Sports Coaching PGCert

Teaching

You are taught through a combination of workshops, seminars and practical sessions. In addition, meetings with personal academic tutors are throughout the academic year.

Contact Time

This PG Certificate will be delivered via monthly contact. Typically, learners are required for a face to face session at the University of Worcester. Delivery mechanisms can be adopted to suit the particular group of coaches but would typically revolve around:

Friday- 1pm-8pm (7 hours) or Saturday 9am-4pm (7 hours) each month for the period March-August and then Placement Module by case by case agreement (August-December).

Athlete and Coach Learning Module: (Total 300 learning hours)

Face to face contact: 7 hours x 6 months - 42 hours

Guided Independent study: 6.25 hours x 24 weeks - 150 hours

Preparation of Assessments: reading/planning - 108 hours

Professional Placement: (Total 300 learning hours)

Face to face contact: 8 hours x 1 month - 8 hours

Work Placement: Coaching - 100 hours

Independent study: 8.25 hours x 12 weeks - 100 hours

Preparation of Assessments: Reading/tasks/planning - 92 hours

Duration

• 1 year part time

Timetables

Timetables are normally available one month before registration. Please note that whilst we try to be as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week; and some classes can be scheduled in the evenings. Given the importance of planning ahead, indicative timings of intensive teaching blocks are normally available at time of application / interview.

Teaching Staff

Students will be taught by a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes senior academics with research and applied experience, and postgraduate students.

In addition, you can expect to receive sessions with guest lecturers who are currently engaged in Sport Coaching activities outside of the university. Teaching is informed by research and consultancy, and the majority of lecturers on the course hold PhD’s and have a higher education teaching qualification or are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.

You can learn more about the staff by visiting our sports staff profiles.

Assessment

The course provides opportunities to test understanding and learning informally through the completion of practice or ‘formative’ assignments. Each module has one or more formal or ‘summative’ assessments which are graded and count towards the overall module grade. Assessment methods include a range of coursework assessments such as essays, reports, portfolios and presentations. The precise assessment requirements for an individual student in an academic year will vary according to each coach learner.