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Sports and Data Analytics

Course Code: CSDL2
  • Level: 2
  • Qualification: Certificate
  • Awarding body: Northern Council for Further Education (NCFE)
  • Duration: One year
  • Course type: Full-time
  • Time of day: Daytime
  • When you'll study: Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9.00am - 5.00pm
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What's it all about?

The course has been designed to create the next generation of Sports Data Analysts! This dynamic one-year course will provide you with all the key skills you need to begin your career journey into the world of evolving sports and leisure.

In a multi-billion pound industry, where every single second counts there has never been a better time to refine your data management skills and create and provide detailed data packages. Can you spot a weakness in the opponent? Do you have what it takes to gain the edge?

Come and join us for this exciting new venture into the world of sports data analytics and see how powerful they can be!

Course information

During this course, you will undertake a series of modules designed to support the whole world of information gathering and data presentation. The course will see you take part in a variety of sports, but also various roles in these sports such as player, analyst, official and many more.

You will build a huge database of simple to complex data, and with the help of our expert lecturers will be able to identify strengths and weaknesses in various sports and performances.

This course has been designed to support those aspiring to move into the sports analyst job roles, or for those who want to test their skills and see how maths is used to support performance.

This new, level 2 course is perfect for school leavers with a passion for sport and an interest in data analysis.

You will study:

  • introduction to data analysis and the role of the data analyst
  • data collection, processing, preparation, and interpretation
  • communication and presentation of data
  • introduction to healthy exercise, nutrition, and sport participation
  • performance analysis for sport.

There are no specific entry requirements for this course. 

You will be assessed by various methods including presented work, logs of data and many more industry standard tasks. 

Upon successful completion of the course, you may progress onto our level 3 provision which offers an excellent varied Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sports, or you can use your new data skills and abilities in our Sports, Exercise and Personal Training pathway. 

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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Future careers

What you could earn:

Physiotherapists

£53,169.82

Potential salary

£17,980.49

Entry level salary

£35,953.00

Average salary

14

Annual openings in Plymouth

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