COURSE INFORMATION
This course is designed to develop your knowledge and skills enabling you to pursue a career in the football industry. The course is very 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, officiating and organising, sport science, and stadium management.
- One year full-time
- Basic sports coaching techniques
- Deliver a coaching programme: football
- Cardiovascular training
- Free 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
- Research
- Stewarding
- Event organisation
- First aid
You must be able to demonstrate practical ability at a regional or national level (e.g. Pro club member, Fife Schools, or SFA Regional Performance Squad, 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 assessed credits)
- An equivalent Sport and Fitness related course at SCQF Level 5
- or
- Relevant industry experience and/or other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis
PLUS
- You will need a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland in order to go out on the placement(s) as part of this course
- HNC: Coaching and Developing Sport SCQF Level 7
- HNC: Fitness, Health and Exercise SCQF Level 7
- Sport and exercise science related degrees
- 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, a portfolio discussion, or a skills based exercise
- You will need a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland
EARNING POTENTIAL
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