The Swansea University International Sports Scholarship is available to international students studying Sport and Exercise Sciences, Performance Science, Strength, and Conditioning, or Youth Development at the undergraduate level. This scholarship is worth £16,062 and there is no set number of awards given out each year.
Applicants must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) in Sports Science or a similar relevant science discipline.
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Summary
Nice opportunity for international applicants in the UK.Application Deadline: 14 October 2022.
Brief Description
- Organization: Swansea University
- Department: N/A
- Course level: PhD
- Award Amount: £16,062
- Number of Awards: N/A
- Access Mode: Online
- Subject: Sport and Exercise Sciences, Performance Science, Strength, and Conditioning, Youth Development
- Nationality: Domestic Students
- Eligible Countries: UK
- Eligibility: Students can apply for a PhD degree offered at Swansea University.
- The award can be taken in the UK.
Swansea University Information
Established in 1920, Swansea University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the large town of Swansea (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Wales. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, Swansea University is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 15,000-19,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Swansea University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 99 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
Eligibility Criteria
Designing training practices that provide an age and playing level appropriate, the engaging bio-psycho-physical stimulus is central to the successful development and retention of youth talent and long-term retention in sport. Despite the importance of practice design and the considerable hours invested by players and coaches in the implementation of such practices, little is known about the relative effectiveness of different practices for developing youth talent.
This collaborative Ph.D. will examine the bio-psycho-social responses to typical practice designs and their long-term implications for the development of physical characteristics, technical execution, and decision-making in youth football. The Ph.D. will comprise three themes:
Development of a library of practices classified according to bio-psycho-social responses and their translation to the longer-term development of technical execution, decision-making, and game-related performance in youth footballers.
Design and validation of a series of bio-psycho-social measures that are sufficiently sensitive and reliable to quantify responses to the practices identified.
Implementation of a series of training practice interventions to assess their real-world effects on youth athletes.
Each intervention will involve an 8–10 week training period (36-40 practices) and include multiple competitive games (10-12) to allow the development of technical execution and decision-making to be monitored.
In summary, this Ph.D. seeks to systematically understand the impact of modern coaching practices on long-term development in youth football. It is expected that the tools and knowledge generated through this Ph.D. will significantly advance an under-developed area of research, and have significant impacts on training practice and policies in youth talent development academies across sports on a national and international scale.
The aim of the study is to better understand how different coaching practices impact long-term development in youth football. In doing so, it is hoped that the tools and knowledge generated will significantly improve training practices and policies for youth talent development programs across the world.
Offered Benefits
This scholarship covers the full cost of UK tuition fees and an annual stipend of £16,062. Additional research expenses will also be available.
Established in 1920, Swansea University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the large town of Swansea (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Wales. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, Swansea University is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 15,000-19,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Swansea University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 99 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.