Sport Performance and Exercise Foundation Degree

University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College

Are you looking for a role which is an integral part of performance development? Whether its working in a commercial gym or alongside athletes, our Sport Performance and Exercise programme provides you with the skills and capabilities for a variety of settings.

Sport Performance and Exercise

This course combines academic study with practical learning to deliver well-rounded sports knowledge. From sports psychology,
strength and nutrition to training and fitness, injury rehabilitation
and body conditioning, you will learn about all the different elements of good health and exercise.

With use of current science-based technologies and equipment within a laboratory setting, you will become confident at assessing the needs of others and obtain the skills and capabilities to prescribe strategies for performance enhancement. You will also have access to elite sports performance data (in partnership with STATS perform), which will provide you with key data analysis skills and offer you insight into how software can be used to support a multidisciplinary approach to performance enhancement.

Job opportunities may include:

• Fitness instructor
• Sports analyst
• Cover supervisor (in secondary education)
• Self-employed sports coach