BSc (Hons) in Football Coaching and Performance

The Football Coaching and Performance program provides an opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge required to gain employment in the football industry both in the UK and internationally. This is achieved by combining the systematic and detailed analysis of Association Football within a vocational and applied coaching context. You will be able to develop your practical coaching competence through studying the theories and concepts that underpin team and individual performance in Association football and by pursuing a supported series of coaching placements.

The Football Coaching and Performance program aims to:

• Foster and nurture an engaging and critical analysis of the theories and concepts relevant to enhancing performance in Association Football
• Develop a critical understanding of the theories and concepts that influence and shape the behavior and performance of coaches and coaching practice in the context of Association Football
• Enable you to develop and extend your understanding of the methods and processes of intellectual inquiry related to the coaching and performance process in sport
• Develop confidence in the application of knowledge and understanding that enhances your competency in your capacity as coaches capable of delivering practice without the need for direct supervision
• Ensure you acquire a systematic understanding of the principles of play appropriate to Association Football and advanced tactical and strategic knowledge relevant to the 11v11 format and other formats of the game
• Develop a critical understanding of the cultural, political, social, and economic landscape in which Association Football is located and the dynamic inter-relationship with the process of sports development at a local, regional, national and global level
• Provide an opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge required to gain employment in the football industry both in the UK and internationally