What do Sports Coach, Instructor or Official Do?

If you like working with people and enjoy being active, then a career in the sports and fitness industry may be what you’re looking for. Whether it’s helping others get into shape, helping to maintain healthy lifestyles, or working with the more elite athlete, a career as a health and fitness professional can prove very rewarding.

There is a wide range of different courses available to equip you for this exciting sector. Ranging from certificate qualifications through to undergraduate degrees, and graduate diplomas, there’s sure to be something to suit you.

The Certificate IV in Fitness is the perfect qualification if you wish to develop your knowledge and skills in the delivery and instruction of exercise programs in fitness centres, outdoor environments or with individual clients and small groups. Not only will you learn how to conduct fitness assessments and exercise programs, but you’ll also learn about the legalities of training, motivational psychology, and business planning. This is the minimum qualification needed to become a registered Personal Trainer.

The industry-recognised Diploma of Sports Development will help you begin a new career in the arena of sports, as well as build your skills to continue to work in the sports industry. Developed in association with industry professionals, this course will provide you with up-to-date skills and knowledge in coaching practices, risk management, drugs in sport, team management, project management and sports psychology. Delivered entirely online, you can fit your around your work. And as it is VET FEE-HELP approved, you can study now and pay for your course later.

If you wish to take your career to greater heights, then consider undertaking one of the many undergraduate degrees available.

The Bachelor of Health and Movement (Sport) will provide you with a strong understanding of human movement and health, with a major focus on managing and planning sport and exercise activities in a variety of education settings and community environments.

The Bachelor of Health Science (Fitness), will allow you to study health science with a major in fitness and will equip you to apply this knowledge in client assessments, and designing, implementing and evaluating exercise programs. The Bachelor of Health Science (Sports), developed due to increasing evidence that sport and physical activity play an important role in health and wellbeing, will show you how to apply scientific principles to sports and exercise. Both degrees can lead to a range of different educational career opportunities.

For a superior gateway into careers such as personal training, corporate health, special needs training, fitness writing or event presentation, the Bachelor of Applied Fitness incorporates the vocational requirement while delivering a higher level qualification.

However, if you are more interested in the administrative side of sports and fitness, then you can choose from the Bachelor of Sports Business or a Bachelor of Business (Sports Management). Both will train you in sports management and leadership, marketing and communications, and various management skills.

Finally, if a career in sports coaching is beckoning, the Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Administration is for you. This specialised degree will teach you modern coaching and conditioning techniques, as well as the management of political, legislative and administrative complexities in the sports sector.

If you’re serious about moving into middle or senior management roles in the sports and related industries, then you may wish to expand your skill-set through studying the Graduate Diploma of Sports Administration.