Jobs and Career in sports
 

Today, there are several academies and institutes that select and train talent for practically every sport.
MRF has been promoting and training cricketers through its Pace Foundation in Chennai. The Tata Football Academy, Kolkata, trains young soccer players, many of whom are now in the big league teams of Mohan Bagan and East Bengal

Sports Authority of India (SAI) has initiated various schemes to spot latent talent and provide the correct facilities for nurturing state, national and international level sportspersons.

Scholarships
SAI has several schemes for a vareity of sports. Recently, SAI has also set up six Centres of Excellence at Banglaore, Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi, Gandhinagar and Imphal, where sportspersons who have qualified at the national level up to the 6th position, are trained and promoted.

Coaching clues

Trained coaches are in demand at all the training centres set up by SAI and by state and central sports bodies. Coaches can also find openings in sports clubs, schools and colleges and as in-house coaches for corporate sports teams. Sports persons on retiring from active play can also look forward to satisfying jobs in assignments such as umpires and referees. For this, appointments or certification by recognised state or national bodies is required.

For the training of coaches, there is also the Diploma in Coaching in different sports disciplines for graduates proficient in some sports at national or international level, and the Bachelor in Physical Education, a three-year course for school leavers. The National Institute of Sports, Patiala, also offers R&D programmes in sports science, and sports medicine.

For those wanting to undergo a formal education in sports, the Laxmibai National College of Physical Education at Gwalior and Thiruvanthapuram, and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Delhi, conduct Bachelor’s and Master’s degree courses in physical education, sports medicine and research in sports,. Other institutes that impart sports education include, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Banglaore University, University of Calcutta, University of Delhi and Benares Hindu University.

Sports management

A specialist area becoming increasingly popular today is the area of sports management. Today, practically all successful and well-known players of sport have their own personal managers or agents who keep a track of their clients’ schedules, look after activities such as their career progression, business promotion and even media and public relations.

If your career in sports has been cut short, or you have a passion for sport but not national level talent, an MBA can certainly take you places. Clubs, hotels and resorts that have sports facilities and leisure centers, also employ sport managers who have a knowledge, interest and expertise in sports. Many private and government sponsored sports institutions employ qualified officials to plan and manage sports activities and events.



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Those with communicating skills like the now popular Harsha Bhogle and Sanjay Manjrekar, can take on sports commentating, or sports journalism, working with television, newspapers or magazines that have a sports column or programme. Sports channel such as Star Sports, ESPN Ten Sports, Zee Sports and DD Sports have commentators, presenters, programme producers, directors and presenters to prepare and present sports programmes.

Sports photographers are also much in demand, particularly when major sports events are held.. 

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