Coaching education covers two quite different things. Academic programs (degrees, certificates and postgraduate awards in sport coaching) study coaching theory, athlete development, pedagogy and performance analysis. Professional coach education, run by governing bodies and awarding organisations, awards licences and badges that sports often require for a coaching role.
For example, football federations award tiered licences under confederation frameworks, while national coaching bodies run general coaching certificates across sports. These are credentials, not academic degrees, even when a university delivers them.
Both routes are listed here, in different sections, so that a coaching licence is never confused with a degree. Prerequisites such as playing experience, previous licences or safeguarding checks are recorded as published.
Typical topics: Athlete development, Coaching pedagogy, Session planning, Performance analysis, Safeguarding, Coach-athlete relationships.
Also called: Sport coaching, Coach education, Coaching science, Trainerausbildung, Formation d’entraîneur. These names lead to this one page.
Many sports and employers require a specific licence or certificate to coach at a given level, and these are issued by governing or awarding bodies. An academic coaching degree may or may not carry such a licence; the program page says what the provider states.
A sample of what verified programs in this subject say. Requirements differ by program, country and intake.
156 programs
Professional courseProfessional qualification
Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU) · Brøndby, Denmark
Current course dates, prices and venue not confirmed on the overview page; individual course pages not fetched. Venue for individual courses not confirmed; address is DBU's general office.
Professional courseProfessional qualificationShort-term
DFB-Akademie (Deutscher Fußball-Bund) · Online · provider based in Germany
Course dates are published only in the application portal; no dated intake confirmed. Venue not named on page.
DegreeMaster’s degree
Dickinson State University · Dickinson, North Dakota, United States
Format and current enrolment not stated on the field-of-study page; program listed there. A news item on the page describes it as a new master's.
Athlete trainingCamp
Dundee FC Community Trust · Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
The only listed session (12-16 October 2026) has ended; current availability for later camps not confirmed.
DegreeBachelor’s degree
East Carolina University · Greenville, North Carolina, United States
DegreeMaster’s degree
East Central University · Online · provider based in United States
DegreeMaster’s degree
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
DegreeMaster’s degree
Eastern New Mexico University · Portales, New Mexico, United States
DegreeDiplomaLong-term
Edinburgh College · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Page lists an August 2026 start; later intake not confirmed.
DegreeMaster’s degreeLong-term
Eidgenössische Hochschule für Sport Magglingen EHSM · Magglingen, Switzerland
Athlete trainingCampShort-term
Eintracht Frankfurt Fußballschule · Frankfurt, Germany
Current dated sessions not confirmed: the booking page is dynamic and was not readable.
DegreeMaster’s degree
Emporia State University · Online · provider based in United States
Athlete trainingCamp
F.C. København - Træn med FCK · Næstved, Denmark
The only dated session found has passed its registration deadline; sales close one week before each event, contact traenmed@fck.dk about free places.
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADEUP) · Porto, Portugal
Current enrolment availability not confirmed
DegreeMaster’s degree
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADEUP) · Porto, Portugal
Current enrolment availability not confirmed
DegreeBachelor’s degreeLong-term
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa · Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, Portugal
DegreeMaster’s degree
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa · Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, Portugal
Current enrolment availability not confirmed
Athlete trainingCampShort-term
FC Basel 1893 · Basel, Switzerland
Only 2026 sessions (all already past) are published; 2027 dates not yet shown. Locations are subject to change per the page.
Athlete trainingCampShort-term
FC St.Gallen 1879 · St. Gallen, Switzerland
Only a 2026 camp (already held) is shown; 2027 dates not published on the page.
Athlete trainingCampShort-term
FCA-Fußballschule · Augsburg, Germany
The city of the Paul-Renz-Akademie is not printed on the offer page; Augsburg is taken from the club's postal address.
Athlete trainingAcademy program
FCA-Fußballschule · Augsburg, Germany
Other venues (FC Kempten, DJK) are listed in the portal; only Paul-Renz-Akademie blocks are recorded.
Professional courseProfessional qualification
FIGC - Settore Tecnico (Coverciano) · Firenze, Italy
Professional courseProfessional qualification
FIGC - Settore Tecnico (Coverciano) · Online · provider based in Italy
Course dates and application windows for individual territorial editions are not given on the cited page
Athlete trainingCampShort-term
FK Austria Wien · Wien, Austria
The Herbstcamp 2026 is marked fully booked; the 2027 camps are shown as published.
Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per week, per camp, per term, per year) are not comparable. Missing details (tuition, admissions, accommodation) never remove a verified listing. Training programs closed to the public are shown only when you ask for them. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.