New Zealand Certificate in Sport Coaching (Level 3)

10 sport coaching

This programme is for beginner-level coaches who want to delve deeper into the skills and qualities that make a great coach.

Completing the Sport Coaching certificate will give you the skills and knowledge to coach participants at entry level across a range of sports and codes.

To enrol in this programme, you need to be working with a sport team or in a sport club or organisation, in a paid job, self-employed, or as a volunteer with regular and consistent shifts.

If you don't have a role lined up, contact us to talk about how we can help.

This 40-credit qualification is designed to be completed in 6 to 10 months.

You'll be trained, observed and assessed in the workplace. Some of your assessments will be completed online.

Key learning areas include:

  • Knowing yourself and why you are coaching | Ko wai au?
  • Knowing your participants | Whakawhānaunga
  • Knowing your sport | Mātauranga tākaro
  • Being a good sport | Whakamana, manaakitanga me kaitiakitanga
  • Health, safety and wellbeing | Hauora
  • Planning, running and reflecting on your coaching | Ngā whakaaro, whakamahi me aromatawai.

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