Volunteer Sports Coaching: Bali is a volunteer placement in Lovina, from $520 a week per person with a $350 deposit. You coach football, basketball and other popular sports to children at local schools on Bali's quiet north coast, every weekday afternoon. Stays run 1-12 weeks and suit travellers aged 18-38, flying into Denpasar. Start dates run from 1 November 2026.
Coach football, basketball and more at local schools in Lovina, on Bali's quiet north coast.
Lovina
Bali
1 stop
You will be met at Denpasar airport during the scheduled pick-up times and driven across the island to Lovina on the north coast. Check in, settle into your room and meet the other volunteers.
After breakfast you spend the morning preparing your first sports lesson and the equipment. After lunch comes the coaching introduction at the school, from 2pm to 5pm, followed by a meeting to share how it went, then dinner.
Mornings from 9am to 11am are for preparing the day's session and the equipment. After lunch you coach from 2pm to 5pm, starting Tuesday with stretching and the basics, then dinner back at the house at 5.30pm.
Friday morning is the project meeting: feedback on the week and the coaching plan for the next one. After lunch there is one more afternoon of coaching, from 2pm to 5pm, before dinner.
Lovina is a quiet stretch of black-sand beaches and fishing villages on Bali's north coast, and its local schools are full of children who love their sport. This program puts you in front of them as their coach, sharing your skills and showing them what sport can do for their physical and mental health.
You coach at local schools in town, working with children of different ages and skill levels. The sports are the ones the community loves most, football and basketball among them, and you are free to use your own training methods. Good coaching does more than improve a child's game: it teaches discipline, how to deal with losing and learn from it, and to aim higher in life.
Mornings are for planning your sessions and getting the equipment ready, and the coaching runs in the afternoon, around four hours of work a day in all. The coaching plan for the week ahead is confirmed every Friday at the project meeting, and it can change with the schools' own activities, the weather and local conditions. Equipment can be limited, so any kit or training aids you bring will be put to good use.
Evenings bring relaxed get-togethers with the other volunteers, and the weekends are free. Lovina's beaches, temples and markets are on the doorstep, and the local team will help you plan trips further afield.
Come with an open mind and realistic expectations. Life on a volunteer project is simpler and slower than at home: shared rooms, basic facilities, heat and humidity, and a culture with its own customs. Everyone feels a little out of place at first, and that is normal.
Before you travel, read the programme information we send you. When you arrive, the local team introduces you to the project, the house rules and local customs, and they are there to talk to if you feel homesick or unsure. Most volunteers find the first few days are the hardest, and the rest flies by.
We should always be healthy and maintain our fitness. However, it depends on the project you choose and you should always be ready to work.
Nothing formal. Pack modest, practical clothes that you do not mind getting dirty. On teaching and kindergarten projects, wear neat, casual clothes that cover your shoulders and knees. On construction and conservation projects, wear hard-wearing clothes and closed shoes you do not mind ruining, plus a hat and light long sleeves for the sun. Vest tops and short shorts are not allowed while you are working.
Away from the project, dress with respect for local customs, especially in villages and at religious sites. Your coordinator will tell you about any local rules when you arrive.
Your arrival transfer is included. You will be met at the airport and taken to your accommodation, so there is nothing to arrange for the journey in.
The departure transfer at the end, from your accommodation back to the airport, is not included. You can add it as an optional extra in your account, or make your own way.
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You need to be 18 or over, and there is no upper age limit. If you are over 65, we will ask for a medical clearance confirming you are fit for the activities.
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