Gateshead Football Club Academy Level 2

Start Date

Wed Sep 09 2020

Day / Time

Weekdays

Duration

1 year

Campus

Academy for Sport

Gateshead Football Club Academy Level 2

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Will you be 18 at the start of next academic year? Are you a good quality footballer who wants another shot at a pro career? If you have answered yes to these questions, then this could be a great programme for you.

You will be a member of the Gateshead FC U19's squad and receive intensive coaching, conditioning and analysis during this year long programme.

Alongside this, you will learn how a successful sports club functions and be able to try out various roles across the business with work placement activities.

The programme is made up three elements:

The Level 2 Award in Employment Awareness in Active Leisure and Learning is the qualification you will receive.
You will undergo daily football training sessions, a weekly matchday, two strength and conditioning sessions and a match analysis session per week. Matches take place on Wednesday afternoons and you will play as Gateshead FC U19 team.
You will undertake a minimum of 50-hours of work experience with Gateshead FC in order to understand all the different elements of running a successful sports business.

Assessment

You will complete a portfolio during your programme that is assessed by your teacher and the awarding body's external examiner.

The teaching team

You’ll be trained and guided by the professionals at Gateshead Football Club and the expert teaching and coaching team at our Academy for Sport.

Facilities, kit and equipment

You will be based at state of the art Academy for Sport for lessons, S&C and match analysis. Your training will take place on the grass on brand new astro-turf pitches on-site. Gateshead FC coaches will have access to all the up to date equipment they need to make sure your footballing talent develops at an amazing rate during your year as part of Gateshead FC Reserves.

Next Steps

This course is designed to give you another go at making it as a pro footballer. You can follow in the footsteps of John Mellish (now at Carlisle United), Tom White (now at Blackburn Rovers) and Elliot Forbes in being rewarded with a pr contract at Gateshead FC following your year in the reserves.

Required Entry Qualifications

You will need to be selected by Gateshead FC coaching staff following a series of trial events. You will need to a grade 4 or better in GCSE English and GCSE Maths to be able to enrol on this programme and be part of the Gateshead reserve team.

You must be 18 at the start of the academic year to be eligible for this course.

If you are under 18 or 19+ please see our other Sport courses which are also heavily linked to Gateshead FC Academy.

Costs (excluding fees)

There are no costs associated with this programme. You will be provided with Gateshead FC training kit and all other kit and equipment will be made available for training and matches.

Finance and funding

This course is free to those aged under 19 years old.
Most people aged 19 years and over can qualify for free or reduced price course fees and there are grants and bursaries you can apply for to help cover the costs of coming to college, depending on your circumstances.

If you already have a full level 3 qualification and are aged 19 years over, you can apply for an Advanced Learning Loan or pay the fee upfront in full and qualify for a 10% discount.

You can get more information at our enrolment events, by calling 0191 490 2246 or email us at start@gateshead.ac.uk

Accreditation

The Level 2 Award in Employment Awareness in Active Leisure and Learning that makes up the certificated part of this course is accredited by 1st 4 Sport.