Football Coaching - Distance (with attendance)

Degree Overview
The BA (Hons) Football Coaching (Distance with attendance) degree qualification is designed for those who wish to further their knowledge and understanding of working in football coaching settings.

In addition to providing the opportunity to develop coaching practice, the course provides opportunities to engage in a range of underpinning areas such as player scouting and recruitment, psychological and sociological considerations, nutrition and conditioning, talent development, technical and tactical awareness, reflective practice and performance analysis. It is ideal for current professionals working within the football industry who prefer a more flexible mode of delivery instead of a purely campus based course.

Degree Content
By having the opportunity to learn from the comfort of their own home or workplace, course participants will be able to gain a further qualifications to enhance their career prospects in a format that offers flexible hours and the chance to dictate their own work-life balance to fit around other commitments.

This course is a Distance with attendance degree, meaning the majority of your studies will take place online through UCFB’s dedicated Online Hub. However, there will be the opportunity to learn on-campus at UCFB Wembley or UCFB Manchester, for two weeks of each academic year.

Studying at UCFB comes with a number of valued benefits to enhance your career and employment opportunities through our Employability and Career Planning provision.

Teaching Locations
UCFB Wembley

• Wembley Stadium

• Arch View House, First Way

• Silver Jubilee Park

UCFB Manchester Campus

• Exchange Quay

• Quay Plaza

• Belle Vue/Speedway

In addition to our teaching locations, we also use specialist facilities throughout the academic year as well as additional facilities where required.

Degree Specifications
University Campus of Football Business is an embedded college of the University of East London. All graduates will receive a degree from the University of East London.

Career Prospects
Career prospects for graduates of the BA (Hons) Football Coaching degree course at UCFB include football coaching within football clubs. Students may wish to also apply for more traditional business, sports management or leadership roles on the basis of the graduate attributes they have developed throughout the course.

During the course UCFB gets to know each student’s needs and expectations. This enables individual support around each student’s career development. Ultimately this will help them in finding their place in the football and sport industry. For those who wish to extend their studies at the end of their degree, opportunities to study at Postgraduate Level will be encouraged.

UCFB Employability & Career Planning Programme
Over 90% of UCFB graduates are in employment within six months of graduating, with 62% of those graduates working within the global sports industry.

At UCFB, your career starts from day one. Alongside your academic studies, our Employability & Career Planning programme supports your development, helping you build the skills, experience and confidence to succeed in the sports industry.

Through a range of tailored opportunities - including best-in-class industry guest speakers, Premier Events, and work-based learning - you’ll gain valuable real-world insight and connections. With ongoing career support and access to placements, you’ll graduate as a well-rounded, career-ready professional.

Course Modules

First Year

• Introduction to Football Coaching

• Coaching and Skill Acquisition

• Football in the Community

• Injury Prevention in Football

• Introduction to Talent Development

• Industry Competencies (Mental Wealth)

Second Year

• Scouting and Recruitment

• Coaching within Small Sided Games

• The Reflective Coach

• Research Methods

• Sport Psychology for Football

• Industry Readiness (Mental Wealth)

Third Year

• Match Analysis

• Professional Project

• Working in the Elite Environment

• Coaching with Tactics and Strategies

• Industry Engagement (Mental Wealth)

A range of assessment types are used across this course, as appropriate to each module. Assessment is predominantly continuous, employing items that will include academic essays, reports, presentations, portfolios, reflective writing, as well as practical broadcast outputs.

Applied assessment tasks are used as far as possible to enable students to link theory with practice, thereby assessing knowledge and understanding alongside practical study-specific skills and key industry skills.

Students with disabilities and/or particular learning needs should discuss assessments with the Course Leader, Module Leader and Seminar Leaders to ensure they are able to fully engage with all assessment within the course.