Sports Science: Athletics Coach in Football HMU Health and Medical University Potsdam

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Target group

Perspectives
Career prospects: Careers in competitive sports
The Master’s degree programme in Sports Science: Athletics Coach in Football qualifies students for a wide range of roles in grassroots, youth and elite sports, including as:

- Athletics coach in the professional or youth sector
- Specialist in diagnostics, stress management or rehabilitation
- Member of the interdisciplinary performance team
- Coordinator in the Youth Development Centre or research project manager
The academic degree provides a forward-looking skill set – scientifically sound, data-based and directly applicable to the realities of modern football.

Annotation

Course profile:
The Master´s degree programme in Sports Science: Athletics Coach in Football provides in-depth knowledge of sports science, training science and performance diagnostics with a clear focus on professional football. Students acquire the skills to manage and optimise athletic performance and to develop evidence-based training concepts for both team and individual training. The degree course combines theoretical content with practical applications and prepares students to take on positions of responsibility within interdisciplinary performance teams.

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Course contents

The curriculum includes thematic focus areas that are geared towards the demands of modern football. These include:
• Periodisation & load control in professional football
• Sport-specific performance diagnostics & monitoring
• Strength, speed & endurance in a football-specific context
• Regeneration, Prevention & Return to Play
• Data-based coaching & technology use
• Communication & cooperation in the performance team

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Programme structure & model
The full-time degree is divided into four semesters with four block phases per semester. This structure combines face-to-face teaching, guided self-study and supervised practice projects to closely link theory and application. Students can flexibly combine the programme model with practical roles in club or association settings.

The training takes place in a high-performance setting that integrates expertise from sports science, psychology, medicine, physiotherapy and nutritional science, with specialised focus areas across three locations in Germany.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements

– Eligibility to study in Master’s degree courses according to § 9 (5) BbgHG
– Completed relevant Bachelor’s degree in Sports Science or in a related field worth at least 180 ECTS credits, of which at least 70 ECTS credits must be oriented towards sports science, sports psychology or training science. Missing basic knowledge can be acquired by taking modules from the Bachelor’s degree programme Sports Science Coach in the Team Sport of Football.
– German language skills at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

After your application, we will check your personal motivation in an individual interview.

Tuition fees

550.00 EUR / Month

Tuition fees: EUR 550/month
Registration fee: One-time fee of EUR 100

Main language

German