education – coaching - development
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching and
Development
Unit 1 – SPORT DEVELOPMENT
Unit 1 – SPORT DEVELOPMENT
LEARNING AIM B4
Learning Aim B4:
Roles and responsibilities of job roles in sport development
Assignment 2 Learning Aim B4 Criteria:
P4- Explain different roles in sport development and associated roles and responsibilities
M3- Compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of professionals working in
different types of sport development organisations
D2- Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of professionals working in different types of
sport development organisations
Complete the table
Connect Activity
B1- Organisation of B2- Providers B3- Structure
providers (Sectors)
Consultation groups
Personnel
Community groups
Working groups
Professional providers
Committees
Private Sector
Local authorities Public Sector Voluntary Sector
National organisations
Governing bodies (e.g., sports councils,
Voluntary organisationsPrivate sector providers Forums DCMS and YST)
Session Intent
Learners are to understand the roles and responsibilities of job roles within sport development
Learning outcomes:
I can identify the five types of personnel (jobs) within sports development
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I can explain the roles and responsibilities of personnel within sport development
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I can compare and contrast roles and responsibilities of personnel within sport development
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Sport Cardiff
Session Intent
B4- PERSONNEL IN SPORT DEVELOPMENT
• Sport development officers (sport specific/non-sport specific)
• Sport specific job roles (coaches, leaders and managers)
• Community volunteers (sport specific/ non-sport specific)
• Youth workers
• Health improvement officers
Sport development officers
SDO’s organise projects and training to encourage people to take part
in sport and have a healthier lifestyle.
• sports specific -linked to particular sports and help to make sure that there
are opportunities for people to participate and compete at the appropriate
level. They form a link with county, regional and national teams.
• non-sports specific -implementing social policy and encouraging greater
numbers of people to take part in all aspects of sport. They may work with
non-sports partners, developing specialist projects for disengaged groups,
such as school truants and young offenders. Along with other bodies, they
play an important role in the regeneration of a community.
Complete task 2 of the Learning Aim B worksheet
Sport specific coaches, leaders and managers
• Coach -an experienced person, who supports a learner or client in
achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training
and guidance
• Leaders- influence those around them and improve performance. These
may include captains of teams. Their job is to influence and motivate a
team
• Managers- responsible for managing athletes and organizations, key role
is to liaise with coaching staff, ensure players are aware of teams needed.
Research task- Find a job opportunity as a coach, leader or manager in
any sport in your local area. Post to PADLET
Community volunteers
Community volunteers- a group of individuals from a community who
partake in social, charitable and environmental activities on
a voluntary basis.
• Sport specific- focus on fundraising or promoting one sport.
• Non-sport specific- focus on helping communities get more active
through sport.
Research task- Find a sport specific and a non-sport specific
volunteering opportunity in Cardiff.
Post to PADLET.
Youth workers
Youth workers work with young people aged 13-19, encouraging them,
providing them with support and helping them to achieve their potential.
The primary focus of youth work is on the personal, social, cultural and
educational development of young people in the UK.
Find out what physical activities youth workers do to help young people in Cardiff, post
information about one activity that is currently going on to PADLET.
Health improvement officers
Health improvement officers - make people aware of the importance of
good health. They run campaigns and produce materials to encourage
people to change to a healthier lifestyle.
Let’s look at a current role as a health improvement officer
B4- roles and responsibilities
• Enabling and facilitating
• Direct delivery
• Strategic
• Operational
• Advisory
• Participation
• Performance
• Child protection
Enabling and facilitating
• A role and responsibility with sport development is to enable (motivate)
and facilitate (make something easier) sport.
• This would involve working with the local community to help them to
become more active.
• They would establish new programmes (initiatives) to meet the local
objectives.
• Create links between clubs, organisations and key agencies in local sport
recreation.
• They would assist sports clubs and groups in applying for funding.
Example here
In what specific ways could a sports development personnel
enable and facilitate sport in your area?
Direct Delivery
• A role within sport development is to be involved in the direct delivery of
sport and physical activity.
• This could be as a coach or a volunteer.
• A local example of this would be a role within Essex School Sports
Coaching who offer sports coaching to schools, they supply qualified
coaches in a variety of sports.
• ESSC increase participation by providing links to sports clubs outside of
school.
STRATEGIC and advisory
Working within certain sport development roles means you would have responsibility to strategically
ensure the following, this will involve advising the relevant organisations on the best approach:
• Education of coaches
• Provision and improvement of sport facilities
• Recruitment of participants (including Community Outreach and Talent Identification Programs)
• Organisation of events
• Nurturing of volunteerism (including Referees, Coaches, Administrators and Other Helpers)
• Openness in political and administrative structure
• Knowledge management
• Development of self-funding programs
• Athlete development programs
• Forming partnerships with other sports and organisation
OPERATIONAL
Working within sport development may involve some operational duties.
This can include helping organisations that has never run a sports
development campaign before.
Here are some example job description from a sports operations roles
PARTICIPATION
• Sport development roles would involve the responsibility to create
initiatives to increase numbers within a sport or activity within the
community.
• Within our community ‘Sport Cardiff’ are trying to do this, their latest
initiative is ‘Girls Together’ (click the lick to find out more)
[Link]
PERFORMANCE
• A role within sport development is to work within a talent identification
and development programme.
• UK Sport operate such programmes, this is how they find talent:
Here are full details of all UK Sport Talent ID programmes
CHILD PROTECTION
Child safeguarding in sport and in sport & development is a set of actions that help to
ensure all children participating in sport have a positive experience.
Anyone working within Sport Development will need to understand how to protect
children and therefore will need to complete child protection training, within this training
the following will be learnt:
• identify what is meant by child abuse and safeguarding
• identify the relevant legislation and guidance that provides the framework for
safeguarding and protecting young people
• describe the types, signs and indicators of abuse and neglect
• understand how to respond to concerns about the safety and welfare of children and
know who to report to
• understand the principles of good recording practice.
Further info here
TASK
You are to pick two jobs within sport development (see above) and explain
their roles and responsibilities (ensure you give examples), you should then
compare and contrast the two roles. Finally, you should conclude by stating
which role you would prefer, and why?
REVIEW TASK
Learners are to understand the roles and responsibilities of job roles within sport development
Learning outcomes:
I can identify the five types of personnel (jobs) within sports development
I cannot do this I might be able to do this I can do this
I can explain the roles and responsibilities of personnel within sport development
I cannot do this I might be able to do this I can do this
I can compare and contrast roles and responsibilities of personnel within sport development
I cannot do this I might be able to do this I can do this
