Program Overview

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BSc (Hons) Football Coaching and Performance

Overview

Ranked 100% for Teaching in the NSS (2024), developed in collaboration with leading football clubs and endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), this course is your gateway to a successful career in football coaching and performance analysis.

Award

BSc (Hons)

Start date(s)

15 September 2025

UCAS Code

C626

Course specifications

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Course length

Full-time (3 years), Part-time (6 years)

Campus location

University: Walsall Campus

School

School of Sport

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Why choose this course?

• 100% of our students were satisfied with the Teaching and Organisation and Management of their course (NSS, 2024)
• 98.33% of our students were happy with the Learning Resources (NSS, 2024)
• 96% of our students expressed satisfaction with Assessment and Feedback (NSS, 2024)

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.

What's unique about this course?

• Partnerships from 2020 to 2023 involve students collaborating with various local and national organisations such as, British Judo, England Squash, Commonwealth Games, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
• Lecturing staff on the course are practitioners in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) with expertise in Gender, Race, Disability, and LGBTQ+ equality.
• Student support is a priority, with a focus on nurturing strong relationships to provide ongoing personalised guidance and assistance to students.

What happens on the course?

Our Partners:

1. Regular coaching and our 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 amongst the 50+ clubs and teams we work with.
2. The first two years of our football coaching degree will prepare you to complete the Football Association (FA) Introduction to Coaching Football Award, Multiskills Level 2 and UEFA C qualifications (although completion of these qualifications will require additional tasks outside of the degree programme and align with your regular coaching).
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 also been successful in securing places each year on these schemes in countries such as USA, Europe and wider.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Applied Principles and Techniques in Football Coaching
• Coaching in Context
• Football Coaching Practice
• Introduction to Sport in Higher Education
• Performance Analysis in Football
• Sports Coaching and Pedagogy

Year 2

• Coaching Philosophy in Practice
• Football Coaching and Performance
• Sport & Physical Activity Industry Experience
• Sport Science for Football
• Sports Event Management
• Tactical Trends in Football

Year 3

• Advanced Football Coaching
• Coaching with Diverse Populations
• Problem-Based Learning for Sports Coaching
• Professional Practice
• The Professional Project

Additional Information

Everything you need to know about this course!

Why Wolverhampton?

• 100% for 'Teaching' (NSS, 2024)
• 100% for 'Organisation and Management' (NSS, 2024)
• We're proud to confirm our £300 travel fund helping eligible new UK full-time undergraduate entrants* with the costs of travel continues for students starting in 2019/20 and 2020/21! For further information please click here.
• 99% sports graduate employability*. Our students get jobs!
• Free university branded sports kit for all students in their first year.
• We have a proud history of delivering sector-leading sports courses in partnership with major sporting organisations in the Black Country and West Midlands.
• Specialist sports facilities including human performance and movement labs with an environmental chamber and 3D motion capture software; physiotherapy and sports therapy suites; sports performance clinic; elite strength and conditioning suite; multi-million pound Sports Centre; 3G football pitch; tennis
  etball courts.
• Inspirational teaching staff who are cutting edge practitioners and researchers in their subject areas.
• Access to motivating, high level sports coaches who work with our WLV Sport teams.
• Sports Scholarships available up to £4,500 across the three years of a degree (subject to successful Scholarship application).
• Innovative block curriculum delivery model, including modules focussed on introducing you to Higher Education, and developing your employability

Course Fees and Finance

Location | Mode | Fee | Year

• Home | Full-time | £9250 per year |
• Home | Full-time | £9535 per year |
• Home | Part-time | £4625 per year# |
• Home | Part-time | £4768 per year# |
• International | Full-time | £14950 per year |
• International | Full-time | £15995 per year |

Additional Course Costs

• Mandatory Costs
  • Enhanced DBS required at a minimum cost of £40. The cost of the DBS is determined by the Government and further information can be found here - GOV.UK / Disclosure and Barring Service.
  • Uniform is provided for this course, however the University of Wolverhampton reserves the right to make a charge.
  • You will be required to provide appropriate foot wear at a cost of approximately £50-£60
• Optional Costs
  • Various Sporting professional body memberships *prices will vary depending on body.
  • Various certified courses are available via My Course + More, ranging from £0 - £200.

Entry Requirements

• Typical entry requirement: 96 UCAS points
• A Levels - grades CCC
• BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM
• BTEC L3 Diploma - grades DD
• Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)
• 1st4sport Level 3 Diploma in Sport and Physical Activities or 1st4sport Level 3 Diploma in Sports Performance and Excellence - grade Distinction

Funding

• Tuition Fees Loan(Home Fee Status):
  • Most students will be able to apply for a loans to pay for these subject to eligibility. To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.
• Changes for EU students:
  • The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as having Overseas Fee status. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:
  • EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Self-funding:
  • If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: See How to pay.
• Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:
  • If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.
  • We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment , confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.
• Financial Hardship:
  • Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund.
  • for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.
• Bursaries and Scholarships:
  • In addition the University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages

How We Compare

• Find out how our course is rated on Discover Uni, the official website for comparing UK higher education courses

Full-time Course

• 100%say staff value students views and opinions about the course
• Data for Football Coaching and Performance (Full time) at University of Wolverhampton, over two years
• 100%of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
• Data for Football Coaching and Performance (Full time) at University of Wolverhampton, over two years
• 88%in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.
• Data for courses in Sport and exercise sciences over two years at University of Wolverhampton

Part-time Course

• 80%in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.
• Data for courses in Sport and exercise sciences over two years at University of Wolverhampton

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