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Coach Swimming in Perth in Australia
Coach
and Compete in Swimming in Perth, in beautiful Western Australia.
Australia is renowned for producing some of the best swimmers in
the world, like Ian Thorpe and Grant Hacket and many others through the
years. On this very professional project, you'll
coach alongside some very good coaches.
You'll assist
in coaching a number of age
groups, from 5 year olds who are just learning how to swim, all the way through to
National and Olympic swimmers who have represented Australia. You'll also have the opportunity to train regularly and
also compete if you wish to.
If you do any
placement in Perth, an Indigenous
(Aborigine) Heritage tour
in Kings Park, Perth's No. 1 tourist
attraction, is included
in your itinerary, free of charge!
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►SUMMARY
FACTFILE |
| Start Dates |
All year round, but some sports
subject to seasons. Flexible: you choose your
start and finish dates! |
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Duration |
From 2
weeks to 1 year, subject to visa restrictions |
| Requirements |
No qualifications or
experience required, but you must be enthusiastic and have a very
good knowledge of the game. You must be aged 18 or over. |
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Price |
From
£995 for 2 weeks, ranging to £3,195 for 12 weeks.
Full Price List |
| What's included |
►Accommodation
►Food (excluding
lunch)
►Meeting you at the Airport
►Transfer to your accommodation
►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), Transport to and
from your project, Return transfer to the airport. |
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Who can do this Project? |
All projects are
open to all nationalities.
You need to be aged between 18 and 70+ |
PROJECT OVERVIEW
This project provides you with a diverse experience in that your
activities will take place in two locations and will also give you the
opportunity to coach other sports as well:
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You'll spend your afternoons and evenings coaching
and/or training at a Swimming Club in Perth.
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During the mornings and early afternoons, for about 4-5 hours
every day, you'll bring very welcome
athletic coaching skills to the Sports Refugee project. This project takes place in a school in one of the suburbs
of Perth and here you'll coach athletics plus a variety of other sports to refugee children
from war-torn countries.
You'll work with a variety of ages at the club and you will have an opportunity to compete yourself and test your abilities
against the Aussies! The clubs we work with have a very
lively social scene and you'll be welcomed with open arms!
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
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An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into
Australia and you'll learn about the Aborigine culture that makes
this country so fascinating!-
The enormous satisfaction of also 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:
1. YOUR PROJECT AT THE CLUB:
This element of your programme
will take place in the late afternoons and evenings. You'll
work at one of the top
swimming clubs in Perth and in Western Australia. The club is
conveniently situated close
to your accommodation and has some of the best swimming facilities in
Western Australia, including three 50 meter pools, 2 which are outdoor and 1
which is indoors.
At the club you will be working as an assistant coach
alongside the already existing swimming coaches at the club. As an
assistant coach, you will be able to pass your skills on to the various
groups of children you will be coaching and you will also be able to learn a great
deal from the highly qualified and experienced coaches - thus hopefully
improve your own coaching abilities and experience!
As well as
coaching swimming, you'll have the opportunity to work with the 'elite' swimmers,
helping them with weight training sessions at the Western Australian Sports
Institute. At the
club there are a number of different swimming squads that you will be
involved with coaching and you can also train with the
squads and you might get the opportunity to compete. The squads are as
follows:
On the weekends the clubs
compete in swimming galas and you will have the opportunity to get involved
in the galas as a coach. There is also the opportunity to do some extra
coaching and training if you so wish, or you could explore the many
attractions that Perth has to offer.
THE SWIMMING SEASON AND COACHING TIMES:
This project runs all year round but if
your placement falls during school holidays you will only be able to work at the
swimming club. You'll be
able to coach for 2 - 3 days of the week, Monday through to Friday. The days
are flexible and you will discuss this with the head coach when you arrive. Coaching times
are from 4.00 - 7.00 pm.
If you wish to compete
competitively within swimming then you will need to get permission from your
governing body of swimming (if you are registered to swim for another club).
The fees to swim competitively in Australia for this club are between AU$50 - $AU60.
2. YOUR PROJECT AT THE REFUGEE CENTRE:
The Refugee Sports Project will take place during the day. For this element
of your programme, you will be working
at a school located in Perth. The school you will be working with have an
Intensive English Centre (IEC) which has children from war-torn countries
such as Sudan, Somalia and Afghanistan who have come to Australia as
refugees with the United Nations. The IEC was set up to enable children on
the program to learn English and enable them to adapt to the Australian
education system before moving into main stream schooling.
As part of the IEC program, the children learn to play
sports at the school. As a volunteer on this project, you will be coaching a
number of sports to the IEC children as well as main stream children at the
school. Coaching takes place for around 4-5 hours a day. The schools have good sports facilities
and you'll work as an assistant to the current sports
teacher.
This project is very beneficial to the IEC
children because, through sports, you can improve their English skills as well as
teaching them new sports. Many of the IEC children are very talented at
sports and with your help they will get the opportunity to improve their skills and
sporting abilities.
There are a wide number of sports available to coach on
this project and you will be involved in a wide range of sporting activities,
giving you great diversity on the project. The sports are generally coached
by season, but if you wanted to coach a sport that was not in season, or if
you wanted to introduce a new sport to the children, the school would welcome
it as long as it was of benefit to the children.
The sports are as follows:
Term 1: Volleyball, Basketball & Tennis
Term 2: Aussie Rules, Soccer, Netball
& Basketball
Term 3: AFL (Aussie Rules Football),
Athletics, Netball, Soccer, Cross Country
Term 4: Tennis, Swimming, Volleyball,
Cricket & Soccer
This element of the project runs during the school terms. The school terms for 2009 are as follows:
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Term 1: 2nd Feb - 9th April
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Term 2: 28th April - 3rd July
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Term 3: 20th July - 25th September
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Term 4: 12th October - 17th
December
The lessons you will be coaching in will
last for 40 minutes and the school day runs from around 8:45 - 2:45 pm. As
a volunteer you will be assisting the existing sports teacher at the
school coaching the children. You'll spend about 4 to 5 hours a day
helping the children at the school.
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.
REQUIREMENTS: WORKING WITH CHILDREN'S CHECKS & POLICE CHECKS:
The law in Western Australia required all volunteers who work with children to undergo a Working With
Children's Check (WCC). It is also compulsory for volunteers who
work in schools to undergo a police check. These checks are done to ensure the safety of children in
Western Australia.
The checks are a simple process and we will provide you
with all the details of what identity you need to take with you.
On your arrival in Perth, our Australia manager will complete the checks
with you and take you through the process. As soon as you have
registered, you'll be allowed to start working with children. The fees
for is A$53 (about £25).
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