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Gap Year for Grown Ups now offer a range of exciting new sports projects.

Develop your skills in a range of sports on a sports academy programme, work as a volunteer coaching a sport you are passionate about or get active on one of our sports expeditions.

Coach Sport Sports Voluntary Work Projects
Give something back by teaching sport as a volunteer.
You can coach football, hockey or rugby. Our sports coach volunteer projects span Africa, Asia and South America.
Sports Academy Sports Training
Learn a sport or develop your existing skills in your favourite sport.
Our sports training programmes include a Golf Academy programme in Australia and a fantastic Scuba Diving programme in Honduras.
Sports Expeditions Sport Expeditions
Combine sport related voluntary work and adventure travel for a thrilling expedition and the best of career break experiences.
Choose from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Mozambique.

Below is our full list of Gap Year for Grown Ups Sport Programmes:
Australia - Learn to Sail
If you fancy taking to the open seas (well, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park) and finding your inner sailor, then learn to sail in one of the most beautiful areas of the world! If sunbathing on deck just doesn’t do it for you and you want to feel the wind in your hair as you do…something with the rigging, then an Aussie sailing course is right up your galley! From £499

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Australia Golf Training Academy
Tailored towards golfers of all abilities, Gap Year For Grown Ups’ Golf Academy in Australia is a great place to develop your skills and watch your handicap tumble in the process. You will receive full-time professional instruction at two of Australia’s best resort courses with training techniques ranging from computer swing analysis to 18-hole competitions, all designed to take your game to the next level.  From £2099

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Australia Tall Ship Sailing
Experience the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef and the beautiful white sand of the Whitsunday Islands on a six-day voyage of discovery. Get involved in the day to day working of a traditionally rigged vessel, hoisting sails and steering or you can simply sit back, relax and watch other people doing all the hard work! From £399

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Brazil Beginners Rock Climbing
With Rio as your backdrop, this programme will equip you with the necessary climbing skills to have you scaling the tallest peaks of this incredible South American city. From £1199

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Brazil Martial Arts Experience
Looking to learn several exciting new skills with a little bit of Latin flavour? Then look no further, because on this spectacular of a project you can study two different forms of martial arts (one with a Brazilian origin) and learn the local language at the same time! All this AND you get to spend time in what is arguably one of the most beautiful and stylish cities in the world! From £899

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Brazil Tennis Coaching
You’ll get the chance to see a bit of Brazil and use you passion for tennis to improve the physical fitness and skills of disabled players as well as giving the children of the favela communities the chance to take advantage of activities they wouldn’t normally have access to. From £799

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Canada Ski/Snowboard Instructor Courses
Enjoy the beauty of the Canadian pistes and work towards a change in career by becoming a qualified ski instructor. This course gives you the all round skills necessary to be a ski instructor or you can train further to gain full leadership skills which make you exceptional! From £2899

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Cape Town Sports
Join this project and help to coach sports to disadvantaged children in a Township on the suburbs of Cape Town. With Table Mountain as your backdrop, you will be able to offer local children structured sports coaching and games, whilst also providing additional support to the Township school. From £1099

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Coach Sports and Teach Malawi
Join this programme to help coach sports and teach English in schools next to Lake Malawi. Your main role will be to help take the burden off under-staffed schools and help to provide a better learning environment for the children. Coaching sports will help to develop better health and wellbeing amongst local children, in a fun and productive way! From £949

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Costa Rica Spanish and Salsa
Spend your mornings learning the Spanish language and your afternoons kicking your heels up with tuition in the art of Latin dance! You will learn the Cumbia, the Salsa, Bolero, Merengue, the Chachacha and reggae alongside Costa Rica’s best in an internationally recognised dance school. From £599

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Costa Rica Sports and Teaching

Sports Coaching – Football – Volleyball - Basketball

Enjoy the Pacific Coast of one of Central America’s most beautiful nations and indulge you passion for sport with some of Costa Rica’s underprivileged children! You will be teaching PE at school during the morning and coaching it in the afternoons, so you and the children can really make the most of your time in Matapalo!

From £799

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Costa Rica Water Sports Adventure
The adrenaline rush is something you can’t buy and the scenery is something you can’t picture. Kite surfing, white water rafting, surfing and more make up an adventurous programme that lets you do something unusual in of one of the most beautiful countries in Latin America.  From £1099

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Divemaster Course Australia

Ever wanted to learn Scuba Diving? You could join a course taught by professional divers in the beautiful Byron Bay, a popular beach town in Australia. The programme lasts for ten weeks and takes you from being a total beginner to a Divemaster with full qualifications. With the qualification you can work in diving related jobs and scuba centres all over the globe.  

From £3699

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East Africa Sports Adventure
This programme is perfectly suited to sports enthusiasts looking for a challenge during their time out. In a month of unique and life-changing experiences, you will spend individual weeks doing different activities and assuming new challenges.You learn bush survival skills; climb Mt Kenya; Camel Trek across the Samburu lands; and traverse the white waters of the source of the River Nile. From £2249

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Fiji Dive Culture and Conservation Programme
Spend six incredible weeks on the expedition of a lifetime discovering the beaches, corals and culture of this stunning Pacific Nation. Get involved in important conservation work and become a qualified scuba diver, before developing a faultless tan and enjoying the relaxed style of “Fiji-time.”
From £2049

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Football and Teaching Project Ghana
Join this programme and help to coach football and teach English to school and street children in Ghana. Sport, particularly football, has been an excellent medium to alleviate the financial and educational hardships that many children in Africa face and has been the perfect way to encourage children to interact and develop on a day-to-day basis. From £799

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Football Coaching Ecuador
Join this project to help coach football to underprivileged children in Ecuador. Use your skills and passion for the sport to help young aspiring players stay off the streets in Quito. This project is perfectly suited to football enthusiasts of any ability, whom are interested in giving something back and developing their Spanish skills at the same time. From £799

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Ghana Netball Coaching

Get involved in developing Ghana’s grassroots netball talent, it’s one of their best female participant sports! You can improve your coaching skills by coaching all different levels, depending on how much coaching experience you’ve got.

From £1249

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Hockey Coaching Project Ghana
This programme is currently unavailable; to find out about similar projects, please contact us. Sport is a terrific way for people of all countries to find common ground, and hockey is now one of the fastest-growing games played in schools and clubs throughout Ghana. This programme is ideal for anyone with a good grounding in hockey who wants to share that skill and enthusiasm with some of the more deprived children of West Africa. From £799

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India Sports and Community Himachal
General Sports – Cricket – Football – Volleyball – Netball
Become part of the Sports and Community Project based in India and help to encourage the physical health of disadvantaged children. 
From £1149

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India Sports and Community Rajasthan
General Sports – Cricket – Football – Volleyball – Netball
Join our Real Sport Experience’s Sports and Community Project in India to help develop the physical wellbeing of underprivileged children.
From £1299

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Japan Ski and Snowboard CSI Course
Spend four whole weeks in the powder heaven of Niseko and train for the snowboard or skiing qualification in snow-sports Instruction. With your SBINZ/NZSIA CSI certificate, you will be able to train to level 1 and 2 beginners and find work in resorts in New Zealand and all over the world including the USA.  From £2899

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Japan Ski and Snowboard Instructor Course
Spend eleven weeks in the powder heaven that is Niseko and become a skiing or snowboard instructor. With your NZSIA/SBINZ Level 1 Qualification, you can find work in ski resorts all over the Globe, enjoying the fun outdoor lifestyle that this career path includes. 
From £5699

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Kenya Sports and Teaching Programme
This project will have you volunteer teaching and sports coaching, a great way to develop the education and to have fun with underprivileged children. You will teach in the mornings and do sports coaching in the afternoons allowing you to make an impact on the lives of the disadvantaged people in a neglected region of Kenya. From £899

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Malaysia Turtle and Dive Volunteer
Tropical Island Life Turtle Conservation Programme. Turtle conservation at its best, a remarkable opportunity to work with these amazing creatures on the Perhentian Islands of Malaysia.
From £1299

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Martial Arts Academy China
Real Sport Experiences’ Shaolin Kung Fu Academy offers one of the best environments around the globe to be trained in this historic martial art. Situated at the foot of the Mountains of the Fujian Province, South East China, you will study directly from some of the best Masters to be found in China. From £799

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Mozambique Community Development

Our Mozambique community development project offers you the opportunity to contribute to important community support and sports programmes, working with children in rural African villages. There’ll be plenty of opportunity to explore Mozambique whilst you’re here.

From £1295

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Mozambique Sports Adventure
This 4-week adventure gives you the chance to experience one of Africa's genuine un-spoilt paradises. The programme incorporates a number of water-based adventures and finishes with an important community initiative, where you will coach football and teach English to the local children. If you are a sports enthusiast or you love spending time in the water, then this programme will be perfect for you. From £1599

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Rugby and Teaching Project Ghana
Join the Rugby Coaching Programme to help develop a sport that is in its early stages of growth. Help to raise its profile as a genuine national sport, with coaching at grass roots level. If you have experience and coaching qualifications, it is even possible for you to help coach the National sides. From £1249

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Scuba Diving Courses Honduras
At the heart of the Caribbean, this centre offers you the opportunity to dive and swim amongst whale sharks, dolphins, and manta rays. The reefs are studded with beautiful corals and feature a wide variety of colourful tropical fish. So, you’ll be surrounded by natural splendour, whilst receiving top-quality training in a fantastic part of the world! From £1199

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Ski and Snowboard Instructor Courses Turoa
Join the exhilarating Ski/Snowboard Instructor Programme and receive professional training to become a qualified instructor. With a globally acknowledged qualification, you will be highly proficient in instructing skiing and snowboarding. This will enable you to work in ski resorts all over the world, enjoying the mountains by day and après ski by night. From £5599

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Sports Coaching Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka may be a leading cricketing nation, but sports education is non-existent in many parts of the country. What little does exist is confined to the larger cities and more prestigious schools. This project brings volunteers to local community schools out in the more rural areas of Sri Lanka.
From £699

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Swaziland Community Sports Project
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