Sport, Health and Physical Activity – Sports Coaching Level 3
NCFE Diploma and Extended Diploma
This course will enable you to pursue a fantastic career in the sport coaching industry.
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Level 3
Attendance - Full-time
Duration - 1-2 years
Start date - September - June
Where - Huddersfield Centre
Course Overview
The course gives you the knowledge, understanding and skills that underpin the study of coaching sport and physical activity. The course explores theoretical and practical principles and permits the opportunity to apply real-life sporting situations. You will be encouraged to participate in a wide variety of sport coaching and leadership-based activities, developing relevant skillsets to prepare you for further study, training or a career in the industry.
You will have the opportunity to gain invaluable practical experience by applying the skills and knowledge you have learnt by working with sporting academies and other external partners. This will give you experience working with various different individuals in a sporting context and develop your understanding of technical, communication and organisational factors.
You will explore sporting tactics, rules and regulations understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle, promote improvement strategies and investigate current issues and barriers for physical activity. You will produce a career plan to map out your goals and how you can achieve them. understand how behaviours may impact on sports profiles, produce career plans for yourselves whilst analysing factors that influence the performance of an athlete.
We encourage our students to further their own development by accessing and undertaking extra qualifications in coaching, leadership and first aid. Alongside your course, you can combine learning and playing by joining one of our sports academies for football or rugby league in partnership with Huddersfield Giants.
The course gives you the knowledge, understanding and skills that underpin the study of coaching sport and physical activity. The course explores theoretical and practical principles and permits the opportunity to apply real-life sporting situations. You will be encouraged to participate in a wide variety of sport coaching and leadership-based activities, developing relevant skillsets to prepare you for further study, training or a career in the industry.
You will explore sporting tactics, rules and regulations understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle, promote improvement strategies and investigate current issues and barriers for physical activity. You will produce a career plan to map out your goals and how you can achieve them. understand how behaviours may impact on sports profiles, produce career plans for yourselves whilst analysing factors that influence the performance of an athlete.
You will have the opportunity to gain invaluable practical experience by applying the skills and knowledge you have learnt by working with sporting academies and other external partners. This will give you experience working with various different individuals in a sporting context and develop your understanding of technical, communication and organisational factors.
We encourage our students to further their own development by accessing and undertaking extra qualifications in coaching, leadership and first aid. Alongside your course, you can combine learning and playing by joining one of our sports academies for football or rugby league in partnership with Huddersfield Giants.
Core Skills Gained:
A minimum of 5 GCSEs with the following grades: English at 4 or above and maths at 3 or above and 3 other GCSEs at 4 or above including PE or a sports background.
• Year 2 Level 3 Extended Diploma
• Higher Education
• Employment
• Higher Education
• Employment
A sports qualification can lead to a range of careers, including working as a sports coach, fitness instructor, sport development officer, health and wellbeing co-ordinators or a PE teacher.
You will be assessed through discussions, group presentations and activities, written assessments, practical demonstrations, fitness tests, logbooks and diaries and observations.
Students will be required to have a Kirklees College Sport Coaching kit to participate on this course. This can be purchased from gbkits.co.uk.
Why work in the Sports, Leisure & Recreation Industry?
Employment in Sport, Leisure and Recreation roles are down NAN% since 2021
Wide range of jobs in the Sports, Leisure & Recreation Industry
Excellent choice of employers in the Sports, Leisure & Recreation Industry
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If you’re not sure what to study, why not find out more information about different types of possible careers? Or if you know what you career you want to do but not sure what you need to study, we can help you get one step closer to that dream job.
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