BSc (Hons) Football Coaching, Development and Administration

The Football Coaching course, designed in consultation with National Governing Bodies and US Coaching Organisations to ensure it meets industry needs, offers the opportunity to complete paid work placements in the US in partnership with UK International Soccer. (Other partner placements outside the US will be considered).

Route 1: US Partnership (January intake only)

Partly based in the USA with UK International Soccer, you will complete paid work placements, and receive lectures, tutorials and support by visiting members of USW staff and UKIS mentors. Lectures, seminars and tutorials will be delivered on site at the University of South Wales. In addition, you will have access to on-line material.

This video explains more

For more information on UK International and the studying the degree programme in partnership with them, please click on the following link https://degree.uksoccer.com/

Route 2: On-Campus

Complete year 1 on campus before deciding whether to head to the US in Year 2 and 3 of the course with UK International Soccer.
Based at the USW Sport Park, our state-of-the-art coaching and performance development centre, youll be taught face to face by leading specialists in the field. You will have the opportunity to plan and deliver sports event with some of our key partners, including the FAW Trust, Cardiff City and local schools and clubs. Before heading to the US in years 2 and 3 of the course.

For more information on UK International and the studying the degree programme in partnership with them, please click on the following link https://degree.uksoccer.com/

*At the end of year 1 if you decide you do not want to complete placements in the US in year 2 and 3- you will need to transfer onto the on-campus  BSc (Hons) Football coaching and performance course

Year One

Click here to watch a video overview of year one

Your first year will provide you with the underpinning theory and practice of football coaching, development and administration. You will gain knowledge of how football is organised and managed in the community and will have the opportunity to lead football coaching sessions and events. Understanding fundamental coaching principles of how young children learn sports skills will help to inform your work-based learning experiences.

Modules

September intake

• Football Coaching: Young performers
• Professional Practice
• Sport Science for Football
• Academic Research Skills
• Managing and Developing Football in the community
• An Introduction to Football Performance Analysis
   

January intake

• Football Coaching: Young performers
• Professional Practice
• Sport Science for Football
• Academic Research Skills
• Football Event Management
• Children and Youth Sport
   

Year Two

Click here to watch a video overview of year two

You will enhance your breadth of knowledge by studying football in society. and project and operations management and complete a sport placement, which will enable you to put your ideas and knowledge into practice. You will expand your understanding of football development and coaching and the different career options available.

Modules

• Football Coaching: Adolescent Performers
• Modern Football Coaching
• Sport Placement
• Project and Operations Management
• Physical Education and School Sport
• Football in Society

Year Three

Your final year will consolidate your learning and start to specialise your work-based learning experience in line with your career ambitions.

Modules

• Applied Professional Project
• Performance Football Coaching
• Critical Issues in Sports Coaching and Leadership
• The Business of Football

You will have access to an online library, blackboard, and other learning materials, and will spend time at the USW Sport Park to complete practical teaching/coaching awards.

You will complete coaching (work-based learning) that is managed through weekly tutorials and a mentoring programme. The work-based learning programme can be completed with UK International Soccer (UKIS) programmes or within your own football work environment. The UK International Soccer opportunities will provide opportunities to gain experience in areas such as, grass root club development, football development, and coaching, you will apply your knowledge working within specific roles and real-life football projects.

Contact time varies over each year of study due to differences in modules; work placements and dissertation/project work in your final year.

Learning and Teaching

Learning and teaching methods include lectures, interactive workshops, practical sessions, work-based learning, tutorials and online delivery methods. This range of teaching and learning approaches ensures that you gain a wide variety of skills.

To learn more about how we teach on this course, take a look at the following video.

You will be assessed via a range of methods including: coursework, reports, examinations, practical sports delivery sessions and presentations.

The entry criteria below shows the qualification range within which the University will make offers. The University has a Contextual Admissions Policy, therefore, whilst most offers we make are at the top of the range, under the Policy we take certain aspects of an application into consideration and eligible UCAS applicants can receive a personalised offer or have results considered individually when you receive them.Here is a link to our Contextual Admissions Policy Statement. 

Combinations of qualifications are acceptable and other qualifications not listed here may also be acceptable. 

Typical A-Level Offer

Typical Welsh BACC Offer

Typical BTEC Offer

Typical IB Offer

Typical Access to HE Offer

Additional Requirements

You can enter a range of careers when you graduate, such as a football academy coach or skills coach at a professional club, football development officer, community coach, sports development officer, strength and conditioning coach or performance analyst. Some graduates find employment in the armed forces, emergency services or continue to study to become a teacher.

Ryan Smales explains what amazing experience earning a coaching degree in the USA has been - view the video:

https://youtu.be/Npsp3fQJ8RU

Examples of recent graduate job roles: 

Director of Coaching

College Coach

Set up their own coaching business

Professional club coach

UK based academy coach

PE coordinator in a primary school

Our Careers and Employability Service

As a USW student, you will have access to advice from the Careers and Employability Service throughout your studies and after you graduate.

This includes: one-to-one appointments from faculty-based Career Advisers, in person, over the phone or even on Skype and through email via the "Ask a Question" service. We also have extensive online resources for help with considering your career options and presenting yourself well to employers. Resources include psychometric tests, career assessments, a CV builder, interview simulator and application help. Our employer database has over 2,000 registered employers targeting USW students, you can receive weekly email alerts for jobs.

Our Careers service has dedicated teams: A central work experience team to help you find relevant placements; an employability development team which includes an employability programme called Grad Edge; and an Enterprise team focused on new business ideas and entrepreneurship.