Life Skills For Youth In Sport NQF Level 04

Life Skills For Youth In Sport NQF Level 04

This qualification is the entry-level qualification for professional sports coaches.

The qualification aims to:

• Develop appropriate skills and knowledge required for coaching children and youth or beginners to sport.
• Ensure that coaching practices adhere to sound principles drawn from sport science.
• Establish sound ethical practices in behaviours in the context of sport.
• Prepare the learner to access further training in sport coach education and international accreditation towards a professional career as a sports coach in a chosen sport code.

  A qualifying learner who has achieved this qualification will be able to:

• Operate in a sport environment.
• Apply sport science principles to fitness conditioning for sport.
• Conduct coaching according to operational requirements.
• Maintain operational sports coaching duties according to organisational requirements.