Loughborough College has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
This course is Distance Learning with limited contact days at the college's Main Campus This course is designed to prepare you for a career as a professional sports coach. Whether working in a performance or participation domain, in schools, governing bodies, professional sports clubs or commercial sport/activity settings, the course has been planned to challenge and support your development as a highly-skilled sport coach. Whether aspiring to coach children, adolescents or adults the course will extend your knowledge and understanding of how to design, deliver and review innovative coaching sessions, plan participant development and how to adapt to achieve desired outcomes. At the culmination of the degree programme you have the unique opportunity to undertake one of three project options:
- Traditional research dissertation into a unique applied research question
- Development of an applied focused an innovative sports coaching resource
- Researching, planning and implementing a tailored sport coaching intervention as part of your professional coaching portfolio.
- Talent identification for a football academy coach
- Evaluating the success of a community coaching programme
- Investigation positive reinforcement in coaching delivery
- Effectiveness of verbal feedback for a club netball coach.
- Online resources for coaching disability sport
- Planning and periodisation coaching App
- Weight training guidance for adolescent sport participants
- Power training to increase jump height for volleyball.
Modules
Core Module: Research Project and a range of optional units from Analysis of Performance, Coaching Adult Communities, Coaching Children and Young People, Coaching High Performance, Enterprise in Sport Coaching, International Sport Coaching, Strength and Conditioning and Talent Development. *Please note that these modules may be subject to change and are run subject to student numbers and staff availability, any changes will be communicated to applicants accordingly.*
Assessment method
Assessments include a range of exams, essays, projects, presentations and reports. Such diversity allows you to experience and refine various academic and professional skills to prepare for your next steps.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- C631
- Institution code:
- L77
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
HND (BTEC) - P
240 credits (120 level at 4 and 120 at level 5) from an equivalent relevant sport programme.
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £8500 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8500 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8500 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8500 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
You will be required to purchase a minimum kit package for practical sessions. The cost of the kit for 2021/22 are yet to be confirmed, however is likely to be around £100-200. This fee will be confirmed in an offer letter from the College.
Provider information
Loughborough College
Radmoor Road
Loughborough
LE11 3BT