PROGRAMME OF COMMON TRAINING TESTS FOR THE SECOND-DEGREE STATE CERTIFICATE IN SPORTS EDUCATION (BREVET D’ÉTAT D’ÉDUCATEUR SPORTIF DU DEUXIÈME DEGRÉ)
(art. A212-131 and A212-118)
The aim of the diploma is to certify the acquisition of the following professional skills:
Teaching, supervising or leading a variety of groups in compliance with safety rules;
Training athletes of proven ability with a view to competition;
Training managers;
Managing and promoting a physical activity or sports facility.
There are seven compulsory exams to complete the course:
Three written exams:
Written exam no. 1: a general knowledge exam.
Written exam no. 2: an exam on optimising performance.
Written exam no. 3: a composition of the candidate’s choice on training managers or promoting physical and sporting activities.
Three oral exams:
Oral exam no. 1: a question on sport in its socio-economic and legal environment.
Oral no. 2: a question relating to situations encountered by the participant in the field.
Oral no. 3: a language test designed to check the candidate’s knowledge of one of the following languages: English, German, Spanish or Italian.
A test to be chosen by the candidate from:
Oral no. 4: an oral management test to be chosen by the candidate on:
The budget management of an association or a private structure open to the practice of physical and sports activities;
The management of personnel;
The budgetary data of a local authority or the State in relation to physical and sports activities.
Based on a file of no more than fifteen pages submitted at the time of the examination relating to one of these themes, the candidate presents to the jury a concrete situation which serves as a starting point for the interview;
Oral no. 4: a practical test on computer data processing.
PROGRAMME
It is recommended that this programme be read in conjunction with the Methodological proposals for use by trainers and members of examination boards for the common training course for first and second level sports instructor diplomas, which set out the board’s expectations in terms of assessment and therefore the constraints of the training course. This document was the subject of circular no. 1411 dated 29 April 1993.
For the first written test, candidates are expected to be able to put forward a well-constructed thought process, based on perspective. Based on historical, sociological and institutional knowledge, this reflection concerns the meaning of sporting practices considered as a cultural phenomenon.
For the second written test, which concerns the optimisation of performance, the aim is to propose a response to a problem in the field by adopting an interdisciplinary approach in which each particular scientific field contributes to shedding light on the complexity of performance. Scientific knowledge must be used with care and should lead sports educators to question their attitudes and choices.
For the third written test, the candidate is expected to be able to propose a structured reflection on executive training or on the promotion of physical and sports activities.
With regard to executive training, the candidate must be able to master the three stages of a training programme enabling defined groups of people to acquire a given competence profile. These three stages are:
The preparation of a training project in its administrative, methodological and pedagogical dimensions;
The adaptation of the project to the realities of the trainees actually present, by implementing the appropriate pedagogical methods and techniques and by working with the public to be trained;
After the training, the evaluation and pedagogical assessment.
With regard to the promotion of physical and sports activities, the candidate is expected to:
master the main concepts and tools relating to the field of marketing and management;
integrate them into an approach aimed at developing an activity or a structure.
For the third oral test (oral no. 1), the candidate is expected to respond to the problems raised by the practice of sport in its socio-economic and legal environment at national and international level.
For the second oral test, the candidate must support his/her response by drawing on the different areas of the programme specified below (biological and human sciences).
For the first oral test (language), candidates must demonstrate their ability to understand and use the language orally.
The optional management test (oral no. 4) is designed to assess candidates’ knowledge and skills relating to budget management, personnel management or budgetary data for a local authority or the State.
The practical test on computer processing should enable the candidate to use the computer to present documents, reports and financial statements, to manage a file of athletes and to assist him in his role as coach and trainer (creation of a training log, evaluation sheets, etc.).).
The programme is introduced through the study of the following key concepts:
Performance: definitions and different models;
Training;
Analysis of the athlete;
Assessment of the athlete;
Session design: warm-up, task progression;
Annual and multi-year planning;
Fatigue, overtraining and recovery.
These concepts run through all the tests and guide the reading of the programme.
1. Biological sciences (written 2 and oral 2)
1.1. Physiology
Physiology studies how living organisms function in their environment. Sports performance and training are two expressions of this functioning.
The human organism as an open system:
Characteristics of open systems;
The dual requirement for energy and information.
The organism as a bioenergetic machine:
Muscular function;
The different types of fibres;
The characteristics of muscle concentration;
Short- or long-term adaptations of the systems dependent on muscular function (cardiovascular, respiratory, etc.); The regulations enabling these adaptations; The characteristics of muscle concentration..);
Regulations enabling these adaptations;
Adaptations to particular environments (altitude, heat…);
Energy factors in performance at different stages of development.
The organism as a bio-informational machine:
Control of the sporting gesture;
Elements concerning the learning and perfecting of skills.
1.2. Biomechanics
This chapter of the syllabus deals with the functioning of the locomotor apparatus and respect for its integrity.
Analysis of movement:
Methods of observation and analysis of the sporting movement;
Mechanical principles of movement;
The sporting movement and the integrity of the locomotor apparatus.
2. Human sciences
2.1. History and sociology: the sports educator in his relationship with techniques and cultures (Written and oral no. 1)
Physical practices and types of society.
Cultural transformations and sporting techniques.
Situation and challenges of modern sport.
2.2. Psychology: the sports educator and the psychological approach to motor performance (Written no. 2 and oral no. 2)
Learning: theories and models.
Personality and development: the different approaches.
Psychological phenomena: emotions, stress, aggression.
2.3. Psychosociology – Semiology: the sports educator and approaches to communication phenomena (Written paper no. 1, written paper no. 2 and oral paper no. 2)
The different aspects of communication.
Interactions and communication: cues, signs and codes.
Classifications of sports practices and communication.
2.4. Coaching and training technology:
The sports educator and the development of human resources (written paper no. 2, written paper no. 3, oral paper no. 2)
Human resources and performance:
Orientation and psychological monitoring of the athlete;
Approaches to psychological preparation;
Autonomy and the athlete’s project.
Human resources and management training:
Stages of a training action (definition, management, evaluation);
Approach to training tools (investigation, leadership, communication and evaluation tools).
3. Promotion of physical and sporting activities (Written paper no. 3)
PROGRAMME
1. Notions relating to the promotion and markets of physical and sporting activities;
2. Corporate involvement in the development of sport (sponsorship, patronage);
3. The media and sport;
4. Internal and external communication;
5. Organising an event (different stages, finding resources, etc.).
4. Institutional, socio-economic and legal framework of physical and sports activities
The programme includes :
4.1. Knowledge of the international environment of sport (Written 1 and oral 1)
Organisation, operation, role and relations of international sporting bodies;
International sporting events;
The European area and physical and sporting activities.
4.2. Knowledge of physical and sporting activities in France (Writtentests 1 and 3; oral test 1)
Organisation, operation, role and relationships of public institutions and private bodies involved in physical and sporting activities (emphasis on regional and national levels):
The State and local authorities;
The sports movement (federal and Olympic);
Other private law structures;
Regulation of physical and sporting activities;
Foundations and application of liability in the field of physical and sporting activities: litigation relating to physical and sporting activities.
4.3. Knowledge of the political and socio-economic aspects of physical and sporting activities
(Written questions 1 and 3; oral question 1)
4.4. Knowledge of the institutional and regulatory aspects of management training (Written paper no. 3; oral no. 1)
Professional training (approach to funding arrangements);
Qualifications and diplomas in physical and sports activities.
MANAGEMENT
(Optional test: oral no. 4)
1. Budgetary management of a private organisation:
The budget;
Financial management;
Cash flow;
Accounting;
Tax and social regulations (general aspects, particularities applicable to the field of physical and sports activities).
2. Personnel management:
Theoretical and practical aspects of human resources management and social law (employment law and social protection).
3. Budgetary data for a local authority or the State:
Budgetary principles;
Finance Acts;
The National Fund for the Development of Sport (FNDS);
The resources and expenditure of the State and local authorities;
Budget implementation;
Budget implementation controls;
The budget of the Ministry of Sport;
Credits and expenditure specific to physical and sporting activities in local authorities and their budgetary allocations.
COMPUTING
(Optional paper: oral 4)
The programme aims to develop the candidate’s ability to understand the principles of computer application design.
The candidate must:
– have a broad knowledge of the use of IT tools in the field of physical and sports activities;
– be able to identify and rank the main qualifying criteria of a software package;
– be familiar with the different types of software available;
– be able to use a word processor, spreadsheet and file manager in a rational manner;
– be familiar with the IT applications used in his/her discipline (performance optimisation, competition management, federal applications).
PROGRAMME
1. Computer architecture and mechanisms.
1.1. History of the computer and its development.
1.2. Hardware:
Computer architecture;
Peripherals;
Central memory;
CPU;
External mass storage;
Dialogue with the computer.
1.3. Software:
Basic software;
Operating systems;
Applications software.
1.4. The concept of a computer file.
2. Professional software.
2.1. The spreadsheet program:
Advanced functions, statistical and financial calculations;
Importing and exporting data;
Construction and graphic display;
Construction of advanced models applied to management or training.
2.2. File and database management:
The concept of a computer file (storage of information, organisation and structure of files, concept of records and fields);
Study of database management systems (construction of a database, relational database).
3. Applications specific to sport.
3.1. General objectives:
Implement the general functions associated with the use of IT;
Use existing professional sports software;
Use specific software developed for use in sport (software to help measure, train, manage competitions);
Design specifications to develop specific software.
3.2. General areas of applications.
Management.
Administrative and financial management:
Licence management;
Club management (accounts, membership, calendars);
Federation (management and communication);
Accounting management.
Field management:
Performance measurement;
Evaluation.
Information and consultation systems (telematics).
Sports data collection and analysis systems.
3.3. Legal, tax and social aspects of IT.
The world of IT, government and business:
Manufacturers;
Users;
IT service and consultancy companies (SSCI and SSII).
IT protection (technical and legal aspects).
IT and freedoms (CNIL).