Coach and compete in gymnastics at a club in Auckland.
Gymnastics is a fairly big sport in New Zealand and the
club we work with is one of the best in Auckland where they have a large
variety of events and disciplines available for you to coach and compete
within.
This is a Coach, Train and Play project. In other words,
after working with a number of juniors at the club, you'll also have the
opportunity to train yourself at the club and if you are there during the season you'll have the opportunity to test your
gymnastics skills against the Kiwis (if you're there during
event season).
You'll be working with children across
various age groups and will assist the head coaches for each
particular event. This will give you good experience and a good insight
into a variety of gymnastics events. Also you'll be able to
improve your coaching skills and learn from the highly qualified and
experienced coaches at the clubs.
You'll work as a coach at a gymnastics club
in the city of Auckland. The gymnastics club that we work with have a
variety of ages that attend and you will be working with children across
various age groups.
You'll assist the head coaches for each
particular event. This will give you good experience and a good insight
into a variety of gymnastics events. On this project you will be able to
improve your coaching skills and learn from the highly qualified and
experienced coaches at the clubs.
No qualifications are required for this project but it would be best
if you were a gymnast or ex gymnast and had coaching/training and
competed within gymnastics.
You'll work with a variety of age groups and with children at
different levels of ability, from beginners through to national gym
level.
There may also be the opportunity to work with a number of school
groups that use the gymnastics club. The club have a variety of
different gymnastics events and groups, including:
Kindy Gym (2-5 year olds)
School gymnastics
General Gymnastics (recreational 5 - 12 year olds)
Trampolining
Recreational Gymnastics
Men’s Competitive Gymnastics
Women’s competitive gymnastics
Teen Gym (13 - 16 year olds)
Rhythmic Gymnastics
PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to compete within gymnastics on this
project, there might an entry fee involved for competitions. As you'll
be a coach at the club. you'll be able to use the club's facilities for
training.
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.
This project runs all year around during the
school terms but is not available during the school holidays. The dates are
as follows for 2007:
Term 3: 16th July - 21st September
Term 4: 8th October - 20th December
The dates for 2008 are:
Term 1: 4th Feb - 18th April
Term 2: 5th May - 4th July
Term 3: 21st July - 26th Sept
Term 4: 13th Oct - 15th Dec
You'll work from Monday to Friday with some optional coaching on the
weekend. As this project is very flexible, you may wish to coach on the
weekend instead and have 2 days off in the week. Arrangements to do this
can be made between yourself and the head coach while on your placement.
However, you'll have to take into account that certain events take place on
different days. A typical day on this project is as follows:
9:30 - 1:30 Kindy Gym & School groups
1:30 - 3:30 pm: Administration work and lunch time
3:30 - 8 pm: All gymnastics groups at various times
These are long hours, but you'll only be expected to do between 6 and 8
hours per day. Your schedule will be arranged between you and the Head
Coach. During terms 2 & 3 there
are more opportunities for coaching during the day with school groups.
If you wish to compete in gymnastics competitions, they do run all year
round, but the main season is from May to September.
REQUIREMENTS: POLICE CHECKS
Within New Zealand Law 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.
The fee for the checks is
included in your project price and we will ensure that you have all the
relevant information before you come to New Zealand.
ACCOMMODATION AND LOCATION:
ou'll be accommodated in a
centrally located lodge that is
friendly and relaxing, making it ideal for long-term stays. You may have
your own room or you may share a room with other volunteers. There is a
communal kitchen and storage area for cooking meals and plenty of space to
relax.
Entertainment at your accommodation includes cheap internet access, TV and
free pool table. You are literally a stroll from the Sky
Tower, harbor and waterfront.
Accommodation is very central and close to the main train station and
shopping district.
Buses are also only a few minutes away to take you to
parts of Auckland and New Zealand or to the many other ‘things to do’!
The city centre
boasts great shopping, restaurants and pubs or head over to the viaduct for
more pubs, nightclubs and multicultural cuisine. You'll get to work via bus,
which is close to your accommodation.
Maori settlement in Auckland was
at least 800 years ago where by different tribes built there fortifications
on the various volcanoes in Auckland. When the British arrived in 1840 they
claimed Auckland as the capital city of New Zealand until Wellington became
the capital 25 years later.The city is modern and vibrant - a fun
and friendly with beautiful surrounding islands and harbour.
Some of its more famous attractions include
the sky tower, Rangitoto island, the harbor, the
Hauraki gulf islands and the
many extinct volcanoes that are in Auckland which provide great views of the
city.
Auckland has restaurants
to suit all tastes - the most popular cuisine is New Zealand lamb which
can be ordered at many restaurants around the city and is well worth it.
For meals in local restaurants, a trip to Auckland's inner city centre is well worth the effort -
it bustles with activity and offers a range of choices of restaurants.
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 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.
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 country!
You will fly into Auckland where
you'll be met by
our local organiser. From the airport you'll be taken to your accommodation.
Several days later, once you have settled in and recovered from the flight, you
will be introduced to the staff on your project.
To read aboutSupport
& Backup we provide,
please click here.
VISAS:
We will liaise with you about
specific requirements, if any, and make the Visa process very easy.
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.
PRICES:
To see the Prices of this project and all
our other projects in New Zealand, please
click here
Prices
include
Food & accommodation while on your project,
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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