Degree Programs in Cave Hill, Barbados

The Bachelor of Science in Sport Coaching is designed to equip sports coaches with the required knowledge, skills, attitudes, and techniques to deliver quality coaching to individual athletes and teams, with a view to improving sporting performance in the Caribbean. The program is a three-year full-time program and students must complete a total of 90 credit hours in order to graduate. In this program, students will take introductory sports courses including Fundamentals of Coaching, Introduction to Exercise and Sport Psychology, and Introduction to Human Physiology, along with the foundation courses. Students will also be exposed to courses specific to coaching such as Coaching for Special Populations, Sports Nutrition and Coaching Practicum 1, Sports as a Profession, Decision Training, Coaching Methodology, and Coach Planning and Periodization. Students will also get the opportunity to become certified as a coach in one of the major sporting disciplines.