Description

Share your passion for sport by coaching and playing sport with disadvantaged Asian children. Help organise matches and coaching sessions for keen players in schools and slums, giving them the chance to play and enjoy the sport they love so much.

Projects range from 4 to 12 weeks so are ideal for a summer project or gap year experience.

The Asian Continent
Asia is home to beautiful landscapes, captivating cultures and welcoming locals. Sports coaching in Asia on a volunteer sports project is a fantastic way to discover this enchanting region while working with disadvantaged children who love sports. We welcome a variety of sports volunteers, from students on a sports gap year to qualified coaches looking for a volunteer sports holiday, so check out our sports coaching projects and see how you can play and coach sports in Asia.

A sports coaching project in Asia really is the perfect way to travel an amazing continent while volunteering with children who are eager to play sports and be coached in sport.

Visit our website to receive a FREE brochure and start planning that experience of a lifetime!

Sporting Opportunities Projects by Country.
India: Basketball, Cricket, Football/Soccer, Hockey and Volleyball.

Highlights

Travel Highlights in India:
- The foothills of the Himalayas
- Eating a real Indian curry
- A rickshaw ride through Indian streets
- Visiting the Taj Mahal
- Riding an elephant

Fun Facts:
- The famous board game, Chess, was invented in India.
- In India's 100,000 years of history, it has never invaded any other country.
- India is the world's largest tea producer, and tea (chai) is its most popular beverage.

Travel Types

• Soccer/Football
• Sports
• Volunteering

Qualifications

No prior coaching experience or qualifications are required, but a basic understanding of the game and/or playing experience is necessary.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

1595

Cost Includes:

• Excursions
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

All your food, accommodation, support in-country and back home, project equipment, some project transport, some social excursions are included. You will need to budget for flights, travel insurance, vaccinations, visa and personal spending money.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Those on a gap year or a student studying a sports related degree at University. Projects fit well into a summer vacation.

Age Range

18 to 35

This Program is open to

American, Australian, Canadian, European and Kiwi Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Guest House

Participants Travel

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 12

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

7 Days

Sporting Opportunities's Mission Statement

The mission is to provide fun and rewarding sporting opportunities for children and young athletes while also offering volunteer sports coaches the chance to live, work and travel overseas as part of a life changing gap year, career break or volunteer holiday. The organisation also organises tailor-made Sports Tours and Sports Camps. You dont need recognised qualifications or lots of coaching experience to join the sports projects, just a passion for sport and a basic grounding in the sport(s) you want to coach.

Year Founded

2009