COACH FOOTBALL (OR OTHER SPORTS) TO LOCAL CHILDREN IN
UNDERPRIVILEGED SCHOOLS and double your experience by combining this
sports project with teaching other subjects in the schools.
An excellent opportunity to mix sports coaching with teaching for an all
round, varied and exciting experience!
Most of our coaching programmes are located in the towns of
Plettenberg Bay, George and Knysna in the Cape Province, on the
Indian Ocean coast. This region is part of the Garden Route, which is
renowned for its beauty. The three towns are quite close to each other.
The schools we work with are mainly for the poorer African and Coloured
children in the local community and they have a love for sports and are
very keen and eager to learn.
You don't need any qualifications to participate in a football coaching
placement in South Africa but you must have a good knowledge and playing
experience of football
Sport classes are run in conjunction with
the Life Orientation classes. The purpose of these classes is to
develop: Team work, Confidence, Self Esteem, Communication Skills and
Leadership.
These classes also help to develop skills,
knowledge, values and attitudes that empower learners to make informed
decisions and take appropriate actions regarding:
■ Health promotion;
■ Social development;
■ Personal development;
■ Physical development, movement and orientation to the world of work.
As sports lessons are run in conjunction
with life orientation classes it is difficult to say how often you will
be able to coach sports, therefore please note that you will not be
guaranteed full time sports coaching on this particular project.
However if you use your own initiative to
generate sports activity when and where you can or even after school,
then we are sure that you will gain so much from this experience, just
seeing those happy faces on those enthusiastic children will make it all
so worthwhile!
Sports in South Africa are becoming
compulsory. Unfortunately many children don't receive a proper sports
education at their school, which is why your help is needed. You'll also
provide essential education for the school teachers, who'll learn from
you and be able to carry on with your coaching assignments once you've
left,
ensuring some continuity for the children.
You can coach a variety of sports, such as
Cricket, Football, Netball and Rugby. Although facilities are basic,
there is still a lot that you can do. The average class size is between
15 and 40.
As this is not a full time sports project
and will therefore not fill up your entire timetable, you will have the
opportunity to teach other subjects during the day, such as
conversational English or any other subjects you may be interested in.
If you would rather coach sports full time
then we have two other very exciting options for you based in Knysna.
Please visiting these links for further details:
Nervous about going somewhere new? Or about
teaching? Read Adrian Tate's description of his arrival in South Africa
to teach Sports
FREE COACHING
MANUALS AND FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO A COACHING WEBSITE
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.
As well as coaching manuals you also have a
year’s free subscription to a Coaching website. 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.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE
As an added
bonus to your project you will also have the opportunity
to provide help and support to the local community through the various
afternoon activities we have to offer. This is an excellent way to emmerse
yourself into the African culture, but most importantly to give a caring
hand to the local community. The activities could range from helping out at;
The local
orphanage - Make the afternoons fun and exciting for these lovely
children by playing games, helping them with home work and just being
there to give them the attention that they so crave.
The art centre for children - You could
make a great impact in their lives by helping them to express their
creative side and enjoying an afternoon full of art and crafts. This is
such an exciting opportunity for children, so why not be a part of it
too!
The soup
kitchen - Soup kitchens have been set up to provide a meal for
the poorer children in the community and often this will be the only
decent meal a child has during the day - any support given is greatly
appreciated by all.
After
school drama or sports - Take some time out after school to set up after
school sports or drama clubs, the children love it and it's a great way
to get to know them better in a relaxed and fun environment(If
you'd like to set up a drama or sports club, please let us know when you
apply so that we can arrange it with the school before you arrive.)
Other
community projects - In the past volunteers have helped to paint the
outside of a crèche that was in desperate need of a lift, the crèche is
now looking very cheerful with brightly coloured walls. A jungle gym was
donated to this orphanage and volunteers also helped to put it together
for the crèche too!
You could be
part of these excellent and worthwhile projects so why not volunteer in
Knysna!
Accommodation and Living in South Africa
Volunteer house in Knysna
Monkeys in the garden of one of
the volunteer houses in Knysna
Knysna:
You will more than likely live in one of our volunteer houses with other
Travellers volunteers. You will either have your own room or will share a room
with one or more other Travellers volunteers. It will depend on how many people
are there at the same time that you are. These are comfortable houses with good
facilities and most have a beautiful view of Knysna Lagoon. You will be provided
with a food budget to cook and prepare our own meals
Plettenberg Bay:
In Plettenberg Bay you will be staying in a very friendly local backpackers with
other Travellers volunteers and you will more than likely share a dorm room with
one or more other Travellers volunteers. The accommodation is close to the beach
with good facilities, including a barbecue in the lovely garden. You will be
provided with a food budget and will be required to cook and prepare your own
meals
George:
Here you have the opportunity to live with a local family and truly immerse
yourself in the local culture. Many volunteers prefer this option because it
enables them to 'become one of the family'. Most of our volunteers remain good
friends with their families long after they've returned home. .
When accommodation is limited,
we occasionally place volunteers in a local Guest House
which is very comfortable and convenient for access into town.
** Please note that occasionally the houses that we use may change owing to
availability, so the facilities you can expect may change accordingly.
There are several good, inexpensive
steak houses (a 400g T-bone steak costs about £4.50 including all the
trimmings! - US $5.50) and lots of good Chinese, Italian and other ethnic restaurants. With local beer
costing only 50p and coca cola 30p a good night out is cheap
(at time of writing). With the current favourable exchange
rate of about 12 Rands (R12) to the pound, your
spending money goes a long way!
"Thank you so much for all the time and effort you have put into making this a
fantastic stay for us.
We will never forget this experience!" Cat
Dunlop and Liz Lunn
To read about the extensiveSupport & Backup we provide in our countries,
please click here.
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2008 IN SOUTH AFRICA:
Dates for the 2008 school terms (semesters) are given below.
1st Term
16 January to 20 March
2nd Term
14 April to 27 June
3rd Term
14 July to 26 September
4th Term
6 October to 5 December
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2009:
Dates for the 2009 school terms (semesters) are given below.
1st Term
21 January to 3 April
2nd Term
15 April to 26 June
3rd Term
20 July to 23 September
4th Term 1
5 October to 11 December
TRAVEL:
You have the option to arrange your
own flights or we can assist you with your flight arrangements. If you would
like us to do this for you, we will liaise with you regarding available flights
and dates to suit you. All arrangements for your flight bookings/payments will
be fulfilled for you by Murray Rogers Travel Ltd., ATOL No. 6856. (Read
more about Murray Rogers Travel Ltd.) Where possible, we arrange for two or
more people to travel on the same flight and we will let you have the names and
telephone numbers of other volunteers on your flight, so that you can chat to
each other or even meet up before leaving for your placement.
Where possible, all flights we arrange for you have changeable return tickets
because many of our volunteers choose to extend their stay once they are in
their destination country. Changeable return tickets enable you to do so, within
the limits of your visa and the level of your air ticket, of course. If you
choose to book your own flights, you should endeavour to get a changeable
ticket. We meet you at the airport regardless of whether you make your own
travel arrangements or not.
We can also arrange your flight
dates to give you additional time at the end of your project for travelling
around and sightseeing - this is a fascinating and wondrous country!
VISAS:. In countries where
visas or immigration documents are required, we'll send you all the necessary
forms and information and make the process very easy for you.
To
read about the extensiveSupport & Backup
we provide in our countries,
please
click
here.
PRICES:
To see the Prices of this project and all
our other projects in South Africa, please
click here
Prices
include
Food & accommodation while on your project,
unless otherwise stated,
2 T-shirts, if required
for your project
All support and backup
during your programme
Meeting you at the
nearest airport, where appropriate, but exclude international travel.
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