Otumoetai College Otumoetai College

L3 Sports Education

L3SPED
Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr J. Davis.

Required Prior Learning


This course is for students who are interested in developing specific knowledge and skills in sport and is open to a few sports codes. Students must be actively involved in sport. Students will be expected to participate in the College Athletics Day.



The programme is based around specific fitness development (speed, strength,power) for sport. The skill development focuses on one main sport in which students must take a coaching role. The class has access to a range of professionals who will help improve each player physical and holistic involvement in sport. All assessments are internal and involve performance based standards.

The course provides 18 unit standard credits at Level 3. The course uses a combination of sport industry standards and Polytechnic standards.  The standards offered are dependent upon funding and approval by a Polytechnic. The college requires permission to access these standards from an "Outside Provider". Due to this requirement, the standard/s offered may be deleted or changed during the course. This is not a University Entrance approved subject area.

All assessments are internal and are based around involvement within the sporting code.


Learning Areas:

Physical Education & Health


Assessment Procedures

Subject Costs

Cost of outside providers and expert/specialists from the sport industry. $50