Are you Ready for an International Sport Tour with Your Team?

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Quiz Questions

1.
Has the team ever toured before?
- A.
  Yes- Internationally
- B.
  Yes - Only Domestically
- C.
  Only to Tournaments locally
- D.
  Never
2.
Cost of a Tour - What are your expectations?
- A.
  $2,500-3,000 NZD is typically what we expect to pay for a thorough touring experience (may or may not include flights)
- B.
  $2,000-$2,500 NZD will get us about 10 days of training and excursions (may or may not include flights)
- C.
  $1,500-$2,000 NZD is what we'd expect to pay per athlete (may or may not include flights)
- D.
  Less than $1,500 NZD is what we're expecting, because we're going to billet and save money wherever we can
3.
Do you know what makes a successful or unsuccessful tour?
- A.
  Yes!!! I've experienced MANY tours
- B.
  I'm pretty sure. We know why we are travelling and wha we want out of it.
- C.
  To me it is just about the athletes/travellers having fun
- D.
  I'm new to this. It will be successful if everything goes according to plan.
- E.
  We haven't talked about what our objectives are for the tour yet.
4.
Do you recognize that weather can impact the tour unexpectedly?
- A.
  Yes - of course!
- B.
  Yes, we will just plan to go when the weather is better.
- C.
  It won't if we plan properly and pick a good time to travel
- D.
  No. I dont expect the weather will affect the tour programme.
5.
Have you or anyone on tour dealt with dietary restrictions (or other special medical considerations) while away from home?
- A.
  Yes! We're well versed in the specific requirements of our team and have been overseas with them before
- B.
  Not necessarily, but the travellers with special considerations are very well equipped to know what they need.
- C.
  Not necessarily, but we'll make sure to let the travel organizer know in advance
- D.
  We aren't aware of any special considerations
6.
Is your sport group going to be a mixed gender tour? Have you experienced this before?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  Yes but only locally on class trips
7.
Will you have parents travelling with the group as supervisors or separately?
- A.
  Parents are travelling as supervisors
- B.
  School/College staff are travelling as supervisors
- C.
  No parents will be attending, just coaches and staff
- D.
  We have only coaches attending no paid staff or parents
- E.
  Parents have the opportunity to travel separately
8.
How full do you think an ideal tour itinerary is?
- A.
  FULL - long days, you're only on tour once. It's a short time. Pack as many experiences into the tour as humanly possible
- B.
  Full - Long days are good, but we recognize that down time is good especially for sports tours and the age group we're travelling with
- C.
  We don't care about anything but training, we want to train and play as MUCH as possible and don't really care about tourist excursions
- D.
  We'd like a good mix and some idea of what to do with our down time.
9.
Funding - will this be funded by families or by fundraising?
- A.
  Parents are funding the whole trip
- B.
  Parents are funding most of it, travellers will be doing some fundraising
- C.
  We expect to fundraise the whole trip and we're VERY experienced in fundraising this amount and have done it before ($2000-$5000 per traveller)
- D.
  We anticipate fundraising most of it, we've not raised this much before, but are confident we can do it!
10.
Organizing your own tour vs getting a tour service
- A.
  We are organizing our own tour because it will save us money
- B.
  We're not sure where to start, organizing our own tour seems quite time consuming but it might save us money
- C.
  We know that organizing our own tour doesn't get us the connections and insights locally that make for amazing touring experience
- D.
  We'd like to consider getting help with organizing aspects of the tour but are still budget conscious
- E.
  We just want it professionally sorted. Everything from food to games, to accommodation, transport, excursions, ticketing, travel insurance etc
11.
Managing Behaviour on Tour
- A.
  We've got heaps of experience and professionals on tour to ensure behaviour is managed
- B.
  We've never been on tour over seas before, but we don't anticipate any behaviour issues
- C.
  We've got very clear tour behaviour expectations and guidelines as well as regular check-ins and clear consequences
- D.
  We've made it clear that the athletes are representing their school, country, and sport. We will be keeping very close eye on them and ensuring they treat all people, facilities, coaches and other teams with respect
12.
Administration approval and Risk Assessment considerations
- A.
  Administration is very comfortable with touring and approves many tours every year.
- B.
  We'll need to get administration on board, we're just going through investigation stages right now to be able to present them with a plan
- C.
  Administration is very strict on risk assessment and must see a very detailed plan and itinerary and emergency procedures plan.
- D.
  This is outside of administration's area of control. Or we don't need approval
13.
Local Connections - Is it important to you to have local sports legends, celebrities & internationally recognized coaches to deliver sessions for your sport tour group?
- A.
  Yes - that's amazing, that's why we're coming on tour
- B.
  WOW - didn't know that was an option. That's great.
- C.
  That's great - will it cost more? It's not a priority if it will
- D.
  Not really, we're just wanting our athletes to experience a different country and play against some new teams
14.
What do you consider to be the main benefits of touring?
- A.
  Memories and team bonding
- B.
  Improvement: increase period of intense specialized training
- C.
  Character building: Athletes are overseas for the first time likely and will need to step up in many ways and learn to take responsibility
- D.
  Culture: exposure to other ways of doing things and an expanded world view
- E.
  Just a fun thing to do
15.
Touring is a strong aspect of our sport
- A.
  Yes - touring has a very strong tradition in our sport and the culture surrounding touring is well known
- B.
  Sort of. Other teams have done it. It's not a requirement, but it's a special treat for the athletes that get to do it.
- C.
  No - this would be very new for the athletes and parents involved in the team
16.
Dates of Travel
- A.
  We know exactly when we want to come!
- B.
  We have an idea of when we want to travel, but are open to suggestion
- C.
  We don't really know when we want to travel.
- D.
  We want to travel for pre-season but don't know when that is for New Zealand for our sport
- E.
  We want to travel post season, but don't know when that is for our sport in New Zealand.
- F.
  We JUST want to make sure we can catch a professional game while in New Zealand.
- G.
  Open to suggestion about the best time to travel
17.
Planning
- A.
  A tour will take 6 months to organize
- B.
  A tour will take 8 months to organize
- C.
  A tour will take 12 months to organize
- D.
  A tour will take 18 months to organize
18.
Number of Travellers - Cost of tour is very much affected by number on tour
- A.
  We have financial commitment from several already
- B.
  We have verbal commitment from 20 or more
- C.
  We expect to have 30 on tour
- D.
  We expect to have 30-50 on tour
- E.
  We expect to have more than 50 on tour
- F.
  We're not sure how many will be on tour or how many are interested
19.
Travel Insurance
- A.
  We can get it easily locally
- B.
  We'd need some suggestions about which company to use
- C.
  It's included in our sport or school fees
- D.
  We're not sure whether we have it or not
20.
Which Sport are you involved in?
- A.
  Rugby
- B.
  Rowing
- C.
  Basketball
- D.
  Netball
- E.
  Football
- F.
  Cricket
- G.
  Hockey
- H.
  Other - or a mixed group of different sports

Quiz Outcomes

1.
GO FOR IT! Start Planning Now
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Congrats! You are very well prepared to tour with your team. You've got all the resources to start planning a tour. You'll likely be looking at a 10-12 month time frame. The next best step for a team with your characteristics is to think about what the purpose of your tour will be. Is it a high performance and training oriented tour or will it be more character building and team building. Will you want to do many excursions or is it more about training and playing other teams. Will you use this as a pre season fixture or training experience or more of a post season celebratory experience. You've proven that you have a pretty good expectation of budget and what to expect when it comes to the cost of a tour. You'll want to use our Design your Own Tour Tool to establish a starting point for budget and expectations. Depending on whether you're a coach or a parent or an administrator you'll want to ensure that you have buy in and enthusiasm from all aspects of your team as well as alignment on the best time of year to travel. If you want to download some sample itineraries of your sport as a starting point have a look at our website www.totaltours.nz
2.
You're ALMOST there! With a few more tips you'll be well on your way!
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You're well on your way! You want your athletes and your team to experience something that will help to shape their view on life, their perspective on themselves, their self belief, and spark a love for the sport, adventure, culture or travelling. You know that increasing the exposure to new and different environments will only help to shape young minds, and vastly inform the trajectory their life will take. After all isn't that what sport is for, to help build solid interpersonal skills, problem solving, and team work skills that will serve them long into their adult lives. You'll want to definitely try our Design Your Own Tour tool [link] It's free and doesn't obligate you to anything, it will just give you a good idea of what to expect in terms of price and what's possible for your budget. Before that you might want to check out some of our most popular tours that we've pulled together over the years. Each tour is always unique, but many have some strong themes and elements that are fan favourites [link]. If you're somewhat unsure what makes a good team tour, we can advise you on how to balance the excursions and the training and the fun bits. We'd love to have a quick chat with you about what you're thinking. We know sometimes it's very early days, so we don't expect anything and there is definitely no obligation, we are just very passionate about ensuring more young athletes get to go on tour. Even if you don't end up using us in the end, lets us help you shape your tour from the beginning, it will save you lots of headaches down the track. Just set up a time to chat with Phil here [hubspot/Calendly call scheduling link] Phil Robson, the managing director has many. years of experience working with adolescents and has been designing tours for that age group for over 15 years. You'll want to have a quick chat with him to get an understanding of whats important and what are the reasons you are wanting to tour. The time frame you can expect from now to departure date is likely 12-18 months. You'll possibly need to do some fundraising and establishing which team members and athletes will be travelling as well as which adults will accompany the team. If you want to get specific tour gear ordered, you'll need some time for that as well. Have a look at www.totaltours.nz for all the samples of tours and get in touch if you think you have some special restrictions or requirements. We need to start reserving accommodation and excursions about 6 months out, so many of those decisions can be made pre deposit. Have a look at our sample time frame of activities - which will give you an idea of what to expect when.
3.
New To Touring - Sport Touring for Beginners
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You know the benefit of taking a team away on tour and the impact it has on the collective belief, trust and team dynamics. Maybe you or part of your team is new to touring or perhaps you've not had specific experience in taking a team on tour to New Zealand for an intense sport tour. We'd love to help you shape your dream tour and ensure you know what to expect, what time frames you should be working to. Typically if you've not done this before you'll want to give yourself a good 12-18 months, this will allow time to ensure you get buy-in from the athletes as well as parents and give them time to get the money together. Obviously your energy and ambition and desire to give your athletes a once in a lifetime experiences should be commended! We love when we hear of more young athletes travelling, we get to see the results first hand and it's the core of why we are still in business today. We'd love to help you in any way we can, no obligation. It's a free 30 minute chat and it can help set you up for a successful, fun and memorable tour instead of what can turn into tears, headaches and frustration if you miss a few crucial details

Are you Ready for an International Sport Tour with Your Team?

There are countless GREAT reasons to tour. But, tours can be quite difficult and time consuming to organize as well. This quiz will give you a good understanding of whether you've got the necessary skills, team and resources to begin your journey and estimated time frames

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