Sport Performance Coaching (Taught)

The world’s passion for recreational fitness and professional sport is opening doors for qualified sports coaches. The global sport coaching market is expected to grow by £6 billion between 2024-2033 (Business Research Insights). 
Advance your coaching with our MSc Sport Performance Coaching course. Learn to assess performance holistically, enhance outcomes, and develop further, evidence informed, coaching strategies.
You’ll learn how to:

• use current theory and established methods to critically analyse personal coaching practice;

• develop your understanding of how to measure and analyse performance data;

• create plans to enhance your coaching practice within your context;

• implement and evaluate psychology-informed practice.

Our coaching Masters is 100% online. You can work towards your MSc Sport Performance Coaching alongside existing coaching commitments. Work at a location and pace that suits you.
Why study sport at Stirling?
We have been designated as Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence since 2008 for our commitment to driving wider sports participation, preparing world-class athletes, and informing public health policy with our research. You’ll be taught by expert coaches and researchers who are helping to shape best practice in coaching internationally. The University has links to leading organisations such as sportscotland, British Rowing, British Equestrian Foundation and UK Coaching,. Our campus is home to elite athletes competing in multiple disciplines worldwide.
Our online course content includes guest lectures and interviews with leading coaches, visiting faculty staff and PhD students. You’ll also benefit from the global nature of the course – sharing knowledge and coaching experiences with fellow students from around the world and learning how course content is being applied in different contexts.
Raise your game at Stirling and study for a Masters in Coaching that gets results.

Module outlines include details of specific content and assessments. All assessment procedures are in line with institutional policies and will be conducted in such a way as to adhere to adult learning principles. This means that content and learning demonstrate relevance, problem solving, learning by doing and a strong element of self-direction and ownership.