Volunteer Sports Development in Morocco, Coach Football, Basketball with Projects Abroad

Overseas Volunteer Sport Coaching: Sports in Morocco

We currently offer two volunteer Sports placements in Morocco, one focuses solely on football, the other on football and basketball. Both projects work with young people in sports clubs, which have been set up within poor areas of Rabat to help encourage local children to take up sports.

Many of the children who attend the sports clubs have not been to school or have started school at a late age. The clubs have provided an alternative to hanging around the streets and often help the children to avoid getting involved in drugs.

Whilst volunteers are involved in coaching sports to these youngsters, it is also important to act as a mentor and role model to the children. Supporting them in this way can make a difference to their sporting abilities but can also improve their overall confidence and sense of self worth.

Coach Football to Children in Morocco with Projects Abroad

Our football project in Morocco is based in the south west of Rabat city in an area called Yacoob Mansour. The football programme is for both girls and boys during the mornings and afternoons and just for boys in the evenings, when further coaching takes place from 7pm. When you get to Morocco, you will be introduced to the children and the project coordinator who will arrange a sensible time-table of work with you.

This placement may also involve helping with some football matches or coaching sessions at the weekends. According to your motivation and skills you may be asked to assist in team selection and if you are a good player yourself you might even be asked to be 'on the bench' for weekend or evening local matches.

The local staff at the project are keen for volunteers to also help the children with homework, or basic lessons.

Coach Football and Basketball in Morocco

The second Sports placement focuses primarily on football and basketball, though some volleyball is played too. Volunteers can choose to focus on one sport or a combination. The project is located in Sale in the north east of Rabat in an area called Hay Nbyat.

The project works with girls and boys aged between 6 and 16. The children will therefore have a range of abilities but you will have the support of the local staff and your very presence will help to make each training session fun - which is vital to maintaining the interest and enthusiasm of the children.

Volunteers can work in both the mornings and afternoons, but should be finished by 5.30pm.