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This year the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) has called for enrolment again to the Bachelor of Education in Sports Training Programme (the Programme) by the Beijing Sport University (BSU) for 2012/13 academic year. Application form should be submitted to the Coach Education Department of the HKSI on or before 29 June 2012. A briefing session will be held on 20 June 2012 (Wednesday) to introduce the Programme.

Organised by the BSU and the HKSI being responsible for the administration work, the Programme is a unique five-year part-time bachelor degree course in sports training education in Hong Kong. It consists of 25 modules including sports anatomy, exercise physiology, statistics in sports, sports nutrition, sports-specific theory and practicum, etc. Students will be granted a Bachelor degree upon successful completion of all requirements and the qualification is equivalent to students who attained their Degrees in the Mainland and is widely recognised by other countries.

Being administered by the General Administration of Sport of China, BSU is one of the key tertiary education institutions in mainland China which has educated more than 40 Olympic champions and over 100 world champions. A total of 58 students, comprising many elite athletes and professional coaches, had been graduated from the Programme since its first intake in 1999. They include Chiang Wai-hung (athletics), Choi Fong-yue (basketball), Ho Siu-lun (cycling), Wan Shu-wah (triathlon), as well as Cheng Ka-ho, To Yu-hang and Angie Tsang (wushu). Current students include Tang Yik-chun and Tsui Chi-ho (athletics), Sze Hang-yu (swimming), as well as Cheng Chung-hang and Leung Man-chun (wushu).

BSU graduates and students found the Programme very useful and beneficial to their work. Wushu athlete Yuen Ka-ying was admitted to the Programme in the 2008/09 academic year. She is glad that most of the courses are beneficial to her athlete career, for example the Sports Psychology module. “After taking this module, I have a better understanding of my psychological condition during competitions, so I know how to relax myself to perform better,” Yuen said.

Athletics coaches Cheung Kin-fun and Leung Chun-wai were both admitted to the Programme in the 2010/11 academic year, they agreed that the Programme is very practical. Coach Cheung, Head Athletics Coach of the Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped, had become a coach since 2000. He was introduced by his comrade of the Programme, “The Programme provides strong theoretical support for the training programmes I designed for athletes, that gives me great confidence to proceed further. In view of its practicality, I have also recommended the Programme to other coaches,” said Coach Cheung. Leung who has eight-year part-time coaching experience and has just turned from the HKSI Scholarship Athlete to a full-time coach, echoed Cheung’s view. “The combination of on field experience and theory equips me in coaching. I also appreciate it very much that we could study in the HKSI which is equipped with world-class facilities. The small class size is also an added value,” Leung added.

The HBF has been committing to local coach education programmes by contributing more than HK$26 million to fund the Hong Kong Coach Education Programmes since 1992, and has been offering scholarships to students of the BSU Programme starting from 2000.

Enrolment form for the briefing session of the Programme on 20 June 2012 (PDF)