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 - U13's
- U19's and U21's (Colts)
If you wish to also play Rugby Union on this project, you will have the opportunity to 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:
- 2 Men's open weight category teams
- 4 Men's under 85kg category teams
- 2 Colt men's teams (under 19s & under 21s)
- 2 Men's social sides
- 1 Woman's team
- 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:
- Seniors Late March - Mid august
- Juniors: Mid April - Mid August
Touch Rugby season runs from:
- Late Oct - Dec & late Jan - end of Feb
Coaching and training times are as follows:
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.
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
relevant information before you come to New Zealand. |
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