Work Placement Journal: Football Coach
HSCM 2005
WORK EXPERIENCE
ASSIGNMENT ONE
INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIO
MODULE LEADER
JOSH COOPRIDER
STUDENT NUMBER – 06006254
HSCM 2003
Work Placement Journal
Assessment 1
Student number - 06006254
Work Placement Journal
Introduction
I completed my 40 hours work placement at Stourbridge College working with the college’s Football Academy. I worked with all of the college’s teams; however my main focus was with their A-team. The college has a link with Redhill Secondary School and this gave me the opportunity to assist with coaching the year 7, 8 and 9 year groups at the school. I completed the placement during the months of September to December, coaching and assisting the college A-team on a Wednesday and the Redhill pupils on a Friday. My mentor throughout the placement was Andrew Blakeley, a Stourbridge college lecturer and head coach within the academy. I decided to work with Stourbridge College Football Academy because I wanted to learn a lot more about coaching within a team set-up and about the organisation that is needed within a team. I also wanted to learn more about the contrast between the two different age groups and the variety of skills needed to coach school-age pupils and college students. I was keen to gain further knowledge of coaching and build possible career links with the above establishments. It was also convenient for me as I study at the college two days a week, and already knew the mentor through my course.
The purpose of this assignment is to discover and understand what I learnt through undertaking this work experience. I would like to focus on the skills I already possessed before the placement began, and how I developed these, as well as the new skills I gained. I will reflect on my experience and try to understand and conclude what positive outcomes have resulted from it.
I have identified the occupational sector I chose to do my work experience in as being ‘sports coaching’, and in particular,
WORK EXPERIENCE
ASSIGNMENT ONE
INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIO
MODULE LEADER
JOSH COOPRIDER
STUDENT NUMBER – 06006254
HSCM 2003
Work Placement Journal
Assessment 1
Student number - 06006254
Work Placement Journal
Introduction
I completed my 40 hours work placement at Stourbridge College working with the college’s Football Academy. I worked with all of the college’s teams; however my main focus was with their A-team. The college has a link with Redhill Secondary School and this gave me the opportunity to assist with coaching the year 7, 8 and 9 year groups at the school. I completed the placement during the months of September to December, coaching and assisting the college A-team on a Wednesday and the Redhill pupils on a Friday. My mentor throughout the placement was Andrew Blakeley, a Stourbridge college lecturer and head coach within the academy. I decided to work with Stourbridge College Football Academy because I wanted to learn a lot more about coaching within a team set-up and about the organisation that is needed within a team. I also wanted to learn more about the contrast between the two different age groups and the variety of skills needed to coach school-age pupils and college students. I was keen to gain further knowledge of coaching and build possible career links with the above establishments. It was also convenient for me as I study at the college two days a week, and already knew the mentor through my course.
The purpose of this assignment is to discover and understand what I learnt through undertaking this work experience. I would like to focus on the skills I already possessed before the placement began, and how I developed these, as well as the new skills I gained. I will reflect on my experience and try to understand and conclude what positive outcomes have resulted from it.
I have identified the occupational sector I chose to do my work experience in as being ‘sports coaching’, and in particular,
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