C.S.L.A. Level One Introduction

This award is a nationally recognised qualification that helps people over the age of 14 develop their leadership skills. It’s a fun course and offers an insight into the enjoyment one can gain through sports leadership.
The syllabus fosters generic skills, which can be applied to a variety of different sporting activities as well as contributing to the candidates personal and social education.

It is a practical qualification where candidates learn through doing, rather than through written work. A candidates ability as a competent leader is assessed by observation rather than written tests.

Course content

The Level 1 Award in Community Sports Leadership consists of seven units:

Unit 1 - Planning, preparing and assisting a simple sporting activity

Unit 2 - Basic communication skills for leading a sporting activity

Unit 3 - Principles / practice in delivering a basic health / fitness session

Unit 4 - Understanding fair play in sport

Unit 5 - Understanding the role of the sports official

Unit 6 - Understanding the scope of local sport and recreation activities

Unit 7 - Demonstration of leadership skills in sport

C.S.L.A. Level Two Introduction

The Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership gives people aged 16 upwards the skills needed to plan and deliver safe sporting and recreational activities.

The Award develops vital leadership skills such as communication, organization and motivation, whilst instilling the confidence and desire in people to make a difference within their own communities.

The qualification is practical in nature, with an emphasis on learning through doing and applying knowledge, rather than through theory.

Course content

The Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership consists of eight units:

Unit 1: Contribute to organising and delivering a sports activity session

Unit 2: Establish and maintain a safe sporting activity

Unit 3: Understand the structure of sport and recreation at local, regional and national level

Unit 4: Understand and lead fitness sessions

Unit 5: Demonstrate principles and practice in running sporting events and competitions

Unit 6: Demonstrate principles and practice in adapting sports activities

Unit 7: Plan a series of appropriate sporting activities

Unit 8: Demonstrate leadership skills in the community