Applied Sports Coaching - MSc Graduate profile
Key information
The MSc Applied Sports Coaching can lead graduates to the following sectors and careers:
- High-performance coaching (elite teams, national federations, professional clubs)
- Coach education and mentoring (training and developing future coaches)
- Sports science and applied research (integrating evidence-based coaching strategies)
- Performance analysis and talent identification (using data analytics to enhance performance)
- Sports management and leadership (leading coaching teams and development programmes)
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Being a part of something bigger and working as a team allows you to achieve your goals and create stronger programmes. We helped each other understand our own sport and see things from a different perspective that helped us grow. The more ways you look at something, the more knowledge you will gain.
This course is a ‘must do’ for any coach open to improving their coaching performance. The course has encouraged me to become more self-reflective in my practice, but more importantly, it has provided me with the tools to do it. The material is presented in a logic and sequential way with readings, podcasts, videos and highly qualified, and interesting guest speakers. One of the highlights of the course is the opportunity to share my thoughts on coaching and my coaching practice with my peers. The individual ‘assists’ and feedback from the group have been invaluable. The diverse range of coaching experience and expertise adds to the mix and the enjoyment. The support and teaching on the course has been first rate from the outset.
Go for it. I had every excuse in the world lined up in my head about why I shouldn't do this course. But it was the best decision I've made and the most enjoyable two years in my coaching journey. The research, the conversations and the access to high-level practitioners challenged my thinking and gave me the opportunity to improve. The course flies by and, at times, looks like the workload is huge but it gets done and what you will get from it completely outweighs any potential doubt you have.
In our Alumni Spotlight series, we speak to Gaelic football coach and entrepreneur Evan Talty, from Quilty, County Clare, who studied Applied Sports Coaching at UL’s Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (PESS).
Evan has over 25 years of experience in Gaelic Games, and joined the Limerick Senior Football backroom team in a unique role as Skill Acquisition Coach. He talks to us about how he was able to excel in sport and business during his time at UL, and the opportunities which have come his way as a result of completing this course.
