Academy – Education – Ebbsfleet United Football Club

All players offered the opportunity to join our Academy do so knowing the programme they sign up to has been specifically designed to incorporate a football and educational element that is paramount to aid their development.

We have a fully comprehensive timetable that incorporates both football and education which has been designed around students’ training and games programme.

Students sign up to a full-time academic programme with course options linked to their GCSE results or alternative academic studies.

Entry requirements are as follows:

• A minimum of three GCSEs Grade A-C or four and above in Maths and English

• A minimum of two ID documents to prove eligibility to be educated in England

• EU Students – an in-date passport, birth certificate or national insurance number.

• Non-EU students – must provide visa documents that state your residency details along with a national insurance number.

• This programme is delivered and managed by our Educational Partners Virtual Learning UK, which includes the education, enrichment, and qualification of delivery.

VLUK employ all teaching and enrichment staff.

National Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching & Development (Football)

Duration
2 years

Entry Requirements
To be considered for this course, as a minimum you will need 5 GCSE’s, or equivalent at 4/C grade and above. Preferably this will include English and Maths, although pathways are available to those that just miss out on a 4/C Grade in these core subjects.

Recognised qualifications
● BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching & Development – worth up to 3 A Levels, and will facilitate an entrance into University.
● GCSE English and/or Maths (for those who just miss out on a 4/C grade in English and/or Mathematics, we provide tuition to retake these all important qualifications). Essential for those that want to move on to University.

The curriculum
A BTEC National Extended Diploma is traditionally made
up of a series of units.
Mandatory units – all units must be taken:
Careers in the Sport & Active Leisure Industry; Health, Wellbeing & Sport; Developing Coaching Skills; Applied Coaching Skills; Research Project in Sport; Sport Development; Self-employment in Sport & Physical Activity
Optional units – Sports Psychology; Nutrition for Physical Performance; Anatomy and Physiology in Sport; Sporting Injuries; Functional Sports Massage; Fitness Testing; Fitness; Technical and Tactical Skills in Sport; Rules, Regulations and Officiating in Sport; Practical Sports Application; Influence of Technology in Sport and Physical Activity; Organising Events in Sport and Physical Activities; Ethical and Current Issues in Sport Marketing Communications; Corporate Social Responsibility In Sport; Sport and Leisure Facility Operations; Sports Tourism; School Sport Delivery

Age School Leavers 16+
Course Type Full time
Course duration Two years
Start date September
Fee Free (16-18 year olds)

Entry requirements
— Level 3 : 5 GCSEs 9–4
— Aged 16-24 and qualified below Level 3, not currently in employment & self-motivated and eager to learn

Course progression
● Access to higher education HNC Level 4 and HND Level 5
● Access to further/higher education, Apprenticeships or full-time employment
● Access to higher education. Progression into semi and professional sport

Sports Coaching BSc (Hons)

Duration
3 years

Entry Requirements
112 UCAS points (DMM grade at BTEC Level 3)

Units studied
● Sport Pedagogy for Coaching
● Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology
● The Social Context of Sport and Exercise
● How to be Successful at University
● Sport Coaching Practice
● Sport Coaching Science
● Sport Research Methods
● Fitness Training Methods
● Positive Psychology Coaching
● Performance Analysis and Coaching Techniques
● The Developing Athlete
● Applied Practice and Business Skills
● Applied Sport Psychology
● Applied Practice in Sport
● Creating Performance Coaching Environments
● Coaching Professional Development and Education
● Dissertation