Careers in Sport

If you cannot make it to the professional ranks as a sports person, which most of us can only dream about, we can stay in the field of sports that we love by choosing a career in a sports-related field. There is a large range of careers in sports-occupational areas, and prospects are increasing as more people play and watch sports. Also females are moving into many of the male-dominated areas.

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See Career Tips for some guidance to find the job for you. Below are just a few sports careers to choose from.

Careers in Detail

• Exercise Physiologist — you can work in wellness, training, testing and research etc.
• Personal Trainer — How to become a Personal Trainer, or the similar fitness instructor and Strength and Conditioning Coach.
• Sports Medicine — medical practitioners, physiotherapists, physical therapists, sports trainer.
• Sports Dietitian — a career mixing food and athletes.
• Sports Coach — if you can't do it yourself, tell others how to do it.
• Education — teaching our youngsters about sport, health and fitness.
• Sports Official — there would be no sport without umpires and referees.
• Sport Psychologist — get into the minds of athletes.
• Biomechanist — jobs in biomechanics.
• Sport Journalist — write about what you like to watch.

• Administration — work with any sport as an assistant or facilities manager.
• Sports Photography — getting right next to the action to take photos sounds like a great job.
• Sports Analyst — collecting, interpreting, and analyzing sports-related data.
• Sports Chef — providing tasty meals that are also good for the athlete.
  
• Sports Marketing — including the job as a Sports Agent.
• Sport Businesses — How to start a business in the fitness industry.
• Sport Law — encompasses the legal regulations and principles that govern the sports industry.