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Name: Sport Lived
Address: Sir Colin Campbell Building, Triumph Road,, Nottingham
Rating: 4.64

4.6 Rating 97 Reviews

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4.6

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Sport Lived 5 star review on 15th July 2020

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Sport Lived 5 star review on 13th May 2020

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Sport Lived 4 star review on 5th September 2017

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Sport Lived 4 star review on 4th September 2017

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“My son enjoyed his stay in Brisbane and was looked after well”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I went on the Sport Lived rugby union academy programme in Brisbane and had a fantastic experience that will stay with me forever. The coaching I received over there from both the Academy itself and the University of Queensland Rugby Club was top class. Unsurprisingly many professional players and even Wallabies have come from the setup at UQRFC. There were a few inconsistencies in what was advertised as included in the Academy, for example there was no nutritionist but there were sports psychology classes. The sportlived contact out there, John Mitchel, was brilliant, helping out with anything and everything along with organising some excellent socials. The premium accommodation I stayed in whilst I was there was very high quality and I would definitely recommend it. I would strongly recommend a Sport Lived programme to anyone thinking about going on a high level sporting gap year!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Just being able to have a once in a lifetime opportunity that perhaps not many people will get to experience coaching and refereeing abroad in their chosen sport or activity.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“To live in the most liveable city in the world got better and better and was an experience never to forget. Loved the football team I was playing for and the different approach they take to back home along with all the people involved. There is a level of ability for everyone and that could be promoted more as I enjoy playing at a lower level. I also had the benefit of training with higher teams which worked well in pushing me on further. Playing away at other grounds was interesting and the coordinators do what they can to make social events as good as they can be. Gym access at the Australian open park was cool and something I wasn't expecting to get. Improvements I would suggest are to increase the numbers of people taking part in each particular programme and find a way to make the football available in more times of the year. Perhaps doing 5-a-side during times when the football season isn't running. I didn't regret many things but it would've been nice to be there when the grand prix was on (1 day before I arrived) which could've easily been done.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Sport Lived was abosultely amazing at making us feel so welcome to Australia, especially being an 18 year old moving to the other side of the world. The location where I was based was right in the city so prefect to experience Melbourne life. I learnt a lot from the swim teaching program and it really helped me develop my skills. Overall a life changing experience.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I loved my sport lived experience and met some lovely people. The hockey club I played for were so welcoming and all so nice, the gym was amazing, the accommodation was good, and the socials were so much fun. Had some exceptional extra hockey sessions and gym PT sessions. Plus Melbourne is an amazing city!!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Loved the sport lived program in Melbourne. The hockey and tennis clubs I played at were brilliant and happy to help with anything extra I wanted.”

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Posted 6 years ago

Hi Evie Thanks for taking the time to write a review on your Sport Lived programme. I'm really pleased that you enjoyed your programme & liked your hockey & tennis clubs in Melbourne. Thanks so much for undertaking a Sport Lived trip. Very best wishes for the future. Kind regards Ian Dodd Director Sport Lived Limited

Posted 6 years ago

“It was an amazing way to experience a different country. The standard of sport was amounts some of the highest I've ever played and really pushed me to physical peak.”

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Posted 6 years ago

Hi Chris Thanks for taking the time to write a review on your Sport Lived programme. It's great to hear that you enjoyed the standard of sport you played in New Zealand and this aided your development. Thanks for undertaking a Sport Lived trip. Very best wishes for the future. Kind regards Ian Dodd Director Sport Lived Limited

Posted 6 years ago

“Sport lived was so much fun the staff in Melbourne were so helpful and the hockey was great.”

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Posted 6 years ago

Hi Rachel Thanks for writing a review on your Sport Lived programme. It's excellent to hear that you found our staff in Melbourne helpful & and enjoyed the hockey. Thanks a lot for undertaking a trip with us. Very best wishes Ian Dodd Director Sport Lived Limited

Posted 6 years ago

“I had an amazing time and met lots of great people. Cricket training was good and I loved the socials!”

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Posted 7 years ago

Hi Sam Thanks for writing a review on your Sport Lived programme. It's really good to hear that you enjoyed your training at the cricket academy & liked the social events we organised during your trip. It's also great that you met lots of good people whilst on the programme. Hope you have lots of happy memories from your time in Melbourne. Thanks for undertaking a Sport Lived trip. Very best wishes Ian Dodd Director Sport Lived Limited

Posted 6 years ago

“This is the 3rd sport lived programme I have done and 2nd in Melbourne it has got better and better each time! I was really pleased with the cricket club I was matched with as I got on with all the boys and they made me feel very welcome. We were all lucky enough to have really good socials arranged for ourself by Kathy which everyone enjoyed!!”

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Posted 7 years ago

Hi Ed Thanks for writing a review on your Sport Lived trip. I’m delighted to hear that you feel our programmes have improved over the last few years. It’s great that you enjoyed the cricket club we arranged for you to join & liked the Sport Lived socials in Melbourne. Thanks so much for undertaking another programme with us. Very best wishes Ian Dodd Director Sport Lived Limited

Posted 6 years ago

“Awesome hostel in an awesome city”

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Posted 7 years ago

Hi Thanks for writing a review on your Sport Lived programme. I'm really pleased that you enjoyed the accommodation we arranged for you and liked the city where you were based for your programme. Thanks for undertaking a Sport Lived trip. Very best wishes Ian Dodd Director Sport Lived Limited

Posted 6 years ago

“I would like to have had more weekly bowling and batting one on one coaching. I had far to much free time and I feel I could have used that time in a more constructive way. All in all, I really enjoyed my time in Melbourne and got along with everyone.”

Sport Lived 3 star review on 27th March 2017

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Posted 7 years ago

Hi Craig Thanks a lot for your feedback on your cricket academy programme. We will take on board your comments regarding the schedule of your cricket academy programme and the amount of one-to-one sessions that you had when organising future academy programmes. I’m really pleased that you enjoyed your overall experience in Melbourne. Thanks for undertaking a trip with us. Very best wishes Ian Dodd Director Sport Lived Limited

Posted 6 years ago

“*Sport lived charge double the money and give back nothing more than you would get organising your trip yourself* This review is about the company and not my trip overall trip as I had the best time of my life out in NZ with some quality lads playing top level football. Tanaya (your sport lived coordinator) was brilliant and is the only reason this isn’t a 1 star review! She helped me out finding a job, getting tickets for events, getting me in contact with my club and organising great socials on very limited budget. I have made so many memories and have loved every second and would recommend coming to play your sport in New Zealand on a gap year to anyone and everyone! However very little of this was down to sport lived... I definitely feel that the amount of money I paid was not reflected in my programme as not very regular socials (1 every 3 weeks) that were relatively cheap and my price was highlighted to include stuff like kit (which I was given for free by the club) and gym membership (which was just £45 for my entire programme!!) Taking this into account with the £1200 in Accomodation (going off their current weekly rate which INCREASED is higher than what it was when I paid) and my subs to my club which would be around £200-300 and adding on, at the very most £200 in total for all socials, it would seem I received around £1800 worth (being generous) of the £3495 I paid. This means about about half of my money has just been taken as profit!! I appreciate the company need to make money and that they do need a large profit margin, but that cut being taken from each customer is extortionate and so I would never reccomend anyone to do a sport lived programme purely due to the extortionate price for the little you get in return. I also want anyone looking into Sport lived to know that their advertising is very good and promises everything but in reality is very inaccurate or even a blatant lie in some cases. A prime example of this is their Instagram where they post photos of customers who have gone on trips that they have paid extra to do and organised on their own, but sport lived make it appear as it’s all included in your programme when it isn’t. Also, the photos we were given of ‘our accomodation’ were not even of our accomodation! The ‘examples’ they then claimed to use where not even close! Their excuse for this is that it would COST US MORE TO UPDATE THEIR OWN WEBSITE! When the simple taking and uploading of photos (or even posting a link to the website of the accomodation) takes no cost and no serious effort and can be done by anyone! To clarify, my 3 months in New Zealand was the best time of my life and I would reccomend it to anyone! However I could have done everything I did without sport lived and saved myself half the money! Anyone wanting to do a sport lived programme I reccomend just doing a bit of research into clubs in the area you want to travel to and organising it directly with them or even getting in contact with previous sport lived customers to get some contacts and accomodation options. By doing this you will save a lot of money and have just as good a time! (You can even stay in the same accomodation as sport lived customers and get to meet them and live with them and have the exact same experience) If you want an amazing sporting gap year in New Zealand but don’t want to through your hard earned money away, just drop a comment on here and I’ll try get back to you with stuff like clubs and accomodation options.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Hi Thank for taking the time write a review on your Sport Lived Football programme in Christchurch. I am sorry if you were disappointed by your Sport Lived trip. I set up Sport Lived to help young people to have a fantastic time playing and coaching sport overseas and I apologise if this has not been your experience in New Zealand. I also apologise if you don’t think that your Sport Lived programme represented value for money. We endeavour to set programme prices that are fair, that provide us with the resources to deliver quality programmes and employ good overseas staff that can provide customer’s with emergency support for the duration of their trip, whilst also ensuring that we can run a commercially viable organisation. I take on board your comments regarding the social events we organised in Christchurch. We always arrange social events every few weeks but we could have arranged slightly larger activities similar to the Hanmer Springs trip we organised for your group in May. I am pleased that you enjoyed your football club in Christchurch. As you played a high level of football in the UK, we spent time liaising with regional football governing bodies and with several clubs before finalising the team that you played for in New Zealand. I am also pleased that you found Tanaya, the Sport Lived Coordinator in New Zealand, to be helpful and she was able to provide you with assistance with items such as finding work in Christchurch. We endeavour to provide prospective customers with accurate information on any Sport Lived trips they are interested in taking part in. Operations staff call customers 26 weeks and 16 weeks prior to departure to answer questions they might have about their forthcoming programme. Our overseas staff also send customers introductory emails before they head off where they can answer any last minute queries. I don’t believe that we deliberately misled customers regarding any aspect of their trip. For example, most of the photos on our Instagram page are taken by professional photographers who attend Sport Lived social events in Australia and New Zealand. Thank you for taking a Sport Lived football programme in New Zealand. Very best wishes for the future Ian Dodd Director Sport Lived Limited

Posted 4 years ago

“I do not believe that my Sport lived trip to CHCH was worth the money I paid. The promises made in the uk over the phone did not match what I received and the prices they have tried to justify for socials are laughable. As I was part of the rugby academy in NZ I do not feel that the hostel accommodation suitably accommodated my needs as I was unable to cook when I wanted to as the kitchen was poorly equipped for the number of guests (4 jobs for 100+ rooms). My coordinator, Tanaya, was lovely and a great help which is why I cannot give this a 1* review. However, without Tanya and the rugby academy then I would certainly be requesting a refund for the false information I was sold over the phone.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Hi Finlay Thank you for your feedback. I am extremely sorry that you were disappointed by your Sport Lived rugby programme in Christchurch. We are actively exploring other accommodation options in Christchurch and have raised feedback regarding the cooking facilities with our current accommodation provider. We plan a 7 month calendar of social events for customers playing Winter sports in Christchurch between February and August. In hindsight we would have arranged some of our larger social events earlier in the year so you would have had the chance to experience them during your 6 weeks in Christchurch. I am pleased that you enjoyed the Rugby Academy training and that you found Tanaya to be helpful in Christchurch. It is a shame that you were injured whilst in Christchurch and you didn’t play as much rugby as we would have hoped during your programme. Very best wishes Ian Dodd Director Sport Lived Limited

Posted 4 years ago

“- Misleading - no social events or any effort to help you integrate - staff are very rude and unresponsive once you are abroad - AVOID THIS COMPANY at all costs”

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Posted 3 years ago

“My advice for any parent considering sending their child on a Sport Lived experience is most definitely LOOK ELSEWHERE. My step daughter has recently returned from a six week trip to New Zealand playing netball and felt very let down. Having analysed the cost and what was provided I can only conclude that we wasted our money. The line from their advertising about “ finding a Club that’s right for you, whatever your level” was absolute rubbish. Having booked her flights according to the dates given by Sport Lived, my step daughter was then told that it was “pre season” so not many games were available. How many matches was she able to play ? NONE. NOT A SINGLE MATCH. The accommodation was nothing special, and could have been obtained independently at the same price. We complained and were given a derisory refund of “half the sport element of the package price”, and since they said the sport was only a quarter of it, that wasn’t much. They claimed that providing entertainment experiences was also a quarter of the package price (about £800) for which they provided four events. A quick look on the internet showed that the tickets for each event were on sale for about £25 each, so obviously a nice fat profit for Sport Lived there too. Seems to me that Sport Lived are happy to seduce teenagers by promising them heaven on earth, taking their hard earned money and then relying on teenagers’ natural energy and enthusiasm to make up for their shortcomings. I would suggest anyone contemplating such a trip carries out some basic research before handing over thousands of pounds to Sport Lived. I know other kids out there at the same time as my step daughter felt similarly let down.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Dear Andy Thank you for taking the time to write a review on Leah’s Sport Lived Netball Programme in Christchurch. I established Sport Lived to help young people have a great time playing & coaching sport overseas & I’m sorry that Leah was disappointed with her Sport Lived programme. On 5 February 2019, Leah booked a 6 week Mini Season Netball programme in Christchurch from 25 March 2019 - 5 May 2019. On 5 February 2019, we emailed our Coordinator in Christchurch to confirm when league matches would start in Christchurch. We set our programme dates based on the previous year’s league fixtures. We also factor in a couple of weeks of pre-season training to provide our customers with the best chances of being selected for their club’s highest teams. We were conscious that Leah was undertaking a short programme and we wanted to try and ensure she played in as many games as possible during her trip. We were also conscious that club fixtures are often finalised a short time before the start of the season. On 11 February 2019, our Coordinator emailed us with fixture information where she told us that based on Leah's programme dates, the maximum number of games she would be able to play in would be 3. We called Leah on 12 February 2019, before she had paid in full for her Sport Lived programme, where we explained that the dates of her programme meant she would have limited opportunities to play in matches. We offered Leah the chance to start her programme later in 2019 when the season had commenced where she have the chance to play more matches. Leah told us that she had booked non refundable flights to Christchurch where she was unable to make any date changes. She said that she was happy to proceed with her programme despite the limited opportunities to play in matches. During Leah’s time in Christchurch, we arranged for her to train with a netball club and also arranged paid netball umpiring work and work as an assistant netball coach. Our staff also provided support when Leah required hospital treatment in Christchurch. Unfortunately, Leah did not play in any matches during her time in New Zealand. The coach of her club didn’t deem Leah's level to be high enough to play in the club’s first team whose matches started earlier in the season and Leah wasn’t picked for a lower grade team when their matches began on Saturday 4 May 2019. I am extremely sorry that Leah did not have the chance to play in any matches during her Sport Lived programme and the disappointment this caused her. Very best wishes Ian Dodd Director Sport Lived Limited

Posted 4 years ago

Sport Lived is rated 4.6 based on 97 reviews