Coaching the Coaches. Quality Sports Coaching Education at Degree Level

A joint partnership of four Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will therefore be partnering with NGBs and prospective learners to design, develop and obtain accreditation for four level6 units on Sports Coaching.
The project brings together the University of Southern Denmark, Reykjavik University, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, and the Malta College of Arts,Science and Technology as lead partner. We will also be involving the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) in the quality assurance of the units developed in line with the ICCE's Standards for Higher Education Bachelor Coaching Degree Programmes.
Our project objectives are:
-Addressing current gaps in sports coaching education through the development of four units
-Promoting the results of our project beyond our project partnership

The four units will cover:
(1) An Introduction to Sports Coaching
(2) The Theory and Practice of Sports Coaching Pedagogy
(3) Elite Development Coaching
(4) The Theory and Practice of Performance Analysis