Course content
The Level 2 Diploma in Sport (Sports Coaching) is a course designed to have a balance of college and work experience in local Leisure Facilities. This will give you the theory and employability skills necessary to go out into the world of work, or progress onto Level 3.
During the course you will learn about: Fitness for Sport and Exercise; Participating in Sport; Developing Sporting Skills and Tactical Awareness; Planning and Running a Sports Event; Work Experience in the Sports Industry; Planning, delivering and evaluating sports sessions; and Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise.
Work experience is a mandatory part of your Sports Coaching qualification. In terms 2 and 3 you will be placed in one of the local Leisure Centres to work as a member of their staff on a shift pattern. You will also have the opportunity to take the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.