Program Overview

Football Coaching and Performance BSc

Course Overview

This course is for driven individuals with a passion for football coaching, who are looking to work in an elite environment, with player development and performance as the main focus of the programme. This course provides you with a well-rounded blend of knowledge and skills to complement your coaching, and improve individual and team player performance.

Why Choose BSc Football Coaching and Performance?

• This course is industry-led by a professional football club with placement opportunities to enhance learning and employability.
• The Football Coaching and Performance BSc course combines practical coaching, underpinning theory, and work-based learning within football performance and coaching to allow you to explore a range of roles in a more advanced football coaching setting.
• Students will gain experience working in a range of elite settings through guaranteed practical work placements, also enhancing employment prospects.
• All students receive free Watford FC kit and will have access to various networking opportunities with industry professionals.

What You Will Gain

• Knowledge and insight from active professionals
• FA Intro to Coaching Football, UEFA C licence, and FA National Talent ID and Scouting in Football qualifications at no extra cost
• Experience working in a range of elite settings through guaranteed practical work placements
• Free Watford FC kit
• Access to various networking opportunities with industry professionals

What You Will Learn

• The full spectrum of football coaching theories and skills to influence performance from beginner through to UEFA C licence level and beyond
• How to identify and nurture talented players through performance analysis and sport science concepts
• The principles of player welfare and the role of the coach in ensuring the health and wellbeing of players from grass-roots through to elite level

3 Great Reasons to Pick This Course

• Linked to a Professional Football Club
• Outstanding facilities
• Work placements and employment opportunities

About Your Course

Year 1

• Academic Skills (30 Credits)
• Fundamentals of Football Coaching (30 Credits)
• Sport Science Fundamentals (30 Credits)
• Player Welfare (30 Credits)

Year 2

• Sport Analytics & Psychology (30 Credits)
• Research Methods (30 Credits)
• Talent ID & Development (30 Credits)
• Applied Football Coaching & Performance (30 Credits)

Year 3

• Football Coaching Science (30 Credits)
• Human Performance (30 Credits)
• Dissertation (30 Credits)
• Work Based Practice & Employability (30 Credits)

Optional

• Supervised Sport Industry Placement (30 Credits)

Teaching and Learning

• You'll be taught by an experienced teaching team with a wide range of expertise and professional experience.
• You will learn by attending seminars and practical workshops.
• Seminars and workshops are a great opportunity to discuss what you have learnt in lectures and through independent study with your peers and tutors.
• Most seminar groups have approximately 20–30 students.
• You will need to complete 120 credits per year, which are broken down into modules of 30 credits

Facilities

• Stone X Stadium
• Cedars Youth & Community Centre
• Watford FC’s Vicarage Rd stadium
• Watford FC’s Training Ground

Careers

• The range of careers open to Football Coaching and Performance graduates is vast.
• You could find yourself working in a range of exciting settings, including:
  • Community and grassroots Football
  • Private football coaching
  • Professional Football Clubs or Academies
  • Football Development Centre
  • High Performance Sports
  • Sport Science
  • Health and fitness industry
  • Personal training and fitness consultancy
  • Weight management & Health promotion
  • Personal fitness training
  • Sports or physical activity development
  • National Governing Bodies
  • Teaching in schools or higher education institutions
  • Career in sport research

Jobs – Specific Roles

• Performance Analyst
• Player development coach
• Academy Coach
• Grassroots or community coach
• Talent recruitment (ID and Scouting)
• Technical coach
• Football club manager
• Sport Scientist
• Safeguarding Manager
• Player Welfare officer
• PE Teacher, college lecturer or school games coach
• Community development officer

Careers – Key Companies

• Professional football club academies
• Community and non-league football clubs
• Club community organisations
• Other Professional sports teams
• University Sports Departments
• Teaching personnel
• Further and Higher Education institutions
• National governing bodies
• Masters and PhD studies

Entry Requirements

• 96 UCAS Points
• GCSE: Grade 4/C in English & Mathematics
• A-Level: CCC including a C or above in a Science subject or PE
• BTEC: MMM at BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in related field DD at BTEC Level 3 Diploma in related subject
• Access requirements: Overall pass in a related subject: must include 45 credits at level 3, of which all 45 must be at Merit or higher

Fees

• UK students: £9,535 (full-time), £79 per taught credit (part-time)
• International students: Tuition fees are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.

Additional Costs

• Travel for compulsory and optional visits to Watford FC CSE Trust Football Projects
• Travel for placements
• Additional books that you may wish to purchase

Scholarships and Bursaries

• MDX Excellence Scholarship offers grants of up to £2,000 per year for UK students
• Regional or International Merit Awards which reward International students with up to £2,000 towards course fees
• Our MDX Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.