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Sport and Physical Activity (Sports Coaching)
Sport
Level 3
Gloucester
Course Overview
Full Time
Certificate
Certificate
Get ahead of the game and learn specialist knowledge and skills for a career in sports and physical activity. Learning about exercise and lifestyle, you’ll have the opportunity to specialise in sports development, fitness, and coaching.
You’ll be put through your paces mentally and physically, gaining in-depth knowledge and practical skills across key areas. You’ll also gain practical experiences such as organising sports events for local schools, meaning you’ll be well-prepared for higher education or a career sports or coaching.
What you’ll learn
You’ll learn about the three main areas of sport - development, coaching and fitness. You’ll cover a range of topics, including talent identification and development, fitness testing, sports coaching, and sports psychology. You’ll also gain practical experience in organising sports events and analysing sports performance.
This course covers a range of specialist units and modules:
- Exercise, health and lifestyle
- Anatomy and physiology
- Sports psychology
- Training and fitness
- Preparing for a career in sport and physical activity
- Sports development
- Sports coaching
- Assessing risk in sport
- Analysing sports performance
You’ll build invaluable skills to succeed as the course puts you through your paces physically and mentally. Alongside physical activities you’ll also get to try your hand at delivering a range of sports events for local schools.
Learning from expert lecturers in dedicated facilities, you’ll complete this course equipped with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to succeed in higher education or a range of careers in sports coaching and development.
Highlights
You can expect to:
- Take part in practical sport and activities, e.g. golf, outdoor activities
- Gain additional qualifications in things like first aid and safeguarding
- Gain NGB qualifications such as Level 1 Coaching Multiskills and Level 1 Dodgeball
- Lead and coach practical sports/fitness sessions
Assessment
Assessment will be coursework based, and include a combination of assignments, presentations and practical coaching sessions.
Anything else?
At Gloucestershire College we want students to develop their English and Maths skills so that they achieve their learning goals and future career aims. For this reason, all full-time students (16-18) who have not achieved grade 4 or above English language or maths GCSE will study these subjects as part of their course.
You’ll also take part in continual professional development (CPD) and complete the college’s Which Three Skills programme to develop skills like communication, teamwork, resilience and more.
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Typical Entry Criteria
Five GCSE subjects at Grade 4 and above including:
GCSE English Language or Literature at Grade 4 and above or GCSE Maths at Grade 4 and above
Four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 and above
Gloucestershire College welcome any other/combinations of relevant qualifications that are comparable and/or equivalent to the typical course entry requirements.
For 19+ applicants that do not have recognised qualifications may still meet course entry requirements through alternative methods of assessment at the College’s discretion.
All queries regarding course entry criteria including the equivalency of qualifications and exceptional extenuating circumstances should be directed by email to the Admissions Department through applications@gloscol.ac.uk.
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Upon completion, you may move on to other higher education courses specialising in sport. You may also seek employment directly in industry
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If you would like to apply for this course, please add it to your shortlist. You may then add further courses to your shortlist or continue to complete your application.
Sport and uniformed public service courses can lead to a wealth of exciting opportunities and prepare you for a life of responsibility.
Sport and Physical Activity
The sport and recreation industry is an increasingly popular area of study, providing employment opportunities in sports development, sports coaching, fitness and related areas. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in a range of practical and theory modules, learning from industry experts.
Uniformed Public Services
GC offers a wide range of real emergency service and armed forces experiences as part of the uniformed public services course. This has led to many former students going on to join the emergency services (Police, Fire and Ambulance Service) and the armed forces (Army, RAF or the Royal Navy) upon successful completion of their course.
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