Key facts
- Start date: September
- Duration: A full time, one year course
- Location: Brooksby
- Fees: This course is fully funded for school leavers.
If you are a mature student, a fee may apply. Please contact us for more information.
Your future
Students who complete this course may wish to progress onto a Level 3 Sports programme, gain employment, or undertake an apprenticeship.
Entry requirements
4 GCSE’s at grade D/3 or above OR Level 1 Sport and Entry 3 Functional Skills.
If you miss the English and/or Maths requirements of your course, don’t worry – there are options. See our GCSE English and Maths page for more information.
Course Details
The sports industry is one of the fastest growing, with a wide variety of job opportunities in coaching, teaching, fitness, leisure and sport development in the UK and all over the world. If you love sport now is the time to join BMC: with small class sizes and personalised pathways geared around your individual needs, we have courses to suit every level.
Modules
Units may include:
- Participating in Sport
- Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise
- Introduction to Healthy Exercise and Nutrition
- Sports Coaching
- Psychology for Sports Performance
- Planning and Running a Sports Event
- Developing Sporting Skills and Tactical Awareness
Sports Partnerships
Here at BMC, we work with Leicester Tigers, Leicester City Women FC, and Charnwood and Rutland Netball Club to offer our students the chance excel in the sport they love alongside studying for their qualification.
Find out more about these programmes by clicking the links below:
- Leicester Tigers Rugby
- Leicester City Women Football
- Mansfield Town Football
- Netball Academy – Brooksby Bears
If you are interested in pursuing any of these pathways, please make this clear in your personal statement.
Please note: For the 2021-22 academic year, a college bus will be available from Stephenson College in Coalville for those who wish to study this course. We also have BMC bus routes covering many areas of Leicestershire and surrounding counties.
Visit Us
If you like what you’ve seen so far, why not come along to our next Brooksby Campus Open Event?
This is a fantastic way for you to get a feel for what it’s like to be a student at BMC. You will get to meet our industry-expert teaching staff, tour our fantastic facilities and find out everything you need to know about courses at BMC.
For a list of our upcoming events, click here.
