Leeds City College

About the course

The course offers a programme of activities designed to give you an insight into the rugby league coaching industry. A practical hands on approach is taken and there will be regular coaching sessions to develop your skills.

Throughout the course you will learn on an apprentice basis how to become a rugby coach by working alongside a coach within the game.

We already have a partnership with Leeds Rhinos, which allows students to develop their coaching skills with both children and adults by working alongside fully qualified coaches from the professional game.

What and how do you learn?

This Level 2 coaching award is broken down into 5 units:

• Planning and preparing coaching sessions
• Maintaining an environment in which participants can improve their performance
• Coach participants to improve performance
• Evaluate coaching sessions
• Deal with accidents and emergencies

The coaching and active delivery of this course is ideal for students who would like to become a coach or trainer. However it is stressed that the course must be supplemented with the Advanced Coaching Awards.

You may have the opportunity to study the following additional qualifications:

• RLSS National Pool
• HSE First Aid at Work
• NCFE Level 2 Nutrition and Exercise (Rugby)
• NCFE Safe Moving and Handling

You will be expected to attend college 3 days a week and to achieve the NVQ you must attend work placement to gain the necessary experience. Work experience is provided for you and you are expected to attend for up to 10 hours per week. This work may include evenings or weekends.

Assessment

Assessment is an on-going process, you are assessed taking sessions on more than one occasion. Evidence is produced and kept in a portfolio which is produced at the end of the course.

As well as performance evidence, students will have to do underpinning knowledge work packs to show they have knowledge of the coaching process.

About the tutor(s)

Leeds Rhinos provide fully qualified coaches to assess your technical competence. Henry Sharp at Leeds City College will oversee the portfolio development.

Qualifications required to start

You should have a proven interest in Sport and particularly Rugby League and also be highly motivated.

4 grade D’S or E’s at GCSE including Maths and/or English OR an equivalent level 1 qualification with an appropriate level of English and Maths e.g. BTEC Introductory Diploma with GCSE Maths at Grade E.

After the course

Students will be able gain employment within the sector and also be able to take a Level 3 Coaching Award as the course carries an academic equivalent of 4 GCSEs at Grade C.

How to apply/enrol

Please download, print, complete and return the FE application form below:
further education application form (PDF).

Please note that you must return your application form to the campus you wish to study at. Therefore if your course is offered at multiple sites, please take care to post it to the one you wish to attend as failure to do so may delay your application.

If you are experiencing problems or do not have a printer please contact us to request a copy by post. Please also visit our Frequently Asked Questions for answers to queries you may have.

Contact

0845 045 7275 / parklanecampus@leedscitycollege.ac.uk

More details

Start Date: September 2010