Volunteer Sports Coaching Abroad in Peru, Coach Sports Overseas with Projects Abroad

Coach Sports Abroad: Coach in Local Schools in Peru

Projects Abroad soccer

If you are interested in coaching sports in schools overseas, Peru is a great choice to spend time as a volunteer. School 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 developing sports you can help to coach children in the local area as a volunteer sports coach. While volunteering abroad you could dedicate your time to the sport you love or help with a variety of games. You can also combine your sports placement with teaching English. Just let us know where your interests lie once you have applied, and we will match you to a suitable school.

Volunteer Sports Coaching in Schools with Projects Abroad

School soccer

You can volunteer on a Sports coaching project in Peru without any previous experience of coaching, although it is fantastic if you already have some. Volunteers are welcome no matter what stage of life they are at - during a college summer vacation, gap year from education, a career break or even as an alternative vacation. All we ask is that you have a passion for sports and a desire to help others to develop their own sports abilities.

We offer our volunteer sport coaches the opportunity to work with Physical Education teachers at local schools in the morning and then work in the afternoon at a sports placement at the Apu Pitusirary sports center, located in the town of Calca in the Sacred Valley. The center is also an official sporting academy for one of the biggest football teams in Peru, Alianza Lima.

At this center there are opportunities for coaching soccer, basketball and volleyball. There are around one hundred-and-fifty children who attend this sports project, ranging in age from 6 to 14 years old. This project provides our volunteer coaches with an excellent variety of skills and talent to work with.

Volunteering Abroad on a Sports Project in Peru

The main emphasis of the Apu Pitusirary sports project is to get as many children involved as possible. Giving local children an opportunity to participate in team sports not only increases their health and fitness levels, but also gives them a sense of belonging to a team of people with a common goal. This can have positive benefits for the wider society because the youth in the local community are engaged in wholesome activities, which give them structure and purpose.

A further goal of the center is to develop the standard of sports in the area. Though they currently offer just soccer, basketball and volleyball, they are always eager to develop other areas, so let us know what you can offer. Please also let us know if you would like to focus on one particular sport or get involved with a variety of games.

This project is available for two weeks if you don't have time to join us for a month or more. This project has been selected by our local colleagues as being suitable for short term volunteering for both the host community and the volunteer. Although you will gain a valuable cultural insight and work intensely within the local community please be aware that you may not be able to make the same impact as someone volunteering for a longer period.

All volunteers on Teaching, Care, Culture & Community, Medicine & Healthcare, Sports or Spanish placements in Peru now have the opportunity to add a 7-Day Conservation Project to the end of their main placement. Click here for more information.