Career in Sports and Opportunities

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Career in Sports and Opportunities


Career opportunities in the sports industry
are not limited to those with athletic and non athletic. 
There are many ranges of positions and post in the field for
non-athletes too. These jobs  provides
mental and physical health services, sales and marketing revenue, and sports
media content. There many options in Government sector as well as Private
sector for jobs.


A lot of work and physical fitness required
to make career in sports. Any sportsman can make good career in Government as
well as Private sector also. Even Sportsman can become entrepreneur also and
make money. Anyone can make a career in any sports field depending on what
sports you take up as your expertise. Various sports fields are Cricket, Badminton, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Boxing,
Gymnastics, Hockey, Table Tennis, Wrestling, Cycling, etc.




Career
in Sports

‘’Sports is one of
the most reputed career options any of the country with many job opportunities
Government and Private as well.’’

Sports are opened for many career
opportunities for young talents in any Country. Becoming a sports person, one
should having some talent in the interested sport is very important. Along with
talent, Strong determination and dedication is needed because absence of these
no can achieve anything in Life. For every sportsman, it is a desired or dreams
to represent his/her nation at the international level. 

Candidates can start their
career in school and college level and start play at the State level, Regional
level and try to explore their opportunities at national and international
levels. Other than actually being an active sportsman, then other career
opportunity are sport marketing, coaching, athletic administration, sports
medicine, sport promotion, sport psychology and more many.


Eligibility
The minimum educational qualification is a 10+2 pass with 50 % marks
from well recognized Board of India. Deserving students are offered financial support
in the form of scholarships and training in special institutions at the Government’s
expensive. There are many state level and national level associations and councils
set up for the purpose of funding and nurturing sporting to the talented 
student in our Country.

Age
Interested student who want to make career
in Sports, they start their career very early between age bandwidth of 5-19 years. As in sports there is no limit of age but
you should aware early for it.



Courses
& Organization
There is some diploma, undergraduate and
post graduated courses are available for making career in sport.

Diploma -:
·        
Diploma in Sports Medicine
·        
Diploma in Sports Coaching
·        
Diploma in Sports Management
·        
Diploma in Sports Science &
Nutrition

Undergraduate Courses -:
·        
B.Sc in Physical Education,
Health Education and Sports Sciences
·        
Bachelor of Physical education
·        
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sports
Management
·        
B.Sc (Hons) in Sports Science
·        
B.Sc in Sports and Recreation
Management
·        
Bachelor of Sports Management
(BSM)
·        
Bachelor of Business
Administration (BBA) in Sports Management

Postgraduate Course -:
·        
Master of Physical education
·        
M.Sc in Sports Coaching
·        
Post Graduate Diploma in Sports
Medicine
·        
Post Graduate Diploma in Sports
Management
·        
Post Graduate Diploma in Sports
Business
·        
MBA in Sports Management
·        
Master of Sports Management
(MSM)
·        
M.Sc in Sports Science

Doctoral Degree Courses -:
·        
Ph.D in Physical Education
·        
M.Phill in Physical Education
·        
Ph.D in Sports Management

Organization of sports:
·        
National Basketball Association
·        
National Hockey League
·        
National Football League
·        
All India Tennis Association
·        
National Institute of Sports
·        
Indian Olympic Association


Top Colleges start career in Sport
There are some most reputed colleges in
India where you can pursue your degree and make your career bright and give
right path to it. There some lists of it as given below-:

·        
National Institute of Sports,
Patiala
·        
Indira Gandhi Institute of
Physical Education and Sports Sciences, New Delhi
·        
Lakshmibai National Institute
of Physical Education, Gwalior
·        
Lakshmibai National College for
Physical Education, Thiruvananthapuram
·        
Tata Football Academy,
Jamshedpur
·        
National Cricket Academy,
Bangalore
·        
Delhi University and many more.


Required Skills
To make career in Sports industry
student/candidate has to be fully energetic and fit for any sports. It requires
lots of hard work and dedication in achieving to position in Sport career.
There some quality of sportsman should have in order to make good career in
sports -:

·        
Physical Energy and Stamina
·        
Energetic
·        
Enthusiastic
·        
Physically fit
·        
Patience
·        
Sporting Spirit


Types of Sports Jobs
In the college sports sector, choose from
these athletic department jobs -:

·        
Athletic Trainer
·        
Coach – many different sports
·        
Assistant Coach
·        
Associate Athletic Director
·        
Athletic Director
·        
Physical Education Instructor
·        
Marketing and Promotions
Coordinator
·        
Athletic Program Development
Director
·        
Sports Information Director


 Health and Fitness (Non athletes) -:

·        
Athletic Trainer
·        
Physical Therapist
·        
Medical Assistant
·        
Sports Medicine Aide
·        
Physical Therapy Assistant
·        
Sports Massage Therapist
·        
Sports and Fitness Nutritionist
·        
Strength and Conditioning Coach
·        
Exercise Physiologist
·        
Sports Physician
·        
Sports Psychologist

Sports writing job or broadcasting career

·        
Sportscaster
·        
Sports News Reporter
·        
Television Sports Producer
·        
Radio Sports Producer
·        
Internet Sports Producer
·        
Sports Writer
·        
Sports Photographer
·        
Sports Talk Show Host
·        
Sports Columnist
·        
Sports Television Talent
Director
·        
Editor
·        
Publisher

Sports jobs in schools (Government and
Private Sector) -:

·        
Physical Education (P.E.)
Teacher
·        
Coach
·        
Assistant Coach

Professional sports teams (Athletes and Non
Athletes) 

·        
Coach
·        
Strength and Conditioning Coach
·        
Scout
·        
Team President
·        
General Manager
·        
Business Manager
·        
Director of Minor League
Operations
·        
Marketing Director
·        
Promotion Director
·        
Director of Community Relations
·        
Ticket Operations Manager
·        
Traveling Secretary
·        
Executive Director
·        
Stadium Manager
·        
Sports Events Coordinator
·        
Equipment Manager
·        
Scoreboard Operator
·        
Public Address Announcer


Salary
The salary of the sports persons totally
depends on the sport game as well as experience that once have chosen. In the
sports career, the number of years of experience does not matter but also the
sports person capability to deliver excellent performance and talent consistently.
Starting salary of the sports person is approx Rs.
3 Lac to Rs 5 Lac per year. When you become a star sportsman, you can
earn in Crores per annum. The salary is also depends on your job profile and
talent that you have.


Pros
·        
Name and fame once you are
start playing for the nation
·        
Respect among peers and
sporting fraternity
·        
Good pay if you are working for
a government organization under sports quota. If you become a star, you also
get endorsements

Cons
·        
No security
·        
Continue working hard throughout
your career
·        
Very short career especially if
you are playing sports like cricket, football or hockey

These are the all information about making
career in sport industries. We hope you have got all information which you are
trying searching for.