This course starts in September 2024 and will be completed in two years.
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English OR Level 2 in Sport with a Merit/Distinction profile plus English at grade 4 or above.
Level 3 Sports Coaching and Development BTEC Extended Diploma validated by Pearson.
This course will prepare you for work and play in the sport of basketball 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 basketball industry, with the implementation of using digital technologies to help develop players and teams technical and tactical awareness. Furthermore, you will develop your understanding of the knowledge of the game by working closely with professional basketball 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 and clubs who are part of the basketball industry including Barnsley Advance Basketball.
You will also be given the opportunity to represent the Barnsley Sports Academy Basketball 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 basketball, performance analysis by utilising state of the art technology. Students who represent the Basketball team 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.
Assessment will occur continually throughout the programme. You will have unit assignments to complete and will be assessed on your practical ability. You will also have time-constrained assignments, as well as oral presentations. Each individual unit and the full award are graded at Pass, Merit or Distinction.
All Sport students will be expected to wear a Barnsley Sports Academy (BSA) hooded top* and polo shirt*, along with dark tracksuit bottoms and sports trainers. During practical sessions, kit will consist of a Barnsley Sports Academy t-shirt*, dark shorts and sports trainers. Non-regulation clothing/footwear is not permitted. Students will also require ring-binders, writing materials, paper/stationery and core textbooks.
Barnsley Sports Academy clothing marked with an asterisk (*) can be purchased from the Sports Centre Reception.
Honeywell Sports campus
Honeywell Lane
Barnsley
S75 1BP
This qualification is designed to enable candidates to progress into Higher Education. Alternatively, you may wish to enter employment within the sports industry.
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Full-time Barnsley College students aged 16-18 years old do not have to pay tuition fees.
Full-time Barnsley College students aged 16-18 years old do not have to pay tuition fees.
For further information please contact our friendly Information Team on +44 (0)1226 216 123 or email info@barnsley.ac.uk
Barnsley College has a range of sports opportunities for all students to take part in, gain professional training and compete nationally and internationally. We also have a state-of-the-art fitness village, Honeywell Sports Village where students can make use of our fitness suite, spinning studio and classes for competitive rates. You don’t have to be studying sport to get involved in the Sports Academy.
Our Additional Learning Support team can provide you with the support you need. Please contact them on +44 (0)1226 216 769.
Please note we reserve the right to change details without notice. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.