Sports Gap Years

As part of your gap year you can participate in a vast range of sports courses, jobs and placements: Gap year watersports (BCU training, surfing, diving, sailing etc); Mountain sports (Climbing, MLTB training and cycling); Winter sports (Snowboarding, skiing); And traditional sports (Football, cricket, rugby etc).

There are lots of outdoor education courses to choose from right here in the UK, or you might choose to get a support job abroad with a company like PGL who offer you the chance to train whilst you work (or ‘Earn While You Learn’ as some companies put it). Similar to good ski and snowboard instructor courses, the focus is not usually on creating Olympic stars, but to train high quality teachers to deliver expert instruction. All courses will include an aspect of first aid training but you can take specialist courses independently.

If you are not bothered about instructing, you can still use a sports gap year to take your sport to a new level. Play football on specialist camps in South America and Africa, or qualify as a PADI diver in incredible Venezuela. These opportunities won’t just give you an unbeatable GAP experience, but a solid skill for the future too.

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Ski Instructor Internship + Job in Switzerland For EU Citizens

Become a ski instructor in Switzerland with EA Ski & Snowboard Training. Our instructor courses in Switzerland are ideal for intermediate to advan

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Become a Ski or Snowboard Instructor in NZ - Train & Work In The Same Season!

Step straight into a ski or board school and start living the dream!The EA Ski & Snowboard Training Instructor Internship program is the world's l

New Zealand
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Seasonal Activity Team Leader

Join us at Kingswood as a Team LeaderAn adventure to remember, a taste of independence, a rush of adrenaline, a breath of fresh air, a sense of achiev

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England
France
France
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Embassy Summer

Embassy Summer programmes introduce international students to local social life and culture. Learning English is only part of the journey with Embassy.

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EA Alumni talks about why you should join an internship with EA Ski & Snowboard

EA Alumni Jonathan talks about why an Internship with EA launches your instructing career and how awesome back to back seasons are!

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Work for BeyondBeach

Spend your summer in paradise with Beyond Beach.

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EA Ski Interns 2017, Queenstown NZ

New Zealand is a great place to do your ski or snowboard instructor internship. It's chilled out community feel means resort staff work and play together. The atmosphere on and off the hill will provide a fun, social, and adventure-filled winter season. Enough from us though, let this years

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