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Take your football to another level. Challenge your body with semi-professional athletes and feed your spirit working with children in the sport you love.

Football is the most important sport in Ecuador as in many other Latin American countries. Football is a passion; a sport for all ages and it is everywhere! The football program in Quito focuses on training and coaching. Volunteers will be able to train with a semi-professional team- Universidad Catolica and at the same time to assist a football coach at a children's soccer school. This will allow volunteers to help the children to develop their football skills while also improving the volunteer's aptitude and ability for this game.

Volunteer Role: At Universidad Catolica, participants' will train and play with the semi professional athletes. They will be part of all the physical trainings; these include drills, fitness and strategic techniques.

At the children's soccer school, volunteers will be assisting the head coaches. Volunteers will be part of all practice sessions, helping with warm up routines, fitness work and drills. You will be assigned specific duties by the coach you will be working alongside with such as drills to improve skills and techniques.

Location: La Universidad Catolica practices in the fields of the University located in Quito. The children's soccer school is located in Zambiza- this is a residential neighborhood east from Quito.

Accommodations and Meals: Volunteers will stay at a host family. Host families are located in good residential neighborhoods in Quito. Home stays have been selected after an application process to make sure they have everything participants need. Breakfast and dinner is included in the host family's home.

Duration

2 weeks minimum 12 weeks maximum

Start Dates

All Mondays of every month

Requirements

Intermediate soccer experience.