Sport and Physical Activity: Coaching Pathway Level 3 Full-time (FSPT)

This course is perfect if you want a career in sports or fitness, like being a coach, PE teacher, or personal trainer. You’ll learn how to organise and run sports activities, and gain skills for university or jobs in sports and health.

Course highlights:

• Sports Coaching
• Analysis of Sports Performance
• Leadership in Sport
• Prepare yourself for a future in the Sport, Active Leisure, and Health Industry!

Assessment will occur continually throughout the programme. You will have unit assignments to complete and will be assessed on your practical ability. You will also have time-constrained assignments, as well as oral presentations. Each individual unit and the full award are graded at Pass, Merit or Distinction.

• You will require five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including GCSE English.
• Or Level 2 in Sport with a Merit/Distinction profile plus English at grade 4 or above.
• Other requirements – As your studies will involve you working with and coaching children, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (formerly known as Criminal Record Bureau check).

All Sport and Public Services students will be expected to wear a Barnsley Sports Academy (BSA) hooded top* and polo shirt*, along with dark tracksuit bottoms and sports trainers. During practical sessions, kit will consist of a Barnsley Sports Academy t-shirt*, dark shorts and sports trainers. Non-regulation clothing/footwear is not permitted. Students will also require ring-binders, writing materials, paper/stationery and core textbooks. Barnsley Sports Academy clothing marked with an asterisk(*) can be purchased from the Sports Centre Reception.

This qualification is designed to enable candidates to progress into Higher Education. Alternatively, you may wish to enter employment within the sports industry.