Football Performance Coaching (with Professional Practice Year)

About this course

Football performance coaching is a specialist field within sport science and coaching education, concerned with the knowledge, skills, and professional practice needed to develop players and teams at every level of the game. It draws on sports science, exercise physiology, psychology, tactical and technical analysis, and pedagogy, bringing these together in the specific context of football. Understanding how to coach effectively requires more than knowledge of the game: it demands an ability to observe performance, to communicate clearly with players of different ages and abilities, to design training environments that produce learning and improvement, and to apply evidence from sport science in practical settings. At the University of St Mark and St John, this four-year full-time programme integrates academic study with professional practice, and includes a Professional Practice Year t

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 40% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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