Our MSc Sport Coaching Practice is a dynamic course that fuses passion with expertise and prepares you for a career as a leader within the sport coaching and education industries. We will delve into the heart of advanced coaching science theory and practice techniques to help you achieve coaching excellence. Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned coach looking to refine your strategies, our course combines cutting-edge theoretical ideas and hands-on experience to take you on a life-long and transformative learning journey.
You will learn about and apply advanced sociological, pedagogical, psychological and physiological research-informed ideas within sport coaching. Some of the exciting topics that are taught on the programme include:
- Social processes within sport coaching
- Strategic interaction and collaboration
- Coach education and development
- Youth athlete development
- Skill acquisition and expertise
- Practical coaching placement
You will also have the flexibility to study additional modules from other disciplines in order to deepen your understanding of all aspects of sport coaching.
This course sits within our School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences. This provides an exciting opportunity to join a community specifically focused on sport and exercise, allowing us to bring together our internationally recognised research, share knowledge and enhance opportunities for our students.
Sport scholarships
Our Performance Sport Scholarship programme has been created for talented athletes playing at regional, national or international level, and offers a range of benefits. We want students competing in our focus sports (basketball, volleyball, tennis and football), as well as other team sports and individual athletes, to contribute to our performance sport programme. Our scholarships can include fee discounts of up to 100%, offered to athletes who demonstrate sporting excellence. Athletes who are awarded the scholarship may also receive a host of other benefits, including free kit, access to state-of-the-art facilities, performance coaching, the option to live in our Athlete Village (accommodation fees may vary) and a support package valued up to £1,500. These benefits are designed to help athletes focus on their training, and development, and to enable them to reach their full potential alongside their studies.