Manchester City Community Football Coaching FdSc

Sport has an incredible power to touch people’s lives – transcending social divisions, promoting healthy lifestyles and opening doors to opportunity. Our two-year Manchester City Community Football Coaching foundation degree is designed to give you that power, by matching our academic expertise with the facilities, experience and know-how of Manchester City F.C.’s City in the Community Foundation. <br/><br/>It’s a course that combines theory-based teaching at our Institute of Sport with work-based learning at the state-of-the-art Etihad Campus – a mix designed to help you develop a comprehensive skillset in coaching, sport development, performance analysis, strength and conditioning, and more. Do well and you’ll not only have the chance to gain additional experiences and to complete a range of professional coaching certificates, but you could extend your studies by a year and transfer to the BSc course. <br/><br/>By the time you leave us, you should have real-world skills, vital qualifications and understanding from the forefront of sport and exercise science. It’s all you need to pursue a career in sport, from teaching and coaching to sport development and performance analysis. In short, this is a course that offers the chance of a sporting future with real impact. <br/><br/><strong>FEATURES AND BENEFITS</strong><br/><br/><br/>• Combines the academic expertise at our Institute of Sport with the coaching ability of Manchester City F.C.’s City in the Community Foundation.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develop real-world coaching skills through work-based learning in the world-class surroundings of the Etihad campus.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Study in the state-of-the-art surroundings of our Institute of Sport, including our £26 million building on Oxford Road, Manchester.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learn from the sport and exercise experts whose research shapes government policy and best practice.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• You will get personalised mentoring support from experienced coaching practitioners working with the City in the Community Foundation.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• There are typically a range of opportunities to volunteer or work with a health or sports organisation – potentially including the City Football Group.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• You can earn a range of career-boosting coach education and professional development qualifications – either completely free or heavily discounted.<br/><br/>