Loughborough Sport Placements
Every year Loughborough Sport, in partnership with the School of Exercise & Health Sciences, host a variety of placements in performance support and operational roles for both our undergraduate and postgraduate students. Find out more about these placements below.
Undergraduate Placements
We offer full-time placements for Loughborough University undergraduates completing a sandwich year or year in industry.
Placements are available in Performance Analysis, Strength & Conditioning, Physiology, and Operations Support. Students will gain hands-on experience in an elite sports environment, working alongside practitioners and coaches.
These placements provide a valuable opportunity to build a portfolio of skills, boosting future employability.
Postgraduate Placements
We offer placements integrated with our master's programmes in the School of Sports Exercise & Health Sciences (SSEHS) across disciplines like Performance Analysis, Strength & Conditioning, Physiology, and Nutrition.
Students will gain hands-on experience working alongside experts in an elite sports environment.
These placements allow you to build a portfolio of practical skills, boosting your employability.
What will I get out of these opportunities?
Loughborough Sport is dedicated to developing aspiring coaches and practitioners through elite sport in the UK.
Supporting around 500 funded athletes, scholars, and first-team athletes across various sports, we offer a unique environment to develop a wide range of skills within an interdisciplinary sports programme.
Students on our placements gain hands-on experience in an elite sports setting, working with practitioners and coaches, and have the chance to build a portfolio of practical expertise to enhance their employability.
Training and Mentoring
Access to in house specific technical training and mentoring delivered by Loughborough Sport Practitioners and Programme Managers.
Employability Skills
Develop employability skills such as communications and problem solving through hands on experience
Networking Opportunities
Opportunity to network with industry professionals