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Right lets go

My daughter has just started Yr 11, so come Nov needs to apply for 6 form / college etc etc, she hasnt really got a huge idea on what she wants to do as a job, she mentions something in sport ( which i can see ) but nothing 100%

a bit of background on her at the mo

She loves Sports, plays county netball and plays for 2 top local teams ( one adult, one Jnr ) would like to go and play super league, Her coach last year said she very well could achieve that, we have had a number of chats with Eng U21 coaches about it ( though she has no interest in playing for England, but as she said, IF Eng are interested, Wales will be ( as the Wales Netball are really years behind Eng , due to funding mainly imho ) but my parents head says she needs to have something to " fall back on ", her predicated grades are 7 in most ( 2 are 8, one of them Eng Lang ) , she has just passed her BTEC sports Lv 1 with a Distinction * ( a year early )

She also teaches swimming as a hobby at our local swimming club, also runs her schools netball club and coaches the Yr 7 and 8's, she really appears to enjoy coaching

So she has to choose what route to go

Her school and the local few do Little A levels that really interest her, she has mentioned Eng Lang, Physiology and sports ( sport is not a A level but the equivalent done by another outfit ) , the only 1 she really wants to is the sports one, will she put the effort into the others if she isnt that interested in them ? ? ?

A local College are doing a BTEC sports Lv 3 , now this interests her, but also worries her, as if she gets to the end of it in 3 years time and decides on a Uni course, if it is nothing to do with Sports, that BTEC will be rather pointless ( despite being the equivalent as 3 A Levels )

We are going to speak to our local Uni and the schools Career adviser, but thought someone on here might do it / have done it and we can have a heads-up on it

cheers in advance
If it was me I’d talk to Cardiff Met and the Uni of south Wales If you’re in this area or Bath if the west of England
I’d find out What kind of sports related program they offer and what does your daughter need in order to enroll

They all run general programs like Sports psychology or Sports management but they also offer other variants

Your daughters sporting interests and achievements will hold her in good stead provided her academic attainments are up to the required standards

Once you’re enrolled in whichever Uni you choose the opportunities to develop interests and potential careers become much broader than you may have initially considered

If Uni is not a realistic route then Btec is the next option but the opportunities for a career become more limited as a result

If you can encourage her to pursue her academic achievements the world becomes a much easier place to develop her career interests

All this is my opinion and based on my experience of guiding my son when he was the same age and hundreds of students since

Is it gospel I’m not sure but it’s a way of thinking about how to arrive at the best decision that you can

I hope it all works out well and your daughter can go on to achieve her potential in her chosen career