Love is playing every game as if it's your last. ~ Michael Jordan

Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry

Got a flair for writing, and love for sports? Do those seconds before the defining moment give you an adrenaline rush, greater than the player himself? Then get down to documenting every greatest moment in the world of sports, with a career of a sports journalist. Taking photos at sport events, attending press meets, live reporting from sport events, and interviewing some of those inspirational sports personalities, will be as close to the gaming world that you can get with a career like this. Guess that's a great bargain! A team needs a leader and a glue that holds them together. A sports manager is essentially that super glue who holds the whole team together, and ensures that the show goes on. Behind-the-scene jobs, managing the team's schedule, dealing with the media, making and getting approvals for team budgets, and handling the very business administration aspect of the team is what the sports manager does. This game is a job where business meets sports, and it could be your chance to shine as a star player! What is your take on players being transferred and those bids that sports club make? Does your opinion prove to be right eventually? Sharpen those opinions with powerful negotiation skills, and make a career as a sports agent. Bidding for players, making those historic deals, deciding salaries for the players, and practically possessing the power to shape the career of a certain sportsperson lies with a sports agent. And with great power like this comes greater responsibility. Think you are up for it? We are all big critics under our skin. If you have microscopical observation for every hit in a game, every foul, and essentially every act of the game, then here's what you can make of it. A career as a referee or an umpire requires that acute sense of right and wrong done in a split second. Think you have the knack? Then this is the best option for you. No event ever takes place without a coordinator. A match or a game also needs a person to coordinate the logistics. Overseeing the responsibilities of a match, and making sure that it falls through smoothly is the main job of the event coordinator. This role puts you in a place to make key decisions, and make the event happen for the world that awaits it! If you have a generous amount of capital to invest, then starting your own sports club is not only a good career option, but also a great investment. This way, you get to be a part of several sports that you plan to open your club with. This could also be your chance to shape the sporting career of a young aspirants, through your club. Pursuing a dream of a being a successful sportsman can be shattered due to reasons that remain unforeseen and unfathomable. But what you've learned, honed, and achieved during your religious training can possibly never be a waste. Put this knowledge to use, by being a coach. There are several like you who aim to live their dream. A career as a coach is a job that comes with a once in a lifetime chance to mold minds to walk on the path that will inspire the world. If you have the knowledge for the game, are a good communicator are a shrewd strategist, then coaching is what awaits you!