BSc (Hons) SPORTS COACHING AND PERFORMANCE (WEST HAM UNITED FOUNDATION)

University of East London

Bachelor's degree

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

A degree with West Ham United Foundation and their world-famous Academy will push you closer to your desired career in Football and Sport.

If you are looking at a degree to prepare you for the sports industry, then look no further. West Ham United’s youth development department (West Ham United Academy), the Foundation and University of East London have partnered together to offer students like you with an opportunity to work alongside one of the best youth academies in the world.

The degree programme is designed to embed industry experts throughout the duration of the course, with West Ham United Foundation and Academy delivering on half of your modules. You’ll learn the skills needed to become an inspiring, motivating and highly qualified coach as well as how to design training programmes and analyse performance. Whether you end up mentoring top athletes or inspiring schoolchildren – we’ll help you to follow the coaching path that excites you most.

The coaches we help develop have a strong reputation, especially because they have already gained real-world experience before they graduate. So, after your three years with us, you’ll be well placed to find employment, with the latest statistics showing that over 90 per cent of our graduates are either in work or involved in further study within six months of graduating.

If you love sport and want to work with people in order to develop their talent and potential, then this course is for you!

Facilities

Location

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London
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Docklands Campus, University Way, E16 2RD

Start date

On request

About this course

Our lecturers are highly qualified, experienced and extremely committed to helping you succeed whilst you are studying with us and will continue to push you to excel in your subject area. We are proud that our staff have a background working in elite sport for multiple leading organisations such as Manchester City FC, Liverpool FC, Everton FC, Rugby Football Union, London Lions, Essex CC, the Premier League, English FA and London Marathon.

From the first term, you’ll be introduced to the fundamentals of coaching and human performance as well as the skills needed for a successful career in sport and exercise. In years two and three the programme concentrates on a number of key areas to prepare you to work in the sports industry, including; sports coaching, performance analysis, strength and conditioning, athlete management, talent identification and sport psychology.

You’ll also be introduced to various research methods in preparation for your third-year project, which will be on a subject of specific interest to you. For instance, one of our students shadowed a leading coach and examined the role that natural instinct and gut feeling play in modern coaching.

Since launching the course in 2019, the degree has become hugely popular and already provided a number of high calibre students part-time work in sport alongside their degree programme.

Our most recent graduates on our West Ham United Foundation courses have achieved full-time and part-time positions at incredible sports organisations such as; West Ham United FC, Manchester City FC in Abu Dhabi, Crystal Palace FC, Arsenal FC, London Sport, the FA, Essex Cricket Club, London Lions, London Basketball Association and more. After graduating, our graduates remain a part of the West Ham United family too, regularly visiting our current students to talk about their journey so far and what they had to do in order to graduate and succeed.

A Levels – including passes at A2 in at least 2 subjects, at least one A Level must be in a PE, Sport or Science related subject
Extended Diploma or Diploma in a related subject.
Diploma with 25 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level.

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Course programme

FOUNDATION YEAR (IF REQUIRED)

If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a bachelor’s degree, you can study this course as an ‘extended’ four-year programme. You’ll begin with a foundation year, which will prepare you for a successful transition to the degree course a year later.By the end of the degree you’ll gain the same qualification as those obtaining direct entry to the course but you’ll take one year longer to complete your studies.
  • Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
  • Sports Development & Coaching
  • Physical Health & Wellbeing in Sport
  • Psychological Influences on
  • Health & Wellbeing in Sport & Physical Activity
  • Academic & Communication Skills in Sports
  • Career and Professional Development in Sports (Mental Wealth)
  • Work Placement
YEAR 1
  • Essential Skills for Sport (Mental Wealth)
  • Coaching Principles
  • Coaching Practice
  • Talent and Performance
  • Anatomy and Physiology for Sport
  • Psychological Aspects of Sport
YEAR 2
  • Performance Analysis
  • Performance Training Programmes
  • Research Methods and Design
  • Applying Specialist Performance
  • Athlete Management
  • Applied Sports Coaching
YEAR 3
  • Coaching in Performance Sport
  • Advanced Performance Analysis
  • Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
  • Professional Development (Sport Specialism Placement (Level 6)
  • Applied Research Project
  • Strength and Conditioning

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BSc (Hons) SPORTS COACHING AND PERFORMANCE (WEST HAM UNITED FOUNDATION)

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