My name is Katie Smith. I am studying Sport development at Askham Bryan College.
I wanted to take part in this project, to develop more coaching skills and confidence. I had never been abroad before, so this was a chance for me to get the opportunity to experience what its like living and teaching in a different country and experiencing a different culture all together.
When coaching I participated in a range of different activities such as gymnastics, athletics, biking and rugby.
In the free time we visited the rum distillery, and to the slave museum.
Thank to Erasmus+, professionally I have gained skills needed for working in a different culture. Personally, I have gained confidence and independence.
Katie Smith
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Vocational Educational Training (VET) project part of ‘Discovering More’, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

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My name is Josh I am 18 and I am studying Level 3 sport at Askham Bryan College.
When coaching I did football, bikes, athletics and gymnastics as of which was a challenge at times this is because I knew a little bit of French however, demonstrations was the best way of doing the session so they understood as of which my confidence grew as I became more frequent with the system of how they are coached differently.
In the free time I enjoyed visiting mount Pele, rum distillery, beaches.
Professionally I have learnt how to communicate in a different language but also gain experience within coaching in a different culture and country.Personally, I would like to thank Erasmus for this fantastic opportunity of a lifetime which was thoroughly enjoyed and for giving me an advantage of getting a better insight for a sports coach job.
Josh Reid
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Vocational Educational Training (VET) project part of ‘Discovering More’, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

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My name is Izzy I am 17 and I am studying sports at Askham Bryan College.
I wanted to take part in this project, because it would look really well on my cv as well as picking up new coaching techniques and skills.
When coaching I did basketball, gymnastics, athletics, biking, football and rugby. All of these activities were really fun and interesting to see others learn and take part. We had a barrier with our French and English but this made it more fun and challenging.
In the free time, we also went to the slave museum, beaches, rum factory, sailing, canoeing and we took part in walking up mount pele.
Thanks to Erasmus+, professionally I have learnt how to socialise with new people and learnt so much from this experience. So thank you again very much for the best opportunity.
Isabel Wheeler
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Vocational Educational Training (VET) project part of ‘Discovering More’, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

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My name is Hannah I am 18 and I am studying Uniformed Public Services at Askham Bryan College.
When coaching I did athletics, gymnastics, bikes, basketball.
In the free time I went to the slave museum, chocolate factory, we went and played a small game of football and went to the beach.
Thanks to Erasmus+, professionally I have learnt different ways of coaching and how different communities live compared to us. I also saw how different countries undergo their sport sessions.
Personally, I really enjoyed this experience and have taken a lot away from the time we have had there.
Hannah Elliott
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Vocational Educational Training (VET) project part of ‘Discovering More’, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

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My name is Bethany Moody, I am studying Level 3 Sports Development, Coaching and Fitness.
When I was coaching I did various different types of activates they were, football, biking, gymnastics, water sports and rugby. We did a wide range of activities and got involved and took part when we could.
In the free time we went to various different beaches, we also went to the slave museum, it was really interesting. We also had an intercultural evening with the young people from youth in the town.
Thanks to Erasmus+, professionally I have learnt how to teach and help coach children that speak a different language. Having the language barrier there was very difficult but it made me push and challenge myself.
Bethany Moody
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Vocational Educational Training (VET) project part of ‘Discovering More’, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

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My name is Anna, I am studying Sports development, coaching at Askham Bryan College.
During my time in Martinique we did many different types of coaching, including, football, bikes, gymnastics. Sometimes we ran the whole session on our own and other times we helped the coach with the training and got the chance to join in with the games.
In the free time, we had the opportunity to learn French, visit a rum distillery museum, go to the beach and many more exciting activities.
Thanks to Erasmus+, professionally I have learnt new techniques to progress my coaching career and I am able to use those techniques with schools within this country. Personally, I feel I have experienced a different culture and what it is like to live in a different country. I am very grateful to of had this amazing experience.
Anna Swales
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Vocational Educational Training (VET) project part of ‘Discovering More’, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

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I am Declan, I am 18 years old, I study sport at Kirklees college in Huddersfield.
During my time in Valencia I gained some experience in coaching, we coached football. In this experience we learned the key ways that Spanish coaches control the participants and also the drills that they do. We coached with all age groups.
During our free time we got to do a lot of things these include a tour of the Mestalla stadium, we got to watch games and we learned to cook paella.
I have learned many things during this project, I have learned to speak some simple Spanish terms which helped during coaching. I also learned different drills and skills. I have developed as an individual in terms gaining more confidence and becoming more educated in different football methodology.
Declan Osborne
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Vocational Educational Training (VET) project part of ‘Discovering More’, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

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My name is Alhagie Bakary Jobe. I am currently studying BTEC sport at Kirklees College.
During my time in Valencia I have developed professionally and personally by gaining a wealth of experience in football coaching. I took part in observing Spanish coaches working with young players and I assisted coaches by setting up small coaching skills..
My favourite free time activity was stadium tour, I enjoyed this the most as I would like to be professional footballer and play at similar venues.
During this project I have learnt how to improvise when coaching players that don’t speak the same language as me. It has thought me how to be the adaptable coach, think on my feet and make sure I use different coaching skills such as demonstrations and body language. I have become a more confident individual.
Alhagie Bakary Jobe
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Vocational Educational Training (VET) project part of ‘Discovering More’, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

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Hola, my name is Jacob, I am 16 years of age. I am a level three sports student at Kirklees college.
During my time in Valencia I gained a mass amount knowledge about coaching football from the coaches I have been coached by and also coached alongside. I have learned loads of new drills and styles of coaching.
During my free time I have enjoyed the activities we have done such as a stadium tour of the Mestalla, watching the Valencia academy games and Spanish lessons.
I have learnt how to coach and improvise with a language barrier by using sign language, demonstrations and basic Spanish. Doing this has helped me improve my coaching skills as well as my self-confidence when coaching, especially in large groups.
Jacob Parsons
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Vocational Educational Training (VET) project part of ‘Discovering More’, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

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My name is Tom. I am currently studying sports at Kirklees college.
During my time in Valencia, I have gained a great amount of knowledge on the different methods of coaching used over here in Spain compared to the methods used in England. I have coached and played football. It has been very interesting to see how different age groups have been coached.
The two most enjoyable things I have done in my free time is paella making and visiting the Mastella, where we were taken on the tour of the stadium.
I have learnt how to get across my point in a drill and how to get the minds of the younger children focused on the session. My coaching skills that I had have definitely improved especially when coaching younger children.
Thomas Gledhill
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Vocational Educational Training (VET) project part of ‘Discovering More’, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.