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Course Duration

1 Year (2 Semester)

Last date
to apply

26th April 2025

Course Fee

Rs. 63,800/- (Indian Candidate)
Rs. 92,800/- (Foreign Candidate)

Class Schedule

Monday to Saturday

Program Overview

The course primarily focuses on helping the students to develop a career in sports coaching

The course equips the students to use advance skills of coaching and sports science to optimal performance and well being of the athletes.

Career Focus : The primary goal of the course is to prepare students for a career in sports coaching. This implies that the curriculum is geared toward providing the necessary knowledge and skills for individuals who aspire to become sports coaches.

Advanced Coaching Skills : The course aims to equip students with advanced coaching skills, indicating that it goes beyond basic coaching techniques and covers more specialized and in-depth aspects of coaching.

Sports Science : It emphasizes the application of sports science to optimize the performance and well-being of athletes. This includes understanding and using scientific principles in training, conditioning, and injury prevention.

Understanding Challenges : The course helps students grasp the challenges and the ever-evolving nature of the field of sports coaching. This awareness is crucial as sports coaching is continuously evolving with new techniques, technologies, and strategies.

Interdisciplinary Approach : The curriculum includes elements of various sciences that underpin sports coaching, such as physiology (the study of the body’s functions), sociology (the study of human society and behavior), psychology (the study of the human mind and behavior), and biomechanics (the study of mechanical aspects of sports).

In-Depth Understanding : The program provides students with a deep understanding of various facets of sports coaching, including social policy related to sports, sport development, and social issues within the context of sport and exercise.

Attendance : 85% compulsory attendance.

Programme Modules

Semester 1

  • Exercise Physiology & Sports Medicine
  • Strength and Conditioning
  • Digital Learning
  • Coaching Dynamics
  • Sports Main Content Theory- 1
  • Sports Main Practical- 1

Semester 2

  • Kinesiology, Biomechanics and Sports Anthropometry
  • Sports Psychology
  • Sports Nutrition and Biochemistry
  • Professional Development
  • Sports Main Content Theory-2
  • Sports Main Practical-2
  • Internship
  • Project

Pedagogy

Pedagogy is highly interactive and will consist of a judicious blend of lectures, real life case studies, video analysis, Internship, and assignments

Programme Delivery

Offline Mode

Seat Vacancies

785+104 supernumerary vacancies (26 disciplines)

Centre

NSNIS Patiala
NSSC Bangalore
NSEC Kolkata
LNCPE Trivandrum

Eligibility Criteria

Category A – A(I) : Educational Qualifications: 10+2 Pass
Category B – C : Educational Qualifications: Graduation

S. No. Name of the Academic Centre Name of the Sport Discipline
1.

SAI, NSNIS, Patiala

Athletics
2. Boxing
3. Cycling
4. Fencing
5. Handball
6. Hockey
7. Judo
8. Volleyball
9. Weightlifting
10. Wrestling
11. Wushu
12. Yogasana
13.

SAI, NSSC, Bangalore

Athletics
14. Badminton
15. Basketball
16. Hockey
17. Kabaddi
18. Kho-Kho
19. Shooting
20. Swimming
21. Table Tennis
22. Taekwondo
23. Tennis
24. Volleyball
25.

SAI, NSEC, Kolkata

Archery
26. Athletics
27. Football
28. Gymnastics
29. Table-Tennis
30.

SAI, LNCPE, Thiruvananthapuram

Canoeing & Kayaking
31. Rowing

Admission Criteria

    Category – A(I)
    Educational Qualifications: 10+2 Pass

    Sports Achievement

  • Represented India in Olympics
  • Participation in Senior World Championship
  • Won any Medal in Asian/Commonwealth Games
  • Category – A (II)

  • Educational Qualifications: 10+2 Pass
  • Sports Achievement:
    Participation in any of the following competitions:

  • Olympic Games
  • Senior World Championship
  • Asian Games/Senior Asian Championship
  • Commonwealth Games/Senior Commonwealth Championship
  • Youth Olympics
  • Category- B
    Educational Qualifications: Graduation
    Sports Achievement
    A) Participation in Major International recognized competition
    B) Participation in any of the following:

  • Recognized Senior National Championships
  • Khelo India University Games 3. All India Inter University games
  • C).Two times participation in any of the following:

  • Recognized Junior/Youth National Championship
  • Inter Services/Inter Railways Championships/All India Police Games.
  • Khelo India Youth/Khelo India School Games.
  • D). Successful completion of SAI, NS NIS Six Week Certificate Course in Sports Coaching and at-least Medal Winner/Position holder in recognized State-Level Championship/competition (in their respective sports coaching discipline only)

    Category – C (FOR NORTH-EAST CANDIDATES)
    Educational Qualifications: Graduation
    Sports Achievement

  • Medal Winner in North East Games
  • Two times participation in North East Games
  • Fulfilling the criteria as mentioned in category B above.