Coaching in the Community (Football) FdSc

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You will be assessed in a range of formats performing/undertaking industry relevant activities, these include practical coaching assessments, observations, presentations and podcasts, amongst others. After conducting these assessments, you will receive specific feedback and guidance on your assessment performance, identifying areas for development and areas in which you display a strong ability, which in turn can be applied to future assessment/work experience. Ultimately, this feedback will enable you to further improve your personal and professional skill sets, preparing you for the workplace, or further study.

In addition to the excellent support you will receive from your course teaching team, our central Academic Skills team provides group and one-to-one help to support your learning in a number of areas. These include study skills (including reading, note-taking and presentation skills); written English (including punctuation and grammatical accuracy); academic writing (including how to reference); research skills; critical thinking and understanding arguments; and revision, assessment and examination skills (including time management).

Our Student Inclusion Services support students with additional needs such as sensory impairment, or learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

The feedback from each assessment is part of a dialogue between the assessor and a student, rather than one-way communication. It is hoped that the formative and summative feedback you receive on the course clearly links to the learning outcomes and encourages you to reflect on your learning and development, enabling you to take control of your own personal and professional development for future success.

You will receive feedback for all elements of summative assessments, as well as for formative tasks that will help you prepare for summative assessments. Formative assessments are often completed within lesson times.

Coaches working in a National Governing Body (NGB)-accredited club develop performance through enhancing skills, techniques and tactics of performers. In most sports, these posts are available world-wide, as well as here in the U.K.

• Full/part-time youth coach at the grassroots level, teaching children/adolescents the basics of the sport and physical activity. £15-£20 p/h
• Full/part-time performance coach from grassroots to performance level, responsible for developing the performer and person. £15-£20 p/h
• Sports development officer who identifies opportunities to further increase participation and oversees/leads on these inspiring initiatives. £18,000-£38,000 p/a
• Scouts who identify talented performers on behalf of a club/organisation. £17,000-£44,000 p/a
• Coach education coordinators who plan and administer coach education programmes, and other continued professional development schemes on behalf of a club/organisation and/or regional (e.g. Staffordshire F.A.)/national governing body (e.g. The F.A.). £22,000-£45,000 p/a
• Sports management and administration positions at regional or national governing bodies of sport (e.g. Goalball UK). £44,500 is the national average.
• Self-employed coaches delivering in schools, community and professional organisations. £15-£20 p/h

All students have access to Career Connect, our dedicated careers team.