Careers in Sport

Usually when you ask someone about sporting careers, the top 3 answers are: coach, athlete and referee. While these options are great, research has shown that in the Caribbean, other avenues in sport are often overlooked.

Here is a list of 17 other sporting careers excluding the above mentioned.

• Sports development officer

• Sports and exercise psychologist

• Sports lawyer

• Sports physiotherapist

• Sports journalist

• Sports photographer

• Sport operations assistant

• Sporting director

• Sports marketing, PR, communications and social media

• Sport performance manager

• Sport performance analyst

• Sport Scientist

• Licensing partnerships manager

• Exercise physiologist

• Leisure centre/gym manager

• Physical education teacher

• Digital marketing and content executive

With the advent of technology, some of these jobs can be done remotely, you can be in the Caribbean with your workspace located in Asia. According to experts, the sports industry reached a value of nearly US$488.5 billion in 2018, and is now estimated to be worth over $500 billion. What are you waiting on? Choose your sporting career today.