Focus Awards
Level 3
QN: 603/7594/2
Curriculum Active
Focus Awards Level 3 Diploma in Coaching Weightlifting (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Focus Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 386 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
Focus Awards
Syllabus Units
11 Units
Guided Hours
386 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Coaching Theory and Practice for Weightlifting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a weightlifting coach at the appropriate level
- Understand the underpinning theory behind learning and skill classification
- Understand how to apply motor learning theory and critical thinking to teach, correct, enhance weightlifting technique and to maximise participant experience
- Understand how to utilise effective feedback strategies to support an athlete’s objectives
- Be able to apply coaching theory principles to the coaching of weightlifting
2
Industry legislation and guidance, organisational policies and procedures
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand Legislation and Guidance
3
Long Term Planning and Organisation for Weightlifting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key physiological principles which underpin the training process
- Understand how to develop a programme that considers an athlete’s long-term development
- Understand how to adapt youth training programmes according to age, gender and maturation status
- Understand how to conduct a needs analysis and utilise to develop athlete development plans
- Understand profiling
- Understand planning and programming to support the development of weightlifting performance
- Understand weightlifting in action
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of coaching programmes
4
Maximising the participant experience
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the needs of participants
- Be able to provide customer service in coaching
- Understand participant engagement
5
Plan, prepare deliver, continually evaluate and review coaching sessions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to plan a coaching session
- Be able to deliver and evaluate a coaching session
6
Preparation for a weightlifting competition
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to create strategic competition plans
- Understand how to use knowledge and skills to prepare an athlete physically and psychologically for competition and training
- Understand the principles of safe and effective nutrition to create strategies for making weight which enhance performance
7
Professional practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand professional practice
- Be able to work safely, in accordance with documented working practices and professional limitations
8
Technical Underpinning for Weightlifting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to create a technical series to analyse the Snatch, Clean and Jerk
- Understand key biomechanical concepts which underpin the key positions of the technical series
- Understand the relevance of different types of interventions and how they relate to the competition lifts
- Be able to critically evaluate technique using the technical model to influence the objective and logical correction of technical errors
9
The Coach and their role within the organisation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of a coach
- Be able to deliver a coaching session
10
Welfare of participants and providing a safe and inclusive coaching environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the welfare of participants
- Ensure participant safety
11
Working with a coaching team
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work as part of a coaching team
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/7594/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Focus Awards
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2021