BSc (Hons) Football Coaching and Performance with Foundation Year

Bachelor's degree

In Wolverhampton

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Wolverhampton

This unique course been developed alongside industry partners and endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). It has been mapped against the Coach Professional Standard, meaning that you will be equipped with the competencies and skills needed to meet the requirements of potential employers. The course covers aspects of football coaching such as pedagogy, coaching science, and performance analysis in combination with opportunities to apply your knowledge in industry. Placement modules are a leading feature of the course allowing you to gain hands-on experience and mentoring in an applied setting. These settings include the option to work with our partner clubs such as Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall FC, AFC Telford and our University team, WLV Sport FC.

 

Facilities

Location

Start date

Wolverhampton (West Midlands)
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Wulfruna Street, WV1 1LY

Start date

On request

About this course

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1. Placement modules allow you to gain hand on experience and receive mentorship within professional environments, including opportunities with some of our key partners such as Wolverhampton Wanderers, Walsall FC, West Bromwich Albion and WLV Sport FC.

2. The first two years of our football coaching degree will prepare you to complete the Football Association (FA) Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications (although completion of these qualifications will require additional tasks outside of the degree programme).

3. This degree is delivered by academic staff who are Union of European Football Association (UEFA) qualified coaches, coach educators, and who have extensive applied knowledge and experience from grassroots to international level.

4. Our employability modules enable you to explore careers in football coaching and engage in career development planning that prepares you for graduate-level employment in the football industry or elsewhere.

5. Each year you will have opportunities to participate in career development activities and network with employers from sports businesses, sport development and performance sport.

6. The course has been designed in line with The International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) coaching degree standards. On completion of this course you should, therefore, have the knowledge and skills required to meet the sector standards for employment in certain specific roles, as well as a range of other related roles.

7. You will have the opportunity to transfer to a sandwich placement year* in a coaching or football related context, with a partner club or organisation. Our sandwich placement option allows you to take a full-year work placement, which can be undertaken abroad. A number of students in our department have been successful in securing places on these schemes in countries such as Spain, France, Canada and the US

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Subjects

  • Team Training
  • Industry
  • University
  • Football
  • Coaching

Course programme

Module: 3SR006

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module will enable to you develop your understanding of how lifestyle factors affect exercise and health behaviour. You will explore the role of exercise and sedentary behaviour in the maintenance of health and wellbeing, and the prevention of a large number of diseases, including coronary heart disease, diabetes and obesity. You will investigate the relationship between physical, social and mental/emotional health, and identify strategies for maintaining and improving health and wellbeing


Module: 3SR005

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

In this module you will explore and debate a range of current issues related to sport and physical activity. In this engaging module you will investigate fascinating questions within topics such as influences on human performance and health, coaching and teaching practice, sport media and marketing. You will undertake and investigation on one current issue that you will select from a range of options.


Module: 3ED004

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

You will work with peers on case studies centred on the concept of the family. You will learn how different professions work together through group tasks.


Module: 3ED002

Credits: 40

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

The module is a combination of academic study skills and problem based learning designed to develop your skills and prepare you for undergraduate study. You will learn skills such as critical reading, academic writing and the importance of referencing. You will learn about working with others to solve problems. Learning Outcomes 1) Carry out defined investigative strategies and communicate results effectively in a given format 2) Use a range of digital tools to complete tasks effectively 3) Collect information to inform a choice of solutions to problems 4) Reflect on own and others' behaviours and capabilities against given criteria


Module: 3ED003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

The module will introduce you to ethical issues within your field of study. You will explore issues of respect for others, cultural awareness, and equality and diversity in your subject. You will be faced with ethical dilemmas and will need to formulate responses that demonstrate your understanding of what it means to be an ethical practitioner.


Module: 4SR044

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

The module aims to introduce students to important interpersonal and technical principles in a football coaching. It will encourage students to apply football-specific knowledge through thoughtful engagement in pedagogical practice, while developing an understanding of the relational nature of their role in securing participant learning.


Module: 4SR023

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

The module aims to develop your understanding of the sports industry and the position of coaching within it, both in the UK and internationally. You will also discuss cultural and societal processes involved in coaching and how recent developments, trends, and initiatives have affected the coaching workforce. You will have an opportunity to discuss and evaluate a range of research methods to collect and review data on the coaching workforce and will explore the workforce in a chosen setting.& nbsp;


Module: 4SR043

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module encourages you to consider your career goals and aspirations and understand what is required to secure graduate-level employment in your selected industry. You will explore the local job market to understand what skills and experiences employers value. You will complete a range of tasks that enable you to understand where you currently are in developing a relevant skill set in relation to what is required. You will develop an action plan that will enable you to work towards your career goals.


Module: 4SR056

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

You will identify your current knowledge, experience and interests in a selected area of study and create an action plan to support your progression into Higher Education. You will describe how your previous experiences have provided a platform for you to study sport at university. This will provide a basis to create and develop an action plan for your first year of study. In doing so, you will develop your ability to retrieve information and improve your communication skills.


Module: 4SR039

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

The module will develop the students conceptual and applied awareness and understanding of performance analysis in football, with particular reference to coaching and performance. The students will be provided with a football placement where they will analyse the team and disseminate their interpretation of the performance data to the teams coach.


Module: 4SR024

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module introduces you to the role of the coach in a participatory sport& nbsp;and activity context. You will experience& nbsp;and examine the coaching process and acquire basic pedagogical skills through planning, delivering and evaluating sessions. You will be expected to micro-coach, working with a peer mentor to support your development.


Module: 5SR046

Credits: 20

Period: 3

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Additional information

This unique course been developed alongside industry partners and endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

BSc (Hons) Football Coaching and Performance with Foundation Year

£ 9,250 + VAT