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Travellers Sports
Travellers Sports 
Location(s): Worldwide locations
Develop, coach and play sports - make a difference... get involved! Travellers Sports offers loads of opportunities to coach and play competitively the sport of your choice. You can coach as a full time placement, or alongside teaching another subject. We have a huge variety of sports you can coach in many different countries, from coaching basketball in Brazil to football in South Africa. Click below for details of all our programmes.
   

Africa & Asia Venture
Africa & Asia Venture 
Location(s): Africa, Asia, Mexico
18-24 years old? Enjoy the adventure of a lifetime and unravel your true potential with a group of 16-30 like-minded souls! Africa & Asia Venture provide rewarding 4-5 month placements that make a real difference. No time? Try our 5-week AV Adventures. All departing groups work in pairs or 4-6 people, in teaching, community & conservation or sports coaching projects. There are also travel opportunities such as safaris, camping, or diving.
     

PoloSkool
PoloSkool 
Location(s): Argentina, England & Spain
Polo is a truly amazing sport – fast, dynamic, exciting: a thrill to play and to watch – but it remained sadly out of reach for those unwilling to spend thousands of pounds before being able to take part effectively in a game. PoloSkool provides polo tuition to all levels of player: we can help you take your first mount on a polo pony, or we can provide the facilities, equipment, tuition and ponies to shore up your game and improve your handicap.
     

Crystal International Academy
Crystal International Academy 
Location(s): Canada & New Zealand, Egypt
Become a ski or snowboard instructor in Lake Louise or Whistler in Canada, or train and qualify in New Zealand over the summer. We run professional instructor training courses in partnership with resident ski & snowboard schools, providing the opportunity to develop and enhance your technical and teaching skills whilst gaining recognised qualifications. The programmes range from 5 to 12 weeks, with start dates throughout the year.
   

GAP SPORTS
GAP SPORTS 
Location(s): Canada, Costa Rica, Ghana, South Africa
GAP SPORTS gives you the chance to live and ‘play’ in amazing locations around the world. Coaching sports and non-sports community outreach projects in Africa and Costa Rica. Ski/snowboard instructor courses in Canada with REAL work experience. Play and train at international academies; football (Ghana), rugby, golf and cricket (South Africa). Train to become a PADI qualified scuba diver or perfect your surfing technique in world famous Jeffrey’s Bay.
     

Alltracks Academy
Alltracks Academy 
Location(s): Whistler, Canada
Alltracks Academy aims to deliver the ultimate ski & snowboard instructor courses. If you are looking for a fun but constructive and challenging gap year – Alltracks is for you. Our courses include virtually everything: expert tuition from professional instructors and mountain guides, exam fees, return flights, accommodation, meals, official Avalanche Skills Training, overnight backcountry adventures and much more. Click below for more details.
   

Africa & Asia Venture
Africa & Asia Venture 
Location(s): Indian Himalayas, Nepal, China, Thailand, Mexico, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
So you think SPORTS COACHING may be for you? Enjoy the freedom of coaching whatever sport you choose and combine it with TEACHING whatever you can (if you wish) in poor rural schools in Mexico, India, Nepal, China, Thailand, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya or Uganda...phew! Groups of 16-30 like-minded AVs live mostly in pairs or 4s in their own special houses and COACH SPORTS in pairs. Click below for more information.
     

Sports Leap
Sports Leap 
Location(s): Argentina, Kenya, South Africa, and India
If you are a sports nut or an adrenalin junkie and wish to make the entire focus of your placement a sports activity then look no further! The new and exciting sports Leap programmes offer sports options with a difference - trekking in the Himalayas, kite surfing in South Africa, polo in Argentina, horse safari in Africa… If you’re after adrenaline then look no further!
     

Camps International
Camps International 
Location(s): Kenya
Join a Camps International programme to truly experience the adventure of Africa! We offer 1-3 month programmes to suit all ages and passions at our camps in Kenya and Tanzania. Our huge range of community and wildlife based voluntary projects, with ocean and mountain activities including trekking to the highest peaks in Africa (Mt. Kenya and Kilimanjaro), scuba diving and safari, give you an unforgettable bush experience. Click for more info
     

SnowSkool
SnowSkool 
Location(s): Big White, British Columbia & Sunshine Village, Banff
SnowSkool offers you the chance to gain a qualification leading to worldwide employment or just live out some of the "best days of your life". SnowSkool 11 week ski and snowboard instructor training programmes take place in two of the best Canadian resorts. Our historic pass rate of 100% speaks for itself. We take care of everything so that all you have to do is strap on your gear and ride or ski your way to a new career!!!
     

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