Performance Football Coaching (Distance Learning) - MSc

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Enjoy flexible study and develop your football career with our innovative football coaching master’s. Explore athletic potential with our expert-led Performance Football Coaching master’s. You will balance critical theory and practical skills while covering topics like: skill acquisition contemporary approaches to player development microlevel interactions performance analysis coaching cultures research methods. Unique learning experiences St Mary’s University is connected with a huge number of world-renowned industry partners via its network of students, staff and our respective research, with these links to industry helping us shape course content. Importantly for prospective Performance Football Coaching students, St Mary’s is a League Managers Association (LMA) and League Coaches Association (LCA) ‘Institute Partner’ which allows you to gain exclusive access to published content, interviews and webinars with LMA and LCA members. The degree itself also has a partnership with The Professional Football Scouts Association (PFSA), which grants enrolled students’ free access to their suite of online courses through a dedicated St Mary’s online portal. These courses help supplement and extend your knowledge of scouting, recruitment and performance analysis and are industry recognised qualifications. Other industry links include professional football clubs for whom our staff work, which allows students to gain exclusive access to study visits organised by the programme team with Chelsea FC. Career opportunities As a Performance Football Coaching student, you will develop a range of academic and practical skills to build on your existing football coaching knowledge. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate and network with other students from across the world to develop your own career further. Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of Performance Football Coaching (Distance Learning) MSc include: head coach youth academy coach specialist technical coach performance analyst development coordinator coach educator researcher/scientist This programme is available in at distance learning.