Do you have a passion for helping people achieve their sporting potential? Do you see yourself coaching professional athletes, sports teams, school or community groups? If you have an HND or Foundation degree in a subject related to sports or business, you can top up your qualification to a Bachelor's degree on this BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching top-up degree. You'll explore contemporary, conceptual and theoretical research around the evolving nature of the modern sport coach practitioner and their role in the sports industry. You'll learn strength and conditioning techniques, how to empower athletes to develop and retain new skills, and how to identify training needs and develop training programmes that optimise sporting performance. The course also covers sports entrepreneurship, giving you the tools and skills to set yourself up as an independent sports coach. Once you graduate, you'll understand the principles that underpin sports coaching in the community and at elite sport level. You'll be ready for a career in high performance coaching environments, multi-sport coaching, coach education or within your own sports coaching business. **What you'll experience** On this course, you'll: - Apply skills acquisition theory and research in practice, enabling sportspeople to develop and master new skills - Explore strategic management in the sports sector, analysing factors in an industry context for effective decision making - Learn how technology, analytics and digital innovation are shaping the sports industry and how to benefit from them as a coach - Use specialist gym and fitness testing equipment to develop experience in training techniques and injury prevention and assessment - Gain sports coaching skills in technology, strategic management, digital innovation and analytics and learn how to apply this knowledge to the sports industry - Have the chance to take part in research programmes run by internationally recognised sports organisations such as UEFA, the FA and the ECB - Enhance your CV and professional network, and share your sporting skill in the local community through our coaching, mentoring and volunteering scheme Facilities and equipment you'll use includes: - A portable EMG system to measure how muscles activate and fatigue during sport - Infrared motion analysis to understand how the body should move for best practice training - Climatic chambers for manipulating temperature, humidity and altitude (including one at sub-zero temperatures for polar preparation) - Force plates to assess total force and rate of force development for sportspeople, which helps you prescribe the correct exercise programme for them - GymAware and PUSH bands for carrying out Velocity Based Training (VBT) **Careers and opportunities** Roles you could take on include: - Community coach coordinator - Coach educator - Skills coach - Strength and conditioning advisor - PE teacher - Sport development officer - Sports marketing executive - Sports agent - Stadium manager You could also go into areas outside of the sports coaching industry in roles such as sports journalism, finance or accounting. **Work experience and career planning** This top-up course includes a core Professional Development module, providing the opportunity to work on your own career aims alongside industry experts. You'll be mentored by academic members of staff and take part in a masterclass series (workshops with academics and industry experts), covering: - Coaching Contexts and Methodologies for practice - Coaching Pedagogy - Sports Psychology - Performance Analysis - Talent Identification and Development - Governance and Match Officials - Mental Health Awareness in Sport - Sports Nutrition and Coaching Practice - Sport for Development (coaching focus) - Current Issues in Sport Coaching

Core modules Applied Skill Acquisition – 20 credits Advanced Strength and Conditioning – 20 credits Sports Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing – 20 credits Professional Development – 20 credits Project – 20 credits

You'll be assessed through: Practical assessments Client reports Video submissions Blog submissions Infographic submissions Essays Portfolios Presentation slides You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.

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26 January 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.

Course code: C612

Institution code: P80

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

A Foundation Degree, Higher National Diploma or equivalent level 5 qualification at Merit or above in a Sport related subject. Applications from individuals with non-standard qualifications, industry professional qualifications, relevant work or life experience and who can demonstrate the ability to cope with and benefit from degree-level studies are welcome and considered on an individual basis.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	16200.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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