San Diego
Sample Football Trip Itinerary

Here's an sample of what a typical team experience might look like, although changes can be made.
As you are reading the itinerary, be aware that all transportation during the trip is provided for you.
You'll just catch the bus and go!  

And with all transportation, meals, and planning taken care of for you, 
plus all the attractions to keep the team entertained away from the game, 
this is finally a game trip that you can enjoy too!

ATTENTION--PLEASE READ:
The sample itinerary below is just that, a sample. It merely shows the types of activities in which some schools have participated in the past and a sample of one school's schedule. Your school's itinerary/inclusions/order of events will definitely vary based on the particular inclusions chosen by your school, flight schedules, widely varying competition times, and other scheduling factors that can not be estimated in advance.

Wednesday, Arrival Day, Orientation

Team goes to school all day and departs that evening
Team, Coaches, & Tag-Alongs depart on flight
Arrival in Sunny San Diego, California
Welcome from KSA and Campus Get-Aways Rep  
Get ready for some California style football
Transfer directly to the hotel
Registration and Key Distribution (No hassle check-in!)
Quick orientation at check-in so you're prepared for the week
Your luggage will be at the back of the hotel for easy access to your rooms
Free time by the Pool to relax!
Room Check & Lights Out 

Thursday, Practice and Banquet Day

Buffet Breakfast at the hotel
Team transfers to field for Practice
After practice, back to the hotel to shower and change
We'll head downtown for lunch at Kansas City Barbecue
The restaurant made famous by Top Gun Fighter pilots and made
        an icon in the movie "Top Gun". 'Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire!'
It also just happens to have the best Bar-B-Que in San Diego!
Then, transfer to Coronado Island
Now that you're Top Gun primed, enjoy the awesome southern 
California beauty on this drive across the bay to Coronado Island, 
home of the world famous Hotel del Coronado and our next stop:
The Naval Station North Island, Coronado
Tour the one of the incredible Aircraft Carriers that call the Naval Station Home
You'll have a chance to take one of the coolest tours in the country
        onboard the most powerful offensive ship in the Navy and get up 
close and personal with the aircraft that make it formidable.  
After the tour, we'll head back to the hotel to change for the banquet
In the evening, transfer to The KSA Celebration of Athletes Banquet

All teams, cheerleaders, coaches, and Tag-Along Fans will come together to meet and celebrate sportsmanship. Get your camera ready, this is a once in a lifetime experience.  We'll be seated and receive a fabulous banquet style meal. After dinner, each team will be introduced and each coach will say a few words about their team. Every team member, cheerleader, drill team member, manager, trainer, and coach will receive a KSA Participation Medal-because everyone who worked hard enough to get here is a winner! And finally, to close the Banquet, each Cheerleading Squad will take center stage for a performance in front of the entire group, showing which school has the best spirit. Is it you?

The KSA Celebration of Athletes Ceremony is sponsored by KSA Events and Campus Get-Aways. To keep the event unique and intimate, only students, coaches, and Campus Get-Aways Tag-Along Fans are eligible to attend, so make sure your parents book in time.
After the fun, transfer back to the hotel
Free time by the Pool to relax!
Room Check & Lights Out

Friday, Game Day

Buffet Breakfast at the hotel
Team transfers to the movie theater
Watch game films or a current movie to relax, whichever follows your team's schedule at home
Transfer back to the hotel for a Buffet Pasta Lunch in the afternoon
Relax and prepare mentally for the game
At appropriate time, the team will transfer to the Stadium for
the KSA Kick-Off Classic - featuring your team 
Junior Varsity game, if played, will usually precede the varsity game,
but is sometimes played Saturday morning
Tag-Alongs will have their own transportation a little closer to game time
After your team wins and you accept the trophy at midfield--
Transfer back to the hotel for a Celebration Pizza Party
Free time by the Pool to relax!
Room Check & Lights Out

Saturday, Celebration Day

Sleep in a little, you earned it
Breakfast at the hotel 
Each team will be supplied a VCR so the coaches can break down game films 
Team transfers to Sea World - The Original
Spend the morning with Shamu and the other great animals.  
Check out all the shows as well as the great rides
Lunch in the park with a Meal Coupon
In the afternoon, we'll transfer to Mission Beach
Spend the afternoon soaking up the California Sunshine. You can 
spend time on the beach, walk to the pier and watch the people fish 
(or rent supplies and try it yourself), rent a bike or in-line skates for a 
quick ride along the cement boardwalk, or spend time at the small 
Ferris wheel and amusement park on the Beach. Any way you go, 
it is a great setting to watch the sun set over the Pacific.
After dark, in true California Style, we'll have a buffet cookout on the beach 
Enjoy the night with an open fire, acoustic music, the relaxing
waves, and all the stars you can count
Transfer back to the hotel
Free time by the Pool to relax!
Room Check & Lights Out

Sunday, Departure Day “The Trip Home”

Buffet Breakfast at the hotel
Check out of hotel & Load Luggage into luggage truck
Transfer to Balboa Park downtown and the world famous San Diego Zoo
Spend the morning touring a true national treasure full of exotic
         and endangered animals.
Lunch on your own
After lunch, we'll all meet and then depart for the airport
Goodbye San Diego
Welcome Home!

Campus Get-Aways proudly serves as the Official Travel Company for KSA Events.
All teams traveling with Campus Get-Aways will participate in a KSA sponsored event.

KSA is a non-profit organization that hosts high school sporting events and 
awards college scholarships to participating teams

For information on KSA and how participation in KSA sponsored events can benefit student-athletes and athletic programs, or for more information on KSA Event Dates, Tournament Formats,  Sanctioning, Scholarships, and the Application Process,
please visit the KSA website at www.KSAevents.org

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