Diploma in Sports Coaching (R49)

About the Programme

What comes to your mind when you think of sports coaches? A person who instructs or facilitates athletes in a particular sport? One who plans, organizes and assesses sports programmes? How about someone who mentors, counsels and motivates athletes? Try all of the above!

Sports coaches not only instruct athletes in the relevant sporting skills, they also motivate these athletes to strive further in both sports and life. Sports coaches also need to ensure the overall well-being of the athlete by minimizing the risk of injury and burnout.

This is where Republic Polytechnic's (RP) Diploma in Sports Coaching can help you if you see yourself coaching the next generation of Singapore's athletes. Who knows, they may even be the next sports stars!

Programme Objectives

So what will you get out of this diploma, you say? Well, apart from the exclusive and specialized diploma, you will be trained in both the science and art of sports coaching.

You will also be equipped with a basic understanding of motor development, nutrition, psychology and other relevant sports science areas all sports coaches need. In addition, you will learn about team management, coaching ethics and much more.

To top it off, the time you spend on practical lessons and your internship can be used to help you meet the required hours to become a registered coach with Singapore Sports Council's National Registry of Coaches!

With the latest and most relevant sports and coaching skills and knowledge, you will be well-equipped to kickstart your coaching career!

Career Prospects

Singapore is set to go into sports in a big way. In 2010, the Ministry of Education (MOE) launched the Physical Education (PE) and Sports Development Framework. What this means to you is that there will be more jobs created for qualified sports coaches in schools, sports clubs and for individual athletes.

When you graduate from the Diploma in Sports Coaching, you can look forward to a career as sports coaches, sports instructors, trainers, sports officials and assistant PE teachers. The diploma also offers a chance for you to become sports administrators, career coaches and executives in organizations such as the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), recreational clubs, sports events companies and other related businesses.

Further Studies

How about further studies, you ask? Sports coaching is gaining popularity as an academic field in countries around the world. So, if you graduate from RP's Diploma in Sports Coaching, you stand a chance to further your studies overseas and do a Degree in Sports Coaching. With excellent results, you may also be able to further your studies at the following local institutions:

• National Institute of Education (part of Nanyang Technological University)
• National University of Singapore
• Singapore Management University