Nov 12 2010 4:00PM
Football Development and Coaching students from UCS Lowestoft will be gaining invaluable coaching experience as they team up with the Football in the Community charity based at Norwich City Football Club.
The five students have signed up for a six week placement with the club to help coach school children, people with disabilities and those involved with community projects. As well as coaching different groups, the students will also be able to develop particular areas of interest which range from marketing, to health and obesity in children and working with disabled people.
As part of their course, the second year Foundation degree students have to gain a total of 48 hours of experience in their chosen profession and spend time working on a community project.
Course lecturer James Newman said: "The students have a lot to gain from the placement and by joining the Football in the Community team at Norwich City FC they will work with a diverse range of people. If they do well, they may benefit from other opportunities in the future including work with other clubs around the country or even further work with Norwich.”
Football in the Community is a sports charity that aims to improve the health, social esteem and skills of children and adults in Norfolk and Suffolk.
A spokesperson for Norwich City's Football in the Community said: “We are delighted to be working with UCS Lowestoft and it is a relationship we hope to develop in the future.”