Stockport County Football Education recognises that a performance pathway as a football player is not the only route for college students who have a desire to pursue a career in the sports industry. Through our partnership with Stockport College, we are now delivering a range of Level 3 Sport courses that are tailored to a specific career pathway in sport including Sports Rehab, Strength And Conditioning, Analysis, Coaching and Officiating.
Each unique pathway will enable students to get first-hand experience in a variety of professional and academy environments to gain knowledge and expertise in the workplace and develop the relevant skills and attributes to prepare them for working in their chosen field. Staff who work in the different areas across Stockport County Football Club will support a high-quality enrichment programme that will be delivered alongside the Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport, which is equivalent to 3 A-Levels and allows progression on to industry specific university courses. The Stockport County teaching staff will deliver the courses and co-ordinate all the different aspects of the programme, including a meaningful work experience placement each year.
Students will benefit from
- 4 x 2-hour tutoring session in the selected field with experienced professionals
- 4 training sessions and 1 match per week to oversee
- Individual development with only 6 students on each department
- 12-15 hours of lesson time
- Access to expert tutors
- Excellent player welfare support
- Student reviews to develop your performance
- Social media coverage
- Use of state-of-the-art facilities
- Monthly session with the first team staff
- Learn with real industry programmes for each department – VEO, Huddle, Catapult, Player Data, Coach Session Planner
- CV boosting
- Potential jobs with the club and so much more…
Entry Requirements
- 5x GCSE’s at Grade 4 or above
- One GCSE must contain English or Maths
Sports Rehab Department
Students selected for the Sports Rehab department will benefit from gaining knowledge from tutors with extensive experience in the industry. Students will work with a mix of age groups from first team down to the junior academy, this will help broaden students’ knowledge to what different ages might need and help them decide which area they would like to specialise in. Working in a real football world environment in professional settings, students will have to deal with rehab of different types of injuries, responsibilities on training/match days and working with other departments. This CV boosting differentiated education programme is tailored to Sports Rehab and includes units such as Sporting Injuries, Functional Sports Massage, Fitness Testing and Fitness Training. With our connections with creditable universities, students will be equipped for the next step of their education after the two-year course.
- FIFA medical diploma
- FA concussion and sudden cardiac arrest guidelines
- Level 1 first aid courses are £95
Strength and Conditioning (S&C) Department
Students who are selected for the strength and condition programme will be educated with state-of-the-art facilities in a professional real world football environment. Students will experience and gain knowledge from experienced tutors on S&C responsibilities for training/match days, preseason schedule, player loading and rehabilitation from injuries. Students’ wills get to work first hand with the leading GPS equipment used in the industry to track and manage player loading including Catapult and Player Date. This CV boosting differentiated education programme is tailored to S&C and includes units such as Sporting Injuries, Functional Sports Massage, Fitness Testing and Fitness Training. With our connections with creditable universities, students will be equipped for the next step of their education after the two-year course.
Analysis Department
Students who are selected for the analysis department will learn from expert tutors in a small team that work from the first team down to the junior academy. Students will educate in a real-world professional environment while gaining knowledge of the responsibilities of an analysis. Using the latest industry analysis programmes such as Huddle and Veo, students will learn to analyse training, match days, opposition and individual players. This CV boosting differentiated education programme is tailored to analysis and includes units such as Anatomy and Physiology in Sport, Fitness Testing, Technical and Tactical Skills in Sport, Rules, Regulations and Officiating in Sport and Influence of Technology in Sport. With our connections with creditable universities, students will be equipped for the next step of their education after the two-year course.
Coaching Department
Students who are selected for the coaching department will work with a team of qualified A and B licensed coaches, with a vast experience of coaching and playing. Educating in a real-world football professional environment students will experience coaches’ responsibilities for match days, training days, session planning, progressing individuals, opposition and so much more. Working with players of different age groups from first team to junior academy, gaining valuable experience of the demands of coaching at different ages. This CV boosting differentiated education programme is tailored to coaching and includes units such as Nutrition for Physical Performance, Anatomy and Physiology in Sport, Fitness Training, Technical and Tactical Skills in Sport and Rules, Regulations and Officiating in Sport. With our connections with creditable universities, students will be equipped for the next step of their education after the two-year course.
Officiating Department
Students who are selected for the officiating department will work with industry experts to achieve their officiating badges. Receiving regular individual development sessions, the students will be given the opportunity to gain match experience from our Junior Academy, all the way into mens football. This will allow students to gain vital officiating knowledge, from as young as U7 games, all the way up to senior football. This CV boosting differentiated education programme is tailored to officiating and includes units such as Nutrition for Physical Performance, Anatomy and Physiology in Sport, Fitness Training, Technical and Tactical Skills in Sport and Rules, Regulations and Officiating in Sport. With our connections with creditable universities, students will be equipped for the next step of their education after the two-year course.
Kit
We are very excited to have partnered with Puma again, who will provide all our Football Education players with top quality training and match kits. This deal enables us to offer more training garments than in previous seasons. The students can choose what they want to order from a Puma site, previous years playing students have order the following.
- 2 x liga training jersey
- 2 x liga ¼ zip sweat
- 1 x liga rain jacket
- 2 x liga short core
- 1 x liga training pant
- 2 x liga socks
- 1 x liga polo
- 1 x liga training pant
- 1 x backpack
- 1 x liga casuals padded jacket
The players keep their training kit. Some players may qualify for financial support, information on this can be found in the student handbook. Training kit will remain the same as the 22/23 season, so when the players become second year students, they won’t have to repurchase training kit.
Lastly, as part of our Football Education Student of the month awards, in partnership with PUMA, our chosen player will get a PUMA ‘goody bag’ with selected PUMA items such as undershirt, undershorts, gloves, snoods, water bottles, etc.
