COURSE INFORMATION

This course is designed to support those who wish to pursue a career in the football industry. The course is practical in nature and allows you to develop your playing performance in an elite setting whilst also developing skills in a range of additional roles including coaching, scouting, sport science, and stadium management.

  • Football skills
  • Individual and team skills
  • Coaching skills
  • Health & nutrition skills
  • Problem solving and communication skills
  • One year full-time
  • Basic sports coaching techniques
  • Deliver a coaching programme: football
  • Free & Fixed weights
  • Sporting activity: association football
  • Sporting activity participation and performance
  • Sports officiating and organising – formal: association football
  • Nutrition and health
  • Sports: activity and participation opportunities in the community
  • Event organisation
  • Scouting and talent identification
  • Developing technical performance in football

You must demonstrate practical ability at a club level (within the last two years) and possess one of the following:

  • Four National 5s at Grade C or above
  • Intermediate Certificate: Sport and Fitness (with a minimum of 13 SQA assessed credits)
  • An equivalent Sport and Fitness related course at SCQF Level 5

PLUS

  • You may be required to take part in an informal conversation as part of the application process.
  • This group/individual conversation may be an information session and may include a skills based activity
  • You will need a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland in order to go out on the placement(s) as part of this course
  • HNC: Sports Coaching and Development (Football Coaching) SCQF Level 7
  • HNC: Sports Coaching and Development (Multi Sport Coaching) SCQF Level 7
  • Sport and exercise science related degrees
  • If you are looking towards employment in the sport and fitness industries, especially those with a football focus then this is the course for you.
  • Junior Coaching Position
  • Junior Team Position
  • Youth Football
  • Appropriate Sport & Fitness kit will be required. Some costs may be met by the college.
  • You may be required to take part in an informal conversation as part of the application process.
  • This group/individual conversation may be an information session with a skills based activity
  • You will need a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland in order to go out on the placement(s) as part of this course