Sports Leaders

Student Views

“It develops so many other skills as you lead sports sessions in other schools and places which is really rewarding. You can also choose to teach any sport you have an interest in which is also great.”

“The main reason I chose to do Level 3 was because I had enjoyed Level 1&2 and it was a way of improving my self-confidence and the ability to lead lessons. This came in useful as I was a learning leader and mentor for the maths department.”

“It enabled our class to develop better adaptation skills based on the target audience, and develop our confidence and leadership skills.” 

“Sports leaders has taught me to work with others and I enjoyed helping children develop a love for sports. 

 “The skills learnt during the course are practical and functional for life after education.”

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COMMUNITY SPORTS LEADERSHIP – L2 Award 

This qualification enables you to lead groups of people in sport/activity, under indirect supervision. You will learn leadership skills such as organisation, planning, communication, observation, evaluation and teamwork through the medium of sport within the community. It is a fun and practical qualification with no entrance requirements or final examinations to sit. 

The two and half term course will cover 4 units. They are developing leadership skills, planning, leading and evaluating activity sessions, organising sports events, leading sport or activity within school or the community. 

You will be assessed by the tutor, completing 10 hours of voluntary service and achieving and producing evidence for the assessment criteria for each unit.

HIGHER SPORTS LEADERSHIP – L3 Certificate 

This qualification enables you to lead unsupervised groups of people in sport and recreational activities. It teaches generic leadership skills such as organisation, planning, communication and teamwork through the medium of sport. To access the course you should have successfully completed a Level 2 Qualification in Community Sports Leadership. Units covered are: 

• Unit 1 – Developing leadership skills 

• Unit 2 – Plan, lead and evaluate a sports/physical activity event 

• Unit 3 – Lead safe sport/physical activity sessions 

• Unit 4 – Plan, lead and evaluate sport/physical activity sessions for children 

•Unit 5 – Plan, lead and evaluate sport/physical activity sessions in the community (optional unit) 

•Unit 6 – Plan, lead and evaluate sport/physical activity sessions for disabled people (optional unit) 

•Unit 7 – Lead sport/activity sessions for older people (optional unit) 

In order for you to complete your Level 3 Certificate you must complete 30 hours demonstration of leadership. These must be 10 hours in the mandatory unit 4 and two from the three optional units. There are no final examinations to sit and the course is a mixture of practical and classroom lessons. The award is worth 16 UCAS points.