Level 3 Foundation & Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching & Development

Sequence of Learning for Level 3 Foundation Diploma Sports Coaching & Development

Your EDC journey starts here…

All students to complete course induction. This includes Tour of EDC.

Expectations of EDC

Plagiarism and Turnitin, Referencing, coursework requirements

Work requirements.

Developing Coaching Skills – In this unit learners will develop their coaching knowledge and skills to help improve others’ performance skills, techniques and tactics across a range of sports. Work placement will also be arranged and learners will start to gain coaching experience.

Unit C1

Sport Development – In this unit, learners will explore the principles of sport development, the key agencies involved and provide practical examples of current practice. They will also develop their own sports development initiative.

Health, Wellbeing and Sport - In this unit, learners will explore the importance of physical activity and wellbeing for different types of participants and suggest ways to improve their physical and mental health status.

Careers in the Sport and Active Leisure Industry - In this unit, learners will develop an understanding of careers in the sport and active leisure industry. They will gain the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed for employment in the industry.

Self Employment in Sport and Physical Activity - Learners will develop knowledge and understanding of self-employment and apply this to develop a self-employment strategy within the context of the sport industry.

Practical Sports Application – In this unit, learners will develop the skills, techniques, tactics and understanding of rules needed to participate in selected sports, either individually or in a team. Unit 12 Unit 2

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Accountability

Motivation

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Course intent? The mandatory content allows learners to develop their technical skills, supported by underpinning knowledge, and provides the opportunity for learners to relate these to the sports coaching and development industry. Learners will gain the knowledge and applied skills to work with different customers in sports development programmes, understand how best to impact participation and improve performance skills, and develop the knowledge and skills needed to be self-employed in the coaching and development sector.

Are you ready for year 2?

Sequence of Learning for Level 3 Extended Diploma

Your EDC journey continues here…

All students are to complete course induction. This includes Expectations of EDC, Plagiarism and Turnitin, Referencing, coursework requirements, and Work experience requirements. Unit D1

Sports Coaching & Development

Research Project – In this unit, learners propose and undertake research within a sport context. This will give them the essential skills needed to progress to higher education.

Applied Coaching Skills – Learners will develop a coaching programme to improve performance at all levels and for multi-sports. They will participate in a coaching placement, gaining industry experience.

Nutrition for Sports Performance – In this unit, Learners will explore the importance of nutrition and hydration within a sport context. They will also plan their own diet and hydration plan.

Sports Psychology - In this unit, learners will develop an understanding of the psychological demands of sport and develop techniques to improve sporting performance. They will plan their own psychological skills programme.

Fitness Testing Learners will gain an understanding of fitness testing and the importance of health screening and health monitoring tests.

Anatomy and Physiology –

In this unit, learners will explore the structure and function of the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems and develop an understanding of the fundamentals of the energy systems.

Course intent? The Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development builds on the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development. Due to a wider choice of optional units, it allows learners to access employment and self-employment in varying areas such as coaching in different tourist locations, working towards delivering sport curriculum in schools or working towards running their own coaching company. This qualification also offers learners the opportunity to progress to further study and higher education.

Are you ready for employment or university?