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1. YOUR PROJECT AT THE CLUB:
This element of your programme will take place in the late
afternoons and evenings. You'll work at a baseball club located just a short bus ride away from your accommodation. The club we work
with is the top club in Auckland and has won numerous national
championships. The club has a large number of juniors that you will be able
to work with. The junior teams have both boys and girls who play together.
There are excellent facilities and you'll coach a number
of junior teams. You'll also have the opportunity to coach, train, and
possibly play for the senior men's team, if you get selected.
The junior teams at the clubs fall under the following age
groups:
- 5- 8s T Ball,
- U 10s 4 teams,
- U12s 6 teams,
- U14s 2 teams,
- U16s
THE BASEBALL SEASON AND COACHING TIMES:
The baseball season runs from:
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October - Mid December
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Late January - mid March
Coaching and training times
are between 4:30pm - 7:30pm and take place one afternoon/evening a week during the week days for both the
seniors and juniors but if you wish to coach more then coaching sessions
will be arranged for you by the club as they are keen for the children to
receive extra coaching.
Games take place on the weekends during the season. The
juniors play one Saturday morning - you'll have the opportunity to coach the
junior team, putting everything you have taught them into practice on the
field. On Sunday it will be your opportunity to
play with the seniors. Out of season there will be no opportunity to play
baseball at the
club.
2. YOUR SPORTS PROJECT AT THE SCHOOL
The School Sports Project will take place during the day. For this element
of your programme, you will be working at a school located in Auckland. You
will be working at a school located in Auckland. The school has children
from a variety of backgrounds and countries such as Maori children and
children from Sudan and Somalia who are refugees, as well as children
from other lower economic countries such as Samoa and Tonga. The school
has good facilities that will enable you to coach a variety of different
sports.
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. 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. Each school offers
different sports so if there was a particular sport that you were interested
in coaching please let us know and we will make
arrangements for this.
The sports vary with each term, as follows:
Term 1: Swimming, Tennis, Cricket, Athletics
Term 2: Rugby Union & League, Football, Hockey,
Netball
Term 3: Rugby League, Football, Netball
Term 4: Athletics, Cricket, Cross Country & Football.
The school dates for 2008 are:
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Term 1: 4th Feb - 18th April
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Term 2: 5th May - 4th July
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Term 3: 21st July - 26th Sept
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Term 4: 13th Oct - 15th Dec
The lessons you will be coaching in will
last for 45 minutes and the school day runs from around 8:30 - 3:00 pm.
As
a volunteer you will be assisting the sports teacher to coach the
children. You'll spend about 3 to 5 hours a day
helping the children at the school.
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:
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.
REQUIREMENTS POLICE CHECKS:
As part of the law in New Zealand, it is compulsory
for all volunteers who work with children to undergo a police check.
These checks are done to ensure the safety of children in New Zealand.
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 Auckland, our New Zealand 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. We will ensure that you have all the
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+44 01903 502595
