Sports Coaching and Exercise, FdSc

Designed for aspiring coaches and exercise practitioners, this Foundation degree develops both the academic and vocational skills required to work in the sport and exercise industry. Core modules span sports coaching theory and practice, biomechanics and physiology, sport psychology, nutrition, performance analysis, and the role of government and policy in sport. Students are required to be actively coaching or instructing for eight to ten hours per week, giving the programme a strong work-based character informed by employer input.

The course is delivered through classroom-based teaching at Hartlepool College of Further Education in partnership with Teesside University, which awards the qualification. Students attend one afternoon and evening per week and can study full-time or part-time, with both routes completing within two years. Teaching methods include lectures, laboratory sessions, seminars, and tutorials, with assessment through portfolios, essays, lab reports, and presentations. Graduates earn the FdSc in Sports Coaching and Exercise and may progress to a BSc (Hons) Applied Sport and Exercise at Teesside University.