Sport Performance Analysis

About this programme

The Sport Performance Analysis degree at Cardiff Met is an applied sport science course that focuses on the understanding, improvement and analysis of performance in sport. The curriculum progressively develops your knowledge of tactical analysis, measuring technical effectiveness, and specific movement analysis within actual sporting performance using a range of modern techniques and technology. In addition, you will develop strong skills in data analysis, preparation and visualisation to support evidence-based decision making in sport. The core modules in performance analysis are complemented and supplemented by optional modules in areas such as data analytics, interdisciplinary practice, talent identification, leadership and management, and broadcast media. Together, these elements give the course a unique flavour, enabling you to understand not only the theoretical principles and applied process skills that underpin performance analysis, but also how these can be extended into diverse professional contexts. The degree offers extensive opportunities to build practical and applied knowledge of the interface between analysis, coaching, performance science and athlete development. You will learn to critically evaluate and adapt both your own professional practice as an analyst, and the practices of performers and coaches in a range of sports and contexts. In doing so, you will also develop the vocational skill set required to pursue a career in performance analysis. This degree can be studied as a three-year full-time degree or a four-year full-time degree that include