Program Overview

BSc (Honours) Sport Coaching

Course summary

Prepare for a career as a professional sports coach supporting a variety of participants in a range of contexts and environments.

How you learn

This course provides ample opportunities for specialisation – from community and children’s coaching to elite performance. You will learn through teaching, working and doing – developing the skills and knowledge you need for a variety of careers while aligning your learning to your career aspirations.

You are taught by experts who are active in coaching, research and consultation with industry. You benefit from their expertise, connections, and networking opportunities with leading sports organisations.

You learn through:

• Lectures, seminars and workshops
• Practical activities in both simulated and in-situ environments
• Placements
• Work-based learning experiences
• A virtual learning environment (VLE)
• Independent study

Key themes

On this course, you will develop the skills to prepare you for a range of potential careers in sport coaching, whether in performance or participation-focused roles. You will learn the behaviours expected and needed for working in schools, sport governing bodies, and professional or commercial sport and physical activity settings

• Learn how to coach children, adolescents, adults – or all three. Gain the knowledge you need to coach a range of participants, evaluating their progress and adapting your coaching to achieve their goals.
• Apply your knowledge and understanding of coaching theories and concepts across different contexts and populations
• Demonstrate professional inter and intra-personal skills that enable your independent effective delivery
• Articulate a personal and professional philosophy to be an effective practitioner
• Interact with a range of audiences using appropriate forms of communication
• Engage and collaborate with the industry through alumni and professional networks, challenging and championing best practice

Modules

Year 1

• Foundations Of Coaching And Teaching
• Innovative Coaching Practice
• The Nature And Purpose Of Physical Education And Sport Coaching
• The Science Of Physical Education And Sport Coaching

Year 2

• Applied Coaching Interventions
• Coaching And The Scientific Support Process
• Physical Literacy In Context

Year 3

• Contemporary Issues In Sport Coaching
• Independent Project In Sport And Physical Activity

Optional modules

• Alternative Physical Activities
• Analysis Of Sport And Games
• Event Management For Sport And Physical Activity
• Exercise Prescription For The Prevention Of Disease
• Sport As A Tool For Social Change
• Sports Club Development
• Sports Facility Management Simulation
• Study Abroad - Sport And Physical Activity
• Technology For Sport And Physical Activity
• Testing And Analysis In Sport And Physical Activity

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in:

• Professional sports coaching
• Community sport provision
• Coach education and development
• Education
• Health and the physical activity sector
• National governing bodies
• Policy and sport strategy development

Equipment and facilities

You will have access to a range of facilities and equipment to develop your knowledge and skills in the delivery and analysis of coaching. Our sport-specific training facilities and research laboratories include:

• The UK Sports Institute
• The Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park
• A strength and conditioning teaching lab
• A range of physical activity spaces, both indoor and outdoor
• A performance analysis suite, video analysis and motion capture
• Sport psychology consultation rooms
• Access to data collection and analysis software

Where will I study?

You study at Collegiate Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

Entry requirements

• UCAS points: 112-120
• A levels: BBC including relevant subject(s)
• BTEC National Diploma: DDM in a relevant subject(s)
• GCSE: English Language or Literature at grade C or 4, Maths at grade C or 4
• IELTS: 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent

Fees and funding

• Home students: £9,535 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year)
• International students: £17,155 per year (reduced fee of £1,200 during your placement year)