There’s another side to the sports and recreation industry. It’s the valuable world of sports development, where the skills required to manage and coordinate sporting organisations are very important.

Career options include:

• support
• development
• training
• supervision

Learn about:

• managing sport and recreation projects from within industry
• coaching principles (sports psychology, nutrition, conducting games, delivering sport and recreation programs to children)
• exercise science principles
• exercise programming
• teaching fundamental basketball skills
• assisting to run outdoor recreation camps
• health promotion to prevent disease
• small business planning

Students are trained in facilities both on campus (sports hall and fitness gym) and off campus (schools, PE facilities, recreations centres).

Sports development has outstanding industry relationships with Life Saving Victoria, Darebin Council, School Sport Victoria, Australian Sports Commission, Croxton School, St John's School, local disability support services and other TAFE providers. Currently, relationships are being established with Basketball Victoria, University Sport Australia and local primary and secondary schools.

Success Story

• Alycia Benincasa