Level 3 BTEC in Sports Coaching and Development
Course Code: Q100195
Key Information
Course type
Vocational
Campus:
Sixth Form Campus
Start Date:
09 Sept 2024
Duration:
2 years
Attendance:
Full-time
Fees:
Free
- Extended Certificate equivalent to one A Level
- Foundation Diploma equivalent to one and a half A Levels
- Extended Diploma equivalent to three A Levels
This course offers you the opportunity to experience a range of different elements in the sporting world that you could progress to in your future career.
Units include:
- anatomy and physiology
- developing coaching and leadership skills
- sports development
- sport psychology
- nutrition
- planning and leading a sports event.
Your timetable will have practical and theory embeded into it. You will also have access to trips specific to this course, related to other areas. You will also be provided with opportunities for volunteering, and personal enterprise, all of which are excellent items to put on a future job application.
A minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English language and maths. You will also need grade 5 or above in physical education.
The expectation of your attendance must be above 90%.
You will have a 9.55am start, one lesson in the morning, one in the afternoon and a guaranteed 4pm finish. You will also have at least one morning and one afternoon per week free for private study.
You will be assessed through practical and theory based assessments of which some will be internally and some will be externally assessed.
On completion of this course, you can progress to higher education, a degree level course or an apprenticeship/job in the sporting sector. The course is diverse enough to develop you towards careers in coaching, teaching, sports psychology, sports therapy, sports science or nutrition.
Level 3 BTEC in Sports Coaching and Development
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