Sports Gap Year
Most of us only get the chance to indulge in our favourite sports in our free time. But would not it be great if we could play football, go mountain biking or surf some great beaches whenever we liked, rather than squeezing it in to an evening, or at the weekend after a long tiring week at work. Well as part of your gap year there is the chance to take part and get involved in any number of sporting activities. You may wish to volunteer as a sports coach, teaching in disadvantaged local communities to give youngsters sporting skills and experience that we take for granted at home. You may prefer to spend your time on a training course that leads to a professional instructor qualification in sports such as skiing, mountain biking or scuba diving. Or it may be that you just get the opportunity to improve your own sporting abilities with experiences like learning to sail in Australia or horse riding in Argentina.
Some of the sports gap year courses that we advertise even come with the offer of a job at the end of the training period. If you are looking to be involved in sports during your gap year, check out the courses below for lots of great ideas.
Popular Sports Gap Year:
Sport – Polo in Argentina, Horse Safari in South Africa. Employer: The Leap The Leap offers 2 unique equine experiences...
Live on a private estancia and learn to play polo in Argentina
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Horse safari across the African bush in search of game whilst helping with local conservation and community projects.
Both experiences are team based, for 10 or 6 weeks. | Coach and Play a variety of Sports in Clubs, Schools, Community Centres and Grassroots Organisations Employer: Travellers Worldwide Whether you’re a professional or just love sport we have a project for you! Sports include Football, Rugby, Cricket, Polo, Badminton, Baseball, Hockey, Swimming, Gymnastics, Tennis, Athletics, Surfing, Capoeira and more! No experience required other than a desire to use Sport to help others! |
Sports Employer: Real Gap Fancy riding the waves in Australia, mastering kung fu in China or trying scuba diving in Thailand? Use your sporting abilities to make a difference in underprivileged communities, gain new qualifications or just work on your skills on a whole host of amazing destinations around the world. | Surf Gap Year Experiences, Instructor and Life Guard Courses Employer: Non Stop Ski and Snowboard NONSTOP offer a range of amazing gap year surf experiences. Based in two contrasting, but equally epic, surf locations we can help you to become a globally recognised instructor or lifeguard and get your surfing skills up to a professional level |
Canadian Mountain Bike CoursesEmployer: Non Stop Ski and Snowboard Our mountain bike programmes are hosted in Fernie, British Columbia. Highly regarded as one of the best winter mountain destinations in the world, it’s a hidden gem in the summer and perfect for all-mountain and downhill riders | Ski / Snowboard Instructor CourseEmployer: Non Stop Ski and Snowboard Whether you're planning to spend time as a ski or snowboard instructor, or you just want to learn to ride at a professional level, NONSTOP’s courses are the way forward |