The Foundation in Sports Inclusion, Coaching and Leisure Management is run online and provides direct entry to the BSc in Coaching and Sports Performance.
The Level 8 B.Sc. (Honours) programme aims to develop, from evidence- based theory and practice, the students’ ability to lead physical activity, to coach athletes (individually and in terms), manage sports teams and individual athletes. Graduates will be able to safely, and within context, design and lead strength and conditioning programmes, design and lead performance-training programmes. They will be able to advise on performance-related nutrition, apply the principles of sports psychology in context, and apply ancillary techniques in recover from exercise, injury management or others in support of optimal sports performance and recovery.
The B.Sc. Honours student’s final year of study will include advanced techniques in physiological assessment, performance training, the coaching of specific populations, coach pedagogy, applied sports psychology and sport management.
The strength of the programme delivery model is that students experience a significant amount of applied practical time during their studies. The applied practice elements include independent studies, workshops, group discussions, activity leadership sessions, client (group and individual) engagement, and other activities that provide authenticity to the students’ experience.
The Level 8 B.Sc. (Honours) programme aims to develop, from evidence- based theory and practice, the students’ ability to lead physical activity, to coach athletes (individually and in terms), manage sports teams and individual athletes.
For more than 20 years, the Department of Health and Leisure Studies in IT Tralee has offered degree programmes related to health, fi tness, outdoor education and physical education. The emphasis of these programmes is on inclusivity, adaptation, holistic and authenticity.
The Department of Health and Leisure Studies is characterised by its progressive, innovative and approachable academic and support staff, its vibrant and engaging students and the valued contribution it makes to the Institute life. The Health and Leisure students are regular players on the Institute’s teams in a variety of sports and through a variety of Institute society and volunteering activities.
The department in general is known for its valued contribution to the health, fi tness and leisure industry nationally, where the department is involved in establishing sectoral standards and educational policy change.
The Department of Health and Leisure Studies is a registered REPs Ireland provider. REPS Ireland (www.repsireland.ie) uses industry standards that have been developed and published by the European Health & Fitness Association to determine eligibility of individual exercise professionals for entry to the REPs Ireland register.
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