Sports coach

The Job

Sports coaches teach individuals and teams how to improve the way they play their sport by analysing their performances, instructing players in relevant skills and enhancing players' performances.

Coaches facilitate the development of athletes in order to improve performance of the individual or team. This requires the coach to:

• plan, conduct and evaluate training
• evaluate and analyse the sport specific performance of individual athletes and/or teams
• design individualised training programs
• apply a variety of teaching methods and instructional styles.

Sports coaches usually specialise in a particular sport. Coaches may operate at a local/regional, state/territory, national, international levels.

Coaches are employed by sporting clubs and associations, government agencies, government-funded centres (e.g. the Australian Institute of Sport), holiday resorts and centres specialising in particular sports (e.g. horse-riding schools), swimming centres, health clubs and community institutions. In some sports, coaches may be self-employed in a sports training centre that they own or lease. Many coaches are unpaid volunteers.

Overview

Sports coaches teach individuals and teams how to improve the way they play their sport by analysing their performances, instructing players in relevant skills and enhancing players' performances.

Coaches facilitate the development of athletes in order to improve performance of the individual or team. This requires the coach to:

• plan, conduct and evaluate training
• evaluate and analyse the sport specific performance of individual athletes and/or teams
• design individualised training programs
• apply a variety of teaching methods and instructional styles.

Sports coaches usually specialise in a particular sport. Coaches may operate at a local/regional, state/territory, national, international levels.

Coaches are employed by sporting clubs and associations, government agencies, government-funded centres (e.g. the Australian Institute of Sport), holiday resorts and centres specialising in particular sports (e.g. horse-riding schools), swimming centres, health clubs and community institutions. In some sports, coaches may be self-employed in a sports training centre that they own or lease. Many coaches are unpaid volunteers.

Functions and tasks

Sports coaches teach individuals and teams how to improve the way they play their sport by analysing their performances, instructing players in relevant skills and enhancing players' performances.

Coaches facilitate the development of athletes in order to improve performance of the individual or team. This requires the coach to:

• plan, conduct and evaluate training
• evaluate and analyse the sport specific performance of individual athletes and/or teams
• design individualised training programs
• apply a variety of teaching methods and instructional styles.

Sports coaches usually specialise in a particular sport. Coaches may operate at a local/regional, state/territory, national, international levels.

Coaches are employed by sporting clubs and associations, government agencies, government-funded centres (e.g. the Australian Institute of Sport), holiday resorts and centres specialising in particular sports (e.g. horse-riding schools), swimming centres, health clubs and community institutions. In some sports, coaches may be self-employed in a sports training centre that they own or lease. Many coaches are unpaid volunteers.

Career pathways

Sports coaches teach individuals and teams how to improve the way they play their sport by analysing their performances, instructing players in relevant skills and enhancing players' performances.

Coaches facilitate the development of athletes in order to improve performance of the individual or team. This requires the coach to:

• plan, conduct and evaluate training
• evaluate and analyse the sport specific performance of individual athletes and/or teams
• design individualised training programs
• apply a variety of teaching methods and instructional styles.

Sports coaches usually specialise in a particular sport. Coaches may operate at a local/regional, state/territory, national, international levels.

Coaches are employed by sporting clubs and associations, government agencies, government-funded centres (e.g. the Australian Institute of Sport), holiday resorts and centres specialising in particular sports (e.g. horse-riding schools), swimming centres, health clubs and community institutions. In some sports, coaches may be self-employed in a sports training centre that they own or lease. Many coaches are unpaid volunteers.

Pay and hours of work

Sports coaches teach individuals and teams how to improve the way they play their sport by analysing their performances, instructing players in relevant skills and enhancing players' performances.

Coaches facilitate the development of athletes in order to improve performance of the individual or team. This requires the coach to:

• plan, conduct and evaluate training
• evaluate and analyse the sport specific performance of individual athletes and/or teams
• design individualised training programs
• apply a variety of teaching methods and instructional styles.

Sports coaches usually specialise in a particular sport. Coaches may operate at a local/regional, state/territory, national, international levels.

Coaches are employed by sporting clubs and associations, government agencies, government-funded centres (e.g. the Australian Institute of Sport), holiday resorts and centres specialising in particular sports (e.g. horse-riding schools), swimming centres, health clubs and community institutions. In some sports, coaches may be self-employed in a sports training centre that they own or lease. Many coaches are unpaid volunteers.

Personal requirements

Sports coaches teach individuals and teams how to improve the way they play their sport by analysing their performances, instructing players in relevant skills and enhancing players' performances.

Coaches facilitate the development of athletes in order to improve performance of the individual or team. This requires the coach to:

• plan, conduct and evaluate training
• evaluate and analyse the sport specific performance of individual athletes and/or teams
• design individualised training programs
• apply a variety of teaching methods and instructional styles.

Sports coaches usually specialise in a particular sport. Coaches may operate at a local/regional, state/territory, national, international levels.

Coaches are employed by sporting clubs and associations, government agencies, government-funded centres (e.g. the Australian Institute of Sport), holiday resorts and centres specialising in particular sports (e.g. horse-riding schools), swimming centres, health clubs and community institutions. In some sports, coaches may be self-employed in a sports training centre that they own or lease. Many coaches are unpaid volunteers.

Qualifications required

Sports coaches teach individuals and teams how to improve the way they play their sport by analysing their performances, instructing players in relevant skills and enhancing players' performances.

Coaches facilitate the development of athletes in order to improve performance of the individual or team. This requires the coach to:

• plan, conduct and evaluate training
• evaluate and analyse the sport specific performance of individual athletes and/or teams
• design individualised training programs
• apply a variety of teaching methods and instructional styles.

Sports coaches usually specialise in a particular sport. Coaches may operate at a local/regional, state/territory, national, international levels.

Coaches are employed by sporting clubs and associations, government agencies, government-funded centres (e.g. the Australian Institute of Sport), holiday resorts and centres specialising in particular sports (e.g. horse-riding schools), swimming centres, health clubs and community institutions. In some sports, coaches may be self-employed in a sports training centre that they own or lease. Many coaches are unpaid volunteers.

Employment prospects

Sports coaches teach individuals and teams how to improve the way they play their sport by analysing their performances, instructing players in relevant skills and enhancing players' performances.

Coaches facilitate the development of athletes in order to improve performance of the individual or team. This requires the coach to:

• plan, conduct and evaluate training
• evaluate and analyse the sport specific performance of individual athletes and/or teams
• design individualised training programs
• apply a variety of teaching methods and instructional styles.

Sports coaches usually specialise in a particular sport. Coaches may operate at a local/regional, state/territory, national, international levels.

Coaches are employed by sporting clubs and associations, government agencies, government-funded centres (e.g. the Australian Institute of Sport), holiday resorts and centres specialising in particular sports (e.g. horse-riding schools), swimming centres, health clubs and community institutions. In some sports, coaches may be self-employed in a sports training centre that they own or lease. Many coaches are unpaid volunteers.