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Where a tennis coach can go next

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

Tennis coaches advise and guide individuals and groups on playing tennis. They conduct lessons and teach the rules and techniques of the sport such as grips, strokes and serves. They motivate their clients and help improve their performance.

Also known as tennis teacher, tennis instructor, mini tennis coach, head tennis coach, tennis trainer, cardio tennis coach, performance tennis coach.

Technicians and associate professionals 24 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: sports instructor, 63%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
sports instructor 63% covered horse riding instructor 54% covered golf instructor 42% covered snowboard instructor 41% covered ski instructor 41% covered tennis coach You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from tennis 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 tennis coach already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A tennis coach needs 12 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
  • tennis services
  • organise sporting environment management skills
  • promote balance between rest and activity management skills
  • assess performance in sport events management skills
  • demonstrate professional attitude to clients communication, collaboration and creativity
  • personalise sports programme management skills
  • plan sports instruction programme management skills
  • motivate in sports management skills
  • apply risk management in sports information skills
  • instruct in sport communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a tennis coach does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a tennis 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.