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Sport Coaching BSc (Hons)
Coaching is all about people. Our Sport Coaching degree will not only teach you what it takes to become a great coach but will give you the skills and toolset to lead, inspire and motivate others.
The degree aims to develop your understanding of the dynamic and complex interactions which exist within the coaching environment. The course will provide you with an insightful awareness of how theory from a range of areas can both inform and be informed by coaching practice in order to develop your critical and innovative problem-solving abilities. You’ll be able to apply your knowledge of the complex and dynamic nature of coaching and combine it with that gleaned from other disciplines such as sport and exercise science, ethics, cultural studies and performance analysis.
During the course, you will have a variety of opportunities to acquire qualifications associated with different National Governing Bodies. Through a range of practical sessions, work experience opportunities and placements you will foster an appreciation of how you influence and are influenced by coaches, athletes and significant others. These experiences, the knowledge developed during your course and the coaching qualifications give the course a unique position of mixing traditional knowledge and skills with more contemporary approaches to coaching which can be used as a foundation for future employment.
Place of study: Cyncoed Campus
Course length: 3-4 years full-time dependent upon taking the foundation year
(see page 126)
Entry requirements:
Typical offer: 112-120 UCAS Points
Opportunities to study part of this degree in Welsh are available
Typical modules
In your first year of study, you will undertake compulsory modules where you will develop your understanding of key concepts and theories within the fields of sport coaching. You’ll enhance your knowledge, understanding and practical application of these concepts and variety of skills. Modules in years two and three include:
• Pedagogy and Communication in Sport Coaching
• Understanding Coaching Practice
• Applying and Understanding
Sport Coaching Theory in Action
• Managing High Performance Sport
• Coaching the Coach: Professional Development and Education
Your future
• Recent graduates from Sport Coaching are now working in professional sports teams, academy sports teams as well as with National Governing Bodies of sport. Many students also pursue opportunities in fitness and the leisure industry.
• Students have continued onto Master’s programmes such as the Sport Coaching and Pedagogy degree, a PGCE and further progressed to doctoral level studies including the Taught Doctorate in Coaching.
