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CERTIFICATE IN SPORTS STUDIES BRE213

Duration (approx) 600 hours
Qualification

Learn about sports psychology, nutrition and life coaching

  • Learn about performance and exercise psychology.
  • Learn about human nutrition and energy usage and diet in relation to atheletes.
  • Understand how to motivate and how to maintain motivation.
  • Elective modules include Strees Management, Life Coaching and Health and Wellbeing.
  • This is a great course for anyone wanting broad based studies in sporting health or anyone already working in coaching or other areas of sport and wanting to improve their knowledge.

 

Modules

Core ModulesThese modules provide foundation knowledge for the CERTIFICATE IN SPORTS STUDIES BRE213
 MOTIVATION VBS111
 SPORTS COACHING VRE109
 SPORTS NUTRITION BRE303
 SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY BPS106
Elective ModulesIn addition to the core modules, students study any 2 of the following 10 modules.
 ADVANCED AEROBICS BRE208
 COUNSELLING SKILLS l BPS109
 HEALTH & WELLBEING VRE102
 HUMAN NUTRITION I BRE102
 HUMAN NUTRITION II BRE202
 HUMAN NUTRITION III BRE302
 LIFE COACHING BPS305
 NUTRITION FOR WEIGHT LOSS BRE210
 STRESS MANAGEMENT VPS100
 WEIGHT LOSS CONSULTANT - BRE307

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Learn more about the importance of psychology, motivation and nutrition in sport.

  • Learn about performance and exercise psychology.
  • Learn about human nutrition and energy usage and diet in relation to athletes.
  • Understand how to motivate and how to maintain motivation.
  • Flexible studying with expert support from ACS tutors.
  • Course Duration: 600 hours of self paced study.  Start at any time and work at a pace that suits you.

 

TO COMPLETE THE COURSE

You are required to complete 6 modules.  Each module takes approximately 100 hours to complete.

Each module has a number of assignments.

To pass the course, you need to pass all assignments and six exams.

Exams can be taken at a time and location to suit you.

Who will benefit from this course?

Exercise trainers and coaches seeking to improve their motivational skills and understand the mental challenges of athletes.

Counsellors and coaches, especially those working with younger or older people.

Small business owners and personal trainers, or those interested in setting up bootcamp-style workshops.

Amateur athletes and social sportspeople looking to improve their general health and well-being.

At the end of this course you will:

  • Understand the principles of good nutrition for athletes and other active people
  • Understand motivation, the factors affecting it, and how to increase it
  • Understand the relationship between diet and energy production in the body
  • Know how to work with an athlete to design an effective overall program accounting for individual dietary needs, motivational needs, and emotional support.

Any Questions?

Our Sports tutors are more than happy to answer any questions you may have about the course.   CLICK TO CONTACT US

 
Courses can be started anytime from anywhere in the world!

Meet some of our academics

Tracey Jones (psychology)B.Sc. (Hons) (Psychology), M.Soc.Sc (social work), DipSW (social work), PGCE (Education), PGD (Learning Disability Studies) Tracey began studying psychology in 1990. She has a wide range of experience within the psychology and social work field, particularly working with people with learning disabilities. She is also qualified as a teacher and now teaches psychology and social work related subjects. She has been a book reviewer for the British Journal of Social Work and has also written many textbooks, blogs, articles and ebooks on psychology, writing, sociology, child development and more. She has had also several short stories published.
Jade SciasciaBiologist, Business Coordinator, Government Environmental Dept, Secondary School teacher (Biology); Recruitment Consultant, Senior Supervisor in Youth Welfare, Horse Riding Instructor (part-completed) and Boarding Kennel Manager. Jade has a B.Sc.Biol, Dip.Professional Education, Cert IV TESOL, Cert Food Hygiene.


Check out our eBooks

Grief and Crisis CounsellingA guide to understanding and helping people through difficult times
Aqua FitnessThere are many reasons to exercise in water: It is low impact (less chance of over doing it and causing damage to the body). Aquafitness exercises are often used by professional athletes and equally by people recovering from injury; because it allows optimum exercise with minimum risk of associated problems. This is a comprehensive reference that can be used by both amateur and professional. It is well illustrated, with many exercises explained and shown in easy to follow diagrams.
How to be a Life CoachLife coaching is a relatively new profession - although coaches have been around for a long time in the guise of trainers, instructors, managers and tutors for various professions and disciplines. Life coaching is not easily defined, but it is a type of mentoring which focuses on helping individuals to achieve what they would like to achieve and thereby to lead more fulfilling lives. Unlike other forms of coaching, it takes place outside of the workplace and is concerned with all aspects of a person’s life.
Fruit, Vegetables and HerbsThe Fruit, Vegetables and Herbs ebook is ideal for students, professionals and home gardening enthusiasts alike. Fruit, Vegetable and Herbs provides an overview in techniques to produce food in the garden. Topics covered within this course include 1/ Food from the garden, 2/ Deciding what to grow, 3/ Successful growing, 4/ Fruits, 4-1/ Deciduous fruit trees, 4-2/ Citrus fruits, 4-3/ Tropical fruits, 4-4/ Berries, 4-5/ Nuts, 4-6/ Vine crops, 4-7/ Using produce, 5/ Vegetables, 6/ Mushrooms, 7/ Special growing techniques