Sports Coaching with foundation year: Fees & Entry Requirements at Coventry University, UK

Sports Coaching with foundation year

UK

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What will I learn?

**Develop into a confident, reflective and skilled sports coach, gaining practical experience and potential placement opportunities to prepare for a career in sport and related fields.**Our degree with foundation year could be the stepping stone you need to achieve your goals. The foundation year aims to prepare you for degree-level study and is a great way to build the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to succeed on your degree course.**Foundation year**The foundation year course offers an introduction to your chosen subject and helps you develop the necessary skills for degree-level study. In addition, you will explore key skills such as research methods, scientific fundamentals and promotion techniques.The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree onwards will be from the Coventry University campus. **Degree**Sports coaches play a key role in driving both sporting success and lifelong participation in schools and communities. This course aims to prepare you for a career in sports coaching, teaching, sports development, leisure management, community programmes and more.- Become a standout coach with real-world skills. Build the confidence and expertise to lead in sport through hands-on coaching.- Develop key graduate attributes employers value, such as leadership, teamwork and communication.- Apply coaching theory to real-life scenarios, learning to adapt your approach to suit different participants’ needs and motivations.- Explore the breadth of sports coaching opportunities, from community settings and schools (such as sports clubs, physical education, and youth projects) to talent pathways (like professional teams and national governing bodies).**Why you should study this course****Foundation year**- Supports you to gain the academic skills required for degree-level study.- Provides a grounding in key areas of health, education, psychology and wellbeing.**Degree**- Opportunities to gain hands-on experience with schools, professional sports teams and community organisations, lead sports festivals and engage in short coaching placements with established collaborators.- Learn from a team with expertise across professional sport, development pathways, and education (staff subject to change).Build strong employability skills applicable in various sectors, beyond sports.- Develop key graduate attributes, such as confidence, problem-solving, decision-making, and leadership skills, helping you enhance your employability.- Previous and current sports students have gained a year of experience with professional sports teams (e.g., Southampton FC, Wasps RFC, Coventry City FC, Norwich F.C., Birmingham City F.C.) and governing bodies (English Institute of Sport) and short placements with a range of local employers (e.g. Positive Impact, CV Life, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools). Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information.

Which department am I in?

School of Science

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
£18,300.00 (19,93,898) per year
The average student living cost in the Midlands is £822 a month, comfortably one of the cheapest regions in the UK.

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

November 2026

Venue

CU Coventry

8 Mile Lane,

Coventry,

West Midlands,

CV1 2TU, CENTRAL ENGLAND, United Kingdom

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
£18,300.00 (19,93,898) per year
The average student living cost in the Midlands is £822 a month, comfortably one of the cheapest regions in the UK.

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

November 2026

Venue

Coventry (Main Campus)

Priory Street,

Coventry,

West Midlands,

CV1 5FB, CENTRAL ENGLAND, United Kingdom

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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