Sports Coaching and Development Level 3

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Mon Sep 04 2023

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Sports Coaching and Development Level 3

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If you have a passion for sport and want to build a career around the wide range of sport-based roles on offer in sports performance, participation health and fitness, this course for you.

This course is right for you if you want to take your sports knowledge, skills and ability to the next level. This two year programme will cover a wide range of sport related topics to prepare you for the next steps in your career whether this is a job, an apprenticeship or a university programme in sport.

You will study the following modules in year one:

Careers in the Sport and Active Leisure Industry
Health, Wellbeing and Sport
Developing Coaching Skills
Sport Development
Self-employment in Sport and Physical Activity
Practical Sports Applications

You will study the following modules in year two:

Applied Coaching Skills
Fitness Training
Research Project in Sport
Anatomy and Physiology in Sport
Sporting Injuries
Nutrition for Physical Performance

All students also take part in Personal and Social development lessons with topics ranging from job applications to personal finance.

Please note students who have not achieved a Grade 4 in maths will study this during training time.

Assessment

Our Level 3 BTEC Sport courses are internally assessed through set coursework and assignments which will consist of written work, presentations, posters and practical observations.

Each unit is assessed as a Pass, Merit or Distinction and the mix of grades that you achieve for each unit will make up your final overall grade.

The teaching team

Our teachers are ambitious, talented and passionate about making your experience at college the very best it can be. They have up to date industry experience to share with you and the energy and enthusiasm to help you to get where you need to be.

Work Experience & Employer Partners

You will undertake a minimum 30 hour placement each year you study at Gateshead College. Your placement will be matched up with the skills, knowledge and behaviour gaps identified in your career plan which is compiled by you and your career coach at the start of your studies.

Next Steps

During your qualification you will develop the transferable and higher-order skills that are highly regarded by higher education providers and employers in sport. For example, the study of sports coaching and development particularly encourages the development of skills and behaviours such as teamwork, leadership, communication and self-employment.

Part of the area of study involves exploring how to set yourself up as a self-employed sports industry professional and many of our alumni are involved in working on self-employed basis.

These skills are developed through the variety of approaches to teaching and learning enabled by the specification.

The qualification also carries UCAS points and is recognised by higher education providers as meeting admission requirements to many relevant sports and sports-related courses, for example in the last three years we have had students progress onto further studies

Sport Development with Coaching BSc (Honours) at Sheffield Hallam University
Sports Coaching BSc (Honours) at Northumbria University
Business Management BA (Honours) at Northumbria University
Global Sports Management BA (Honours) at Birmingham City University
Sports Development BSc (honours) at Northumbria University

Required Entry Qualifications

Five GCSE grades at 4 or above, including English Language.

Costs (excluding fees)

There are no direct costs of attending this course. You may wish to purchase text books to support your studies and we will advise of the best ones to get. You can purchase a Gateshead College branded sports kit if you would like to. The cost of the core bundle, including a tracksuit and t-shirt, will be refunded to you at the start of the first term if you join one of our Sports Academies.

Funding support is also available to help cover some of these costs, for those who meet eligibility criteria.

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 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.

For one to one advice, contact our friendly team who will assess your individual circumstances and give you the right information. You can contact them on 0191 490 2246, start@gateshead.ac.uk or via Live Chat. Or pop along to one of our Enrolment Events.