Sports Coaching and Development (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

This course aims to give you the knowledge and skills you need to pursue a wide range of career pathways within the sports. You develop your coaching, management and leadership skills, putting you in a position to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity. You also have multiple opportunities to put your practical skills to the test including placements with Bedford Blues RFC and organising Club La Santa’s Volcano Triathlon in Lanzarote.<br/><br/>**Foundation Year**<br/>In the Foundation year you will study three days per week. The focus will be on academic writing skills and numeracy, plus subject-specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree. It provides a balance between content related to your chosen subject and the range of wider skills required for undergraduate study. This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will be required to pass the foundation year in order to progress to the first year of your degree. This course is ideal for those who do not meet our standard entry requirements or those with a non-standard educational background. It will allow you to graduate with a full undergraduate degree in your chosen subject in four years.<br/><br/>**Facilities and Specialist Equipment**<br/>- State-of-the-art sports therapy and rehabilitation centre with a sports injury clinic, open to staff, students and external athletes/clients.<br/><br/><br/>- Up-to-the-minute sports analysis equipment, such as the Catapult GPS tracking and Nacsport camera systems, allows you to measure and evaluate the performances of players and teams.<br/><br/><br/>- Human Performance Centre. <br/><br/><br/>- On-site community exercise clinic. <br/><br/><br/>- Sports massage rooms.<br/><br/><br/>- Purpose-built strength and conditioning facility. <br/><br/><br/>- Free gym and Olympic weight room. <br/><br/><br/>- Sports arena; Alexander Sport Centre; multi-use games areas and other external 4G sports pitches.<br/><br/><br/>**Partnerships and Collaborations**<br/>- We are the official Education Partners of Luton Town FC and Bedford Blues RFC Foundation, giving you opportunities to put your knowledge and skills into practice. <br/><br/><br/>- We are also a Higher Education Partner of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) and this course is aligned with the relevant professional standards in sports coaching and development.<br/><br/><br/>**Your Student Experience**<br/>- Enhance your learning and build your experience through field trips to destinations such as St George’s Park, Burton-upon-Trent, the home of England Football; Northampton Saints physio centre; and Club La Santa in Lanzarote. <br/><br/><br/>- Develop your professional network though our links with Sport England, governing bodies, active partnerships and industry experts. <br/><br/><br/>- Collaborate with our partners to deliver school and community-based projects. <br/><br/><br/>- Learn through a variety of methods including outdoor and adventure education experiences. <br/><br/><br/>- Hear from guest speakers who attend our ISPAR seminar series. Previous speakers have included Tom Bromley (MK Dons); Jack Wells (PGA); Akash Modhwadia (Strength and conditioning coach at MK Dons); Marsha Brierley (Behaviour Change Practitioner at Buckinghamshire Public Health). <br/><br/><br/>- Benefit from the support of your own personal academic tutor who will guide and support you throughout your student journey. <br/><br/><br/>- Our Bedford campus is a small, thriving academic community where academic staff get to know you well.<br/>