football business & coaching ba (hons)

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You will develop your understanding of sports as a business and combine the opportunity to improve your coaching skills, long term athlete development and coaching pathways, including disability sport. You will explore different techniques for analysing performance including notational analysis and the use of technology to improve performance. As many coaches are self-employed, one of the projects you will undertake will be focused on entrepreneurship and business planning, incorporating an understanding of the financial implications of a sports business such as profit and loss accounts and financial projections. You will cover high performance coaching, with the opportunity to become a qualified Prozone analyst. Prozone is the global leader in sports analysis software. You will examine elite sports performance, gain an insight into leadership and management skills and develop an understanding of physical education and pedagogical issues. The UCFB Burnley Men’s Football Team at Gawthorpe Training Facility Working in partnership with www.ucfb.com Sports Business & Coaching BA (Hons) Location: UCFB Burnley Entry Criteria: 240-280 UCAS Tariff point score Degree content The workforce within sports businesses, clubs and organisations is changing and the line drawn between coaching, management and business within the same organisation has agglomerated. No longer can people in a sports club or business, regardless of their role, exist in isolation and ignore other parts of the business operations. This business and management qualification is ideal for those looking for experience and understanding of the world of business and sport and to develop as a manager. It provides a unique learning experience and the opportunity to live, learn and develop within the live operations of a professional football environment, providing you with access to the club from the first team manager down the coaching and playing pyramid. This allows engagement and understanding across areas such as rehabilitation, physiotherapy, player acquisition and analysis. The practical application of your knowledge will be fulfilled by completing additional coaching badges via interaction with the first team coaching and training facilities at the leading Burnley Football Club as well as within the UCFB professional partner network which includes professional football clubs, rugby clubs, cricket clubs and ice hockey to name a few. Your studies will focus on the broad concepts involved in the sports business and surrounding industries. You will be introduced to the fundamentals of coaching, such as health and safety, risk assessments, the ‘coach’s toolkit’, sports development and exploring how sport is structured in the UK in a variety of settings and gain an understanding of the unique consumer behaviour within the sports industry. As part of the unique Complementary Curriculum TM you will experience guest lectures and masterclasses from key industry professionals, such as Mike Phelan, former Manchester United Assistant Coach under Alex Ferguson.

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You will develop your understanding of sports as a business and combine the opportunity to improve your coaching skills, long term athlete development and coaching pathways, including disability sport. You will explore different techniques for analysing performance including notational analysis and the use of technology to improve performance. As many coaches are self-employed, one of the projects you will undertake will be focused on entrepreneurship and business planning, incorporating an understanding of the financial implications of a sports business such as profit and loss accounts and financial projections.

You will cover high performance coaching, with the opportunity to become a qualified Prozone analyst. Prozone is the global leader in sports analysis software. You will examine elite sports performance, gain an insight into leadership and management skills and develop an understanding of physical education and pedagogical issues.

The UCFB Burnley Men’sFootball Team at Gawthorpe Training Facility

Working in partnership with

www.ucfb.com

Sports Business & CoachingBA (Hons)Location: UCFB BurnleyEntry Criteria: 240-280 UCAS Tariff point score

Degree contentThe workforce within sports businesses, clubs and organisations is changing and the line drawn between coaching, management and business within the same organisation has agglomerated. No longer can people in a sports club or business, regardless of their role, exist in isolation and ignore other parts of the business operations.

This business and management qualification is ideal for those looking for experience and understanding of the world of business and sport and to develop as a manager. It provides a unique learning experience and the opportunity to live, learn and develop within the live operations of a professional football environment, providing you with access to the club from the first team manager down the coaching and playing pyramid. This allows engagement and understanding across areas such as rehabilitation, physiotherapy, player acquisition and analysis.

The practical application of your knowledge will be fulfilled by completing additional coaching badges via interaction with the first team coaching and training facilities at the leading Burnley Football Club as well as within the UCFB professional partner network which includes professional football clubs, rugby clubs, cricket clubs and ice hockey to name a few.

Your studies will focus on the broad concepts involved in the sports business and surrounding industries. You will be introduced to the fundamentals of coaching, such as health and safety, risk assessments, the ‘coach’s toolkit’, sports development and exploring how sport is structured in the UK in a variety of settings and gain an understanding of the unique consumer behaviour within the sports industry.

As part of the unique Complementary CurriculumTM you will experience guest lectures and masterclasses from key industry professionals, such as Mike Phelan, former Manchester United Assistant Coach under Alex Ferguson.