Sport coaching msc

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MSc Sport Coaching

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Sport Coaching (MSc) Where you will study: Buxton Campus UCAS Code: MC6AA Entry requirements: You'll usually need coaching experience a degree or an equivalent qualification. The University of Derby Buxton Diploma course in Sports Coaching will also be accepted.

Duration and mode of study: part time: three years Course fees: £6,795 Start dates: September

Why choose this course?

▪ You'll be taught by our experienced tutors, who have coached Olympic, World, European, Commonwealth and Ryder Cup Champions.

▪ You can focus on your own discipline across a range of sports, and you will gain all the knowledge and skills you need to give you the skills to coach sport at an elite level.

▪ We've developed this programme alongside professionals from governing and representative bodies.

You will have the opportunity to increase your professional network and share best practice with the experts in your field.

About the course You'll develop expert knowledge in coaching elite populations, sports physiology, sports psychology, posture ergonomics, nutrition, injury prevention, injury rehabilitation and academic research.

You'll learn how to analyse, synthesise and evaluate coaches and their programmes, and to design your own coaching solutions. You'll explore the themes of sports coaching from a physiological, psychological, biomechanical and injury prevention perspective.

Your career On completion of this course you'll be qualified to work in the coaching industry, where you could work with elite performance programmes. As a graduate of our unique masters programme you will be qualified to: ▪ Prepare, deliver and review coaching sessions.

▪ Plan, implement, analyse and revise long term/specialist elite coaching programmes.

▪ Generate, direct and manage cutting edge coaching solutions for elite populations.

What you’ll cover PG CErT STAGE

PG Dip STAGE

MA STAGE

Strength and Conditioning

Advanced Sports Psychology

Independent Scholarship

Sports Nutrition and Ergogenic Aids

Research Methods in Coaching Science

Advanced Training Methods and Performance Assessment

Sports Rehabilitation and the Mechanics of Injury