Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Sport Coaching and Physical Education University of Winchester, UK

From the minute you start your degree journey with us you won’t be short of inspiration. Our lecturers are highly experienced practitioners and the facilities available to you are industry-standard, which include our own stadium complete with an eight-lane athletics track, an on-campus sports hall and laboratories kitted out with the latest analysis equipment. You also benefit from the professional input of a range of interesting motivational speakers. In the past, these have included coaches from the Welsh national football team and Premier League clubs, international rugby union players, and expert teachers from state and private specialist schools.

Central to the Sport Coaching and Physical Education course at Winchester is the belief that theory and knowledge are best learned through practice. When you study the underpinning theories of Sport Coaching Practice, you will do so within a practical framework contextualised within sport coaching physical education. Students will have many opportunities to explore coaching and teaching practices in the industry and local community through placements, which are great for networking and enhancing employment prospects.

Students will be introduced to both scientific and sociological coaching principles. Aspects of applied sport science that are critical to coaching and teaching are studied, such as biomechanics, physiology and psychology. You also focus on how inequality affects coaching, sports participation, and physical activity in local communities. You take a deeper look at training methodology and use the latest technology in sport, such as using industry standard performance analysis software. You also focus on educational theory and how it can help structure learning. Students will learn how to apply the scientific method through qualitative and quantitative approaches to the exploration and creation of knowledge to create practitioners who will continually seek to improve and develop themselves.  

Our degree equips you with the coaching and teaching expertise to join a growing industry where standards have risen dramatically in recent years. Our graduates usually enter careers in professional sport coaching, PE teaching, sports development, performance management, and community development leadership. You will graduate with a wide range of transferable communication, analysis and research skills that are valued in a variety of careers.