Sports Coaching Hub

The Sports Coaching Hub is an internationally recognised leader for coach education, development, research and professional practice. Led by Dr Kerry Harris, the Hub is part of the Centre for Sports Coaching, Management and Culture, which is based within the Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences.

We bring together research, innovation, knowledge and applied expertise to support coaching at every level. We work with sport organisations and practitioners to address real-world challenges. Recently, our work has informed and supported coach education, development and leadership practice:

• Team Wales LeadHERship Programme
• The Welsh Rugby Union
  – Women in High Performance Coaching
  – High Performance Specialist Coaching Programme (Level 4)
• Sport Wales Coach Developer Programme (CIMSPA accredited)

Our services

We offer flexible, high-quality provision tailored to your needs:

Coach education and development

Design and delivery of evidence-informed coach learning programmes.

Academic qualifications

• Master’s degree in Sport Coaching (MSc/PgD/PgC)
• Professional Doctorate (DProf)
• Taught Doctorate in Sport Coaching (DSc)

Training and CPD

• Bespoke workshops and short courses (credit bearing or non-credit bearing)
• One-to-one, group or organisational delivery
• Face-to-face, online and blended format learning and knowledge-exchange activities

Consultancy and strategy

Coaching system design and review.

Our expertise

Our team has extensive expertise across:

• Coach learning and development
• Coaching practice and pedagogy
• Coach developer practice and mentoring
• Coaching culture, systems and complexity
• The social and interactional nature of sport coaching
• Equity, diversity and inclusion and advancing social justice in coaching
• Coach wellbeing
• Developmental and evaluative research

Our expertise is supported by a strong portfolio of peer-reviewed research across these areas. We contribute to leading international journals, advancing both knowledge and applied practice in coaching. Click here for our latest publications.

Work with us

Whether you are looking to develop coaches, coach developers, mentors or the wider coaching workforce, design systems or improve performance, the Sports Coaching Hub combines innovation, research, technology, and practice to deliver measurable impact.

To find out more about partnering with the Sports Coaching Hub, please email Kerry Harris at kharris@cardiffmet.ac.uk.