BA (Hons) Community Football Coaching at Plymouth Marjon University

The BA (Hons) Community Football Coaching at Marjon prepares you for a dynamic career in football and sport development. Designed with Plymouth Argyle Community Trust and the Devon FA, this CIMSPA-endorsed degree blends academic study with extensive applied learning and coaching experience. From day one, you’ll explore how football can be used as a tool to improve lives, engaging with themes like inclusion, education, health, and community cohesion.

Faculty: Sport, PE & Coaching  |  Duration: Three years full time or up to six years part time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

1st Year: Starting Strong: Foundations for Coaching and University Success, Game Insights: Performance Analysis in Action, Building Skilful Movers, Sport, Society and Social Change, Inside the Sport Industry: Systems, Power and Policy, Coaching to Develop Players: From Practice to Matchday. 2nd Year: Sport Event Design and Delivery, Data-Driven Player Development, Sport Coaching Theory & Practice, Sport and Education, Professional Practice and Industry Experience, Women in Sport: Coaching for Performance and Progression, Athlete Welfare and Wellbeing in Practice. 3rd Year: Power, Identity and Coaching: A Sociological Lens, Coaching for All: Inclusion, Adaptation, and Equity, Managing Events: From Concept to Delivery, Pathways to Performance: Analysing Talent Development Systems, Insight to Impact: Applied Research in Sport, Leading Others: Mentoring in Sport and Physical Education, Tactical Insights and Matchday Performance, Coaching Children in Sport.

Career pathways

This course opens the door to a wide range of careers across football, sport development, and education, in the UK and internationally. Our graduates go on to become: Community Football Coaches working in schools, clubs, and foundations Football Development Officers for local authorities, County FAs, or clubs Education & Inclusion Leads using sport to promote social impact Project Managers leading sport-based programmes for health, education, or youth development Performance Analysts supporting player development through data and video Sport and PE Coordinators in schools or community settings Club Development Coordinators supporting grassroots sustainability and volunteer growth You’ll also be well prepared for postgraduate study in teaching, coaching, or sport management, or to work abroad in roles such as coaching in the USA or delivering football in development contexts worldwide.

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