AFC Fylde Community Foundation (AFCFCF) are proud to offer a two-year Foundation Degree programme alongside the University of South Wales (USW) and EFL Trust and we are currently accepting applications to start in next September.
After both the Foundation and USW recorded their highest number of applications for the 2023/2024 academic year we are both to looking to continue this impressive growth and go one step further.
We have multiple options for our Foundation degrees - consisting of Sports Coaching and Football Development with the chance to complete a third year 'top-up' degree in order to gain a full BsC. The Foundation is also able to offer a full BA(Hons) degree in Business Development.
AFCFCF are delighted to say they have a 100% pass rate across both of their first and second year students.
Brett McGovern is in the first year of his Sports Coaching Development degree and has said that the course has been "really influential and beneficial" after being provided with great opportunities to progress his coaching alongside his studies.
The 19-year-old mentioned how he liked the idea of staying connected with AFC Fylde after college: "I was already completing my two-year scholarship programme with the academy. I already knew people at the Foundation and they provided me with information about the course and I was interested."
He said: "They explained to me that I can do my FA level one, level two and UEFA B coaching licenses alongside my university course which can open doors for me.
"I am already coaching the under 9s in the AFC Fylde academy on a Wednesday night and the scholarship programme four days a week.
"At the minute we are doing Introduction to Sports Science. We are doing multiple subjects such as biomechanics and performance analysis. So for example, when we are doing analysis on the academy's FA Youth Cup games it's helped me understand my different assignments and what I have to do during that time.
"We've also done academic research and study skills which is obviously an introduction into how you set your different university courses and assignments out, it's been really influential and beneficial."
Brett has also taken on a role as a Casual Sports Coach with the Foundation, which he is extremely grateful for: "My passion is football, so the fact I already get to coach football at the very start of my career is unbelievable, I'm lucky that it's a very practical approach and to be learning from staff who have years of experience within football.
The deadline for UCAS applications for the 2025/2026 academic year is January 29th.
If you would like to apply or you know of anyone that would be interested please email: connor.williams@afcfylde.co.uk.
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