NCEA L3 Sport Studies A

This course is suited to students who are passionate about sport. Whether it be participating in sport and sports coaching or developing leadership, communication and organisational skills through a sporting lens, this could be the course for you. 

Our major focus in semester A is sports coaching which we develop through a mixture of theory based lessons and practical application of coaching skills. We discuss and analyze other coaches, learn from each other and have a go ourselves. The class will progress from teaching a 20min quick skill session to coaching a group in a sport of your choice for a full session. 

We complete unit standards based around the skills of coaching

-Teach a simple skill. Students are required to plan out and then coach the class through a 20min session based on a simple skill they would like to coach. They will then review their session looking at what went well and what needs to be worked on.

-Run a rec lesson. Students are required to plan and then teach the class for a recreation lesson. Students must show leadership and communication skills to manage their group. Once the lesson is complete students must reflect on and review their lesson.

-Plan a full coaching session. Lastly, students are required to plan out 2 detailed coaching sessions in a sport of their choice.