National 5 Sport & Recreation with NPA Team Sports 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Students will be expected to have demonstrated in school and beyond, an interest in sport, physical activity and health & wellbeing. The opportunity to develop communication, leadership and responsibility should also be appealing.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This year we plan to run two courses simultaneously in order to maximise the potential achievements or participants. Both courses will centre around the theme of working within the sports sector. These courses will allow you to develop a thorough understanding of what it takes to be a sports coach whilst developing a range of key skills like confidence, teamwork, communication, organisation and planning considerations.

The aim will be to achieve both course awards detailed below. However, there is scope for a single course award or even a hybrid achievement of a full course award and some units from another course. Each pupil will have the opportunity to develop their own individual skills and that of working as a member of a team.

In order to maximise the number of pupils that would be interested we have selected either Volleyball or Basketball as our chosen team sport.

National 5 - Sport + Recreation Units:

· Assist with a Component of Activity Sessions

· Employment Opportunities in the Sport and Recreation Industry Sport and Recreation: 

· Assist with Fitness Programming, Assist with Daily Centre Duties

National Progression Award (Level 5) - Team Sports Units:

· Sport and Fitness: Coaching Development (through Basketball or Volleyball)

· Sports Officiating and Organising (through Basketball or Volleyball)

· Sporting Activity Participation (through Basketball or Volleyball)

Assessment

To achieve either full course award, learners must achieve all 3 of the required units for each qualification as outlined above. They will be assessed pass/fail within class time. Neither course is graded, nor do they have an end exam in May.

WHAT WILL MY HOME COMMITMENT BE FOR THIS COURSE?

• Within the mandatory unit’s pupils will be required to research and plan in their own time.

• Learners will assist in the planning and delivery of a component within activity sessions for both a group and a single client. This will involve pupils researching lesson plans and doing some self-study.

• Learners will source information about career pathways and identify the skills.

• Learners, working with the person responsible, will learn how to develop and organise a physical training plan for a client.

Is SPORT & RECREATION for me? 

You will enjoy this subject if: 

· you take part in sport and physical activity on a regular basis

· you enjoy working in teams

· you enjoying setting yourself targets and working hard to meet those targets

· You are interested in learning about employability in the sport & fitness sector

· You enjoy developing fitness plans and activities for your self and others