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Coaching & Physical Education – Level 3

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About the course

Leadership is a key skill in the sports industry and this course is perfect for bringing out your ‘inner leader’. The course is designed for anyone who aspires to become a teacher or leader within the industry. You’ll get hands on experience right from the start as we host several school sports competitions, including the regional finals for the sports hall athletics. We’ll assist you with getting work experience in local schools and even provide opportunities to achieve nationally recognised qualifications, such as coaching badges and first aid courses, making you more competitive when seeking employment. This course has a great track record of students going on to become PE teachers, sports coaches, business owners and even a head teacher or two!

Topics and units

Units:
– Organising sporting events
– Current issues in sport
– Exercise, health, and lifestyle
– Sports psychology
– Anatomy and physiology
– Fitness for training and programming
– Sports leadership
– Practical sports performance
– Professional development in the sports industry
– Coaching for performance
– Research methods in sport
– Development and provision of sport
– Business in sport
– Skill acquisition

*Students will also get the opportunity to complete:
Community sports leaders award
First aid qualification
10-week school placement
NCS Citizenship Award

Careers and progression

Sports based degree at University/Employment

Entry requirements

4 GCSE’s at grade 4 or above including English or Maths

What to do next

If you are interested in applying for this course, please click ‘apply now‘ on this page or at the top of any page, and create an website account or sign in an account you have already created and complete the application form. 

To find out more information about our courses and college life, you can visit an open event to meet our team and check out our facilities for yourself.

Type

Full Time

Duration

2 Year

Campus

Haybridge Road, Telford

Support

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Talk to us

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Upcoming events

We are hiring – Recruitment Event
25 April 2024
5.00pm — 7.30pm
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Open event
19 June 2024
5.00pm — 7.30pm
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