STRENGTHEN YOUR SKILLS FOR AN ACTIVE AND EXCITING CAREER IN SPORT.
With professional players and industry-experienced coaches, you’ll join a winning team with us.
Whether you are interested in Sports Therapy and Coaching, Sport and Outdoor Adventurous Activities or Fitness Instructing and Personal Training, we will provide you with the best learning experience and industry-relevant qualifications to unlock your potential and succeed in your chosen career.
Studying with us will provide opportunities for you to learn and train within state-of-the-art sports facilities including a fully equipped commercial sports centre, fitness suite, a full-size football pitch, two astro turf pitches and a sports therapy clinic. We are currently developing an Exercise Science Laboratory and high quality outdoor recreational activities set within the college’s 42 acres.
You will also have access to the nearby Manvers boathouse and lake with access to canoeing, open-water swimming, mountain biking, orienteering, windsurfing, sailing and raft building.
As a Sports student, you will be able to join our Dearne Valley Sports Academies and take part in local, regional and national leagues, in additional to Dragon Boat racing and Water Sports Academy at Manvers Lake and Boat House.
You will also be able to take part in a range of residential and expeditions, educational visits and events.
We offer a range of courses, so you can progress from entry level right up to degree level. You’ll gain sought- after skills including sport, nutrition, anatomy and physiology, fitness testing, leadership and much more.
Our expert tutors bring with them real-world experience and passion to their teaching, so what you learn with us is what you’ll use in the world of work. You’ll also have access to cutting edge equipment including our sports GPS system, timing gates and Hi Cam Telescopic Mast Filming System, for measuring fitness and performance.
Sport and Public Services
Sport and Outdoor Activities
Sports Therapy and Coaching
Sports and Outdoor Activities
Foundation Degree in Sport Science
BSc (Hons) in Sport Science
Select your course to begin your application
“I have met new friends in a great community while studying a practical course that I enjoy.”
Bayley Lowe Level 2 Sport Former student at The Laurel Academy![]()
The sports sector is ideal for those who have a passion for fitness and wish to share that drive with others.
Sports Coaches teach sports skills to individuals and teams of all abilities to enhance performance.
Planning and delivering activity sessions, giving feedback on performance to help improve technique and supporting performers at events and competitions.**
Fitness centres, sports fields, schools, colleges or at universities.
*EMSI 2021 **nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
Leisure Managers organise and coordinate activities and resources required and look after the running of sport and leisure venues.
Arranging leisure activities, organising and promoting events, scheduling and managing staff, controlling budgets and monitoring performance targets for the venue and following health and safety regulations.**
Within a sport, fitness or leisure centre.
*EMSI 2021 **nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the sport sector include*:
BY 2025 THERE ARE EXPECTED TO BE 18,558 JOBS IN SPORT IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE.
LIGHTCAST 2022“I have met new friends in a great community while studying a practical course that I enjoy.”
Bayley Lowe Level 2 Sport Former student at The Laurel Academy![]()