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SPORTS WORK EXPERIENCE INTERNSHIP IN KNYSNA
This placement combines coaching in a variety of sports with gaining valuable
work experience in a well set-up and organized Sports School.
The experience you gain
on this project will be an excellent entry into your CV, making you stand out in
the crowd of job seekers. You'll
coach in a Sports School
full time
for the underprivileged community, as well as assisting in the
management and running of the school and possibly
playing for various teams based at the school.
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►SUMMARY
FACTFILE |
| Start Dates |
All year round (subject to school
term dates) - you choose your
start and finish dates! |
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Duration |
From 2
weeks to 12 weeks or longer,
subject to visa
requirements. |
| Requirements |
No
qualifications or experience required, just lots of enthusiasm and a
good knowledge of your sport. |
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Price |
From
£895 for 2 weeks, ranging to £2,595 for 12 weeks.
Full Price List |
| 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
►2 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 projects are
open to all nationalities.
You need to be aged between 17 and 77+ |
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Sports School is dedicated to its development
programme,
which was implemented to help the underprivileged children in the
community.
Located in the beautiful town of Knysna along the garden Route, you will
have the opportunity to coach and play a variety of sports.
You may be able to coach a variety of sports
including: Archery, Bowls, Cricket, Cycling (mountain biking), Football, Golf, Hockey, Squash
and Tennis.
You can also get involved in a number of different roles:
- Sports Administration & Management
- Organising Sports Events
- Sports Development
- Grounds Management
- Maintenance
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
The enormous satisfaction of helping disadvantaged children and
knowing that you made a difference to them.
New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding
of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional
development.
An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head
and shoulders above most others in the job market
And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
‘By the way keep my details because I will certainly be going
again. BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!!!!’
Ryan
Hammond
ABOUT THE SPORTS SCHOOL:
The Sports School is situated in a beautiful location, overlooking the
Knysna Lagoon. Being out in the fresh air and playing sports
with such panoramic views is enjoyable, uplifting and quite unique! The
School has excellent facilities, including a pavilion, cricket and
hockey ground.
The School was established in 1992 as a sports promotional tool for the previously disadvantaged
community. The school's motto is ‘To Play for the sake of the game’.
The sports school provides term-time coaching to boys and girls in the
area of Knysna and works closely with the children from the
underprivileged community.
As well as coaching, the school also organises a number of sports
events which brings visiting teams to Knysna to play against local
teams. These occasions are always lots of fun, ‘teaming’ with good,
strong competitive spirit!
The mission statement of the sports school is:
“The promotion of sportsmanship, fellowship and self-respect among
children in Knysna through the medium of a healthy sporting ethos and
environment, and the development of their skills in their chosen sport.”
ABOUT YOUR WORK AND YOUR COACHING:
You'll get involved in a number of different
activities during the day.
Apart from coaching, there are also aspects of sports administration and
management, which the school needs assistance in, including:
"Working at the sports school was a great way for me to
learn how to coach in a professional environment and improving my coaching
techniques as the coaches at the school really helped me and I in turn could
help the children. The sports school is an excellent placement for those who
want to really get stuck into sports full time coaching whilst learning new
coaching techniques and playing sport." William Dawson
Sports Development Programme
The Sports School has a well established sports development programme
which aims to allow children from the surrounding townships to come to
the facility and receive free coaching. They also have children from
more affluent backgrounds attending the Sports School so there is a
wonderful interaction and benefits for both groups
There are a number of qualified
coaches at the school who you will be assisting, so if you're
not a very experienced coach, or you lack confidence in your coaching skills,
you can learn and develop your own abilities by working alongside these coaches.
You can choose to coach one or more different sports and you can do a
placement for any length of time, from two weeks upwards.
The sports are divided into seasons as follows:
Summer (between
October and April, with a long break in the middle from 1st December to
15th January) Archery, Bowls Cricket, Cycling, Golf and Tennis
Winter (April
10th to 22nd September) Archery, Bowls, Cycling, Football, Golf, Hockey, Squash and Tennis
During the start of the school year (February & March) you will be going
into the township schools with the coaches to do talent spotting to
identify children who have talent in a particular sport. These children
are then encouraged to come to the sports school to receive coaching. |
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Ryan Hammond – Sports Work
Experience - Jan 09
'These children were completely awesome and
they were very willing to help with everything at the athletics track I
was at.’
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OPTIONAL ADD-ONS
Ryan Hammond – Sports Work
Experience - Jan 09
‘‘This one really puts my heart in my
mouth, on the last day the kids would not let me leave until I had a
photo with them and it was class!’
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