Why coaching abroad can boost your cv

At LLS, we pride ourselves on the incredible opportunities we give our students to travel as part of their studies. We offer students funded trips to Finland, coaching trips to Spain, football tours in Qatar, and basketball camps in the U.S.A.

Whilst these trips provide unforgettable experiences, they also help students develop skills that can make them stand out when applying for jobs, university courses and future opportunities.

Different players and different cultures

As part of the International opportunities for LLS students they will coach in a completely different environment to what they usually would. This will allow students to develop their skills, adapting their coaching style.

Language barriers may require students to adapt how they communicate, using demonstrations, simplified instructions and non-verbal communication to get their message across. Coaches will also have to vary sessions based on ability and also the sporting culture of the country they are in leading them to learn new methods of coaching.

Overall this will teach students adaptability and flexibility as well as the opportunity to learn a new language all of which look great on a CV and are very favourable for employers.

Real world experience

A huge benefit of these trips abroad is the real world experience that is gained from them. At LLS we have a large emphasis on work experience to make students as prepared as possible, these trips help enhance that.

Many aspiring coaches have qualifications and coaching badges, but practical experience is often what separates candidates when applying for opportunities. Especially experience internationally in unfamiliar environments.

Coaching abroad allows students to show their ambition and willingness to learn which is beneficial for their CV as evidence they possess these traits rather than just stating that they do.

Confidence and independence

Many young coaches will be able to build their confidence abroad by running sessions independently, working with different groups and individuals and also having to work in unfamiliar environments. This will help their self confidence, which is helps improve confidence, leadership and interview skills.

Students will also help to improve their independence. Being in a new environment can help to improve maturity, make them more responsible and also help to teach them self reliance, with students often needing to plan sessions, manage groups and solve problems independently.

Networking and connections

Once of the biggest benefits of coaching abroad is the opportunity to create relationships with people from across the sport industry.

While abroad students are able to meet coaches from different countries. From this they can observe how they coach, discuss coaching methods and share experience with each other. For example seeing new coaching styles and learning new coaching drills and practices.

Being abroad can also help to create a professional network. Students will come in contact with not just coaches but, tournament organisers, academy staff and club representatives. This will help to create connections with professionals in the sport industry.

Coaching abroad is highly beneficial for students in terms of future careers. Many opportunities in the sport industry come from relationships and the people you know. The connections made abroad could lead to recommendations, placements, references for your CV and even jobs in the future.

Fresh ideas

Coaching abroad allows students to see the game from a completely different perspective.

Students will be able to see how different countries approach coaching with different session structures and different philosophies. Some countries may focus on technical development whilst others can focus on creativity, these differences will allow students to broaden their knowledge as coaches.

Whilst abroad students can observe coaching sessions and learn new activities and drills further improving their ability as coaches.

With the knowledge gained abroad our students will then be able to return home and improve their own sessions by applying these new ideas they have learnt.

Final Thoughts

The coaching abroad opportunities offered by LLS are an incredible chance to build on skills that employers highly value across any line of work.

Are you ready to start your own journey in sport? Check out your nearest LLS course here