Table 1Transition record

sports coachtosports instructor

A sports coach already meets 75% of what the sports instructor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sports coach

75%

Overlap1

To sports instructor

21 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

28.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 28.1

This move: 28.1 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the sports instructor 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sports instructor 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 support sport in media communication, collaboration and creativity
already held organise sporting environment management skills
already held table tennis services
already held manage athletes management skills
already held promote balance between rest and activity management skills
already held badminton services

All 21 carried skills, including the 12 the sports instructor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 4 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 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients required
required, not held maintain customer service required

optional, not held teach windsurfing optional
optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held correct potentially harmful movements required

03 services 1 required

required, not held water skiing required

04 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held human physiology optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sports instructor 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply risk management in sports skill
already held assess performance in sport events skill
already held assess physical conditions of clients skill
already held instruct in sport skill
already held manage athletes skill
already held organise sporting environment skill
already held organise training skill
already held personalise sports programme skill
already held plan sports instruction programme skill
already held promote balance between rest and activity skill
already held promote healthy fitness environment skill
already held table tennis knowledge
already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
already held badminton knowledge
already held contribute to the development of a sporting estate skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held motivate in sports skill
already held skateboard knowledge
already held sports nutrition knowledge
already held support sport in media skill
already held work with different target groups skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held teach windsurfing optional
optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
optional, not held human physiology optional

43 held skills the sports instructor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt teaching to target group skill
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 latest sport science findings skill
not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies 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 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 demonstrate when teaching skill
not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
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 features of sporting equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role follow trends in sporting equipment skill
not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
not needed by the target role identify talent skill
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 manage student relationships skill
not needed by the target role monitor children's physical development 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 prepare lesson content 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 sport and exercise medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role sport games rules knowledge
not needed by the target role sport psychology 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 sports ethics knowledge

3 further entries not listed here

2 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 water skiing required
optional, not held human physiology optional

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.