eat, travel and celebrate together.
Nagen Tamang
Head CoachKurseong born, a former I-League player and an AIFF ‘D’ Licence coach. He runs the sessions on the ground, morning and evening, for all five days.
Sushovan Gupta
HOD · Sports ManagementHis department runs the camp’s logistics, operations and player welfare. He is the first person to call about registration, travel, or anything that is not football.
Neehar R N
Head of SportsHe leads sport across the campus and runs the camp day to day with Sushovan, on campus for all five days.
Sports Management
Students from the BBA Sports Management Department at Inspiria Knowledge Campus, women and men, support the running of the camp under the direct supervision of Sushovan and Neehar. Girl volunteers from the department are with the squad through the week.
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What they learn
A curriculum, not five days of kickabout
Five coached pitch sessions, a morning off the pitch, a video analysis evening and a full tournament day. Every session has a written plan and a point.
- 01
Ball mastery
Both feet. Close control at speed.
- 02
First touch under pressure
Receiving with someone on your back.
- 03
Passing and position
Rondos. Finding space before the ball arrives.
- 04
One against one
Beating a defender. Stopping a forward.
- 05
Finishing
Composure in front of goal, on both feet.
- 06
Game intelligence
Small sided games and video review.
They go home with this
On Wednesday, Richard and Nagen hand every child a written report: what they do well, the two things to work on, and how to work on them at home.
Where they train
The lights come on at 4:45
A football field sized for age group football, and a full size futsal court. A futsal court is small, hard and fast — a child touches the ball many times more often than on a big field and has far less time to decide. In Siliguri in mid December the daylight goes at about 4:45. Both surfaces are floodlit, so your child trains in proper light, not fading light.
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19 – 23 December 2026
The week
Wake 06:45 · Morning 07:30 · Rest after lunch · Evening 15:30 · Dinner 18:45 · Lights out 21:00
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The Inspiria Winter Cup
Tuesday is match day
On Tuesday 22 December the squad plays the Inspiria Winter Cup on our own floodlit pitch, with a qualified referee, timed halves and a trophy that goes home with the winning side.
- Under 12
- The Cubs. Two local school teams, round robin league.
- Under 15
- The Colts. Two local school teams, round robin league.
- Awards
- A medal for every child, then the trophy, Player of the Tournament, Best Defender and the Coaches’ Award for the player who improved most in five days.
- Media
- Our media team covers the whole camp. Photos reach you in the parents’ group each evening, and the full set after.
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Where they stay
Ten rooms. One floor. Thirty children.
Your child sleeps in our luxury residence on the Inspiria campus. Three children share a room and a king size bed, with an attached bathroom, hot water and heating.
Every room is on the same floor. No other floors, no other guests. Thirty children and their coaches, one corridor. That is why the cap is thirty — it is the number of places on that floor, not a marketing number.
Housekeeping cleans daily and kit is washed by us every day. The residence sits inside the campus gate, manned round the clock with CCTV. A member of our staff sleeps on the same corridor, every night.
What they eat
Five meals a day, cooked here
Children training twice a day burn a great deal. Water and rehydration salts on the pitch at every session. Everything is cooked in our own campus kitchen. Nothing is ordered in. No street food, no cold storage meat, no packaged juice. Drinking water is RO filtered and tested, and the kitchen is inspected daily by our own team.
Vegetarian, Jain, egg free and allergy specific plates are cooked separately and served by name. Tell us on the form and we handle it without your child having to ask.
- Breakfast
- Poha or paratha, eggs, fruit, milk
- Mid morning
- Bananas, dates, nuts
- Lunch
- Rice, dal, vegetable, chicken or paneer, curd
- After training
- Sandwiches, a milkshake, fruit
- Dinner
- Roti, sabzi, dal, salad and a sweet
One morning off the pitch
Through the tea gardens, up to Giddapahar.
Out of Chunbhatti at first light, up through the tea estate above Kurseong, back on campus for lunch. Staff walk at the back, a vehicle waits at the bottom, so nobody is left behind.
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Getting there
You hand your child to us in Kolkata. We hand them back.
Return travel between Kolkata and Siliguri is included in the fee. The whole squad travels together with Inspiria FC staff. We confirm the mode, timings and reporting point once registration closes, and written instructions go to every parent at least three weeks before departure.
Coming from outside Kolkata? Some families join us at Siliguri. Tell us and we will arrange the pick up from the airport or station at no extra cost.
- Out
- Saturday 19 December, from Kolkata
- Back
- Wednesday 23 December, to Kolkata
- Escort
- Inspiria FC staff, both ways
- Mode
- Premium train or flight, plus private vehicles throughout. Confirmed after registration closes
- Meals
- All meals in transit included
The handover, and we are strict about it
On the return, only the adult you name on the registration form can collect your child, carrying photo ID and signing for them. Nobody else, including a driver, unless you have named them in advance in writing. Our staff do not leave until every child has been handed over.
Safety, supervision and medical
What we do so you can stop worrying
- One adult to every eight children, awake and on duty, round the clock
- A member of our staff sleeps on the same corridor as the children, every night
- Campus gate manned round the clock, CCTV at every entrance
- No child leaves the gate without a coach
- A first aid trained coach at every session, on the pitch
- Girls have their own rooms, with a female staff member on the floor every night
- Women on the staff team and girl volunteers travel with the squad all week
- Nobody trains in the dark. Both surfaces are floodlit.
Not on call. On site.
A full time nurse and a first aid infirmary on site. An ambulance stationed on campus all week, not called from town. For anything serious we have a tie-up with Neotia Getwel Multispecialty Hospital, five minutes from the gate.
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Fees, payment and registration
₹59,000
₹ 50,000 + GST ₹ 9,000. Nothing to pay after that.
What the fee covers
- Return travel between Kolkata and Siliguri, escorted both ways
- All road transfers in Siliguri in our own vehicles
- Four nights in our luxury campus residence, three to a room, all on one floor
- Five meals a day cooked in our own kitchen, plus meals in transit
- Five coached pitch sessions with the Technical Advisor and Head Coach
- Entry to the Inspiria Winter Cup, referees, medals and trophy
- A welcome kit to keep: one full Inspiria FC match-day kit, two training jerseys, shorts, socks, a training bib and a kit bag
- The hill hike above Kurseong, with transport and a packed breakfast
- Photography and video of every match and training session
- A written individual player report from the coaches
- Daily kit wash, personal laundry and housekeeping
- Nurse, infirmary and ambulance on campus, and first aid at every session
What it does not cover
- Getting your child to and from the Kolkata departure point
- Personal shopping and phone bills
- Anything the child breaks or loses
Registration closes 15 November 2026
…or the day the thirtieth place goes, whichever comes first. Travel and rooms are booked for the whole squad together, so we cannot add a child later.
Cancellation. Cancel up to 15 November and we refund half the fee. After 15 November we cannot refund, because travel, rooms, kit and the tournament are already paid for. After that date you may pass the place to another child in the same age group.
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Questions parents ask
Everything you want to know
Who is this for?
Why only thirty?
What is the final amount I pay?
Will my child actually get to play?
How do the children travel?
Who can collect my child on the return?
Where do the children sleep?
Are boys and girls separated?
What if my child gets injured or falls ill?
My child has an allergy.
How will I know my child is fine?
Can I come and watch?
What if I cancel?
Coming from outside Kolkata?
Siliguri · North Bengal
Thirty places. Five days. One squad.
Register early. We close the moment the thirtieth place goes, because travel and rooms are booked for the whole squad together.
Register, or ask us anything
Inspiria FC
Founded in 2026, the academy aims to nurture and strengthen grassroots football in the region by creating a positive learning environment where players develop not only as athletes, but also as students and individuals, instilling values that extend beyond the football field.
Inspiria Knowledge Campus
Operational since 2015 and home to more than 5,000 students to date, the campus is spread across over 10 acres in the foothills of the Himalayas. The camp uses its own football field, futsal court, residence and kitchen.