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SPORTS: COACH FOOTBALL
Children in India are wonderful to
teach and incredibly enthusiastic about learning sport. The School
Principals say that the children have also learned life skills from the
team work and gained tremendous confidence in themselves.
You'll work with all age groups, in secondary schools and even
colleges in Madurai. You can also choose to coach badminton so your
choice is not limited to football alone. If you would like to coach
another sport, then you may be able to coach cricket, badminton, tennis
or volleyball. However these sports will just be for one hour a day as
an extracurricular activity which you'll combine with teaching in the
schools
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►SUMMARY
FACTFILE |
| Start Dates |
All year round - you choose your
start and finish dates! (subject to school holidays – see chart
below). |
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Duration |
Minimum stay 2 weeks and up to 1 year, subject to visa
requirements |
| Requirements |
You don't need any
qualifications to do this project, just a good knowledge of the game and lots of enthusiasm! |
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Price |
From £795 /
US$1,195 for 2 weeks, ranging to £1,795 / US$2,695 for 12 weeks.
Full Price List and other
Currencies |
| What's included |
►Accommodation
►Food
►Meeting you at the Airport
►Transfer to your accommodation
►Transport to and from your
project
►Full pre-departure support
►Local in-country team support
and backup
►24-hr emergency support
►Two free T-shirts. |
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What's not included |
Flights, Insurance, Cost of Visas (if a
visa is required, but we'll provide necessary documents and assistance), Return transfer to
airport. |
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Who can do this Project? |
All our projects are
open to all nationalities.
Unless otherwise stated, you need to be aged between 17 and 70+ |
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
Coaching Football in South India is a
rewarding experience both for you and the children. Kids in India are
wonderful to teach and incredibly enthusiastic about learning sport.
They turn up for training each day eager to learn new skills and play a
game. Coaching has immeasurable indirect benefits for the children, such
as health awareness, increased confidence and social skills.
Travellers work with different types of schools and an engineering
college which are based in the delightful and bustling city of Madurai
in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Most of the schools are well off
private schools as they tend to be larger and have playgrounds. However
most of the schools have only basic equipment such as a few deflated
footballs, no nets or bibs and potholed pitches! Although materials and
resources may be scarce, the enthusiasm of the students and colleagues
more than makes up for any hardships.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
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An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into
beautiful India and it's fascinating culture.
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The enormous satisfaction of helping disadvantaged children and
knowing that you made a difference to them.
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New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding
of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional
development.
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An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head
and shoulders above most others in the job market
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And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
WORK CONTENT:
You usually will be coaching for 3 to 5 hours at
one school only, however there is a possibility that you may coach in
two sessions and at two different venues. You may work in secondary
schools and/or colleges and you will normally help out with all age
groups. You will be in popular demand wherever you are placed and the
children will crowd around you like a celebrity and want your autograph.
Keep a pen on you at all times!
The Principal/sports director and/or relevant teachers at the school and
colleges will liaise with you about your coaching assignments and our
Organiser will also be happy to assist you where necessary.
At the end of the school term in 2007, Tim Roberts, a Travellers
volunteer who was coaching football at the time was keen on organising a
tournament between two of the schools. With help from another volunteer
who was coaching in addition to his teaching English project, they put
together the tournament with Travellers sponsoring the event. It was a
roaring success with the winning team receiving trophies and medals and
the runners up also were handed medals.
Coaching football is only available between June to February as from the
beginning of March the children have to concentrate on their academic
studies as their exams are just around the corner. However, you may be
able to coach during the Summer Holidays (April to May) when Summer
Camps are held in some of our schools for approximately 60 children.
These Summer Camps actually take place in the school grounds and are an
opportunity to give more informal lessons, perhaps combining them with
playing a sport or putting together a music concert or play – much more
relaxed and not quite so structured. Alternatively, you can use the
holidays to tour around the country and sightsee.
SCHOOL
HOLIDAYS IN THE SOUTH OF INDIA (APPROX):
Please keep in mind that school
holidays can change unexpectedly with very little notice given. Although
at times this can be quite inconvenient, most of our volunteers use the
opportunity to travel around and explore the country.
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Summer Vacation: 20th April to 2nd June 2010
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First Term Vacation: 20th to 30th September
2010
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Pooja Holiday: 27th to 28th September 2010
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Diwali Holiday: 4th to 6th November 2010
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Second Term Vacation: 24th December 2010 to
3rd January 2011
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Pongal Holiday: 13th to 17th January 2011
EXAM
PERIODS
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Quarterly Exams: 9th to 19th September 2010
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Half yearly Exams: 14th to 23rd December
2010
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Annual Exams: 17th – 31st March 2010
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO WHILE ON THIS
PROJECT:
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1-Week Intensive Tamil Language Course prior to starting your
project. Learning a little Tamil will enhance your time in India
immeasurably, as you’ll find out things about the culture and the
way of life that someone without language skills simply wouldn’t
have access to!
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Tamil Language Lessons with a private tutor taken at the same
time as your main project. Courses range in length to suit your
needs.
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Yoga
and Meditation Lessons: You have the choice of combining the two
or focussing on Yoga on its own. These courses vary in length to be
done as an optional extra to your main project. Start the day with
yoga and meditation – it’ll set you up for the day!
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Cookery Courses: Cooking is an institution in India. If you’d
like to learn how to cook some of the mouth-watering dishes this is
the perfect way to do it; you’ll be able to choose from an extensive
choice of recipes, visit the market to purchase the fresh produce
and then learn how to cook the south Indian style food with your own
private chef! Again, this activity runs concurrently with your main
project.
FREE
COACHING MANUALS:
As a
volunteer sports coach with Travellers, you have access to a large number of
coaching manuals for each sport - these manuals have been produced in-house by
our Sports Manager. These manuals are very useful and will help you to plan
coaching sessions for your students.
‘Everything
about my placement coaching football was fantastic - the friendliness of the
people in Madurai, the excellent living conditions in the Travellers house and
the wonderful support from the in country supervisors. But most of all what
really made it for me were the school kids I was coaching - all of them such
great characters, extremely dedicated and so grateful for the opportunity to be
taught more about football."
Tim
Roberts
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