Coach Sports in Peru with Projects Abroad

  Peru

• Cusco: 
Cusco
• All Other Areas in Peru: 
Sacred Valley of the Incas,  Urubamba

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: All Year Round (you set the start and end date)

Description: Sports are extremely popular in the Sacred Valley of Peru, with volleyball high on the agenda. Wherever you go you are sure to see children playing volleyball in the streets. Basketball and soccer are also popular games. If you have a passion for sports you can help to coach children in these sports in the local schools. You could dedicate your time to the sport you love or help with a range of classes. You can also combine your placement with teaching English. Just let us know what you would prefer to do.

We also offer a sports placement at the Apu Pitusirary sports center located in the town of Calca in the Sacred Valley. At this center there is scope for coaching soccer, basketball and volleyball. There are around 150 children who attend the sports center - ages range from 6 to 14 years old, with both boys and girls taking part. This project provides our volunteer coaches with an excellent variety of skills and talent to work with. Moreover, the Apu Pitusirary center has recently been designated an official sporting academy for one of the biggest football teams in Peru, Alianza Lima.

The main emphasis of the project is to get as many children involved in sports as possible. Offering sporting activities within a community makes it easier for children to become integrated into society and feel part of a team. The project also allows volunteers to assist local staff in developing the children's sporting skills, with training sessions being mostly in the afternoons and on Saturday mornings. Please let us know if you would like to focus on one particular sport or get involved with all three.

If you are feeling adventurous or looking for a bigger challenge, you could also combine this project with working at the local schools where you can assist with sports lessons and introduce the kids to a new sport.

It's tiring work but thoroughly rewarding!

Highlights: For your accommodation, you will live with a local Peruvian family who will provide you with meals and an opportunity to practice your Spanish.

Peru is a country of contrasts, a place of extremes: desert and jungle, snow-peaks and sand dunes, great wealth and grinding poverty.

This project offers you the opportunity to become fully immersed in the culture in a manner which even the most hardened of backpackers could never hope to do.

Qualifications: None.

Cost in US$: From USD 2,195 and up

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Open-minded with a desire to travel.

Age Range: 16-70

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Peru Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Projects Abroad's Mission Statement: As part of the global economy, Projects Abroad helps create local employment wherever we send volunteers. Employing local staff overseas and using their talents and knowledge is important to us. This local knowledge and support enables the organization to channel the skills of the volunteers from more affluent countries to regions around the world where they are needed. Volunteers also learn from their placements and the people they meet, and they gain experience in a chosen field. In the 21st century, we believe this mutual respect is what cultural exchange is all about.

Year Founded: 1992