NZ Certificate in Sport Coaching (Level 3)
Sport & Recreation
A course by
EIT
Gain the skills to coach participants at entry level across a range of sports, with a focus on developing supportive coaching environments and fundamental coaching principles.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Hawke's Bay Campus, Napier
It will take a total of 17 weeks
Core skills this course teaches
Create supportive coaching environments
Learn to establish environments that encourage participation and ensure the safety of all participants while coaching a chosen sport.
Model and teach fundamental coaching skills
Develop the ability to model simple skills and apply general coaching principles and group management techniques to achieve performance outcomes.
Apply basic injury prevention techniques
Gain knowledge of warm up and cool down procedures and demonstrate basic injury prevention relevant to sport coaching.
What You're Signing Up For
The NZ Certificate in Sport Coaching (Level 3) provides you with the knowledge and skills to coach entry-level participants across various sports. You will learn to create safe and enjoyable environments, model skills, apply group management, support physical wellbeing, and give constructive feedback. The course includes practical coaching experience (minimum 100 hours) and prepares you for employment as an entry-level coach or further study in sport, recreation, and exercise.
Course Content
- Creating supportive sport coaching environments
- Positive sideline behaviours for participant safety
- Modelling simple skills and coaching principles
- Group management techniques for performance
- Injury prevention and physical preparation (warm up, cool down)
- Giving constructive and positive performance feedback
- Practical coaching experience (at least 100 hours while enrolled)
What you need to know first
Evidence of literacy and numeracy sufficient to study at this level and interpret/apply health and safety requirements
LNAAT or similar assessment may be required
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Sport
Recreation
Education
Future employment opportunities might be
Entry-level coach
Primary or secondary school sport coach
Club coach or assistant coach in commercial park environments