Community Sports Leader Award

Community Sports Leader Award

Entry Requirements
No formal entry requirements are needed, other than an enjoyment of all sporting activities and a willingness to actively participate. It is a superb way of gaining an additional qualification in a very practical setting. A Red Cross first aid certificate also forms part of the qualification.

About the Course
This course is designed for people who wish to develop their leadership skills and to enable them to organise sporting and recreational activities. It is a practical course and the assessment is therefore practical. It occurs through the candidates' ability to plan, deliver and evaluate a range of physical activities. It is a nationally recognised qualification and is hugely advantageous for anybody who wishes to follow a career in PE teaching, sports coaching, or any type of leadership. Students who wish to stay active in a group environment will also benefit from this.

Eight units must be completed; these are organisational skills, safety in sport, know your friends, fitness for sport, games and activity experience and ten hours of voluntary leadership work. The course lasts one year and is likely to be taken as part of a two year advanced level study of programme. It is additionally useful for AS PE students looking to enhance their coursework coaching grade in an enjoyable way.