Ahmedabad Ultimate seeks 6 summer interns to serve as Ultimate Frisbee coaches and more as we coordinate, publicize, and manage month-long summer camps during school vacation from May-July 2009 in Ahmedabad, India.

Our goal during the summer of 2009 is to train several groups of youth (ages 18+) to learn how to play Ultimate and simultaneously to learn how to coach. For this, we seek mature, experienced coaches with a significant Ultimate Frisbee background and a desire to transform communities through sport.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Recruit local coach-players
• Host exhibition matches
• Create a coaching curriculum that includes skills, sportsmanship, and spirit of the game
• Maintain an official blog
• Organize tournaments at end of summer camps with press coverage
• Build camaraderie around concept of sports-leadership

Requirements:

• Competitive college-level Ultimate Frisbee experience
• Demonstrates coaching experience/aptitude
• Some background in Gujarati or Hindi ideal
• Willingness to immerse in the community
• Cultural sensitivity or appreciation for nuance
• Willingness to follow Indicorps handbook & principles
• Energetic, enthusiastic coaching style
• Abilities to promote fair play and support healthy competition

Logistics – Summer 2009 internships will have two start dates: 18 May 2009 and 1 June 2009.  All internships will end on 25 July 2009 (exceptions must be cleared prior to acceptances).  Internships are unpaid.  Interns will follow a 5-day work week. Due to the heat, Ultimate Frisbee coaches will concentrate coaching efforts in the mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Documentation – Interns will be required to provide weekly assessments about the progress and development of his/her project(s). Writing opportunities will provide time to reflect on your internship as well as your contribution to service in India.  You will be asked to write a short close-out document regarding your project(s) and your learnings.

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and short writing sample (article, blog post, speech, or two pages of an academic paper) to ultimate@...This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please indicate in your subject line that you are applying to “Indicorps Summer 2009 Ultimate Frisbee Internship.”

Indicorps will be interviewing and accepting candidates on a rolling basis.

For more information on Indicorps and Ahmedabad Ultimate, visit: http://www.indicorps.org/