Master of Science - Sports Coaching and Performance

Advance your coaching career with a Master's in Sports Coaching at the University of South Wales. Gain practical experience and industry connections. Apply now!

Program Description Our sports coaching masters offers an advanced insight into how psychology, physiology, strength and conditioning and movement analysis impact on performance. It has been designed for those working within sport and coaching, or recent graduates with coaching experience. Work-based learning is an important part of this sports coaching course, with students taking a 140-hour placement with one of our many industry partners. The integration of theory and practice will enhance and develop your ability to reflect on current coaching practice, plan appropriate training programmes and critically analyse existing approaches to performance coaching. You will also develop comprehensive knowledge of the key issues that support the high performance sports coaching environment. High profile alumni include Jevon Groves, Elite Men’s Rugby Sevens coach for the Hong Kong Sports Institute, and James French, opposition analyst at Liverpool FC.