Sport (BTEC Level 2 Diploma)

Specific Entry Criteria

Standard college entry requirements for an intermediate level programme; ideally including a D grade in Science.

About the Subject

The BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Sport is a full time course and is designed to equip individuals with the knowledge, understanding and practical skills required for success in current and future employment in the sport and related industries. In particular it prepares you for employment in the sport sector that requires a specialist sport and exercise science grounding, at a junior/assistant level. BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Sport is designed to:

• Prepare you for a range of careers in the sport and related industries.
• Provide specialised studies which are directly relevant to individual vocations and professions in the sport and related industries in which learners are currently working.
• Provide a science-related sport and exercise qualification to enable progression to further studies with a view to entering careers in the sport and related industries.

Course Content

The seven-unit BTEC Level 2 Diploma offers a specialist qualification that focuses on particular aspects of employment within the sector. The course is over a one-year period and the units you study are as follows:

• Planning and Leading Sports Activities gives you an insight into the world of coaching and presents you with the practical opportunity to lead groups in exercise based activities.
• Practical Sport will give you the opportunity to experience a variety of practical sporting situations, both individual and team. The unit focuses on your performance.
• Anatomy and Physiology for Sport has been designed to provide an introduction to the structure and function of the body. Here you will look at the effects of exercise and training.
• Nutrition for Sports Performance looks at developing knowledge on the nutritional requirements of a selected sport and you will be implementing a personal nutritional strategy.
• Fitness Testing and Training investigates training methods and develop your understanding of how to achieving sporting excellence. In addition to this you will plan, implement and evaluate your own personal fitness training programme.
• Work Experience in the Sports Industry allows you to explore the world of work and provides an opportunity to carry out a sports related placement.
• Lifestyle and the Sports Performer develops your understanding of lifestyles and how important lifestyle choices are to sports performers.

The course consists of a combination of practical and theoretical modules. Some modules will contain more practical work than others.

Assessment

The course will be assessed through a series of assignments which are internally assessed and externally moderated. These assignments will be awarded pass, merit or distinction grades. A final grade of pass merit or distinction will be awarded at the end of the course.