Placement - Filton Sport Academy 

Nature of the business:

bullet To help the students in the Filton sport academy improve their performance in their chosen sport and help members of the public improve their fitness in the evening when the gym becomes public.                        

Career paths available within this business:

bulletFitness consultant, chairman of rugby, football, table tennis and basketball, assistant coach.

General information on what I did during the placement:

bulletObserved coaching and helped clean and look after the gym. 

Daily Diary:

bulletMonday: cleaning and taking care of the gym, using and getting used to the facilities in the gym. 
bulletTuesday: as above, learning about supplements stock and where they go and how much they cost.        
bulletWednesday: as above, observing speed and acceleration training with under 13s football team     
bulletThursday: came in the afternoon to see how the gym and staff operate when the gym becomes open to the public. 
bulletFriday: observing sped endurance training with the under 19s Bristol Rovers football academy.

Location and Travel arrangements:

bulletFilton, Bristol. Went by car.

Particular skills or abilities needed:

bulletCommitment to at least one sport, interest in sport science and coaching,  

Health and Safety requirements:

bulletNo eating in the gym. no jewelry in the gym while exercising. No bags allowed in the gym, not allowed to wear jeans in the gym. 

Advice for anyone considering this as a work-experience placement:

bulletGo either in the evening when the gym is open to the public or when the term hasn't finished. this way it will be a lot more busy.

Advice for anyone considering this as a career:

bulletMust like the gym environment and want a career in coaching or as a member of one of the sport academies.