Football (soccer) and athletics coach in Tanzania  

In Tanzania we can arrange several placements for volunteers as sports coaches.

The "Zanzibar Amateur Athletics Association" is giving athlectics training to all age groups, to male and female athletes. The participants are practising all events of sprint, middle and long distance runs, as well as disciplines of jumping and throwing. 

Some athletes are participating in international competitions and even reach olympic levels. Some women are very successful in sprinting. Mr. Gulaam, the director of the association has participated various times at world championships in 400 m hurdles.

Due to the high daytime temperatures, the athletes usually exercise in the early morning at around 6:30 a.m. in Amani Stadium, the large stadium of Zanzibar which also has electronic measurement devices. Additionnaly, from around 4:30 the large lawns of Maisara are being used by sports associations to practise athletics and football (soccer).

Volunteers with appropiate skills can teach athletics to sportspeople of all ages.

The organisation has 15 local volunteers that are regularly spotting talents on the football grounds of the island. At the moment, 45 talented young players have been found that meet every Saturday and Sunday at "Samulizi Ground" behind the big Amani Stadium of Zanzibar to get some football coaching.

Volunteers can assist both with finding talents and also being a football coach. As the organisation is run completely on a voluntary base, they cannot offer a full-time activity to volunteers. Therefore, foreign volunteers can during the weekdays train sports at the "Zanzibar Amateur Athletics Association".

Another location for volunteer fooball and sport coaches is the Mwema Centre for street children in Karatu/Ngorongoro. The centre has a football team which is playing in the regional Coca-Cola league for under 17-years-olds agains other student teams. Besides football, they also play volleyball and basketball. 

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Location: Zanzibar or Karatu/Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Duration: Minimum 2 weeks

Special qualification required: Yes 

Costs: free of charge (trouble-free package for € 500 is optional)

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Not included

Included: Placement in the project; if you opt for the trouble-free package the whole range of services which is part of the trouble-free package is included

Not included: Travel, health insurance, visa, work permit