University of Northampton

Sport Coaching BSc (Hons)

University of NorthamptonWaterside Campus, Northampton

Course overview

The University of Northampton’s Sport Coaching BSc (Hons) degree is designed to develop your practical and theoretical coaching skills. We look at the importance of our coaching style, approaches, and behaviour towards athletes. As well as how our theory and sport science knowledge can help improve long term athlete development alongside our coach-athlete relationships.

Our Sport Coaching degree helps you build key coaching skills like long-term planning, reflective practice, athlete needs analysis, and understanding how people learn in different sporting environments. You’ll explore the physiological, technical, psychological, and social factors that shape athlete development, with the option to focus on participation or elite-level coaching as you progress. The course also covers team dynamics, leadership, and working within multi-disciplinary teams, with a dedicated performance analysis strand where you’ll collect and analyse real data in partnership with Northampton Saints.

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Key highlights

  • Performance analysis strand using real data with Northampton Saints
  • Option to focus on participation or elite-level coaching
  • Builds long-term planning, reflective practice and athlete needs analysis skills
  • Explores physiological, technical, psychological and social factors in athlete development
  • Covers team dynamics, leadership and multi-disciplinary team working
  • Examines coaching style, behaviour and coach-athlete relationships

Entry requirements

  • A-level: CCC-BCC — A typical offer for BSc Sport Coaching Degree would be: CCC - BCC at A Level or, MMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Pass (C and above) at T Level We welcome applications from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cam…
  • BTEC: MMM — …offer for BSc Sport Coaching Degree would be: CCC - BCC at A Level or, MMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Pass (C and above) at T Level We welcome applications from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technica…
  • T-level: Pass — …at A Level or, MMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Pass (C and above) at T Level We welcome applications from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technical qualifications.

Scholarships

  • ICAEW Foundation Bursary

    Three annual payments of £4,000

    Up to £12,000

  • John Lowe Accounting and Finance Scholarship

    Scholarship is paid as £1,000 in the second and third years of study.

    Up to £2,000

  • Northampton Energy Elite Athlete Scholarship

    This scheme offers the student athlete a support network enabling them to balance the demands of performance sport with academic study.

  • Reid Science, Engineering, and Computing Bursary

    £500 per year of study

    Up to £1,500

  • TD Lewis Scholarship

    The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.

    Up to £100

  • The Chancellor's Fund

    Up to £50

  • The University of Northampton International Scholarship

    The University of Northampton International Scholarship Scheme is a merit-based scholarship that provides up to a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees.

  • Wilson Endowment Scholarship

    Successful students will receive three annual payments of £500, one for each year of study.

    Up to £1,500

Careers this course leads to

  • Sports coach
  • Performance analyst
  • Sports development officer
  • Strength and conditioning coach
  • PE teacher
  • Talent development coach

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £17,000 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Northampton, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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