Sports Coaching Personal Statement

Sport is a main and extremely important part of my life, and experience in coaching and working with younger students, in and around school, has enhanced my love for sport further. I enjoy both the practical and theoretical side of sport. The practical side of sport lets me express myself; whilst at the same time, giving me the opportunity to utilize my natural ability for sport and allows me to show younger people how to achieve in certain sporting actions, or to even learn from them about the way that they would carry out this particular movement. Helping and learning are the main two aspects that make sports coaching so enjoyable. The theoretical side of sport lets me immerse myself in the mechanics and sheer size of sport. I delight in discovering the exact processes that allow things to come about in the body, by the
I enjoyed working with the teaching staff because they allowed me to produce warm ups for the students and take over in parts of the lessons. This gives me confidence that I would be fully capable of leading sessions for young people. I was also allowed to sit in and watch the teachers introduce the new year 10 students to the BTEC level 2 course. During my time in the classroom I thought of ideas on how I could capture the student’s attention and draw them in to sport more than they already were, because the PowerPoint shown was basic, with a few videos. I believe the key to an intriguing PowerPoint or presentation is a sparse amount of writing on the slides with plenty of information in your notes to compliment it, as well as images that draw the student’s attention. Questions and games would also be a first-class addition to such a project. This demonstrates my ability to identify challenges and provide solutions that can encourage and attract those whose attention may