BSc (Hons) Football Coaching, Development and Administration
96% OF OUR BSC (HONS) FOOTBALL COACHING, DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS WERE SATISFIED WITH THEIR COURSE.
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Unique learning in the workplace degree with opportunities for coaching placements in the US.
The BSc (Hons) Football Coaching Development and Administration is aimed at students who want to work in roles such as coaching, development and management, and focuses on both the football and business-related knowledge needed to develop professionals for the football industry. Developed in partnership with professional coaching organisations, this unique football coaching course allows you to study and gain work placements across the globe.
You will study a broad array of subjects, from coaching to business management and sports development, leading to excellent employment prospects in a range of professions. You will also study towards a Level 2 Coaching Certificate, and we will support you in working towards your UEFA licenses.
What Will You Study?
The Football Coaching course, designed in consultation with National Governing Bodies and US Coaching Organisations to ensure it meets industry needs, offers the opportunity to complete paid work placements in the US in partnership with UK International Soccer. (Other partner placements outside the US will be considered).
Year One
Your first year will provide you with the underpinning theory and practice of football coaching, development and administration. You will gain knowledge of how football is organised and managed in the community and will have the opportunity to lead football coaching sessions and events. Understanding fundamental coaching principles of how young children learn sports skills will help to inform your work-based learning experiences.
Modules
September intake
- Football Coaching: Young performers
- Professional Practice
- Sport Science for Football
- Academic Research Skills
- Managing and Developing Football in the community
- An Introduction to Football Performance Analysis
January intake
- Football Coaching: Young performers
- Professional Practice
- Sport Science for Football
- Academic Research Skills
- Football Event Management
- Children and Youth Sport
Year Two
You will enhance your breadth of knowledge by studying football in society. and project and operations management and complete a sport placement, which will enable you to put your ideas and knowledge into practice. You will expand your understanding of football development and coaching and the different career options available.
Modules
- Football Coaching: Adolescent Performers
- Modern Football Coaching
- Sport Placement
- Project and Operations Management
- Physical Education and School Sport
- Football in Society
Year Three
Your final year will consolidate your learning and start to specialise your work-based learning experience in line with your career ambitions.
Modules
- Applied Professional Project
- Performance Football Coaching
- Critical Issues in Sports Coaching and Leadership
- The Business of Football
Course Details
Placements
Students can undertake placements within clubs or community football settings through UK International soccer in the USA. This may involve hands-on coaching, community development work or supporting clubs with marketing and Administrations.
Students on our football coaching course complete a minimum of 140 hours across the academic year.
Facilities
We have a brand-new specially designed sporting performance facility that focuses on rugby and football coaching. It includes a specialist centre for strength and conditioning with 12 lifting platforms, providing a high-performance environment for aspiring athletes. Our full-size indoor 3G pitch is built to the Fifa Pro standard and World Rugby 22 standard. It will guarantee training all year round for our rugby, football and coaching students. We are the only university in England and Wales to offer this facility.
You'll also find a notational analysis suite and over 30 acres of playing fields, including five floodlit pitches. We have a sand-dressed 'astroturf' pitch, as well as 2 full-size FIFA approved 3G pitch In addition to these all-weather pitches, there are six grass football pitches, three grass rugby pitches, and a large changing pavilion. Our facilities are regularly used by international professional teams, such as the Wales national football team and Cardiff City Football Club, as well as the touring New Zealand, South Africa and Australia rugby squads. This confirms the high quality of our pitches and the versatility of our equipment.
Careers
You can enter a range of careers when you graduate, such as a football academy coach or skills coach at a professional club, football development officer, community coach, sports development officer, strength and conditioning coach or performance analyst. Some graduates find employment in the armed forces, emergency services or continue to study to become a teacher.
Ryan Smales explains what amazing experience earning a coaching degree in the USA has been - view the video:
https://youtu.be/Npsp3fQJ8RU
Examples of recent graduate job roles:
Director of Coaching
College Coach
Set up their own coaching business
Professional club coach
UK based academy coach
PE coordinator in a primary school
*Scholarship Available for 2023 January Intake students up to 2500 pounds*
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