Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Sport Coaching

The BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching degree at Cardiff Metropolitan University aims to develop critical individuals who appreciate the social, relational and dynamic nature of sport coaching. In doing so, the course will challenge students through a variety of learning activities, including seminars, practical coaching sessions, and work related opportunities. The purpose is to move beyond the technical and tactical content of coaching in order to explore how coaches shape the learning and development of others. As such, the indicative content includes practice design, power, care, identity, ethics and micro-politics. Cardiff Met challenges assumptions to develop knowledge and understanding of how coaching is fundamentally people work. In this regard, the student-coaches are encouraged to examine how coaches negotiate, manage and orchestrate the sport performances of others.

The Sport Coaching degree provides students with a range of practical and theoretical sessions to help them develop an understanding of how to construct and deliver creative, innovative and caring learning environments for a variety of different sport performers. Students will have opportunities to coach peers and external partners to help refine their coaching knowledge and practice in a range of contexts.

The staff supporting students throughout their degree have extensive experience working across a range of settings, such as community and participation sport, professional sport, and world-class competitions. In addition to being active researchers at the cutting edge of the field, a number of staff work closely with National Governing Bodies as consultants, coaches, and/or coach educators.

The overriding aim of the programme is to develop students knowledge and understanding, challenge the way they think, and how they act as a sport coaching student. Cardiff Met wants to equip students with the skills and support their aspirations to make meaningful contributions in their future roles and careers.