What would you do as a Sports coach?
Sports coaches
- usually work irregular and long hours
- usually work at indoor or outdoor sports facilities, and may travel locally and internationally
- need to lead others, identify and solve problems, and communicate well
Tasks
- train amateur and professional sportspeople
- coordinate athletic and sporting events
- give players career guidance
- organise tours and trips
- study past game footage
- evaluate athletic skills
- maintain knowledge of rules and regulations
- maintain sporting equipment
- select players and athletes to compete
How can you become a Sports coach?
You need experience to become a sports coach and a qualification may be useful.
You need
- experience in your sport
You may need
- experience coaching your sport at a voluntary level
- a New Zealand Certificate in Sport Coaching (Level 3)
- to do entry training in sports coaching
- to pass a police check
- a First Aid Certificate
If you're in school
You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job, but Level 2 may be useful.
