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Football Education Programme - Sixth Form

AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust is proud to offer this opportunity for talented young footballers to combine academic studies with a comprehensive football education programme.

The Football Education Programme is open to males and females aged between 16Afcb tgs logo and 19 years old.

The full-time education and training programme, which is based at The Grange School in partnership with Twynham Learning, provides young sports enthusiasts with the chance to combine academic studies with football development. 

Students on the programme will compete in a fixture schedule on Wednesday afternoons as part of the National Football Youth League against other professional clubs.

Exam Board

The academic programme allows students to study for the NCFE Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity (Sports Coaching Pathway).

To be awarded the NCFE Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity (Sports Coaching), learners are required to successfully complete 3 mandatory units and 15 optional units. There are no exams. All units are coursework based.

On completion of the course students will attain the equivalent to three A-Levels.

Teaching and Learning

During Year 1, the following topics are studied:

  • Exercise, health and lifestyle (mandatory)
  • Preparing for a career in sport and physical activity (mandatory)
  • Sports coaching (mandatory)
  • Principles of anatomy and physiology 
  • Assessing risk in sport
  • Fitness training and programming
  • Fitness testing for sport and exercise
  • Practical team sports
  • Technical and tactical skills in sport

During Year 2, the following topics are studied:

  • Physiology of fitness
  • Organising sports events
  • Business in sport
  • Instructing physical activity and exercise
  • Psychology for sports performance
  • Sports nutrition
  • Practical individual sports
  • Sports injuries
  • The athlete’s lifestyle

The NCFE course is all coursework orientated. There are no exam units. Students will study a variety of units which allows them to pursue various careers within the sporting industry. The units have theoretical and practical elements to them.

Who do I contact if I have any questions? 

Mr Cowland will be happy to answer any questions that you might have. You are welcome to email him on michael.cowland@twynhamschool.com
To apply for a place on this course please click here
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