Sport

The Sports industry has seen a great deal of development and change in recent years and with the forthcoming 2012 London Olympics, there will be an increasing demand for professional and well qualified coaches and managers.

Courses available

  • Level 1 Diploma in Sport and Leisure
  • Level 2 Diploma in Sport Active
  • Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport (Outdoor Adventure)
  • Level 3 Diploma in Sport (Development, Coaching and Fitness)
  • Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport (Development, Coaching and Fitness)
  • Foundation Degree Sport and Adventure Management (FdA)
  • BA Sport and Adventure Management (Final Year)
  • Foundation Degree Sport, Coaching, Development and Fitness (FdSc)
  • BSc Sport, Coaching, Development and Fitness

Sport is an integral part of campus life and we offer a huge variety of sporting activities from team sports, keep fit classes to individual work outs in the gym in our dedicated Sports Village. The College provides professional coaching to all students who are keen to improve their skills and make it onto a College team. We run several sports academies providing regular opportunities for students who wish to follow both their academic studies and have the chance to become a professional within their chosen industry.

Facilities

The Centre for Sport and Fitness offers a state-of-the-art fitness suite, sports shop, a dance studio and a large sports hall for sports such as Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton and 5-a-side football. The fitness suite is supplied by Matrix Fitness, one of the market leaders in the field, and there is a range of CV equipment and resistance machines, along with a large free-weight area to suit everyone. All of our cardiovascular equipment has integrated 15" LCD screens with Freeview, Nike + and iPod docking. In addition to this facility, the College also has a 4G artificial turf pitch, grass football and rugby pitches, and a smaller sports hall. Our grass pitches have just undergone a programme of refurbishment to ensure that they are of a professional standard.

Come and join us so you can

  • Be an important part of a team
  • Get real job satisfaction
  • Gain good observational skills
  • Enjoy taking physical exercise
  • Work in a huge variety of jobs
  • Work towards a range of respected professional qualifications
  • Be able to work abroad

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