Sports Coaching and Development: Pathway 3 Football Development Level 3 Full-time

Course overview

This course will prepare you for work in the football industry and associated industries including sport, physical activity, health, leisure, media and business. You will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for progression to Higher Education, employment, apprenticeships or to use your entrepreneurial skills to create your own enterprise.

You will keep up-to-date with the ever changing football industry, with the implementation of using digital technologies to help develop players and teams technical and tactical awareness. Furthermore, you will develop understanding of the knowledge of the game by working closely with UEFA B licenced coaches and having consistent experience with high quality coaching, which will help build your knowledge of the best practice for coaching.

Finally, you will be expected to engage within the community, by either gaining part-time employment or volunteering with local stakeholders who are part of the football industry (4G1, Momentus, Barnsley FC, Barnsley Women’s FC and Reds in the Community) or grassroot clubs affiliated with the Sheffield and Hallamshire FA and links with local semi-professional teams (Penistone Church FC, Worsbrough Bridge FC, Stocksbridge Park Steeles FC and Athersley Recreation FC).

Course content

• Technical and Tactical Skills in Football
• Applied Football Coaching Skills
• Practical Football Application
• Football Analysis
• Careers in Sport and Active Leisure
• Health, Wellbeing and Sport
• Developing Coaching Skills
• Research Project
• Sport Development
• Self Employment in Sport and Physical Activity
• Practical Sports Application
• Technical and Tactical Skills in Sport
• Fitness Training and Testing
• Applied Coaching Skills
• Nutrition for Physical Performance
• Sports Psychology

Barnsley Sports Academy

You will also given opportunity to represent the Barnsley Sports Academy football teams, by either participating in one of the male teams or female team. Students who do not wish to play will be given opportunity to be part of the Barnsley Sports Academy workforce, where they can either assist in coaching, delivering small projects such as inclusive football, performance analysis by utilising state of the art technology. Students who represent the football teams must take part in two technical/tactical sessions, one performance analysis session and one strength and conditioning delivered by on-site personal trainers once a week.