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A passionate country besotted with sport. The enthusiasm of the kids is very infectious in this land of eternal summer, and you're likely to learn as much as you teach! Coaching sport in Brazil is a simply delightful experience!
Brazil offers a rewarding opportunity to pass on your sports skills to children who appreciate it. Absorb this awesome culture by becoming a part of its community. It is no surprise that most volunteers here choose to extend their stay! Brazil also tempts you with a great social life. You can work in either (or both) of two very different regions, RIO DE JANEIRO, close to the beach, or FOZ DO IGUAÇU with its magnificent Falls.
You don't need any qualifications to coach sports in Brazil, just a basic understanding of the game and a love of sports, as well as an enthusiasm to share this! You can also combine a Coaching project with a teaching project - or perhaps you'd like to learn Portuguese or Capoeira at the same time.
Brazilians are passionate about sport! The national obsession with football appears to be instilled in children of all ages and classes, who can often be seen having a game of barefoot soccer on the dusty backstreets of towns and cities across the country.
In Brazil you can coach:-
- Athletics
- Ballet
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Capoeira
- Dance (any kind!)
- Football
- Karate
- Jiu-Jitsu
- Rugby
- Taekwondo
- Volleyball
- Women's Football
The schools and centres that you'll work in are poor but the children are rich in spirit! You'll spend time sharing your skills and building confidence and team morale, whilst working towards improving technique and strategy. What you will offer through coaching is immeasurable in terms of education in social skills, team work, self development, confidence and the obvious positive effects it will have on their English language learning.
With a little time, energy and patience your placement will be thoroughly rewarding and enjoyable for both you and the children you’ll be working with. You'll no doubt learn a thing or two as well, from your students and fellow coaches - this country is passionate about sport with no shortage of talent! You'll also help give the children hope and renewed confidence. The sense of importance that children feel from the fact that you're from another country and have chosen to spend your time helping them can be overwhelming - your very presence is encouraging and motivating.
Sports In Rio:
Charitable organisations, NGO's and social projects are working hard in Rio's suburbs to provide recreational activities to street children or those from disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Travellers have developed a number of partnerships with such projects and that's where you come in: to help coach these enthusiastic children and teenagers! Our programmes are aimed at improving the social skills and lifestyles of children and teenagers through the means of sport.
In many areas of the city children are exposed to the dangers of poverty and can be easily led into a life of crime and drugs. Sports programmes are essential in terms of providing a positive outlet for energy and a distraction from such a lifestyle. They focus on encouraging children to see the 'good side' of the world - by taking them away from the violence and poverty that they live in and encouraging them to see things in a different way. Along with the co-ordinators of such projects you'll be acting as a positive role model to children to help keep them away from the dangers of the streets.
"Unfortunately sometimes lessons have to be called off because of the lack of available teachers - so you will certainly help to make a difference and keep these centres going through taking part in this project".
The government recognizes the important role that structured sports programmes can have on entire communities, and in some areas grants have been given for the building or maintenance of outdoor pitches. This is a really positive move forwards for people in the poorer areas of Rio who now have facilities that they can utilize and be proud of.
We have a huge variety of placements dotted in and around the city of Rio de Janeiro, some right next to the beach and some a little further inland. You'll no doubt work with several different institutions, depending on what you choose to coach. Currently we offer the following programmes: football, basketball, volleyball, beach football, capoeira, dance or karate... If you would like any more information please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Sports In Foz:
This is a serious sports coaching placement which is also seriously fun! You will have the chance to teach sports to children from a wide range of backgrounds - some of whom travel across the border from Argentina and Paraguay every day just to come to school in Brazil. In fact one of the schools we work with in Foz has students attending from each of these three countries so this placement is a truly ‘international’ experience!
Foz do Iguaçu is also based right next door to the overwhelmingly beautiful Iguaçu falls which, quite frankly, makes the famous Niagara Falls pail in comparison! Iguaçu falls is an enormous miracle of nature that will leave you speechless. This is a special and worthwhile placement and most of our volunteers here in the past tend to extend their stay, once they arrive.
Sporting placements in Foz, much like those in Rio, aim to improve the social skills of children and teenagers through the means of sport, whilst at the same time providing a positive outlet for energy. As with Rio, many of the children from poor backgrounds are hyperactive and need plenty of physical activity. Although Foz is a relatively affluent town, there are still many poor areas where children are exposed to the dangers of poverty. Sports programmes encourage these children to develop positive skills away from such a lifestyle. This is something which renews a child's hope and can have an unimaginable effect on their future!
Sports placements are sociable, rewarding and fun!
Our users say...
"There are people here who work very hard to keep the kids off the streets away from crime and drugs. One way, of course, is by encouraging dedication to sports. The Karate Club, run entirely by volunteers, who somehow manage to raise enough funds to ensure the children are properly kitted out and even able to attend competitions.
The youngsters take the sport very seriously. I believe I mentioned the thirteen year old black belt who is capable of leading a class. (She has 6 siblings, lives in a two roomed house and looks about 17)..... as you read through I hope everyone will begin to realise just how much difference this kind of activity makes to these kids.
The other sport of course is football. On Friday Marcelo was even more boisterous than usual because the boys´ team he works with won an important local match. He proudly showed us the wonderful row of trophies earned by the team. As with the Karate, they have only what is donated and every victory is hard earned. These guys put so much effort into helping these kids without ever seeking any kind of reward, except maybe, success." Vera Tyler, Rio, Brazil.
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