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Outdoor and sports instructor abroad: what is it, why do it and where is the best place to go?
Outdoor and sports instructor abroad: what is it, why do it and where is the best place to go?
- What does it mean to be a sports instructor abroad?
- What does it mean to be an outdoor trainer abroad?
- Why would you become a sports instructor or outdoor trainer abroad?
- What do you need, or what skills can you acquire as a sports instructor or outdoor trainer abroad?
- Where can you become a sports trainer or outdoor trainer abroad?
- To what extent are you insured for the risks?
What does it mean to be a sports instructor abroad?
- A sports instructor is someone who teaches sports in theory and practice. You teach how to master a certain sport, or learn to practice it better.
- In addition, you are often busy with all kinds of practical matters concerning the requirements for the sport in question.
What does it mean to be an outdoor trainer abroad?
- An outdoor instructor is someone who teaches the theory and practice of an outdoor activity. You teach how to master a certain activity, or learn to master it better.
- With many outdoor activities, you pay extra attention to safety while practicing the activity.
- In addition, you are often busy with arranging and organising all kinds of practical matters around the activity.
Why would you become a sports instructor or outdoor trainer abroad?
- Helpfulness: it is rewarding work that you get a lot in return. You are busy transferring knowledge to others.
- Involvement: it strengthens your sense of connection with people and nature.
- Experience: You gain unique experiences in another country, in another nature and in another culture.
- Sense of freedom: especially when you are working outside in a beautiful environment.
- Self-insight: you learn independence, to trust yourself and how to react in difficult situations.
What do you need, or what skills can you acquire as a sports instructor or outdoor trainer abroad?
- Empathy: feeling for the people you teach or guide.
- Having courage: you should not be too fearful in some sports.
- Being aware of the environment, respect for the flora and fauna and the culture in which you work.
- Being aware of the organization: you must always be able to remain alert, because you are responsible for yourself and your students.
- Flexibility: the weather conditions and seasons, the physical condition of yourself and your students can have an influence.
Where can you become a sports trainer or outdoor trainer abroad?
A short list of popular outdoor destinations
- Australia
- Canada
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Germany
- Iceland
- Norway
- New Zeeland
- Switzerland
- United States
To what extent are you insured for the risks?
- Are you insured as a sports instructor abroad?
- When you become a sports instructor, special rules apply and there are also specific insurance policies that take into account the risks you can run into
- Read more:Travel insurances and insurances for long term abroad - Theme
- Read more: Verzekeren van activiteiten als sportinstructeur in het buitenland (NL)
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