Gap Year Sports Australasia

Take a sports gap year and join one of Real Sport Experience's gap year sports Australasia programmes.

Gap year sports programmes in Australasia are a great way to spend your gap year or career break. With some of the best available sports facilities, Australia and New Zealand offer the perfect destination to do sports training abroad. On some of these programmes, you can obtain sports qualifications, allowing you to work professionally in that sport. For instance, you can do scuba diving training and become a PADI Divemaster. Alternatively, you can do a ski instructor programme and go from ski season to ski season. In Fiji, we have a fantastic Diving and Marine Conservation Project, which is perfectly suited to those who want to give something back in one of the most beautiful locations worldwide.

Our Australasia gap year sports programmes include programmes in rugby, cricket, tennis, scuba diving, golf, ski instructor and snowboard instructor courses. You can also learn to surf in Australia!

For a full list of our gap year sports Australasia programmes, please use the following links:

Australia - Learn to Sail A real hands-on experience on board a yacht. Learn or improve your sailing skills on land before living as part of a crew as you cruise around the Whitsunday Islands, with opportunities to snorkel and swim, too. Australia Cricket Academy Sign up to the academy in Sydney and receive training from former internationals, plus the chance to play for local teams. Other activities are included and, because of the programme’s timing, you’ll experience Sydney’s famous New Year celebrations. Australia Divemaster Course A ten-week course in Australia’s Byron Bay that allows total beginners to achieve internationally recognised diving qualifications. Among the bay’s many attractions are leopard sharks, manta rays and turtles. Australia Seven Day Scuba Dive Course Gain a basic diving qualification that allows you to dive all over the world. The course combines theory, dives and a three-day trip around the Great Barrier Reef. Look out for turtles, coral, tropical fish and more! Australia Surf and Sun Combo A blockbuster of a trip that brings together a week of fun activities in Sydney, five days of surfing lessons around Byron Bay and a bus pass so you can create your own route to Cairns. Australia Tall Ship Sailing A never-to-be forgotten cruise on a tall ship around the Great Barrier Reef, with the chance to snorkel, swim and discover the area. Learn the basics of sailing or just relax and soak up the sun. Cricket Academies New Zealand Learn cricket from the very best in sunny New Zealand, where you’ll follow a personal programme. They’ll be plenty of chances to play in matches and access to training facilities in your free time. Fiji Dive, Culture and Conservation Programme Learn or improve your scuba diving, live with a local family, help build a marine protected area and enjoy the country’s amazing beaches in a 6-week programme of activities that make for the perfect Fijian experience. Golf Training Academy Australia Perfect your swing on Australia’s Gold Coast, where you’ll be taught by professionally accredited instructors on top courses, in unBritish weather! Golfers of any standard are welcome and there are ample opportunities to try other outdoor sports. Learn to Surf in Australia Travel the east coast of Australia, learning to ride the waves and living the surfing lifestyle – that means barbies, beach parties and seeing a whole lot of wildlife. A highlight of any gap year! New Zealand Ski and Snowboard Instructor Courses Gain the qualifications to be a skiing or snowboarding instructor anywhere in the world. You’ll learn at one of the country’s top resorts, with the chance to give paid lessons there once you’re qualified. Rugby Academy New Zealand Improve your individual and team performances. Experienced coaches, innovative training techniques and a dedicated academy in the home of the All Blacks make it the ideal gap year for any rugby fan! Tennis Academy Australia Improve your tennis stroke on Australia’s Gold Coast. Learn at an academy that pays great attention to detail, and focuses on everything from developing your own style, anticipating opponents’ moves and mental preparation. Perfect for tennis enthusiasts!