Institute of Human Sciences

Sports Coaching

FD (Science) Full-time 2 years

Designed in line with The International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) coaching degree standards, this course employs a blend of technology enhanced coaching and hands-on experience via placement modules, preparing you for a digital world and offering mentorship within professional environments.

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Designed in line with The International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) coaching degree standards, this course employs a blend of technology enhanced coaching and hands-on experience via placement modules, preparing you for a digital world and offering mentorship within professional environments.

  • Institute Code W75
  • UCAS Code C622
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  • Start Date(s) 18 September 2023
  • Award FD (Science)
  • Study Mode Full-time
  • Course Length Full-time (2 years)
  • Campus Location Sandwell College, South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus, City of Wolverhampton College
  • School Institute of Human Sciences
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Why choose this course?

Designed in line with The International Council  for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) coaching degree standards, this course employs a blend of technology enhanced coaching and hands-on experience via placement modules, preparing you for a digital world and offering mentorship within professional environments. Our employability modules enable you to explore a career in coaching and you will have opportunities to participate in career development activities each year, networking with employers from the world of sports business and building towards obtaining the University of Wolverhampton Enterprise & Employability Award. This experience and these qualifications will aid in your future career planning, opening employment opportunities in a wide range of occupations.

Course Modules

Module: 4SR023
Credits: 20
Period: 1
Type: Core
Locations: Rodbaston College; Sandwell College; City of Wolverhampton College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus

The module aims to develop your understanding of the sports industry and the position of coaching within it, both in the UK and internationally. You will also discuss cultural and societal processes involved in coaching and how recent developments, trends, and initiatives have affected the coaching workforce. You will have an opportunity to discuss and evaluate a range of research methods to collect and review data on the coaching workforce and will explore the workforce in a chosen setting.& nbsp;

Module: 4SR056
Credits: 20
Period: 1
Type: Core
Locations: Rodbaston College; Sandwell College; City of Wolverhampton College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus

You will identify your current knowledge, experience and interests in a selected area of study and create an action plan to support your progression into Higher Education. You will describe how your previous experiences have provided a platform for you to study sport at university. This will provide a basis to create and develop an action plan for your first year of study. In doing so, you will develop your ability to retrieve information and improve your communication skills.

Module: 4SR049
Credits: 20
Period: 1
Type: Core
Locations: City of Wolverhampton College; Rodbaston College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus; Sandwell College

This module encourages you to consider your career goals and aspirations and understand what is required to secure graduate-level employment in your selected industry. You will explore the local job market to understand what skills and experiences employers value. You will complete a range of tasks that enable you to understand where you currently are in developing a relevant skill set in relation to what is required. You will develop an action plan that will enable you to work towards your career goals.

Module: 4SR051
Credits: 20
Period: 1
Type: Core
Locations: Sandwell College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus; Rodbaston College; City of Wolverhampton College

Module content will focus on learning field tests and observational methods to assess movement analysis in the context of coaching. This will then transfer to observing coaches and athletes interact and applying sport science theory and research methods to this interaction. Finally, you will be required to develop this knowledge into an experiment and write up your findings using the scientific method.

Module: 4SR052
Credits: 20
Period: 1
Type: Core
Locations: Rodbaston College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus; Sandwell College; City of Wolverhampton College

The module aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the skills needed to manage sport coaching events. Such events may include tournaments, fundraisers and team events (team selection camp and end of year award ceremony). This module will help develop students' skills focusing on policies, procedures, and practices involved in planning, organising, staffing and operations related to the sporting events listed above. Problem-based learning and case studies will be used to support students learning in this module.

Module: 4SR024
Credits: 20
Period: 1
Type: Core
Locations: City of Wolverhampton College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus; Sandwell College; Rodbaston College

This module introduces you to the role of the coach in a participatory sport& nbsp;and activity context. You will experience& nbsp;and examine the coaching process and acquire basic pedagogical skills through planning, delivering and evaluating sessions. You will be expected to micro-coach, working with a peer mentor to support your development.

Module: 5SR012
Credits: 20
Period: 2
Type: Core
Locations: Sandwell College; Rodbaston College; City of Wolverhampton College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus

The module aims to develop your ability to use technology to analyse performance. You will learn how to develop a system to& nbsp;analyse& nbsp;performance using Dartfish software. You will also learn how to perform statistical analysis on data to inform and enhance performance.

Module: 5SR011
Credits: 20
Period: 2
Type: Core
Locations: Sandwell College; City of Wolverhampton College; Rodbaston College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus

The module aims to develop your awareness and understanding of the importance of individual philosophy and ethically based practice in coaching and pedagogical contexts. You will explore methodologies that will enable you to understand, communicate and utilise your own individual philosophy& nbsp;and identify ethical practice. You will explore how identified philosophies may direct coaching practice.& nbsp; You will engage in activities designed to develop and stimulate reflective practice.

Module: 5SR023
Credits: 20
Period: 2
Type: Core
Locations: South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus; Sandwell College; City of Wolverhampton College; Rodbaston College

The purpose of this module is to develop skills in research design and investigation. You will explore a topic of interest through an in-depth review of published literature that will then be used to guide the development of your own project ideas. This will involve identification of the approaches and methods used in past work. Methods of analysing data will be covered including statistical analysis of quantitative data. Finally, the University own procedures for ethical approval of projects will be considered to ensure that by completing the module you are ready to undertake your own self-managed project in the final year. As a result the module prepares you for progression to The Professional Project module at level 6.

Module: 5SR053
Credits: 20
Period: 2
Type: Core
Locations: City of Wolverhampton College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus; Sandwell College; Rodbaston College

This module aims to develop the ability to create knowledge in sports coaching. You will carry out experiments using small changes in previously published experiments. You will be expected to use a ‘building block’ philosophy to develop knowledge. Choice of the experiment and its impact on sports coaching will be a common theme. It is expected that this knowledge construction will allow you to be able to be a leader in the field of sports coaching – carving out an area of expertise and developing your reputation in sports coaching

Module: 5SR035
Credits: 20
Period: 2
Type: Core
Locations: City of Wolverhampton College; Sandwell College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus; Rodbaston College

This module requires you to undertake a work-based placement related to the sport & physical activity industry. You will develop your identity as a professional in your field, including a set of values, skills, and attributes required for graduate employment. You will build on your understanding and self-awareness developed at Level 4 to negotiate a personal learning agreement, including a set of developmental goals that will enhance your employability. Both during and following your placement, you will reflect on your learning and heightened self-awareness of areas for further development. You will develop your capacity to articulate your readiness for employment to others.

Module: 5SR052
Credits: 20
Period: 2
Type: Core
Locations: City of Wolverhampton College; Rodbaston College; Sandwell College; South Staffordshire College Tamworth Campus

This module will teach the basics of media use in a sports setting. You will learn where this media fits within the context of sport performance settings, social media marketing, and mobile learning. Some of the media formats you might use could include video production, audio production, still/action photography and sports performance analysis to name a few common technologies used in sports business. social media marketing,

Additional Information

Everything you need to know about this course!

Location Mode Fee Year
Home Full-time £6165 per year 2022-23

The University is committed to a transparent fee structure, with no hidden costs, to help you make an informed decision. This includes information on what is included in the fee and how fees are calculated and reviewed

Key entry Requirements - 40 UCAS points

either

  • A Levels with a minimium grade DE
  • BTEC Extended Diploma grade PPP, BTEC Diploma grade MP
  • Access to HE Diploma full award (60 credits)
  • 120 credit Level 3 Foundation Year in an appropriate subject
  • If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying

Students must have studied a minimum of two years post GCSE level. However, it is expected that some applicants will be mature students with work experience, who wish to further their career development. These applicants will be processed through standard procedures, which may involve an interview as part of the process. Please see http://wlv.ac.uk/mature for further information.

Entry to this course requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and Occupational Health Check.

If you have accepted a Conditional Offer made by the University of Wolverhampton you will receive correspondence asking you to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The charge for this will be a DBS fee of £40.00 and a £6.00 ID check service fee. You will also need to complete a physical activity readiness questionnaire prior to starting the course.

This course is not available at present to International applicants.

Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status):

Most students will be able to apply for a loans to pay for these subject to eligibility. To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.

Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as having Overseas Fee status. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) click here.


Self-funding:

If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: See How to pay.

For more information please contact the Gateway.


Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.


Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund.

for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.


Bursaries and Scholarships:

In addition the University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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