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COACH AND PLAY RUGBY IN AUCKLAND
Coach, Train and Play Rugby Union at a club in
Auckland AND help out coaching sports to children from Maori, South Pacific
Islands and many other diverse
backgrounds in some local schools. New Zealand is one of the best countries in the world
at Rugby Union!
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RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011: New
Zealand is hosting the World Cup and people from all over the
world will be flooding to the country. This means flights,
transport and accommodation are going to be at a premium, so
if you're thinking about doing a project around Sept/Oct 2011,
we strongly advise you to book early |
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►SUMMARY
FACTFILE |
| Start Dates |
All year round - you choose your
start and finish dates! Placements may be subject to school terms
and sports seasons |
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Duration |
From 4
weeks to 1 year, subject to visa requirements.
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| Requirements |
No
qualifications or experience required, but you must have a very good
knowledge of your sport and lots of enthusiasm!. |
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Price |
From
£1,395 for 4 weeks, ranging to £2,395 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 18 or over to participate in this
project |
PROJECT OVERVIEW
This project gives you a diverse
experience in that your activities will take place in two locations and
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 Rugby Club in Auckland.
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During the mornings and early afternoons, for about 4-5 hours
every day, you'll bring very welcome
sports coaching skills in the School Sports project. This project takes place in a school in one of the suburbs
of Auckland and here you'll coach Rugby plus a variety of other sports to children
from the Maori community and other countries.
You'll work with a variety of ages at the club and during the
weekend you will have an opportunity to compete yourself and test your abilities
against the Kiwis! The club we work with has a very lively social
scene and you will 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
New Zealand and you'll learn about the Maori 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. As a Travellers' Rugby Union coach, you'll work at a Rugby Union club that
is conveniently located fairly close to your accommodation in Auckland.
Auckland is home to the Blues Rugby Team which plays in the Super 14. The stadium is located
fairly close to your accommodation and if you time your placement to take place
during the season, you should
try and watch a game.
The club has excellent facilities, including an indoor Astroturf training facility,
and a large number of
junior teams that you'll have the opportunity to coach. They also have a large number of senior teams
including a women's team as well as colts teams (under
19s & under 21s) which you'll have the opportunity to
coach, train with and possibly play for if you get selected. The club we
work with play to a high
standard in Auckland.
The age ranges we work with include U6's to U13's, U19's and U21's (Colts)
If you'd like to play Rugby on this project, you may
be able to do so with a number of senior teams. There is a
good mixture of standards at the clubs so there is something for everyone.
Rugby in Auckland is also divided by weight so if you are under 85 kg you can
play in the restricted weight category which tends to be a very fast paced
and exciting game to play. The senior teams
that you can train with and play for include:
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2 Men's open weight category teams
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4 Men's under 85kg category teams
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2 Colt men's teams (under 19s & under 21s)
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2 Men's social sides
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1 Woman's team
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A large number of touch rugby teams in the off
season
The club you
will be working at has
a great social scene - you
will soon be embraced into the Kiwi Rugby culture.
THE RUGBY UNION SEASON AND COACHING TIMES: The Rugby Union season runs from:
Touch Rugby season runs from late Oct - Dec & late Jan - end of Feb
Games take place on the weekends during the season. The
juniors play their game in the morning where you will have the opportunity
to coach a team putting everything you have taught them into practice on the
field. In the afternoon as a senior player it will be your opportunity to
play.
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.
Lessons last for 45 minutes and the school day runs from around 8:30 - 3:00 pm.
You'll assist 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:
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
- 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
relevant information before you come to New Zealand.
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