Sporting Opportunities - Bristol

Silvan T.

I went to Accra, Ghana to improve my boxing skills and to coach the kids and juvenile. It was a beatiful experience. I learned and trained a lot, i had a lot of fun with the kids and the other coaches and I'm sure they learned from me as well. Win - Win. It was a very well organized trip, everyone cared about me from the beginning in europe with Sporting Opportunities and as well the in country team in Accra was very helpful and organized a lot for us volunteers. Thank you GIDEON you were great! And James for the opportunity to have this wonderful experience! I hope to come back!

Rosanna D.

I went to St Lucia to coach girls and women to play netball. The experience was very rewarding; it was well organised, from pre-arrival advice through to the coordinators in market, and everyone was very caring and obviously passionate about the program and the local people we were working with.

Support on the ground was exceptional and I always felt safe and supported. I was given a lot of freedom to design my own drills and I had a lot of fun with the kids.

I'm a bit older than the usual volunteers (who were mostly university age) but I still felt welcomed and had fun in the free time activities. The beaches in St Lucia are a dream!

Saj M.

I’ve volunteered with this company 3 times now and I will surely return with them. I’ve been to South Africa, Saint Lucia and now Thailand with them for such amazing experiences of volunteering work. I’ve really enjoyed my time in every one of these places and the most recent one Thailand was absolutely unbelievable, the accommodation was genuinely the best I’ve ever experienced in voluntary work, there were powerful hot showers in every room, beautiful gardens and trees around, amazing views of sunrise and sunsets every day and a refreshing and big swimming pool to chill around after work every day as well a great communal areas. The location was also great, walking distance from the closest 7-eleven which was very pleasant and large with a wide variety of snacks and hot meals with a few open air restaurants and bars to unwind at which felt like a pleasant reward for the days work, also very cheap. The volunteering itself was very well coordinated with transportation and careful planning. At 1pm every day we had meetings to discuss the next day’s lesson planning. The children were enthusiastic and frankly a joy to work with and I definitely would return again in the future. I could say so much more about how pleasant this experience was however I won’t spoil the adventures that you would have along the way.
Thank you to all the coordinators, kitchen staff and cleaning staff for a wonderful experience these past 4 weeks, I feel I could have definitely stayed longer however I have to get back to work in the UK.

Sharon C.

My 19 year old son spent 6 weeks in Accra where he coached basketball through this program. My son made so many wonderful connections with other volunteers, with the players he coached and with kids he met through pick-up games. My son also had the opportunity to teach photography to young children. He loved the entire experience and cannot wait to return

Cara M.

We went through sporting opportunities to book our Youth Group's overseas outreach to Ghana. I couldn't recommend this trip and company more! James B was a life saver with helping us book, advising us on what is needed and keeping in touch prior to us getting there. He was efficient in all his work and i can honestly say there wasn't a time where we felt unsupported. The organisation he worked with to make the trip happen were also incredible, James D at RSA and his team made the trip everything we could have imagined at more. As soon as we got back we were already thinking about how we can get back to Ghana.

Paul F.

My son went with Sporting Opportunities to South Africa. He was linked up with a charity called United Through Sport. The trip was a great experience and the staff in Port Elizabeth were excellent. He was involved in rugby coaching at local schools and they had a range of trips/ experiences organised at the weekends.
Unfortunately he was injured playing rugby for a local club which required him hospital care and follow-up treatment. The team couldn't have been better at supporting him, keeping us up to date and solving a whole range of challenges. Would definitely recommend James and the team at Sporting Opportunities.

Ben U.

I had a fantastic experience in Ghana and it is something I will never forget. The in country team were amazing and did their upmost to look after us and assist us with anything we needed. I was out there for a physiotherapy placement and although there were slight issues with the organization of the placement at the beginning these were quickly fixed and we had the opportunity to learn and practice how physiotherapy works in Ghana which has helped further develop my knowledge and skill set. I would like to extend my thanks to our coordinators Eben and Gideon enabled us to have a great experience.

Holly N.

I recently completed a sports physiotherapy placement in St Lucia with sporting opportunities/united through sport. It was an amazing opportunity where I was able to take part in sports events across the island and also see patients within the clinic. I would recommend to anyone as they offer other courses and it’s a great way to experience a different culture and make new friends.