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GYC1331 - Coach Hockey Country: South Africa Cost: £1295.00 Cost Includes: The price includes accommodation, food and pickup from airport but does not include flight, insurance, kit or visas     Duration: 5 weeks Company Rep Nearby: All 0845 344 7613 or

 

	This placement would suit... individuals with a good level of fitness and a passion for sports, particularly hockey. You should also be keen on immersing yourrself in the South African way of life. Hockey is becoming an increasingly global sport and this project gives you the opportunity to enhance the game for youngsters who want to share in its popularity. We welcome volunteers who enjoy playing or coaching hockey, be it socially with friends, representing your school, club or university team or even as far as holding coaching qualifications. The emphasis is not on developing Africa’s next international hockey players, but about getting alongside children from less-advantaged backgrounds and building friendships over a common ground. During your placement, you will be largely centred in the townships and schools that skirt the city. The first stage as a coach is to help organise and run training clinics for the children, as well as providing them with decent hockey equipment. This will be a great experience for forming relationships with the players and also for developing your own confidence. The second stage will be planning hockey tournaments that incorporate both matches and team-building activities. Whatever your background, be assured that you will be able to offer something positive to the children and hockey placements you work on. If you are interested in this placement, please fill in the enquiry form below... 0845 344 7613 Join sports and non-sports community projects in Ghana, South Africa and Costa Rica, become a ski/snowboard instructor in Canada with work experience, play and train at international football, rugby and cricket academies abroad, or become a qualified dive master and work in dive schools worldwide... no previous experience is needed and applicants are welcome from all walks of life!