1st4sport
Level 3
QN: 603/4831/8
Curriculum Active
1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Sports Coaching and Performance
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by 1st4sport. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 377 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
1st4sport
Syllabus Units
11 Units
Guided Hours
377 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Deliver a coaching programme
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- manage the implementation of the coaching programme, deliver the coaching programme
- develop participant performance during the coaching programme
- Monitor participant development during the coaching programme
2
Managing Performance Athletes' Lifestyles and the Media
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The learner will understand lifestyle factors that affect sports performance, understand the importance of projecting a positive image of self and understand how to communicate effectively with the media and other influential personnel.
3
Nutrition for Sports Performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The learner will understand the requirements for and the principles of a balanced diet, understand the role of nutrients in sport, understand the role of supplements in sport and be able to produce nutrition plans in order to enhance performance in sport.
4
Performance and Sports Landscape
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The learner will know the key organisations that fund sport in the UK, understand talent identification in sport, understand performance pathways in sport and know how to develop a career plan.
5
Plan a coaching programme
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- understand the process of planning coaching programmes
- analyse participants’ performance and stage of development; setting coaching programme goals
- be able to design coaching programmes to meet participants’ needs
6
Psychology for Sports Performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The learner will understand the impact of stress, anxiety and arousal on participant performance in sport and understand the impact of group dynamics on participant performance in sport.
7
Review a coaching programme
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- evaluate the coaching programme
- create a personal development plan
8
Support talented athletes through lifestyle change
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the effect that lifestyle change can have on talented athletes
- be able to support talented athletes through lifestyle change
9
The role of the programme coach
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- understand the role of the programme coach
- understand the responsibilities of the programme coach
- understand how to support participants’ lifestyle through coaching programmes
10
Understanding tactical skills to achieve excellence in sport
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The learner will understand the tactical demands and skill requirements of an elite athlete’s role in sport, understand how an elite athlete works with coaching and other staff to identify own tactical needs, understand the importance of an elite athlete setting goals for own tactical development, understand how an elite athlete applies themselves to a tactical skills programme, understand how an elite athlete prepares and applies tactical skills for competition and understand how an elite athlete can improve their tactical performance through evaluation.
11
Understanding technical skills to achieve excellence in sport
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The learner will understand the technical demands and skill requirements of an elite athlete’s role in sport, understand how an elite athlete works with coaching and other staff to identify own technical needs, understand the importance of an elite athlete setting goals for own technical development, understand how an elite athlete applies themselves to a technical skills programme, understand how an elite athlete prepares and applies technical skills for competition and understand how an elite athlete can improve their technical performance through evaluation.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/4831/8
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- 1st4sport
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2019