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Kidderminster Harriers Football Academy Diploma - Level 3
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Other start dates:
2nd September 2024
- Length 2 Years
- Study Full-Time
- Location Centre of Sporting Excellence
Qualification Gained
BTEC National Diploma in Sport or BTEC National Extended Diploma in Sport
Levels ExplainedMore about the course
This Level 3 course provides student-athletes with the fantastic opportunity to study alongside playing football. You will receive high-quality coaching from UEFA-qualified football coaches at the main campus, and at our dedicated Centre of Sporting Excellence facilities.
During your time with us, you will work towards your academic qualification alongside playing in national competitions such as the National Alliance, FA Youth Cup, English Colleges, and Floodlit Leagues. There is also an opportunity to gain sporting qualifications such as the FA level 1 and 2 awards and the Sports Leaders award.
Entry requirements:
- 4 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and Maths
You will also need to take part in football trials as part of your application process.
What will I achieve?
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a BTEC National Diploma in Sport or BTEC National Extended Diploma in Sport.
What will I learn?
- Anatomy and physiology
- Fitness training and programming for health, sport, and wellbeing
- Professional development in the sports industry
- Sports leadership
- Application of fitness testing
- Sports psychology
- Practical sports performance
How is the course taught?
- Taught classes
- Lectures
- Practical work
How am I assessed?
- Written assessments
- Individual and group presentations
- Production of booklets
- Practical performance
There will also be an external assessment in the form of synoptic assessments and examinations which will be sent off to the exam board for marking.
Work experience opportunities:
You will get the opportunity to coach with the Kidderminster Harriers FC Juniors and within the community. There will also be several trips to St George’s Park.
English and Maths:
English will be included in learning new terminology and to develop your CV, personal statements and job applications.
Maths will be included in understanding research methods for quantifying data analysis, and fitness testing using normative data and statistic analysis.
Where can I progress?
Upon completion of this course, you can go on to study our Football Business Management and Coaching Foundation Degree. This degree is validated and awarded by the University of Worcester.
Alternatively, you can go onto another university degree or into employment.
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Meet our tutors and students
Andrew Glover
Tutor - Kidderminster Harriers Football AcademyI am a passionate sports educator with a wealth of experience in football coaching and academic instruction at Kidderminster Harriers Football Academy. As a Sports Lecturer, I am dedicated to inspiring and shaping the next generation of football players. Through extensive knowledge and commitment to excellence, I play a pivotal role in creating an environment where aspiring players learn the intricacies of football and develop the academic and life skills necessary for success beyond the playing field.
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What can I do with a qualification in Sport?
Daily tasks:
- Discusses performance problems with coaches, physiotherapists, dieticians and doctors.
- Maintains clothing and other specialised sporting equipment.
- Builds stamina, physical strength and agility through running, fitness exercises and weight training.
- Attends training sessions to develop skills and practice individual or team moves and tactics.
- Participates in exhibitions, pre-qualifying events, tournaments and competitions.
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Daily tasks:
- Manages the playing areas and competitors, starts race, competition or match and controls its progress according to established rules.
- Inspects and maintains specialised clothing and equipment.
- Understands health and safety aspects of various activities and ensures any statutory requirements are met.
- Provides information and develops facilities to encourage greater participation in sport, and to enhance the standards of participants.
- Deals with administrative aspects such as arranging matches, contests or appearances for athlete or team, and organising required transport and accommodation.
- Monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how future improvements can be made.
- Controls team selection and discipline and recruits ancillary staff such as coaches or physiotherapists.
- Coaches teams or individuals by demonstrating techniques and directing training and exercise sessions.
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Daily tasks:
- Understands the health and safety aspects of different forms of exercise and ensures that any statutory requirements are met.
- Plans and monitors personal fitness schedules.
- Ensures that clients do not injure themselves through over exertion or using incorrect training techniques.
- Demonstrates and leads fitness activities and supervises exercise classes.
- Devises programmes of training appropriate to the needs of clients with varying levels of strength, fitness and ability.
- Assesses the fitness levels of clients.
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Daily tasks:
- Serves food and beverages to passengers.
- Makes announcements to passengers and deals with enquiries.
- Receives passengers on ship, examines tickets and other documentation, directs them to their cabin and assists with any luggage.
- Completes way-bill at scheduled points on route and balances cash taken with tickets issued.
- Signals to driver when to stop and start bus, collects fares from passengers and issues tickets and changes destination indicators as necessary.
- Responds to enquiries and complaints, books excursions and other entertainment and provides other assistance and advice to holidaymakers.
- Makes local arrangements at stopover points for food and accommodation.
- Receives passengers, checks tickets and guides them to their seats, makes announcements regarding travel arrangements and places of interest, and deals with passengers.
- Observes regulations concerning the carrying capacity of vehicles and controls the boarding of passengers accordingly.
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What can I do with a qualification in Sport?
Physiotherapists
Sports Players
Daily tasks:
- Discusses performance problems with coaches, physiotherapists, dieticians and doctors.
- Maintains clothing and other specialised sporting equipment.
- Builds stamina, physical strength and agility through running, fitness exercises and weight training.
- Attends training sessions to develop skills and practice individual or team moves and tactics.
- Participates in exhibitions, pre-qualifying events, tournaments and competitions.
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Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials
Daily tasks:
- Manages the playing areas and competitors, starts race, competition or match and controls its progress according to established rules.
- Inspects and maintains specialised clothing and equipment.
- Understands health and safety aspects of various activities and ensures any statutory requirements are met.
- Provides information and develops facilities to encourage greater participation in sport, and to enhance the standards of participants.
- Deals with administrative aspects such as arranging matches, contests or appearances for athlete or team, and organising required transport and accommodation.
- Monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how future improvements can be made.
- Controls team selection and discipline and recruits ancillary staff such as coaches or physiotherapists.
- Coaches teams or individuals by demonstrating techniques and directing training and exercise sessions.
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Fitness Instructors
Daily tasks:
- Understands the health and safety aspects of different forms of exercise and ensures that any statutory requirements are met.
- Plans and monitors personal fitness schedules.
- Ensures that clients do not injure themselves through over exertion or using incorrect training techniques.
- Demonstrates and leads fitness activities and supervises exercise classes.
- Devises programmes of training appropriate to the needs of clients with varying levels of strength, fitness and ability.
- Assesses the fitness levels of clients.
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Leisure and Travel Service Occupations
Daily tasks:
- Serves food and beverages to passengers.
- Makes announcements to passengers and deals with enquiries.
- Receives passengers on ship, examines tickets and other documentation, directs them to their cabin and assists with any luggage.
- Completes way-bill at scheduled points on route and balances cash taken with tickets issued.
- Signals to driver when to stop and start bus, collects fares from passengers and issues tickets and changes destination indicators as necessary.
- Responds to enquiries and complaints, books excursions and other entertainment and provides other assistance and advice to holidaymakers.
- Makes local arrangements at stopover points for food and accommodation.
- Receives passengers, checks tickets and guides them to their seats, makes announcements regarding travel arrangements and places of interest, and deals with passengers.
- Observes regulations concerning the carrying capacity of vehicles and controls the boarding of passengers accordingly.
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