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Where a sports coach can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a sports coach already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Sports coaches provide instruction in the sport of their specialisation in a recreational context to non-age-specific and age specific participants. They identify already acquired skills and implement suitable training programmes for the groups or individuals they teach in order to develop participants' physical and psychological fitness. They create the most optimal environment for the growth of participant skills and enable them to maximise their performance, while fostering good sportsmanship and character in all participants. Sports coaches also track the participant progress and provide personalised instruction where needed. They supervise sports facilities and changing rooms and maintain uniforms and equipment.

Also known as sports instructor, coach of sport, instructor in sport, sport coach for participation, sports trainer for the elderly, sports instruction practitioner, sport coach, sports coach for children, children sports trainer, coach in sports, practitioner of sports coaching, sports trainer.

Technicians and associate professionals 64 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: boxing instructor, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from sports coach, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a sports coach already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A sports coach needs 29 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

sports ethics arts and humanities
promote balance between rest and activity management skills
sporting equipment usage services
analyse personal fitness information management skills
promote healthy fitness environment communication, collaboration and creativity
assess performance in sport events management skills
organise training management skills
sport games rules services
sport and exercise medicine health and welfare
plan sports instruction programme management skills

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Sports coach is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a sports coach’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.