BA (Hons) Sport, Coaching and Physical Education

Course Overview

This course offers you a very broad understanding of sport, coaching and physical education meaning you could turn your career to coaching at an elite level, teaching, or broader sport development and management themes. It enables you to develop hands-on expertise in coaching and teaching, underpinned by an in-depth understanding of how to deliver coaching, how people learn, sport analysis, and sport science.

This degree provides a foundation for a range of careers in sport, including recognised pathways into PGCE and Masters programmes. As you develop your understanding of career options, you will have the opportunity to tailor your degree to best meet your future needs.

More Info

This degree is part of a pilot scheme with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) which ensures it meets professional standards required by employers in the sport and physical activity sector.

Why this course at Marjon?

Lecturers are qualified teachers or hold high industry level coaching awards including a UEFA A license in football, and a staff tutor in volleyball, delivering in a range of organisations such as professional clubs and schools.
World-class sports facilities for you to develop and apply your knowledge of sport and coaching practice.
We have extensive links with schools, professional sports clubs and elite and community sports programmes providing you with experience of real-world settings.
Opportunities to earn industry-recognised qualifications including UKCC awards and first aid certificates.
A ‘Work-based Learning’ placement in an environment of your choice.

Book an Open Day How to apply for this course

Course Leader

Kelvin Kirk

Joint Programme Leader for Sports Coaching

My name is Kelvin Kirk, and having started as a PE teacher, I now head up this course having taught in university for nearly 20 years. During this time I progressed up through the coaching ranks of volleyball to become a Coaching Staff Tutor, awarding coaching qualifications. More recently, these generic coaching skills were transferred to junior football, which I coached for several years. I believe this wealth of experience and real-world knowledge will be of great advantage to my students’ learning experience. In addition to my sporting passions I am particularly interested in the areas of primary PE, and the increasing use of modern technology in enhancing PE.

View full profile

Lecturers

Dr Kass Gibson

Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Physical Education

Kass is a qualified PE teacher who has taught in schools, colleges, and universities in New Zealand, Japan, Canada, and the UK. He is a member of the University of Toronto’s Suffering, Pain and Ethics Lab Scientific Team. His research examines experiences and practices in physical activity health promotion, sport, and physical education.

View full profile

Ian Stonebridge

Lecturer in Sport Coaching & Physical Education

Ian was an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur, and played professionally for Plymouth Argyle and Wycombe Wanderers, representing England at Under 18 level. He retired through injury and now coaches at Plymouth Argyle’s Youth Academy. With a UEFA ‘B’ Licence and FA Youth Award coaching qualifications he understands the football-specific knowledge required to coach in a range of different environments, from ‘grassroots’ to the elite game. He teaches coaching process, coaching philosophy and behaviour, and the coach-player relationship.

View full profile