We are extremely proud to be able to offer a unique higher education learning experience. The Everton Sport Development & Coaching foundation degree (FdSc) and full BSc (Hons) degree, offers you the chance to work within the Everton Family to develop your skills and knowledge within sport development and coaching. Recognising the importance of work-related learning you will be given the opportunity to develop your coaching practice both home and abroad throughout the two-year programme. You will enjoy a Nil Satis, Nisi Optimum approach to your education and have the opportunity to bring learning to life with access to world-class opportunities.
Our degree has been developed in collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University. Students will have the opportunity to graduate at the end of year two achieving a Sport Development & Coaching foundation degree (FdSc) or continue with us to complete the final year to graduate with a BSc(Hons) degree.
Although football is our main passion, it is important that as a coach you can facilitate and lead sessions in a variety of sports. The degree prepares you for this and you will participate in a variety of practical sessions. Placements can range from working within in primary schools' environment to coaching athletics or netball in addition to football.
If playing football is your passion we offer a bespoke package that combines your studies with regular training and games that supports your football development. This includes the opportunity to play in the U23s National Football Youth League.
Please find course details below;
Meet Our HE Team
Cath Walker
Link Tutor and Dissertation Supervisor
Cath Walker is a senior lecturer in Sport Development. Cath teaches on a number of Sport related programmes and is the link tutor for the Foundation degrees in partnership with Everton Football college
Cath's teaching includes Sport policy, Inclusive sport, Community development, sport sociology and Work based learning. Cath has an MA In Sport management , has published extensively and is currently completing her PhD investigating the Third Sector and its use of Sport based interventions for social and societal outcomes
Cath has over 25 years experience working in Local authority sport development, with National Equity and Sports organisations.
Degrees
2007, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, M.A. Sport Development managment
To view Cath's profile, please click here.
Tom Dickson
Higher Education lead
Tom completed his BA (Hons) Sport Coaching and Sport Development undergraduate degree (2011), and MA Sport and Development (2013), whilst studying at Southampton Solent University. He then achieved Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2014) whilst lecturing at Southampton Solent University. He achieved Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2017), and completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher & Professional Education (2017) whilst lecturing at the University of Bolton. Tom's most recent research (and publication) focuses on how sport and physical activity provision affects social isolation and loneliness for older people.
Tom has eight full years of teaching/lecturing experience in Higher Education across the aforementioned institutions; delivering on modules that focus on sport and community development, coaching, physical activity, academic skill development, and professional skill development. He also has two years of teaching/tutoring experience within Further Education and professional football club settings.
Tom has seven years of experience as a sports development practitioner, working for organizations including the Local Authority, County Sports Partnership, and Community Football Trust. Finally, Tom has his UEFA B Licence, FA Youth Award, and 15 years of coaching experience across professional, semi-professional, community, and voluntary settings. These experiences inform much of Tom's teaching across various subject areas and levels.
Applications
Applications are made through UCAS, Course code SDC1. The entry Requirements are 88 UCAS Points or BTEC Extended Diploma Merit.
You can apply via UCAS using at the link below:
