Why study this course Please note, the first year of this course (level 0) will be taught at our Luton campus with levels 1, 2 and 3 being taught in Bedford. In the Foundation year you will study three days per week. The focus will be on academic writing skills and numeracy, plus subject-specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree. This dynamic course has a scientific/academic basis, while you gain the necessary qualifications and practical skills to be a successful coach and/or instructor. Student coaches are encouraged to become critically reflective and socially adaptable, employing evidence-based, rather than belief-based, approaches to their professional work. The course combines a sound and thorough understanding of sport and exercise science, ...
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU
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Who’s this course for? If sports coaching is your passion, this is the course for you. Effective coaching is complex and demanding, and requires high levels of knowledge and skill. Studying sports science and coaching at the University of Bedfordshire will give you the opportunity to specialise in the academic study of sports coaching. Modular structure The BSc (Hons) Sport Science and Coaching Course is oriented towards the study of sport coaching from a sport science perspective. The course aims to address; human responses and adaptations to sport and exercise; the performance of sport and exercise and its enhancement, monitoring and analysis; historical, social, political, economic and cultural diffusion, distribution and impact of sport policy, planning, management and delivery of sporting opportunities; physiological, historical, philosophical, psychological and sociological dimensions of sport; the sport and exercise experience, its concepts, functions and meanings; key issues and trends in sport. Through a focus on understanding both coaching and participation / performance in sport through the distinct disciplines of Coaching (inc. philosophy and sociology).
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Skills and experience gained The BSc (Hons) Sport Science and Coaching course combines theory and practice together with the necessary skills required in the workplace. It will involve industry-related scenarios and the chance to collect data in real life settings. In this way, you will develop and apply the skills of critical evaluation to eventually become a self-directed, independent learner. You will need to have a passion for physical activity, the commitment to study sport in an academically-challenging way and have the desire to develop intellectually as you progress through the course. After the course There has never been a better time to become a coach or to develop your coaching skills and knowledge. A number of recent major developments indicate that this will continue to be the case. The successful bid for the Olympics was based on providing a legacy for sport and this has provided a catalyst for change in the UK. “The recruitment, retention and support of even more quality coaches are crucial if we are to maintain a legacy that goes beyond the London Olympics” (Sports Coach UK). The UK action plan for coaching has also been implemented recently. This sets out how coaching will develop between now and and is fully supported by the government. Effective coaching is complex and demanding and requires a high level of knowledge and skill. Studying Sport Science and Coaching at the Bedford Campus of the University of Bedfordshire will provide you with the opportunity to specialise in the academic study of sport coaching. It has a scientific/academic underpinning, but will also help you to gain the...
