Sport (Coaching and Leadership) BTEC (L3)

In Short

This nationally recognised qualification will help you to develop a range of skills, techniques, personal qualities and attitudes essential for a career development in sport specific employment.

The course uses practical application and performance to support and reinforce the knowledge and understanding required to study aspects of instructing, coaching and leadership, fitness and training, physiology and health and safety.

This course provides a dynamic, relevant and challenging contribution to the study of sport at this level. This qualification is equivalent to three A Levels, so on completion you can choose employment or higher education.Entry Requirements

5 GCSEs at Grade 4 (C) including English and maths (or equivalent) or a First Diploma with Merit profile.  You should be interested in all aspects of sport and sport performance and be committed to practical sport.

Course Content

Year 1

• Unit 1 – Anatomy and Physiology

• Unit 2 – Fitness Training & Programming for Health, Sport & Well-being

• Unit 3 – Professional Development in the Sports Industry

• Unit 5 – Application of Fitness Testing

• Unit 7 – Practical Sports Performance

• Unit 10 – Sports Event Organisation

• Unit 25 – Rules, Regulations and Officiating in Sport

Year 2

• Unit 4 – Sports Leadership

• Unit 8 – Coaching for Performance

• Unit 9 – Research Methods in Sport

• Unit 18 – Work Experience in Active Leisure

• Unit 19 – Development and Provision of Sport and Physical Activity

• Unit 22 – Investigationg Business in Sport and the Active Leisure Industry

• Unit 23 – Skill Acquisition in Sport

Plus

Sports Leadership

In addition to this, if you are a talented individual, aged 16-19 and committed to developing your sports performance while studying, you may also be able to participate in one of our Academies – Football or Tennis.

How do the Academies work? Academy players will have a timetable with coaching and playing sessions built in. This enables you to study on a full-time course and play/train for the Academy team without missing key lecture time.

The Football Academy is coordinated and run by experienced and qualified coaching staff who deliver a first-class football performance programme.

• Professional and FA qualified coaching team

• Competitive matches in British Colleges SW regional league

• Sports injury staff

• Cup competitions

• Excellent training and playing facilities (including new 3G artificial pitch)

• Academy kit

The Tennis Academy has access to four indoor courts so runs all year around. The Academy is coordinated and run by experienced and qualified coaching staff who deliver a first-class tennis performance/coaching development programme.

• Professional and LTA qualified coaching team

• Competitive matches and British Colleges regional competitions

• Sports injury staff

• Opportunity to develop coaching skills and gain recognised awards

• Excellent training and playing facilities (including access to 4 indoor tennis courts)

Academy selection process: To be considered for the Football Academy, you need to attend a formal trial in May where a squad will be selected for the coming year.

Players that do not make the Academy squad still have an opportunity to play for the College through the second team. To be considered for the Tennis Academy you need to attend a formal trial in September where a squad will be selected.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment is specifically designed to fit the purpose and objective of the qualification. It includes a range of assessment types and styles suited to vocational qualifications in the sector.

Units are assessed through a mix of assignment based tasks and external assessments.There will also be a mix of individual and group work, which will require you to complete investigations, reports and presentations.