(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Coaches and Scouts
Job Description
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching degrees should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions. |
100
|
Provide training direction, encouragement, and motivation in order to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, and/or tours. |
99
|
Adjust coaching techniques, based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes. |
99
|
Keep abreast of changing rules, techniques, technologies, and philosophies relevant to their sport. |
98
|
Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles, such as specific ways of moving the body, hands, or feet, to achieve desired results. |
98
|
Evaluate athletes' skills and review performance records to determine their fitness and potential in a particular area of athletics. |
97
|
Plan strategies and choose team members for individual games or sports seasons. |
97
|
Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations. |
96
|
Plan and direct physical conditioning programs that will enable athletes to achieve maximum performance. |
96
|
Keep records of athlete, team, and opposing team performance. |
96
|
Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies. |
94
|
Perform activities that support a team or a specific sport, such as meeting with media representatives and appearing at fundraising events. |
94
|
Arrange and conduct sports-related activities, such as training camps, skill-improvement courses, clinics, and pre-season try-outs. |
94
|
Select, acquire, store, and issue equipment and other materials as necessary. |
90
|
Monitor athletes' use of equipment to ensure safe and proper use. |
88
|
Develop and arrange competition schedules and programs. |
85
|
File scouting reports that detail player assessments, provide recommendations on athlete recruitment, and identify locations and individuals to be targeted for future recruitment efforts. |
82
|
Identify and recruit potential athletes, arranging and offering incentives such as athletic scholarships. |
80
|
Explain and demonstrate the use of sports and training equipment, such as trampolines or weights. |
74
|
Serve as organizer, leader, instructor, or referee for outdoor and indoor games, such as volleyball, football, and soccer. |
19
|
Negotiate with professional athletes or their representatives to obtain services and arrange contracts. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
93
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
85
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
85
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
85
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
84
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
83
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
82
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
82
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
80
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
80
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
79
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
78
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
77
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
77
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
76
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
74
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
73
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
72
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
71
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
71
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
70
|
Thinking Creatively
|
70
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
69
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
63
|
Getting Information
|
63
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
62
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
60
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
56
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
55
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
54
|
Processing Information
|
54
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
50
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
49
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
39
|
Interacting With Computers
|
38
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
37
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
23
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
22
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
16
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
6
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
3
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|