Manchester City Community Football Coaching

Sport has an incredible power to touch people’s lives – transcending social divisions, promoting healthy lifestyles and opening doors to opportunity. Our BSc (Hons) Manchester City Community Football Coaching programme is designed to give you that power, by matching our academic expertise with the facilities, experience and know-how of Manchester City F.C.’s City in the Community Foundation.

It’s a three-year course which combines theory-based teaching at our Institute of Sport with work-based learning at the state-of-the-art Etihad Campus – a mix designed to help you develop a comprehensive skillset in sport coaching, sport development, performance analysis, strength and conditioning, and more. Along the way, you’ll have the chance to gain additional experiences and to complete a range of professional coaching certificates.

By the time you leave us, you should have real-world skills, vital qualifications and understanding from the forefront of sport and exercise science. It’s all you need to pursue a career in sport, from teaching and coaching to sport development and performance analysis. In short, this is a course that offers the chance of a sporting future with real impact.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• Learn from experts in sport: This course combines the academic expertise from our Institute of Sport with the coaching ability of Manchester City F.C.'s City in the Community Foundation.

• Study at the Etihad Campus: Develop real-world coaching skills through work-based learning in the world-class surroundings of the Etihad Campus.

• Personalised support: Benefit from personalised mentoring support from experienced coaching practitioners working with the City in the Community Foundation.

• Build coaching experience: There are a range of opportunities to volunteer or work with a health or sports organisation - potentially including the City Football Group.

• Opportunities for development: You can earn a range of career-boosting coaching education and professional development qualifications - either completely free or heavily discounted.

• Professional study environment: Our £26m Institute of Sport is home to an extensive range of world-class facilities, including specialist physiology and performance labs, MRI and x-ray scanners for advanced imaging, and an environmental chamber for simulating extreme conditions.