Sports Coaching and Physical Education

About this course

Sports coaching and physical education together address two interrelated but distinct professional domains. Sports coaching is concerned with developing athletic performance, planning training, understanding the biomechanics and physiology of sport, and developing the leadership and communication skills that effective coaching requires. Physical education, particularly in schools, is concerned with developing young people's physical literacy, their enjoyment of movement, their understanding of health and fitness, and the lifelong habits of physical activity that support wellbeing. A degree that combines both prepares you for roles both in performance sport and in educational settings. At the University of Sunderland this three-year full-time programme includes a year abroad, giving you the opportunity to experience sports coaching and physical education in a different national context a

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