Football Coaching and the Performance Specialist

Football coaching and performance specialism is a discipline that takes the sport seriously as both a technical and a human endeavour, combining the science of athletic preparation and performance analysis with the practical and relational skills of coaching. At Wrexham University, this three-year full-time degree includes a foundation year and is underpinned by strong working relationships with Wrexham AFC, the Football Association of Wales and other leading football organisations, giving you access to real coaching environments and professional networks from the earliest stages of your studies.

You will study the physiology and biomechanics of athletic performance in football, the psychology of coaching and player development, tactical and technical analysis, strength and conditioning principles, and the organisational and ethical dimensions of working in professional football environments. The foundation year gives you the scientific and practical grounding to engage with the degree's more demanding content if you are coming from a non-traditional educational background. Practical coaching experience is woven through the programme, and the links with professional football mean that much of this experience takes place in settings that prepare you directly for the industry you intend to enter.

A typical tariff of around 120 points is expected.

Graduates pursue careers as football coaches at youth, amateur and professional levels, as performance analysts, strength and conditioning coaches, sports scientists attached to clubs and academies, and in roles with governing bodies such as the Football Association of Wales and UEFA-affiliated organisations. The programme's practical focus and professional connections provide a genuine head start in a competitive industry. Further qualifications through the FA coaching pathway run alongside and beyond the degree for many graduates who go on to work at higher levels of the game.