Description

Share your passion for sport by coaching and playing sport with disadvantaged South American kids. Help organise matches and fun coaching sessions for keen players in schools and favelas (townships), giving them the chance to play and enjoy the sport they love so much.

Projects range from 2 to 12 weeks so are ideal for a summer project or gap year experience.

The South American Continent.
South America fuses tropical rainforests with snow-capped mountains and modern Latino cities with ancient civilisations. To say South America is diverse would be an understatement. And perhaps the biggest passion in South America is sport.

You need only look at the sporting giants of Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Ecuador to see this. Volunteer sports coaching in South America is a great way to give children the chance to play and be coached in the sports they love. You really can make a sporting difference by joining one of our volunteer sports projects during a volunteer holiday or a sports gap year in South America.

A sports coaching project in South America really is the perfect way to travel 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.
Argentina: Baseball, Basketball, Football/Soccer, Hockey and Rugby.

Ecuador: Football and Tennis

Highlights

*Argentina Travel Highlights:
- Iguazú Falls, in the north-east corner of the country
- The Nahuel Huapi National Park
- El Calafate & The Perito Moreno Glacier, a must when visiting Argentina
- The Ibera Wetlands (or Esteros del Ibera), a nature reserve of 13'000 km2
- The wine regions of Mendoza and Salta

Argentina Fun Facts:
- Argentina is one of the leading producers of wines and has approximately 1800 wineries.
- A 'Milonga' is a tango dance party. Carlos Gardel helped make tango a worldwide popular dance.
- 'Mate' is Argentina's national drink. Some people claim it to be a kind of drug.

*Ecuador Travel Highlights:
- Relaxing in the hot springs at Baños
- Strolling around Quito's Old Town the largest Old City in the Americas
- Surfing in Montanita one of Ecuador's most popular beaches
- Visit the Galapagos Islands for a glimpse at some rare and colourful species of flora and fauna

Ecuador Fun Facts:
- It is possible to balance an egg on a nail at the equator in Ecuador
- Ecuador is the world's number one producer of bananas
- Ecuador is the Spanish word for equator

Travel Types

• Rugby
• Soccer/Football
• Sports
• Surfing

Qualifications

No prior coaching experience or qualifications are required, but a basic understanding of the game and/or playing experience is necessary. Basic conversation Spanish is important and we can offer a language course.

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

1035

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 accommodation, most food, support in-country and back home, project equipment, some social excursions and pre-departure help and advice. You will need to budget for flights, travel insurance and personal spending money.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

People on a gap year or students doing a sports related degree.

Age Range

18 to 35

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 15

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