Coaches and Scouts
Coaches and scouts train athletes, recruit team members and come up with game strategies.
Are you a sports fanatic? Do you have season tickets for your favorite team and show up to every game decked out in the team colors? Then you might want to consider a career as a coach or scout. Coaches and scouts teach groups and individuals all about sports, help athletes improve their skills and assist in competition training.
No matter what your favorite sport is, football, basketball, volleyball, swimming, tennis, track and field, cross country or baseball, you will enjoy this job as you work with directly with athletes and teams.
This is an exciting career since it is all about competition. You will train and motivate athletes for games and events, plan the strategies teams use to recruit athletes, oversee training programs, plan coaching techniques, keep records, give recruiting advice, find potential recruits and even create game strategies.
People who make good coaches and scouts are usually good teachers, communicators, listeners, learners, critical thinkers, time managers and creative thinkers.
This career involves a lot of communication with others and team work. It is also important that you are able to keep an up-beat attitude and motivate others. You will also need to make lots of decisions concerning teams, training programs and recruiting.
To make it big as a coach or scout, you will need a master’s degree and possibly a Ph.D., M.D. or even J.D. An educational program will give you the academic foundation you need to succeed. Subjects will include psychology, education, training, personal service, administration, sales, marketing, management and human resources.
Job opportunities for coaches and scouts are expected to increase very quickly. The average annual income for people with this career is about $28,000.