"Il Ciocco" is chosen by many football clubs including the Huns, Liverpool and Newcastle for training preparation before the start of the season. Before the Italia '90 World Cup the Italian national team also used it as their base. Loads of other sports stars use the facilities as well and this year it's the choice of new Killie boss Jim Jefferies. We had a look at the place to see what it was all about and here's what we found -

THE CENTRE'S FACILITIES (click on the above to see a site map)

- outdoor swimming pool
- 8 tennis courts
- football stadium
- roller skating rink
- fitness centre (sauna, jacuzzi, weights room, solarium, massages, showers)
- horse riding school (indoor and outdoor riding grounds)
- game preserve
- gymnasium (basketball, volleyball)
- games room (video games, darts, table tennis, pool tables)
- mountain bikes for hire
- 2 bowling greens
- disco "Il Ciocchetto"
- tea room
- american bar
- pizzeria "Il Pattinaggio"
- wine bar "La Cantinetta"
- restaurant "Le Salette" 
- minimarket
- bazaar
- laundry
- heliport
-2 private helicopters: Dauphin 2 SA 365 - Robinson R 22

Here is a list of the lucky buggers chosen to go to the training (holiday) camp - Jim Jefferies, Billy Brown, Ian Durrant, Jim Stewart, Alistair McPhee, Manson Fowler, Gordon Marshall, Greg Shields, Barry McLaughlin, Shaun Dillon, Freddie Dindeleux, Andy McLaren, Stevie Fulton, Craig Dargo, Ally Mitchell, Colin Meldrum, Alan Mahood, Peter Canero, Garry Hay, James Fowler, Jesus Sanjuan, Stephen Murray, Kris Boyd, Mark Canning, Gary McDonald, Sean Hessey, Gary McSwegan & Gary McCutcheon. And here's what the place looks like -

A full rundown on the facilities can be found at www.ciocco.it