Gap Year Sport
Gap Year Sport
What is a Gap Year?
Depending on where in the world you are from, a Gap Year could be referred to as a prep year, a postgraduate (PG) year, or an overseas experience. Regardless of the name, the idea is the same!
A gap year is where students typically take a break from their education to pursue other interests such as travelling, languages, and sports.
How we can help you pursue a Gap Year
As sports enthusiasts, we seek to provide a range of exciting opportunities for students that wish to pursue a gap year full of their preferred sporting interests.
By working with a wide range of clubs, academies, and sporting organisations around the world, we can present a wide range of bespoke sporting gap year opportunities to suit students of varying sporting backgrounds!
Whether you are looking to compete at the highest possible level and use your gap year to take your game to the next level or wish to spend some time coaching your preferred sport, we are happy to assist you.
The Student Sport Company Gap Year Experiences
We are able to offer sport-specific gap year programmes in the following sports. Select your preferred sport to find out more:
Our wide range of football gap year opportunities are designed to allow you to immerse yourself in a full-time football environment with the goal of developing yourself as a player whilst experiencing the sport in a new culture.
With our basketball-specific gap year opportunities, we help you to experience life and basketball in a new country. Develop yourself as a player and experience the sport in a new culture!
We have golfing gap year opportunities in both Europe and the United States, in locations with favourable weather conditions that allow you to spend more time on the golf course.
We have rugby gap year opportunities in the worlds most iconic rugby locations including Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, providing an unforgettable experience both on and off the field.
We have cricket gap year opportunities in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, providing ambitious cricketers with the chance to compete while experiencing the rich culture and stunning landscapes of crickets most iconic destinations.
When should you pursue a Gap Year?
The timing of a sporting gap year can be crucial, with opportunities available both after high school and after completing a degree.
After High School
High school graduates looking to take a gap year before university can gain valuable sports experience, improve their skills, and boost their chances of university recruitment.
After Your Degree
Graduates seeking a gap year before full-time work can use this time to refine their athletic abilities, compete at a higher level, and build connections for future professional opportunities in their sport.
How long are our Gap Year programmes?
We are able to provide our students with a wide variety of gap year opportunities that vary in their sport and duration.
The gap year opportunities available to our students range from 2 weeks to 12 months and start at multiple times throughout the year. Students can choose a start date and duration to best suit their needs.
Why pursue a Gap Year?
Pursuing a gap year has a wide range of social and cultural benefits, which are only enhanced when pursuing a sport-specific opportunity. We offer the following gap years that are focused on helping athletes take their sport to the next level.
Learn A New Language
Move to a new country and immerse yourself in both your sport and a new culture. Many of our gap year opportunities will offer their students the opportunity of pursuing a language course alongside their sport, maximising their time spent in their gap year location!
Consider Your Next Step
Allowing a gap between both high school and university allows you time to consider your next step. Whether you are weighing up pursuing full-time work or entering university, a gap year allows you time to fully research your next step and make an informed decision.
How To Get Started
In order to assist you we will first collect some initial information about your sporting background and find out what your motivations are for your gap year. We will then look through our network of opportunities and put you in direct contact with gap year programmes in a range of exciting countries!
