PROGRAM STRUCTURE
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
PROGRAM COST, DATES & DEADLINES
FAQ’s
STUDENTS TESTIMONIALS
VOLLEYBALL TEAM CAMPS IN SPAIN (For Coaches)
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SPRING 2025 applications close soon.
3 spots available!!!
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
With the Volleyball program, students must choose a minimum of 12 credits from our range of academic courses during a regular semester (spring or fall). We offer courses in Art, Business, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Education, Film Studies, History, Literature, Photography, Political Science, Sociology and Spanish language among other areas of study. Students are placed with a local Sevillian volleyball team, for weekly training sessions, and competition throughout the term. Due to the volleyball seasons in the US, we offer our Volleyball program to only female athletes in the Spring term and only male athletes in the Fall term.
To learn more about the different academic programs that we offer through the fall/spring please visit our website here.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Students must be playing volleyball on their varsity team back at their home university or at a club.
PROGRAM COSTS, DATES & DEADLINES
$495 (This is an additional cost to the overall program cost. Tuition and fees still apply) Cost includes: Please note: students have the option of joining team if the Spanish coach decides to and competing with the team. Dates: Spring 2025 Deadline: October 15, 2024 Please note: contact program manager, Sean Chipres, to start your application at seanrc@saiie.com
Spring term: Jan. 30 - May 14, 2025 (Only female)
Fall term: Mid September - Mid December, 2025 (Only male)
Fall 2025 Deadline: April 1, 2025
3 spots available to join women's team!!!
FAQ´S
If you do not see your question listed here please contact us.
Where will I compete and practice, and at what level? When do the training sessions take place? How many training sessions take place each week? Are the trainings held in Spanish? How many American players will there be on a team? What age are the players on the team? How far are the training grounds? How much money will I need for transportation to and from trainings throughout the semester? Will I get to play matches?
SAIIE has reach agreements with local volleyball Spanish teams that compete in the second national Spanish Championship.
Trainings will be held in the evenings and usually go for 2 hours.
Teams train 3 days a week. Our students will have the choice of only training twice a week if they have a weekend trip schedule.
Yes. You will be training with Spaniards, on a Spanish team, with Spanish coaches. This is an important aspect of the cultural immersion part of the program, as you will be surrounded by native Spanish speakers in a Spanish speaking environment which gives you a great opportunity to practice the language. However, on the team there's always some teammates that can speak some English, if its the case you don't understand an instruction from the coach.
Each term, a maximum of 4 female and 3 male student athletes are allowed to play on each team
The age of the players is between 18 and 25 years old (approx.).
One of the clubs we work with has 2 women teams. One is called junior where all the players range between 18-20 years old and the other one is the senior team where the players that play are older. Students within the junior age will have the option to practice with the junior team or senior team.
All training facilities are no further than a 20 min. metro ride or 40 min. bus ride.
Approximately $80.
You will join the team and you will be eligible to play throughout your study abroad experience on the team. Team plays almost every weekend.
STUDENTS TESTIMONIALS
Samantha Wubben
University of Dubuque
"My volleyball experience in Spain was one of a kind. It was a whole different experience since I was able to learn more about their differences in plays. The language barrier made it a little hard but it still pushed me to learn more about the language."
Necole Stravino
GoucherCollege
"I highly recommend the volleyball program with SAIIE. I really enjoyed playing in Spain and getting to know the girls on the team. They were so welcoming"
Emily Kane
Davidson College
