Table 1Transition record

sports coachtofootball coach

A sports coach already meets 69% of what the football coach role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sports coach

69%

Overlap1

To football coach

22 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

37.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.3

This move: 37.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the football coach role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sports coach profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A football coach role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sports coach background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply latest sport science findings communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage athletes management skills
already held sport psychology social sciences, journalism and information
already held sports ethics arts and humanities
already held identify talent management skills
already held assess performance in sport events management skills

All 22 carried skills, including the 11 the football coach role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held coach during a sports competition required
required, not held execute sports training programme required
required, not held exercise sports required

optional, not held provide feedback to performers optional

02 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held select tactics for a football match required

optional, not held assess students optional
optional, not held develop sports programmes optional

03 services 1 required

required, not held football required

04 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held inflate sport balls optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held adjust sporting equipment optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a football coach role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
already held adapt teaching to target group skill
already held apply teaching strategies skill
already held assess performance in sport events skill
already held demonstrate when teaching skill
already held develop a coaching style skill
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held instruct in sport skill
already held motivate in sports skill
already held organise training skill
already held plan sports instruction programme skill
already held apply latest sport science findings skill
already held contribute to the development of a sporting estate skill
already held features of sporting equipment knowledge
already held identify talent skill
already held manage athletes skill
already held manage student relationships skill
already held sport and exercise medicine knowledge
already held sport psychology knowledge
already held sports ethics knowledge
already held sports nutrition knowledge
already held teamwork principles knowledge

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held inflate sport balls optional
optional, not held adjust sporting equipment optional
optional, not held provide feedback to performers optional
optional, not held assess students optional
optional, not held develop sports programmes optional

42 held skills the football coach role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on rehabilitation exercises skill
not needed by the target role analyse personal fitness information skill
not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role apply risk management in sports skill
not needed by the target role assess physical conditions of clients skill
not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
not needed by the target role assist students with equipment skill
not needed by the target role badminton knowledge
not needed by the target role consult students on learning content skill
not needed by the target role coordinate the administration of a sports organisation skill
not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
not needed by the target role develop competitive strategies in sport skill
not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
not needed by the target role facilitate teamwork between students skill
not needed by the target role follow trends in sporting equipment skill
not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
not needed by the target role manage sports events skill
not needed by the target role monitor children's physical development skill
not needed by the target role organise sporting environment skill
not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
not needed by the target role personalise sports programme skill
not needed by the target role prepare lesson content skill
not needed by the target role promote balance between rest and activity skill
not needed by the target role promote healthy fitness environment skill
not needed by the target role provide health education skill
not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
not needed by the target role skateboard knowledge
not needed by the target role sport games rules knowledge
not needed by the target role sporting equipment usage knowledge
not needed by the target role sporting events knowledge
not needed by the target role support athletes with the maintenance of their condition skill
not needed by the target role support sport in media skill
not needed by the target role table tennis knowledge

2 further entries not listed here

1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held football required

Index

Other moves recorded from sports coach

Full index of moves from sports coach

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.