Sports coaches, instructors and officials work with amateur and professional sportsmen and women to enhance performance, encourage greater participation in sport, supervise recreational activities such as canoeing and mountaineering, and organise and officiate at sporting events according to established rules.

Entry Reqirements

Level 3 NVQ; A Levels

Typical Tasks

• Manages the playing areas and competitors, starts race, competition or match and controls its progress according to established rules.
• Inspects and maintains specialised clothing and equipment.
• Understands health and safety aspects of various activities and ensures any statutory requirements are met.
• Provides information and develops facilities to encourage greater participation in sport, and to enhance the standards of participants.
• Deals with administrative aspects such as arranging matches, contests or appearances for athlete or team, and organising required transport and accommodation.
• Monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how future improvements can be made.
• Controls team selection and discipline and recruits ancillary staff such as coaches or physiotherapists.
• Coaches teams or individuals by demonstrating techniques and directing training and exercise sessions.

Desired Skills

Monitoring, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Writing, Mathematics, Science