Course details

New Zealand Certificate in Sport Coaching (Level 3)
Domestic tuition $173 per year
NZQF Level 3

About the course

This qualification will provide New Zealand with individuals who are able to coach participants at entry level across a range of sports
Graduates can apply their coaching skills with a focus on skill development and enjoyment for participants to encourage people to participate in sport codes and activities.
Graduates will contribute to the health, cultural, social and economic wellbeing of Aotearoa New Zealand.
This qualification is not designed for coaches of high performance athletes.


Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

- Create a supportive sport coaching environment and demonstrate positive side line behaviours for the safety of participants while coaching a chosen sport.
- Model simple skills and apply general coaching principles and group management techniques to achieve performance outcomes
- Apply basic injury prevention techniques including warm up and cool down procedures to meet the physical requirements of the chosen sport.
- Give constructive, specific and positive feedback on performance to achieve outcomes while coaching a chosen sport.


Entry requirements

Must be coaching a sports team (any sport at any level)

*This course is not available to international students.

About the provider

WILSS is a charitable trust delivering a range of programmes to enhance personal development and help build better leaders in the community, in the volunteer sector and the workplace.

Our organisation is registered with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and our certificates are nationally recognised. 

Since 1989 we have built a reputation for providing a supportive learning environment, first class facilitators and industry contacts across New Zealand.  We have strong relationships with key organisations, ensuring our participants benefit from industry experience, practical skill application and the development of employment networks.

WILSS has active working partnerships with the University of Waikato, Sport Waikato, Skills Active, NZQA and other leading industry groups.

After more than 30 year of service in the community we feel very proud to be providing volunteer and leadership education to the changing communities of Aoteaoroa New Zealand. 


From November 2019 we are trading as Waikato Institute for Leadership & Sport Studies