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NCS CODE: 3422.0401 | SP14
A Sports Coach supports professional sportspeople, sports teams, community teams or school groups, working closely with them to improve performance. They may have a role in encouraging underrepresented groups or young people to participate in sporting activities.
• Interest and Enthusiasm for Sports
• Good Spoken Communication Skills
• Ability to inspire confidence and motivate performance
• Problem Solving
• Perseverance and Patience
• Organisational Skills
• Teamwork
• First Aid Skills
Sunita Sharma is reportedly India's first woman cricket coach. Having trained dozens of first-class and international cricketers, Sunita has not only created sporting history by becoming the first woman cricket coach of India, with many of her students playing in the national and international teams, she has also shattered a male bastion where the entry of women was thought to be an impossibility. She received the Dronacharya Award in 2005.
Admission to the course is offered either on the basis of an entrance test or on a merit basis. There may be a physical screening round as well. In the case of an entrance exam, a cumulative score is formed out of the candidate's test score and the score obtained by him/her in the physical screening round.
For Andhra University
• Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai
• National Academy of Sports Management, Mumbai
• Sports Authority of India (SAI) Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports, Patiala
London Metropolitan University
Offer private coaching sessions to individuals who want personalised training in a specific sport. This could include one-on-one or small group sessions.
People with the following disabilities can work in this career