Teaching Sports in Schools in Tanzania

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Teaching Sports in Schools in Tanzania

Coach sports in Tanzania with Projects Abroad

By volunteering with Projects Abroad on our School Sports project in Tanzania you can help teach children the importance of sports and inspire them to be healthy and active. You can volunteer on this Sports project in Tanzania without any previous experience in coaching, although it is fantastic if you already have some.

Volunteers of all stages of life are welcome - students on a gap year or summer break or professionals on a career break or volunteer vacation. All we ask is that you have a passion for sports and a desire to help others develop their own physical fitness.

Soccer is widely played all over Tanzania. As a volunteer you will often see young children kicking around homemade soccer balls in local villages. Even though soccer is the most popular sport in Tanzania, basketball and volleyball are rapidly gaining interest with players from all social backgrounds and are now also popular across Tanzania.

Coach Sports Overseas in Schools with Projects Abroad

Volunteer abroad as a coach in Tanzania

Whichever sports you enjoy, if you have a passion for developing youth sports you can make an impact as a volunteer sports coach in Tanzania. Sports volunteers work in primary and secondary schools in Usa River, a small rural community on the outskirts of Arusha.

As a volunteer you will be teaching physical education classes alongside local teachers. The morning sessions usually consist of individual and team activities geared toward making sure every student gets involved. You will be working with children of all ages depending on when their physical education classes take place.

In the afternoons you will help coach youth sports teams after school. The students are separated on teams based on different levels - beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The teams practice together to prepare themselves for competing in local tournaments.

Volunteering Abroad on a Sports Project in Tanzania

Teach Physical Education in Schools in Tanzania

By working to involve children in sports in Tanzania you will be actively helping improve their fitness and health. Sports also give children a sense of belonging as part of a team with a shared passion and goal. This in turn has positive benefits for the wider society by engaging youth in sports outside of school, which can keep them away from less wholesome activities, and give them structure and purpose.

Soccer, basketball, and volleyball are the most common sports, but there may be the chance to coach other sports. Just let us know where your interests lie once you have applied and we will match you to a suitable school.