Level 3 Sporting Excellence Professional
Earners of this badge have demonstrated competence as a Sporting Excellence Professional based on the occupational standard published by IFATE. This means they can perform consistently and effectively in training environments and competitions in a range of professional sports, including cricket, football, rugby league and union, and have demonstrated knowledge and skills related to health and wellbeing, performance optimisation, injury and risk management, anti-doping, safety and inclusion.
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Skills
- Anti-Doping in Sports
- Career Planning
- Communication
- Develop Physical Capabilities
- Inclusive Behaviours
- Injury Prevention and Management
- Lifestyle Management
- Performance Optimisation
- Resilience
- Safe Sports Performance
- Self-evaluation
- Self-Management
- sport nutrition
- Tactical Sports Strategies
- Team Working
- Technical Sports Skills
Earning Criteria
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Successfully met the requirements of the Sporting Excellence Professional End-point Assessment delivered by Pearson as a registered EPAO. The End-Point Assessment consists of a Knowledge Test, Practical Observation and Professional Interview.
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Completed a minimum of 18 months learning and development to meet the knowledge, skills and behaviours in the Sporting Excellence Professional occupational standard.
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Achieved Level 2 English and Maths qualifications.
Standards
Sporting Excellence Professionals are competent to perform consistently and effectively in training environments and competitions in professional sport. They have high a level of autonomy in terms of responsibility for what happens on the field of play and need to cope with extreme pressure.