When it comes to developing countries, opportunities for sports volunteering abroad are most prominent in Ghana, India, Kenya, Peru, and South Africa.

Sports coaching volunteers are especially needed in inner city, urban areas in both developing and developed countries, where resources are notoriously limited and increased unity and understanding among youth is most greatly needed. For example, the city of Rio de Janeiro has begun a major initiative in its slum areas (in part because of the publicity around its hosting of the Olympic Games and World Cup) focusing on youth sports leagues, especially soccer, as well as art and music programs. The initiative is meant to decrease issues among youth and help students develop essential life skills.

The Olympics and the World Cup generally move from continent to continent, the last two World Cup tournaments were in South Africa and Brazil and the next two will be in Russia and Qatar, so opportunities to volunteer at the World Cup or the Olympics tend to span the globe. It is more common, however, for these events to take place in developed nations.