Career in sports - GCSE options?
What GCSEs should I get if I want a better chance of becoming a professional footballer
Reply 1
PE would probably be useful but other than that it wont make any difference
Reply 2
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by SennafplWhat GCSEs should I get if I want a better chance of becoming a professional footballer
GCSEs don’t really matter for that it’s about football academies/scouts if you can go professional
Obviously PE.
Other than that it wont really matter. Whichever subjects you enjoy most and will get the best grades in.
Other than that it wont really matter. Whichever subjects you enjoy most and will get the best grades in.
Reply 4
There aren't any specific GCSEs you need to pick to become a professional athlete.
My advice would be to pick PE and/or sport studies, depending on what your school offers.
Food technology might be useful in terms of learning about nutrition, child development could help if you're also thinking about the possibility of going into coaching, psychology could help with the principles of sport psychology and doing triple science would mean more biology content, but absolutely none of these are necessary.
Potentially a long shot, but GCSE dance would involve spending more time doing physical exercise. Dance exercises such as ballet can be useful for building strength and flexibility, which would be useful as a footballer.
Overall, there isn't anything you have to pick. The main thing is that you pick subjects you enjoy. If you happen to not particularly enjoy school at the moment, picking subjects with some link to sport could make GCSEs feel like a positive step in the right direction.
My advice would be to pick PE and/or sport studies, depending on what your school offers.
Food technology might be useful in terms of learning about nutrition, child development could help if you're also thinking about the possibility of going into coaching, psychology could help with the principles of sport psychology and doing triple science would mean more biology content, but absolutely none of these are necessary.
Potentially a long shot, but GCSE dance would involve spending more time doing physical exercise. Dance exercises such as ballet can be useful for building strength and flexibility, which would be useful as a footballer.
Overall, there isn't anything you have to pick. The main thing is that you pick subjects you enjoy. If you happen to not particularly enjoy school at the moment, picking subjects with some link to sport could make GCSEs feel like a positive step in the right direction.
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