The Undergraduate Certificate in Sports Coaching is designed to meet the needs of individuals currently working in the industry, while providing flexibility and convenience via online learning. Those employed in sport coaching, coach development, or athlete/player development can now take advantage of additional educational opportunities to develop their professional knowledge and skills, enhance their current practice and their career development.
The Undergraduate Certificate in Sports Coaching is designed to meet the needs of individuals currently working in the industry, while providing flexibility and convenience via online learning. Those employed in sport coaching, coach development, or athlete/player development can now take advantage of additional educational opportunities to develop their professional knowledge and skills, enhance their current practice and their career development.
The Undergraduate Certificate in Sports Coaching is designed to meet the needs of individuals currently working in the industry, while providing flexibility and convenience via online learning.
Those employed in sport coaching, coach development, or athlete/player development can now take advantage of additional educational opportunities to develop their professional knowledge and skills, enhance their current practice and their career development.
In addition, you can receive Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) credit. The academic credit earned from this course can go towards your studies in Bachelor of Sport Coaching (Management), Bachelor of Sport Coaching (Strength and Conditioning), or Bachelor of Football (Development, Management and Performance).
Please note: This course is not available to international students and has specific entry requirements, click the Entry Requirements tab to learn more.
This course has entry requirements, see Entry Requirements tab to learn more.
Online study
The Undergraduate Certificate for Sport Coaching can be completed in six months, and comprises of four units. Each of the four units will run one at a time over a six-week period. The units will be delivered with two sport coaching-related topics explored each week.
Please note: This course is not available to international students and has specific entry requirements, click the Entry Requirements tab to learn more.
This course is FEE-HELP approved for domestic students.
For information on fees and funding, click here.
Course cost
$1,200 or $1,000 for partners and alumni.
Please note: This course is not available to international students.
To successfully apply for the Undergraduate Certificate in Sports Coaching you will have to meet the following requirements:
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Gareth Long is ACPE’s Director of Program Innovation and Development and an experienced educator, coach, and coach developer. Gareth has an MSc in Sport Coaching from Loughborough University, and in addition to a career working in schools and universities Gareth has worked for the English Football Association and Sport Australia. |
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Dr. Luiz Uehara is a lecturer in Sport Coaching at ACPE, coach and sport scientist. Luiz specialises in motor learning and skill acquisition, and has published extensively on non-linear pedagogy and the development of sporting expertise. |
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