Football Coaching

Calling all footballers! Ever wanted to score a last-minute winner in Africa? Now is you chance - this amazing project will see you teach and play football every day in the warm African sun in preparation for the weekend's fixtures.

You can also book any of our Adventure Activities simply by using our online 'basket' facility to help create your KenyanAdventure.

If you would like more information or for a member of the team to give you a call, please get in touch - we would be happy to help.

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The universal language of football is effervescent in Kenya, where European football is adored. Our football coaching in Kenya projects offer a fantastic opportunity to work with disadvantaged young men across the country. Local teams train every weekday in preparation for their weekend matches. They look to coaches for inspiration, help and guidance both on and off the field.

As the majority of Kenyan teams have never received coaching from qualified figureheads, they are happy to try new drills and team-building exercises.

Football coaching in Kenya takes place every weekday. Training is normally held at around 5pm as the majority of players attend school/employment during the day. Temperatures also mean that, at certain months of the year, it is too hot to play in the afternoon anyway.

Qualifications are not essential but are advantageous. You are more than welcome to play in matches too - go on, show off your skills to the African game!

A Typical Day...

You’ll play an important role as a football coach as you will be someone for the team’s players to look up to. A typical day would see you get up at approximately 7.30am for breakfast before planning your afternoon session, looking at recent team strengths/weaknesses in order to create a productive training session.

For the players that do not go to school or have a job, you can choose to hold basic sports science classes in the late morning which educate young men from disadvantaged backgrounds about topics such as:

Preparing for matches.
Analysing matches.
Training with younger players.
Team building exercises.
Health & Fitness (healthy eating, types of fitness, muscular/skeletal system).

(Please note this is an additional program you can choose to provide, should you feel confident enough to deliver you own sessions).

In the late afternoon – normally around 4.30pm – the players will gather at the training pitch where you will deliver your session with the help/assistance of the regular team trainer.

You can base your training sessions around you weekend’s fixture(s).

It is important to know exactly what you get with your trip so you can plan ahead with no unwanted surprises!

What's included:

Project placement for duration of your stay.
Accommodation with family home-stay for duration of your stay.
Airport pick-up.
First night stay in hotel.
Transfer from airport to project location.
Project Orientation.
Breakfast and evening meals.
In-country support through Project Co-ordinators and In-Country Co-ordinator.
Emergency support in UK.
Cash injection into the project you work on to help supply equipment.
Transport to project if required (provided if longer than 30 minute walk from homestay).

What's not included:

Flights.
Personal travel insurance.
Visa.
Return Airport Transport.
Lunch.

Arrival Airport: Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International)

Project Start Dates: 1st or 3rd Monday of every month throughout the year

Project Length: Minimum one week, maximum six months

Minimum Age: 18. 16+ considered with parental approval

Qualifications: No formal qualifications required, but coaching experience is beneficial

Remember, unlike almost all other volunteer travel companies, every time we send a volunteer to Africa, we donate a part of your trip fee directly into the project you visit Africa to work with to fund materials and equipment. If you work with this project for just two weeks, your donation money will help to fund one of:

- Small set of new footballs

- A new set of cones

- Team travel for an away league match

- Referee & Officials' fees for two league matches