Performance Football Coaching (Distance Learning) MSc

Program Overview

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This Performance Football Coaching master's program from St Mary's University is designed for individuals who want to advance their knowledge and skills in football coaching. The program is taught online, allowing students to study around their commitments. The curriculum covers topics such as skill acquisition, player development, coaching cultures, and research methods. Graduates of the program will develop essential transferable skills, such as communication, adaptability, and leadership.

Program Outline

Course content

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Modules

There is a mandatory summer module for non-degree entrance students, which will commence on Monday 22nd June 2020. Students with a first degree can choose to also attend this module should they wish.

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it is possible that a module listed on the website will not be able to run due to reasons beyond our control. For more information please refer to our

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How the degree is taught

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Teaching methods

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Career opportunities

Football coaching is a well-established profession with clear employment routes. In today’s football marketplace, employers look for up-to-date knowledge and skills.

We equip emerging and practising football professionals with the knowledge- and skill-set for a variety of jobs in the elite performance and youth development environments, such as:

• head coach
• youth academy coach
• specialist technical coach
• performance analyst
• development coordinator
• coach educator
• researcher/scientist

Considerable resources continue to be employed to the sport globally with a growing body of football professionals in many countries and regions worldwide.