Football Coaching and Talent Development - Distance (with attendance) BA (Hons)

Spotting and nurturing talent has become a crucial aspect of the modern game, with an increasing number of clubs competing for the stars of the future as transfer fees reach new heights. Start your journey and fast-track your aspirations to build a career in the football industry. Delivered via Distance with attendance, this course provides the flexibility of online study with on-campus learning experiences.<br/><br/>This degree reflects the needs of the football industry by understanding strategies used around the world, relating theory to practice, and gives students the knowledge and skills to work in youth development departments at clubs domestically and overseas. Identifying and developing talent is an imperative facet of the modern game, with more and more clubs vying for the stars of tomorrow as transfer fees continue to break records.<br/><br/>From learning about international player development to coaching in the professional development phase, this course will give you the tools and understanding to succeed in the football industry.<br/><br/>Students will receive high quality teaching, learning and coaching provision from professionals with backgrounds in academia, professional football, elite sport and business, and the course will provide an inclusive, current and versatile curriculum of study which reflects the needs of the football industry, evaluating policies and strategies that have been employed nationally and internationally to support youth development.

Score your dream job at UCFB. <br/><br/>UCFB is proud to be the first higher education institution in the world dedicated to the delivery of university degrees in the football and sports industries. Think specialist study in Multimedia Sports Journalism, Sport Psychology, Sports Business and Broadcasting, Football Coaching and more. <br/><br/>And the stats talk for themselves! An outstanding 93% of UCFB undergraduates find full-time employment within 6-9 months of graduating. 63% of those graduates are working within Football and Sport, and have held positions at all 20 Premier League Clubs and at 49 of the 72 clubs in the English Football League. <br/><br/>UCFB has two campus locations in Wembley and Manchester. Picture expert lectures from industry experts, meeting new people equally as passionate about sport as you, and life at the centre of Britain's football and sporting leagues... thats what you can expect from UCFB.<br/><br/>So what are you waiting for? Register your interest today to unlock the experience of a lifetime.