Sports Then and Now

Are you someone who loves sports? If you are, then you might have been thinking about how you could make a career out of this. Perhaps you got started in a career that you didn’t actually like too much, and now you’re regretting your choice, instead deciding that you want to pursue a passion of yours. That’s a great idea! It might be tough to work out what your options actually are though, which is exactly why we’ve written this article. 

Down below, you’re going to find some of the suggestions that we’ve come up with to help you get started in a sports related career. Of course, there is your typical athlete, but to be honest if you were going to pursue this route you probably either would know by now, or would have done it by now. But, if you want other options, read on.

Offering Coaching Or Training

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We’re going to kick this article off by saying that you can consider offering coaching or training if you have the knowledge and ability to do this. You have to have confidence in your knowledge of the sport that you’re planning to coach, and you have to dedicate yourself to learning more as and when necessary. You also need to understand that not every person is the same, so it’s important for you to learn different teaching techniques, different abilities in people and so much more. 

It’s also a good idea to determine which age groups you want to coach or train. You don’t just coach everyone, you pick your specialized age range and then offer your services to those that fall within that bracket. There may be times where you make exceptions though, and that’s okay. Unless you want to offer general personal training services, then you’re pretty much covered for whoever.

Selling Sports Merchandise 

The next thing that we’re going to suggest is that you get started in selling sports merchandise. There are so many different ways to do this, and it’s always a popular option because people have always, and will always want this. For example, you could purchase the merchandise from wholesalers or personally from designers if there are any that you want to work with. Or, if you’re quite the creative, you might want to make the merchandise yourself. Of course, this makes things a little more complex, but you can work out expanding later if needed. 

You can either do this online, in person, or a mixture of both depending on what is going to work best for you. When it comes to gathering interest in your business though, you need to think carefully about your marketing methods. You should be using a mixture of digital marketing methods and traditional ones to see what is yielding you the best results. For example, you can look into a service that offers correx board printing so that you can create durable signs for your company. You can also work on creating PPC campaigns for the online side, and so much more depending on how things go. The more methods you can use effectively, the better chance you have of seeing success here.

Starting Your Own Podcast

You might want to share your love of sports with all the other average joes out there. This is where a sporting blog or even podcast comes into play. You will be able to share all your knowledge and excitement for upcoming games as well as team news. It might be that your favourite player is injured and not able to play in upcoming games. This will potentially hurt your team and affect their place in the tables. When you run a podcast, you can also host special guests. They might be other avid sports fans or even celebrities if you become well known. Your dream will be to host your favourite team or player, that’s everyone’s goal. 

You can absolutely make this happen, work hard and achieve every other goal before that one. You will then be able to reach out and ask high up people if you can interview them live on your podcast. 

Consultancy Services If You Can

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Another option for you could be consultancy services. You will work with various teams and agencies to deliver the best advice on the sporting market. This might be using your knowledge on other teams to work out where a player should be or where they should move to at the end of a season. 

Sporting consultancy positions are quite sought after and rare to find. This is because it’s one of those jobs where people seem to stay forever. So, if you can get your hands on one then make sure you work hard to keep it forever. You will meet some amazing people and some not so amazing people, don’t let these get you down. Enjoy every minute of it as you will also find out some very interesting facts about clubs and players.   

Sports Medicine/Physiotherapy

Lastly, consider a career in sports medicine or even physiotherapy, if you already have the necessary skills for this career to progress then why not? If you have a background in medicine then physio is definitely the job for you. You can get to go to various sporting events, or even work in a local hospital where you will see all types of individuals. You will need to be patient and gentle, as gentle as you can be using your hands to manipulate injuries. It might be that you start out as a junior or assistant and work your way up from there. If you need to complete some more training then do your research to ensure you are doing the right thing. The last thing you want is to slow your career progression down. 

We hope you found this article helpful and it gave you many ideas on how to turn your love of sports into a long lasting career. There is nothing more satisfying than doing something you love as you won’t dread going to work each day.