Sports Performance and Coaching Level 3
NVQ
In Birmingham
Description
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Type
NVQ
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Location
Birmingham
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Duration
2 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
Overview
Our Sports Performance and Coaching course leads to a range of rewarding careers in the sports sector and will equip you with the essential skills required for roles including sports coach, performance analyst and professional sportsman/woman.
In Year 1, you will complete either the Extended Certificate in Sport or the Foundation Diploma in Sport. In Year 2, you will study course specific modules for Sports Performance and Coaching. You can also join UCB’s successful Boxing Academy.
In addition to the main qualification, there are opportunities to gain further sports qualifications in sports coaching, Level 2 gym instruction, emergency first aid and safeguarding. You will also experience a variety of sports, activities and visits to enhance your industry knowledge.
Why should I choose this course?
You live and breathe sport
You are interested in the ideas, strategies and theories of sport
You like practical training and work-related tasks
You might be thinking of a degree in a sports-related subject
You want to keep your options open in this dynamic industry
Why maths and English are so important to your career
Achieving a good level of English and maths is important so that you can compete in today’s labour market and securing the career you’ve always wanted. Alongside your full-time course, students will continue to develop their English and maths skills. If you haven’t yet achieved GCSE grade 4 (grade C) in English and maths at 16 you will continue to study these by resits or by taking Functional Skills at an appropriate level.
Maths:
When designing fitness programmes, a sound understanding of basic numbers is needed for working our appropriate repetitions and determining increments in weight-training
Fractions are needed in calculating BMI
Measurements are also key in determining and monitoring client heights and weights
Mathematics is central to an understanding of nutrition and sports formulae
English:
Accurate spelling and a wide...
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Entry requirements
Please note the entry requirements below reflect the new GCSE grading structure for 2017 entry.
Normally, you will require a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 4 (grade C) or above, including maths and English, or a BTEC Level 2 in Sport with a minimum of a Merit, or at least 2 years’ relevant work experience. School applicants will need to have a good school report and references.
If you do not have a grade 4 (grade C) or above in English and/or maths, please refer to the Maths and English tab on the left.
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Subjects
- Coaching
- English
- Maths
- Fitness
- Industry
- Boxing
- Full Time
Course programme
Year 1 – EITHER
Extended Certificate in Sport
Anatomy and Physiology
Fitness Training and Programming for Health, Sport and Well-being
Professional Development in the Sports Industry
Sports Leadership
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Foundation Diploma in Sport
In addition to the modules for the Extended Certificate (above), you will also study:
Practical Sports Performance
Coaching for Performance
Application of Fitness Testing
Year 2
Sport Psychology
Coaching for Performance (Extended Certificate students only)
Sports Performance Analysis
Practical Sports Performance
Sports Injury Management
The Athlete Lifestyle
Technical and Tactical Demands of Sport
Your study programme
Having successfully completed either the Extended Certificate or Foundation Diploma in Year 1, you will move onto our Sports Performance and Coaching course in Year 2. Having successfully completed Level 3 Sports Performance and Coaching you can progress to study a degree in Sport and Fitness, Sports Management or Sports Therapy at UCB. Alternatively, you can apply for other degrees at UCB or elsewhere.
Students on Level 3 Sports Performance and Coaching can join UCN’s Boxing Academy. Successful applicants also need to study an NVQ Diploma in Achieving Excellence in Sports Performance. The Academy, run in partnership with England Boxing, is the only one of its type in the West Midlands. Its goal is to train young men and women capable of representing Team GB at the highest levels of Olympic competition.
Work placement
Work placement will form an essential part of your individual study programme and all students will be expected to complete an appropriate work placement related to their full-time course.
To find out more about the work placement opportunities for this course, click on the ‘Work Placement’ tab above.
Additional information
Sports Performance and Coaching Level 3