Volunteer Role
Like other South American countries, Ecuador has a passion for football that has the ability to unite people from all different walks of life and provide opportunities to individuals who may never have had them.
Using your football coaching skills, you can share your enthusiasm for football with underprivileged people and really make a difference to their lives. At the same time, you’ll be rewarded with learning all about the Ecuadorian culture, with further opportunities to advance or develop your Spanish skills. What better way is there to spend your gap year or career break?
The project involves four football schools located in different parts of Quito, with about 120 boys from 5 to 18 years old. The aim of the school is to provide young children with a place to go and enjoy physical activity, combined with purposeful education and language lessons. Children attend the football school from all walks of life, with a number of the children attending from local schools and orphanages.
They are constantly playing games and sometimes have tournaments on weekends that volunteers attend. During the summer they also have a Football camp that runs in the mornings from 9:30 until 12:30, with volunteers being able to participate if they wish. As a volunteer football coach you will:
- Assist coaches in football classes - through skill development,
- coordination skills, game preparation and training drills.
- Help in the organization of training sessions and competitions.
- Referee short games.
- Provide English (and/or German if possible) lessons to the students.
What’s Included in the Programme
- Volunteer placement
- Local orientation
- Accommodation
- Two meals a day
- Airport transfers
- Pre-departure assistance from a Real Sport Advisor
- Pre-departure information pack
What’s Not Included in the Programme
- Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement
- All flights
- All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other)
- E-mail/Internet and telephone calls
- Soft drinks, beer, wines and spirits
- Any excursions over and above your planned itinerary
Prices & Durations
Ecuador Coach Football - 4 weeks £799
Ecuador Coach Football - 8 weeks £1,199
Ecuador Coach Football and Language School - 4 weeks £1,199
Ecuador Coach Football (4 weeks) and Language School (2 weeks) £1,199
Ecuador Coach Football (4 weeks) and Language School (4 weeks) £1,499
Ecuador Coach Football - 12 weeks (2009) £1,349
Ecuador Coach Football - 24 days £699
