Level 4 Sports Coach Apprentice

Summary

Level 4 Sports Coach Apprenticeship with an established company, who are leaders in the delivery of children’s activities. We offer a structured programmed focused on your individual development needs. Learn how to coach to the highest standards working with children and young people.

Wage

£14,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£225.00 - £275.00 per week depending on experience

Training course

Sports coach (level 4)

Hours

Wednesday - Sunday, during term time. Monday - Friday, during school holidays. 35 hours per week.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 24 February

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Coaching support: Provide safe and effective coaching at practices, events, and competitions
Learning theory: Apply learning theory and skill acquisition techniques to meet the needs of each participant
Behavior management: Use behavior management strategies to help participants develop and improve their skills

Where you’ll work

53 BASING HILL

LONDON

NW11 8TG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

IGNITE SPORT UK LIMITED

Your training course

Sports coach (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Influence key stakeholders in the sporting context through own coaching philosophy and professional practice.
Enhance coaching competencies and inter-intra-personal skills through continued professional development and self-awareness skills training.
Develop transformational coaching strategies and tactics that consider sector, sport, organisation and participants unique needs.
Comply with legal, ethical, effective and efficient coaching systems that align to the organisational vision, strategies, policies and processes.
Promote the value of the coaching team considering workforce structures and scopes including support staff, coaches, coaching assistants, and volunteers.
Facilitate the development of the coaching team through due diligence, inductions, development and performance monitoring.
Deliver effective coaching services through industry support networks and a collaborative, cohesive and competent coaching team.
Design high quality curriculum that considers participants’ unique profiles, promotes ownership and informs micro, meso and macro plans as relevant to the sporting context.
Designs and delivers progressive programmes and selects coaching pedagogies that maximise engagement, whole child/person development and accelerates sustainable skill acquisition.
Delivers safe and effective coaching support to participants in practice, at events or competitions and influences learning and skill transfer across situations.
Embrace each participants uniqueness, their rights and advocates fairness, equality and diversity within the coaching environment.
Promote holistic wellbeing to control/contain stressors experienced by participants in their own context and environment.
Facilitate participant development by applying learning theory and skill acquisition techniques relevant to participants needs, sport specific demands and context.
Facilitate participant development and skill acquisition through positive learning environments and behaviour management strategies.
Facilitate participant development and skill acquisition through technological advancements and wider industry support mechanisms.
Measure the impact of the coaching strategies though analysis of participant, coach, coaching team and organisational perception and performance data.
Proactively responds to global trends, strategies, and contemporary issues in high performance sport to ensure best practice in coaching.
Embrace the high-performance context, culture, organisational direction, and codes to deliver effective coaching processes.
Profile athletes or players to measure bio-psycho-social attributes and inform whole person optimisation.
Profile athlete/players to measure sport specific technical and tactical attributes and inform sustainable development and high-performance goals.
Plan sessions that consider high performance athlete's/player's unique needs, goals, curriculum, progressive programmes, practice, and competition schedules.
Prepare for sessions by organising resources, conducting event risk assessment and ensures safe operating procedures in line with high performance sport policy.
Deliver safe, inclusive sessions and makes adaptations in the moment to accelerate development and maximise performance gains through relevant coaching and communication methods.
Evaluate sessions to monitor sustainability of athlete/player development and performance gains to shape future plans as part of the continuous enquiry cycle.
Measure the impact of the coaching practice on the national and international positioning of the sport by comparing athlete or player results against national and international benchmarks.
Proactively responds to sector strategies, social change agendas, national and local trends in physical activity participation and contemporary influences.
Embrace the community category, context, culture, codes, stakeholders and public sector duty to deliver effective coaching pedagogies and processes.
Profile participants to measure whole child/person development dimensions considering cognitive, social, emotional and physiological capabilities.
Profile participants motives, behavioural norms, psychomotor skills, technical and tactical awareness in community sport and physical activity contexts to enable goals to be agreed.
Plan targeted and accessible sessions that consider each participant's unique motives, development needs, goals and seasonal plans.
Prepare for sessions by organising resources, conducting event risk assessment and ensures safe operating procedures in line with community organisation health and safety policy.
Deliver safe and inclusive and effective sessions and makes adaptations in the moment to engage and enrich participants though tailored coaching and targeted communication methods for maximum impact.
Evaluate sessions to monitor engagement, enrichment and whole child/person development dimensions to shape future plans as part of the continuous enquiry cycle.
Measure the impact of coaching practice on social change associated with access, participation, performance, equality and wellbeing by comparing results against local and national benchmarks.
Proactively responds to national trends in education standards, paradigm shifts, strategies and contemporary influences in school and physical education.
Embrace the school category, context, culture, codes, stakeholders, and statutory guidelines to deliver effective coaching pedagogies and processes.
Profile whole child development dimensions considering cognitive, social, emotional and physiological stages of development.
Profile children's psychomotor, technical and tactical skills in physical activity contexts drawn from the DfE National Curriculum to enable physical education targets to be agreed.
Plan safe, inclusive and effective sessions that consider each child's unique development needs, educational targets and curriculum plans.
Prepare for sessions by organising resources, conducting event risk assessment and ensures safe operating procedures in line with school health and safety policy.
Delivers safe, inclusive and effective sessions and makes necessary adaptations to develop children’s psychomotor skill mastery though tailored coaching and communication methods for maximum impact.
Evaluate sessions to monitor children's mastery of physical education standards, psychomotor skills and whole child development to shape plans as part of the continuous enquiry cycle.
Measure and evaluates the impact of coaching practice on school standards by comparing children's results against local and national benchmarks.
Influence key stakeholders in the sporting context through own coaching philosophy and professional practice.
Enhance coaching competencies and inter-intra-personal skills through continued professional development and self-awareness skills training.
Develop transformational coaching strategies and tactics that consider sector, sport, organisation and participants unique needs.
Comply with legal, ethical, effective and efficient coaching systems that align to the organisational vision, strategies, policies and processes.
Promote the value of the coaching team considering workforce structures and scopes including support staff, coaches, coaching assistants, and volunteers.
Facilitate the development of the coaching team through due diligence, inductions, development and performance monitoring.
Deliver effective coaching services through industry support networks and a collaborative, cohesive and competent coaching team.
Design high quality curriculum that considers participants’ unique profiles, promotes ownership and informs micro, meso and macro plans as relevant to the sporting context.
Designs and delivers progressive programmes and selects coaching pedagogies that maximise engagement, whole child/person development and accelerates sustainable skill acquisition.
Delivers safe and effective coaching support to participants in practice, at events or competitions and influences learning and skill transfer across situations.
Embrace each participants uniqueness, their rights and advocates fairness, equality and diversity within the coaching environment.
Promote holistic wellbeing to control/contain stressors experienced by participants in their own context and environment.
Facilitate participant development by applying learning theory and skill acquisition techniques relevant to participants needs, sport specific demands and context.
Facilitate participant development and skill acquisition through positive learning environments and behaviour management strategies.
Facilitate participant development and skill acquisition through technological advancements and wider industry support mechanisms.
Measure the impact of the coaching strategies though analysis of participant, coach, coaching team and organisational perception and performance data.

Your training plan

Training will take place on the job
Training provider will provide sessions on a weekly basis
Blended learning approach - face-to-face and online

Additional training provided by employer includes • Safeguarding,
• Equality & Diversity,
• Health & Safety,
• First Aid

More training information

Dedicated tutor, fornightly sessions and weekly catch ups
Tailored learning plan to suit the apprentices needs

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Sports (grade Pass)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

About this company

As children, the most valuable learning experiences often come from simple, everyday adventures—those moments when we explore, interact, and develop both physical coordination and a sense of independence. However, in today’s world, many children are spending increasing amounts of time on screens, missing out on opportunities to connect with others, explore their surroundings, and build essential life skills. While technology has brought undeniable advancements, the core needs of childhood development have not changed. Children still thrive on face-to-face interactions, physical activity, and engaging experiences that foster curiosity and growth. There is an important balance to be struck between embracing the digital age and ensuring that our children have the space and support to develop holistically, away from the distractions of screens. Eliot Tang, a dedicated entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the childcare industry, founded Rising Stars Activities with a clear mission: to provide children with opportunities to develop both healthy bodies and curious minds through sports and creative activities. By offering a wide range of engaging programs, Rising Stars creates an environment where children can learn valuable skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, and creativity. Our goal is to equip today’s young generation with the skills and confidence they will need for tomorrow’s challenges. At Rising Stars, we believe in the power of active, real-world learning—and we are committed to providing children with the tools and experiences they need to thrive in an ever-changing world.

https://risingstarsactivities.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Why you should apply: • Great culture and work environment • Excellent career opportunities • A quality portfolio of qualifications available

After this apprenticeship

Knowledge and Experience Requirements

At least 1 years’ experience working in a coaching or school environment.
Level 2 Sport related qualification.
Basic written and numeracy skills
IT literate
Self-motivated and committed; wanting to perform to a high standard at work
A proven track record in completing qualifications

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

IGNITE SPORT UK LIMITED

Eliot Tang

eliot@risingstarsactivities.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292517.

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