Sport Coaching and Physical Education

The process of coaching and teaching sport is highly complex. Sport coaches and physical education teachers require a deep understanding of numerous topics, which include skill acquisition, communication, leadership, teamwork, and technology. The sport industry is ever evolving, and our Sport Coaching and Physical Education course supports students to become expert practitioners who explore the science and art of coaching and teaching.

• Excellent sports facilities, including sport and exercise laboratories and industry-standard sport performance analysis technologies

• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities, from traditional Sport Coach UK workshops to cutting-edge performance and professional courses

• Receive first aid training as part of the course

• Experience our discovery and ecological learning approach that places you at the heart of the learning process where we guide you to explore within sporting environments

• Undertake two placements within the sport coaching industry or in schools during years 2 and 3

• Receive personalised support from your tutors - 93% student satisfaction for teaching on my course, 91% student satisfaction for academic support, and 90% student satisfaction for learning resources (in the subject of sport and exercise sciences - National Student Survey 2025)

From the minute you start your degree journey with us you won’t be short of inspiration. Our lecturers are highly experienced practitioners and the facilities available to you are industry-standard, which include our own stadium complete with an eight-lane athletics track, an on-campus sports hall and laboratories kitted out with the latest analysis equipment. You also benefit from the professional input of a range of interesting motivational speakers. In the past, these have included coaches from the Welsh national football team and Premier League clubs, international rugby union players, and expert teachers from state and private specialist schools.

Central to the Sport Coaching and Physical Education course at Winchester is the belief that theory and knowledge are best learned through practice. Students will have many opportunities to explore coaching and teaching practices in the industry and local community through placements, which are great for networking and enhancing employment prospects. Students can make the most of other networking opportunities provided, which has even led to one student joining F1 legends at Downing Street.

Students will be introduced to both scientific and sociological coaching principles. Aspects of applied sport science that are critical to coaching and teaching are studied, such as biomechanics, physiology and psychology. You also focus on how inequality affects coaching, sports participation, and physical activity in local communities. You take a deeper look at training methodology and use the latest technology in sport, such as using industry standard performance analysis software. You also focus on educational theory and how it can help structure learning. Students will learn how to apply the scientific method through qualitative and quantitative approaches to the exploration and creation of knowledge to create practitioners who will continually seek to improve and develop themselves.

Our degree equips you with the coaching and teaching expertise to join a growing industry where standards have risen dramatically in recent years. Our graduates usually enter careers in professional sport coaching, PE teaching, sports development, performance management, and community development leadership. You will graduate with a wide range of transferable communication, analysis and research skills that are valued in a variety of careers.

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