Sport Performance and Coaching

An engaging, industry-aligned and values-led course, the Sport Performance and Coaching BSc (Hons) aims to provide you with the knowledge, skills and experience required to progress successfully into employment in the sports and exercise industry, or onto postgraduate study.

The course has been designed to be broad in scope and is therefore both interdisciplinary and inter-professional. The curriculum aims to enable you to acquire a robust understanding of professional, applied practice in the sport coaching and sport performance sectors.

Why you should study this course

The concept underpinning the course is the building of academic and professional skills for professional practice.

I- n addition to the academic qualification gained, you will be signposted to continuing professional development delivered by key stakeholders such as the Football Association and UK Coaching, as well as established communities of practice across the modules.

• Practitioners can work with athletes of all skill levels, and across the many coaching positions available in the areas of performance analysis and performance sports.

• CU Scarborough is part of a complex which includes a modern campus building, a sports village and a football stadium that is home to Scarborough Athletic Football Club. The state-of-the-art sports village hosts two swimming pools, a 60-station gym, fitness studios and a sports hall, in addition to a 3G sports stadium pitch.

• We have a dedicated teaching space for you - our state-of-the-art new fitness suite, kitted out with the latest strength and conditioning equipment. This means you can learn in a safe environment, under expert teaching supervision, how to operate cutting-edge technology.

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