​BSc DEGREE
IN SPORTS COACHING FOR PARTICIPATION AND PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT
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WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?
Whether you want to be a tennis coach working with individuals, teams, specialist groups or organisations, our degree will give you the skills and knowledge required to develop your career in tennis.

This degree equips you with the skills essential to work in the tennis world as a coach or performance specialist. The programme provides you with the opportunity to link theory to practice in a range of settings.

You will learn how to develop a holistic approach to the coaching process and have the opportunity to specialise your coaching to a specific population (mini-tennis, juniors, adults) across the performance spectrum of grass roots to elite performance level. This includes participation sports alongside health and wellbeing activities where coaching roles might not be as formally structured. 
The degree also provides the you with the opportunity to develop additional skills within the area of applied sport science, sport development and Performance. An integrated Personal Development Portfolio enables yo to maximise your learning by personalising your own learning to match your future career ambitions.
The international nature of the lecturers provides students with the opportunity to work together and exchange knowledge with skilled people from other countries and cultures, also enabling them to broaden their cross communication skills. Courses are taught by world class professors, consultants and senior managers from major corporations and Master Professional Coaches.
KEY COURSE FEATURES
  • The dynamic learning environment will support and challenge you to engage with all aspects of the coaching process including hands on practical coaching, physiology, psychology, performance analysis and coaching pedagogy.
  • Lecturers are research active, which means that the curriculum is engaging, current and relevant..
  • The staff team includes specialists who have extensive applied knowledge and practical experience of working from grass-roots to world class international level.
  • Excellent support from approachable staff will enable you to engage on a journey which takes you from personal development in the early part of your degree to professional development as you progress through the course.
  • Extensive links with partners provide you with the opportunity to apply for coaching awards and professional qualifications through the RPT
  • The degree is designed with an inclusive vision that everyone can play a role in coaching from informal participation to high performance contexts.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
  • A feature of the course will be the practical application of theory to realistic coaching environments and also to develop links to the coaching industry at all levels from community to elite coaches and coach educators. In addition to this, and recognising that coaching is fundamentally a social process involving human interaction, the degree will provide opportunities to study coaching in a variety of contexts and social settings, as well as in a wide range of activities.
  • The content of the tennis contextualised degree course will draw on key coaching principles, including an examination of coaching practice and coaching process. In addition sports science principles will relate psychology and physiology to coaching and performance, while sociological aspects of sport and sports coaching and performance analysis at both a technical and tactical level will be examined.
  • During the course you will cover performance analysis, sports psychology and sociology, coaching sporting elites, sports physiology and coaching procedures and practices. As you progress through the course you will be able to select modules that reflect your interests.
YEAR ONE
In the first year you are introduced to all elements of the coaching process. You will gain an understanding of the link from theory to practice across a range of disciplines including psychology, physiology and performance development.
MODULES
  • Developing Personal, Professional and Academic Skills
  • Developing Coaching Practice
  • Fundamental Movement Skills
  • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
  • Psychology: Developing the Individual
  • Introduction to Performance Analysis
YEAR TWO
In year two you will establish a strong understanding of the link between theory and practice whilst developing vocationally relevant skills. ​
MODULES
  • Enhancing Personal Professional and Academic Development
  • Coaching Pedagogy: Developing Personal Practice
  • Applied Exercise Physiology
  • Psychology: Enhancing Performance
  • Applied Performance Analysis
Plus select 20 credits from the following modules:
  • Theoretical and Practical Insights into Physical Education
  • Training for Sport and Exercise
YEAR THREEIn the final year you will explore an interest in one or more performance disciplines. This specialism enables you to develop both personal and professional skills essential for career development in the tennis industry. ​
MODULES
  • Independent Study
  • Advancing Professional Practice
  • Plus select 60 credits from the following modules:
  • Managing and Developing the Teams Potential
  • Managing and Developing the Individual’s Potential 
  • Planning For Performance
  • Technology to Enhance Performance
  • Expertise Development
COACHING QUALIFICATIONS
  • During your first year of study you will be able to complete the RPT Level 1 and 2 courses (or agreed equivalents) leading to RPT National and European Professional Coaching Qualifications
  • In the 2nd year you should complete the RPT Level 3 course leading to the International Professional Coaching Qualification
  • Your 3rd year you will be able to complete the RPT Management course leading to the Director of Tennis Qualifications
If you already hold part or all of these qualifications and can provide proof of experience in coaching you may apply for Recognised Prior Learning and may not be required to undergo this training.
Students graduate upon completion of a Bachelor Thesis.
TUITION FEES
Tuition fees:
TBC
A limited number of scholarships and bursaries are available for existing coaches and will be agreed on a first come first served basis
UK citizens may also be able to apply for funding through the Student Finance Company.  
​https://www.gov.uk/student-finance
Coaches from other countries may have access to funding through their own Government programmes
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
The application forms are processed by Wrexham Glyndwr Univirsity who, together with the RPT will assess your previous experience and determine which entry level to the programme you will start at.
Applications do not need any tennis coaching experience prior to enrolling onto the course but should hold or be at the equivalent level of an ITF International Tennis Number at Level 5 or higher
 
Tennis coaches who already hold RPT, LTA, ITF, USPTA, PTR or National Governing Body qualifications (or agreed equivalents) and can provide proof of experience in tennis coaching and management can also apply for the programme and may be able to move directly to the 2nd year of the qualification.
For more information and for enrolment details please email degree@RPTeurope.com