Sports Science Personal Statement Examples

Studying Sports Science at Advanced Level has confirmed that a sports related career is the path I would love to follow. At GCSE, I was able to gain an in-depth understanding of not only the physical side of PE, but also the theory, which has now been developed by my A level studies...
When I was sixteen years old, after completing my Junior Certificate, (Irish equivalent of GCSE's), I made plans to do my Leaving Certificate and go on to University. However life did not produce as planned...
Throughout my life, I have always enjoyed engaging in Physical Education and would like to pursue my career in the field of sports science. I have always had a keen interest and have felt very passionately when it comes to the practical and theoretical work concerning Physical Education...
I feel the time I have spent out of education has allowed me to mature in a way in which I didn't realise possible. Mainly due to the experiences thrown at me, which I have had to deal with, cope with and most challenging of all, learn to live with...
Success in my school studies and outside interests has given me a secure foundation to embark on a degree course in sport with confidence and excitement I have thoroughly enjoyed studying physical education at G...
Sport has always been a massive part of my life ever since I started playing football at the age of seven. I have played at many different levels ranging from school football to playing for my league select and representing my region...
Within the first year of secondary school, I realised that Geography and PE were by far my favourite and strongest subjects. My favourite area of PE is contemporary issues such as the role that government and media play in sport and the way that tribal societies have used sport as an everyday means of survival...
At age ten I had been to 12 different countries, across 3 continents, getting a taste of a multiculturalism that would taint my life to the present day. The experience of a nomadic upbringing It inspired analysis from a young age...
Studying sports science would give me a broad knowledge base covering three aspects in sport, physiology, biomechanics and psychology. During my years of studying I have gained a particular interest in physiology; the study of function and understanding the mechanical, physical, and biomechanic functions of humans in good health...
From a very early age i had a profound interest in sports, participating in teams such as the school football team and the local Sunday league team. I also enjoyed swimming and Tae Kwon Do, achieving gold in swimming and black belt in Tae Kwon Do...
I have always been an athlete, however, over the past two years I have; through discipline and dedication, transformed from a varsity long distance runner to an advanced powerlifter. One of the rewarding parts of this lifestyle is looking back to see how far I've come...
I am a focused person who puts his all into everything I set my heart on, and with my life I have set up ways in which I will go about achieving the goals and targets I have set myself. In addition, I have made back up plans and smart targets which will help me to move on in case there’s a hump or trouble in the road/path I have set for myself...
I am currently a student at UWE Bristol studying geography achieving a 2:2 in this first year. However,during the past year it has become clear that sports science is the direction I wish to pursue, whilst I enjoy my current degree my passion lies in the field of Sports and Exercise Science, reflected by achieving a distinction in BTEC Sport Exercise Subsidiary Diploma in Sixth Form...
For most women, health advice is limited to ‘eat less, move more’ and damaging attempts to force them to cut out carbs and eat the number of calories required for a toddler. WebMD says: ‘Toddlers need between 1,000 and 1,400 calories a day’, yet MyFitnessPal recommends this for women’s weight loss...
Having always been surrounded by a variety of different sports, whether I was watching from home, attending Sheffield United FC matches, or taking part myself, ignited my interest in physiotherapy and helping people...

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