Sport

Are you passionate about developing others and making a real impact in sport? Discover your future in coaching.

Whatever your interests and career aspirations, we have the right course for you.

Studying sports promotes overall fitness and physical health, mental wellbeing, teamwork, and discipline, building lifelong friendships. It enhances problem-solving skills, goal-setting, time management, discipline and resilience.

We give everyone the opportunity to enjoy themselves while developing important skills and realising their potential. Students learn transferable skills that equip them for any role in the sports industry, or any other industry that they choose to work in.

We work closely with sports providers in our local areas. Our network of employer partnerships means that, whichever course you choose, you will get practical experience in the sports, coaching and fitness sectors throughout your time at college. In addition, employer visits and talks, trips, and valuable work experience will allow you to put your skills into practice.

There are endless possibilities, not simply for elite athletes – and the coaches they depend on! The community needs personal trainers and coaches too, whilst continuing your studies at university could lead you into sports development, nutrition, psychology, physiotherapy or teaching. You might also consider a role in marketing, journalism or social media.

Every student benefits from highly trained staff, including a Coach Mentor.

There are two options to choose from:

  • Coaching
  • Sport
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Sport options

Our coaching option is the first step for you to become a professional coach! You'll exert yourself in the field of sports, teaching and the theories that underpin them, and you'll put it all into practice with relevant work experience.

Alternatively, our Level 3 sport option will combine the study of anatomy, physiology and psychology with biometrics, exercise, health and lifestyle. In addition, you will develop skills in fitness testing and training, sport and exercise massage, sports injuries and coaching.

The sport and physical activity industries contribute £39 billion to the UK’s economy. Much of this comes from grassroots sport: the millions of people who buy trainers, bikes, gym memberships, get physiotherapy, or pay match fees.

Popular roles in this sector include sports coaches, instructors, and officials, with one in ten graduates employed as secondary education teaching professionals.

 

Industry partnerships

It’s not easy but as long as you work hard and never give up, you can achieve anything.
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