Coaches and Scouts
- Bright Outlook
- Rapid Growth
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports for the primary purpose of competition. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching certifications should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
What you’d do
- Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.
- Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours.
- Adjust coaching techniques, based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes.
- Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles, such as specific ways of moving the body, hands, or feet, to achieve desired results.
- Plan strategies and choose team members for individual games or sports seasons.
- Monitor the academic eligibility of student athletes.
- Counsel student athletes on academic, athletic, and personal issues.
- Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies.
Skills that matter
- Instructing
- Speaking
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
How to get there
Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree
Also called
- Basketball Coach
- Coach
- Football Coach
- Track and Field Coach
- Baseball Coach
- Cross Country Coach
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