Australia, Coaching Sports

We work with a variety of schools in Perth that each differ in terms of the ages of the children and their sporting abilities. Your day will usually be made up of a mixture of teaching in class plus coaching the children in a sport or a number of sports during Physical Education (PE) lessons. The sports that you can usually coach are Football and Cricket.

The children's ages range from 5 to 10 years-old and thus sport is part time and to a “playground” standard only, but the schools usually have excellent facilities. The combination of coaching and teaching will give you great diversity on the project. You’ll also help with sports lesson plans.

School lessons last for 40 minutes and the school day runs from around 8:45 - 2:45 pm. You'll spend about 4 to 5 hours a day helping the children at the school.

The sports are generally coached by season. Different sports have different seasons and the main sports are as follows:

• February - April: Swimming, Tennis, Cricket, Athletics
• May - July: Rugby Union & League, Football (soccer) , Hockey, Netball, Australian football
• August – October: Football, Netball. AFL
• October - December: Athletics, Cricket, Cross Country & Football.

When you are working on the sports side, you'll act as an assistant to the sports teacher during school hours.

FREE COACHING MANUALS:

You'll be given access to a large number of coaching manuals which we've put together for each sport. They are generally very useful if you have to plan coaching sessions for your students.

Regarding your teaching lessons, as well as teaching English, you can get involved with teaching a number of other subjects with the children from the IEC centre. The subjects that may be available for you to teach are: Art Maths Music Science Sports. 

The schools employ a number of teachers to work in the IEC Centre who speak the children's native language and this helps tremendously when the children start to learn English. As well as teaching English, you'll be able to get involved in a number of other subjects within the IEC Centre, such as:

• Sports
• Music
• Drama
• Maths
• Art
• ... and possibly other academic subjects.

SCHOOL TERM TIMES AND PROJECT DATES:

This project runs during the school terms. The school terms are as follows:

ACCOMMODATION

Your accommodation is a lovely Hostel located in the CBD (Central Business District) of Perth - very central, close to the main train station and shopping district. The Hostel is friendly and relaxing, making it ideal for long term stays.

You'll most likely have your own room, but will share a bathroom with others on your floor. There is an excellent kitchen and storage area for cooking meals and plenty of space to relax.

Entertainment at the Lodge currently includes a pool table, cheap internet access, arcade machines and cable TV (Foxtel), to name a few, but with all the sunshine Perth has, you’ll be out and about enjoying the many outdoor activities!

You are literally a stroll from the Swan River and free CBD transport. Trains and buses are also only a few minutes away to take you to Fremantle, King’s Park or to the many other things to do in the region!

The city centre boasts great shopping, restaurants and pubs, or you can head over to Northbridge for more pubs, nightclubs and multicultural cuisine.

You'll get to work via bus, which stops outside your accommodation.

FOOD: 

Not included but that we recommend a weekly budget of AUD$70We work with a variety of schools in Perth that each differ in terms of the ages of the children and their sporting abilities. Your day will usually be made up of a mixture of teaching in class plus coaching the children in a sport or a number of sports during Physical Education (PE) lessons. The sports that you can usually coach are Football and Cricket.

The children's ages range from 5 to 10 years-old and thus sport is part time and to a “playground” standard only, but the schools usually have excellent facilities. The combination of coaching and teaching will give you great diversity on the project. You’ll also help with sports lesson plans.

School lessons last for 40 minutes and the school day runs from around 8:45 - 2:45 pm. You'll spend about 4 to 5 hours a day helping the children at the school.

The sports are generally coached by season. Different sports have different seasons and the main sports are as follows:

• February - April: Swimming, Tennis, Cricket, Athletics
• May - July: Rugby Union & League, Football (soccer) , Hockey, Netball, Australian football
• August – October: Football, Netball. AFL
• October - December: Athletics, Cricket, Cross Country & Football.

When you are working on the sports side, you'll act as an assistant to the sports teacher during school hours.

FREE COACHING MANUALS:

You'll be given access to a large number of coaching manuals which we've put together for each sport. They are generally very useful if you have to plan coaching sessions for your students.

Regarding your teaching lessons, as well as teaching English, you can get involved with teaching a number of other subjects with the children from the IEC centre. The subjects that may be available for you to teach are: Art Maths Music Science Sports. 

The schools employ a number of teachers to work in the IEC Centre who speak the children's native language and this helps tremendously when the children start to learn English. As well as teaching English, you'll be able to get involved in a number of other subjects within the IEC Centre, such as:

• Sports
• Music
• Drama
• Maths
• Art
• ... and possibly other academic subjects.

SCHOOL TERM TIMES AND PROJECT DATES:

This project runs during the school terms. The school terms are as follows:

ACCOMMODATION

Your accommodation is a lovely Hostel located in the CBD (Central Business District) of Perth - very central, close to the main train station and shopping district. The Hostel is friendly and relaxing, making it ideal for long term stays.

You'll most likely have your own room, but will share a bathroom with others on your floor. There is an excellent kitchen and storage area for cooking meals and plenty of space to relax.

Entertainment at the Lodge currently includes a pool table, cheap internet access, arcade machines and cable TV (Foxtel), to name a few, but with all the sunshine Perth has, you’ll be out and about enjoying the many outdoor activities!

You are literally a stroll from the Swan River and free CBD transport. Trains and buses are also only a few minutes away to take you to Fremantle, King’s Park or to the many other things to do in the region!

The city centre boasts great shopping, restaurants and pubs, or you can head over to Northbridge for more pubs, nightclubs and multicultural cuisine.

You'll get to work via bus, which stops outside your accommodation.

FOOD: 

Not included but that we recommend a weekly budget of AUD$70