Sports Science (Sports Coaching) FD of Science

Since London sport has been at the heart of the nations plans for a lasting legacy with a primary focus placed on improving grassroots sports participation in communities, giving elite athletes every chance to succeed at the highest level and creating a sporting habit for life in young people. The promotion of sport and exercise is also a core part of the governments strategies to improve the health of the nation (Ellison, ) and consequently there can be no more appropriate time to begin a career in Sports Coaching. Our bespoke course in Sports Science (Sports Coaching) develops an underpinning knowledge of Sport Psychology and Anatomy and Physiology alongside vocational specific units that actively prepare you for a career in Sports Coaching. The course offers a mixture of practical, scientific, technical and business principles of learning to underpin a career in the sports industry by combining theory and practice together with the necessary skills required to be successful in the workplace. By applying such principles in a vocational context and understanding the appropriate methods of enquiry for this subject area you will gain a thorough understanding of the field and will enhance your employability skills. Alongside the formal qualification, you will be given the opportunity to gain a selection of Level 1 Coaching qualifications within your coaching units that will aid your transition into the workplace. You will also be given the opportunity to obtain extra qualifications in additional, optional sessions and pay a registration fee if you wish to complete these as additional industry qualifications. These include: the YMCA Level 2 Award in Instructing Circuit Training Sessions, First Aid Qualification, Level 2 Award in Coaching Studies and Level 3 Award in Sports Conditioning. During Level 4 (first year) study there will also be an opportunity to complete an additional, optional full price week teaching qualification in the evenings: City and Guilds Level 3 Award in Education and Training (formerly PTLLS). During level 5 study (year 2) there will be an opportunity to complete an additional, optional full price week teaching qualification in the evenings: Level 4 Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS).