Sports management

Career Prospects

Not all careers in sports management may seem to be as glamorous as a professional athlete. But nevertheless, different positions in this high-profile industry can let one enjoy and earn equal recognition. To start off with, one can work as a coach in gymnasium, sports and fitness centre, sports club, schools, and colleges. With adequate experience, one can explore various other opportunities in sports management, such as athletic director, trainer, recruiter and scout. Being a diverse field, some other productive and suitable jobs to look for in sports management include compliance director, sports information director, agent, and sports marketer. Organizations like Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are always in search of professionals with sponsorship leveraging, evaluation, media planning, merchandising, finance, corporate event sponsorship management, and infrastructure management.