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Many children in Ghana don’t have
the opportunity to receive proper coaching at a young age and they lack the
basic ball skills and understanding of the game compared to those in Europe. The
skill level within the country is very high and with professional coaching from
Travellers volunteers, children will be able to use their raw talent more
effectively and in a structured way.
As a Travellers Football coach,
you'll work with a number of schools in Accra, coaching football during lesson
times and coaching the school teams after school. As well as coaching football
you will be involved in organising, managing and running the Travellers
Football Tournaments.
As there is very little sports
infrastructure and little opportunity for schools to play in competitive
tournaments in Ghana, Travellers have created a number of tournaments which
allow the children to use the skills they have learnt from the volunteers and
put them into practice playing against other schools. If you are involved in one
of the Travellers tournaments, it will be the highlight of your placement.
You'll see how all of the work you have done on your placement will have paid
off - and to see the enjoyment it brings to the children is priceless.
Play with NANIA FC (Division 1):
Another team we work with are the semi professional team Nania FC, who are
in Division 1 in Accra. Nania FC also go on regular tours to Europe where they
play the likes of Blackburn Rovers and other big European teams.
As an assistant coach at Nania FC,
you'll coach alongside former Ghanaian football player, Walker Annor and
you'll also work alongside European Champions League winner, 3 times African
Player of the Year, winner of the African Cup of Nations and former Ghanaian
Captain, Abedi Pele. Abedi Pele is considered to be the
best ever Ghanaian football player and one of the best African players of all
times. Abedi has 67 Ghanaian caps, so to work alongside such a legend in
football is a unique opportunity. As a Travellers Football coach, you will be
able to coach, train and hopefully play for Nania FC - but only if you're good
enough and get selected.
Play wih KWABENYA ROYALS
(Division 3):
We also have a link with another
local team called KWABENYA ROYALS who play in Division 3 in Ghana. Our recent
football volunteers have been training and coaching this team before school and
have made a real impact. So whatever
your standard and level of expertise in football, we are able to cater for your
needs. Playing for a local team will give
you a real insight into Ghanaian football and culture.
Coaching will typically take place
in the morning and/or from 3.00-6.00 p.m. Monday through to Friday with games on a Saturday or Sunday
so there is plenty of football coaching and training available.
As a Travellers volunteer you will
be given a football coaching manual specifically designed for your football
placement in Ghana as well as subscription to a useful football coaching
website. Any unwanted football equipment that you want to bring out with you to
Ghana will be gratefully appreciated and put to good use in the schools you will
be working in.
SCHOOL TERMS AND HOLIDAYS 2008:
Coaching is not available during
school holidays, so if you're planning to participate in a
placement, please take the school term dates
into account when planning the timing of your project. On the other hand,
if
a holiday falls during your proposed placement, you
could use this time to do any independent travelling
and sightseeing.
Dates for the school terms (semesters) are given below.
(These dates are provisional and can
be subject to change
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1st Term 12th September – 14th December
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2nd Term 9th January – 29th March
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3rd Term 2nd May – 9th August
FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO COACHING WEBSITE:
As a volunteer
sports coach with Travellers, we have arranged for you
to get a year’s free subscription to a Coaching website:
www.grassrootscoaching.com With
this membership (which normally comes with a price tag
of £39.99), you automatically become a member of the International Coaches
Association (ICA) and join a community of coaches from over 65 countries.
The ICA is
rapidly growing into one of the largest coaching organizations in the world.
This subscription will allow you access to over 4,000 pages of the best
interactive, online soccer and football coaching information.
Although
they deal mainly with soccer, the coaching principles are the same for all
sports and will be helpful for you in teaching any sport. This
excellent resource should hopefully be able to give
you a few tips that will benefit both you and the children that you’ll be
coaching, and enable you to gain the maximum enjoyment from your placement.
If anyone would like to donate football kit or
equipment, or money to buy equipment for the kids, please
contact us. They are in desperate need, as you can see from the photos, and
anything, no matter how small, would be highly appreciated.
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