Sport: Coaching and Sports Development Industry Pathway
Overview
This course is for you if you are considering a career in the world of sport or if you would like to progress to university.
Using our sports facilities, this course will allow you to pursue the sporting success you desire. You will gain an insight into various vocational aspects of sport from practical and theoretical approaches. You will also work towards understanding performance and excellence in sport through themes that include fitness testing, tactical skills, coaching, anatomy, physiology and nutrition. Your sporting ability will be challenged and you will take part in practical assessments with the opportunity to compete in national competitions.
You will have the chance to obtain qualifications in a range of sports coaching and leadership courses. Lessons will make use of the college’s 3G training pitch and the two fitness suites. You will also benefit from the expertise of guest speakers from professional clubs and organisations and trips to national centres of excellence.
What will you learn?
The units you will cover include:
- Anatomy and Physiology: looking in depth at the major body systems in the body and understanding the structure and function of these.
- Fitness Training and Programming: including methods of training and planning safe and effective training programmes for a specific client.
- Professional Development in the Sports Industry: This unit covers the different jobs in the Sports industry, giving you an insight to the many opportunities available in this market
- Sports Leadership: study what makes a great leader. The different attributes needed and how to use different skills when leading groups
- Application of Fitness Testing: including the components of fitness and safe and standardised delivery of a range of fitness tests.
- Practical Sports Performance: demonstrating a range of skills, techniques and tactics and identifying strengths and areas for improvement of your own and others’ performance.
- Coaching for Performance: planning and delivering safe and effective coaching sessions in your chosen sport.
- Research Methods in Sport: look at the different research methods and how the validity, reliability and accuracy can affect perceptions
- Sports Injury Management: investigating causes of injuries, the impact that these have physically and mentally and planning safe and effective rehabilitation programmes for specific athletes.
- Development and Provision of Sport and Physical Activity: study the development and provision in sport in the Uk and its relationship with global sports
- Investigating Business in Sport and the Active Leisure Industry: are you thinking of owning your own business? Learn the different types of businesses, the benefits and negatives of each, you will then be given details of a sports business and will analyse its strengths and weaknesses
- Skill Acquisition in Sport: learn how athletes develop their skills to become the best. You will look into the factors that determine this, while studying the different theories of learning
- Sports Performance Analysis: focusing on elite and club athletes and using performance profiles to improve skills and techniques.
- Current Issues in Sports: including the history of sport and the impact of media and technology.
Who is the course aimed at?
This course is for you if you are considering a career path that enables you to explore the world of coaching or Sports Development. You will develop the skills to either move into an apprenticeship, employment or university.
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Entry Requirements
You must have a minimum of four GCSEs at grades 9-4, including English Language, Maths and Science.
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Experiences
This course will provide you with the opportunity to learn from academics and industry professionals regarding pathways in Sport and careers that would be available to you. You will also get the chance to take part in trips, additional coaching opportunities and work experience to support your choices and awareness of progression options after your studies.
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Progression
A qualification in Sport has many benefits and is a recognised qualification which will prepare you for future work in the sports and leisure industry or progression onto university.
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Outcomes
Students who complete a qualification in Sport go on to a wide variety of further study and career. These can include: Personal Trainer, Sports Coach, Physiotherapist, Fitness Centre Manager, Professional Athlete or Teacher, Public services. Students progress onto University and apprenticeships, using the broad and balanced unit coverage at level three to support various directions and pathways.
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