Bachelor of Sport Coaching | Bachelor's degree | Health & Well-Being | On Campus | 3 years | The University of the Free State | South Africa

B Sport Coaching is a first for the University of the Free State, South Africa, and for Africa. The degree is based on current European sport coaching degrees, keeping the South African perspective in mind. Sport Coaching is the profession concerned with the development, improvement, and maintenance of sporting abilities and skills by means of scientifically based program prescription, physical training, and support. In the South African context, graduates of this program working as teachers and/or professional coaches, will contribute immensely to the development of sport, from grass root levels to elite sport. The Bachelor of Sport Coaching will make a significant contribution to the development of centres of coaching excellence in South Africa and the professionalisation of sport coaching.