I am 18 years of age and live in Huddersfield, England, studying a level 3 sport BTEC at Kirklees College.
What motivated me to participate in this project is the fact that I had never been abroad until now and wanted to experience flying, a new country along with the activities Martinique has to offer.
During our free time, my favourite place we visited was the Port De France, the place had a lot to offer and had many amazing sights and tourist attractions.
Thanks to Erasmus +, I professionally learned a few words in French, these assisted my coaching whilst delivering numerous coaching sessions during my time on the project. I also now know how to introduce myself in French. Personally, I learnt that I’m not terrified of flying and I am not terrified of the sea. I have also gained insight into a different country and culture are like outside of England. I now want to visit more places to continue experiencing different places.
Kai Stannard

 
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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’m 18 and I’m a second-year student at Kirklees College.
During the project, I coached kids in sports such as gymnastics, basketball, athletics and football they seemed to have fun. I enjoyed the challenge of communicating in a different language as the kids were helpful and assisted me on the words that I struggled with.
Thanks to Erasmus+, professionally I learned how much of a factor the language barrier is when running sessions and this taught me that the skill of demonstration is highly required when the kids are struggling to understand what you are trying to say to them.
Personally, I learnt that everyone in Martinique is very generous and joyful as well as being very relaxed especially when trying to communicate with them.
Josh Newman

 
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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 James Smith I am currently studying a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport at Huddersfield Kirklees College.
The day to day of the project has involved being a part of many coaching sessions in a variety of sports such as Rugby, Football, and Athletics.
My favourite free time activity was snorkelling on a beach near Le Carbet. I saw multiple species of fish and a sting-ray.
I have learnt some very useful skills that are very hard to obtain if not for projects like this, skills such as how to coach using diverse skills other than just verbal communication such as the use of demonstrations, hand gestures and body language to pass across messages.
I have learnt about how how to overcome a language when trying to communicate with different people.
James 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 Dan North and I am 17 years old, I am currently studying at Kirklees College.
During the project, I have coached and assisted in rugby, athletics, gymnastics, football and basketball. I have enjoyed all the coaching so far and feel it has all be successful as the children have been engaged and seemed to thoroughly enjoy it all.
My favourite free time has been the trip to Fort De France as we were able to look in some shops and pick up some souvenirs, grab some tasty food as well as walk along the pier and have a laugh within the group.
Thanks to Erasmus+ I have been able to develop my coaching skills as well as meeting some new people and learning about new culture. Personally, I feel like I have been able to prove my teamwork skills as well as my ability to work on my own.
Dan North

 
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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 Caitlin. I am 18 years old, I live in Cleckheaton and study sport at Kirklees College.
During my time in Martinique I gained a wealth of experience in sports coaching. I coached Football, Athletics, Biking and Gymnastics. Through this experience I have learnt different methods to coach different age groups.
During free time we took part in numerous water activities. I enjoyed kayaking, the most.
I have learnt how to improvise coaching drills when the scenario changes such as  having less participants than I thought I would. I have also learnt some of the French language. I have become more confident within myself and particularly when coaching large groups.
Caitlin Ramshaw

 
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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 Caitlin.
This project has enabled me to develop key skills in preparation for university.
During my project in Martinique, I worked in a team of around 2-3 other people delivering and helping out coaches. I took part in many athletics sessions over there. Aside from coaching, our group took part in many water sport activities such as sailing and kayaking which were really fun but hard work!
During our free time, in the first week of the project, we travelled to Fort De France. There was a lots of food places and souvenir shops and tourists.
The most important skill I developed whilst in Martinique was team working skills. Another good skill I developed was communication- both verbal and non-verbal. Personally, I think that I became a lot more confident.
Caitlin Lunn
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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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In February, a group of students from Kirklees College in Huddersfield took part in a Vocational Education Training (VET) project in Martinique. During two weeks they were involved in activities organised by our partner Youth In The Town (Jeunesse Dans La Ville); teaching various sports to young people and coaching them.
This project is part of Moving Feet Opening Mind, funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

Tyrone: “My favourite training activity was football because the children were really enthusiastic and that made me really enjoy coaching them”
“Professionally I have learnt how to coach children of different ages as well as how to overcome language barriers”

Alex: “During the project I have taken part in many different activities such as athletics football, gymnastic and synchronised swimming”
“My favourite activity was gymnastics because it was great fun to working with a large age range of kids and being able to teach them and guide them in their activities”

Qamar: “Each and every kind of activities was my favourite because the children I thought were very positive, very bubbly and also enthusiastic. They were very easy to work with and engaging at every session we took part in.”

Leigha: “Personally, I’ve learnt to develop my speaking skills, and being more confident in speaking to groups.”

Afzaal: “Professionally, I’ve learnt how to adjust sessions to meet the requirements of young people.”

Myles: “Since being here, I’ve taking part in many different sports I’ve normally never get the chance to do; for example basket ball, gymnastics and athertics.”

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Some of the trainees who undertook a Vocational Educational Training (VET) in Martinique produced a guide about the project. Their objective was to give future trainees all the information they need to know how to best prepare for this experience. This includes a list of material to pack and a list of French word to know before departure.

This project guide has been created by James Teixeira, Chloe Myers, Adam Williams, Billy Liptrot and Caius Jenkins

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.