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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Football Coaching (With Foundation Year)
University of Bedfordshire
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Football Coaching (With Foundation Year) course at University of Bedfordshire.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
E,E
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: C67F
Here's what University of Bedfordshire says about its Football Coaching (With Foundation Year) course.
This course prepares you to work as a skilled coach across a variety of football settings. You learn a range of coaching skills to help you deliver and plan training sessions; evaluate performances; implement improvement strategies; and put your learning into practice in football-related scenarios. There are also opportunities for placements, including with our official Education Partners, Luton Town FC.
Foundation Year In the foundation year you will study three days per week. The focus will be on academic writing skills and numeracy, plus subject-specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an undergraduate degree. It provides a balance between content related to your chosen subject and the range of wider skills required for undergraduate study. This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will be required to pass the foundation year in order to progress to the first year of your degree. This course is ideal for those who do not meet our standard entry requirements or those with a non-standard educational background. It will allow you to graduate with a full undergraduate degree in your chosen subject in four years.
Course accreditation/industry endorsement We increase the employability of our graduates by being a Higher Education Partner of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).
Facilities and specialist equipment Purpose-built strength and conditioning facility Free gym and Olympic weight room Sports arena Multi-use games areas Sports therapy and rehabilitation centre with a sports injury clinic, open to staff, students and external athletes/clients Sports massage rooms Industry-leading performance-analysis equipment, including a Nacsport camera system, In-Play Sports online performance analysis and Catapult GPS system
Partnerships and collaborations We are official Education Partners of Luton Town FC and Bedford Blues RFC as well as other sporting organisations in the region such as Bedford Tigers RLFC, MK Dons, Cricket East and Be Active, giving you opportunities to build your employability through work placements.
Your student experience Our Bedford campus is a small, thriving academic community where academic staff get to know you well. You also have the support of your own personal academic tutor who will guide and support you throughout your student journey. Gain valuable work experience at our Human Performance Centre, which offers testing to sports people, teams and the public for fitness, flexibility and body composition assessments. Take advantage of coaching opportunities with local schools and football clubs. Take part in behind-the-scenes tours and match-day experiences to football clubs such as Luton Town FC and MK Dons as well as local football organisations and non-league clubs. Field trips include St George’s Park, Burton-on-Trent, the home of England Football, and football clubs around the country
Source: University of Bedfordshire
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
School of Sport Science and Physical Activity
Location
Bedford Campus | Bedford
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time including foundation year
Subjects
• Sports coaching
Start date
September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
University of Bedfordshire reviews
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3rd year student
Good could be better
2 years ago
3rd year student
Teaching is great, course is tough but rewarding
2 years ago
3rd year student
Great experience so far made lots of memories looking forward to making more
2 years ago
Graduate
Five stars: Excellent
2 years ago
Graduate
Five stars: Excellent
2 years ago
Graduate
Five stars: Excellent
2 years ago
National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from University of Bedfordshire students who took the Football Coaching (With Foundation Year) course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
94%
high
Teaching on my course
94%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
88%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
96%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
94%
high
Learning opportunities
94%
high
Learning opportunities
94%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
89%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
100%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
100%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
90%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
90%
high
Assessment and feedback
93%
high
Assessment and feedback
93%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
90%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
100%
high
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
94%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
90%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
90%
med
Academic support
94%
med
Academic support
94%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
90%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
98%
high
Organisation and management
86%
med
Organisation and management
86%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
89%
med
How well organised is your course?
83%
low
Learning resources
96%
high
Learning resources
96%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
94%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
94%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
98%
high
Student voice
88%
med
Student voice
88%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
86%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
92%
high
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
86%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
86%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
90%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
86%
med
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
83%
med
I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
92%
high
I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
100%
high
I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
92%
high
I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
92%
med
My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
92%
med
Student information
See who's studying at University of Bedfordshire. These students are taking Football Coaching (With Foundation Year) or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Physical Education | D | |||||
| Biology | E | |||||
| Psychology | E | |||||
| Geography | C | |||||
| Business Studies | C | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about University of Bedfordshire graduates who took Football Coaching (With Foundation Year) - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
65%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
90%
In work, study or other activity
65%
Say it fits with future plans
35%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
15%
Welfare and housing associate professionals
10%
Business and public service associate professionals
10%
Sports and fitness occupations
5%
Elementary occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from University of Bedfordshire graduates who took Football Coaching (With Foundation Year) - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£22.3k
First year after graduation
£27.4k
Third year after graduation
£28.7k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Football Coaching (With Foundation Year).
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
Discussions
Discussions
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