What Do Coaches and Scouts Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Coaches and Scouts instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes’ strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes’ technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching degrees should be reported in the appropriate teaching category. They also plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.

Other tasks include:

• Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours.
• Adjust coaching techniques, based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes.
• Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles, such as specific ways of moving the body, hands, or feet, to achieve desired results.
• Plan strategies and choose team members for individual games or sports seasons.
• Monitor the academic eligibility of student athletes.
• Counsel student athletes on academic, athletic, and personal issues.

We asked Coaches and Scouts how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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76% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 68% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Coaches and Scouts plan and direct physical conditioning programs that will enable athletes to achieve maximum performance. They plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.

A typical day for a Coach and Scout will also include:

• Counsel student athletes on academic, athletic, and personal issues.
• Monitor athletes’ use of equipment to ensure safe and proper use.
• Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours.
• Adjust coaching techniques, based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes.
• Evaluate athletes’ skills and review performance records to determine their fitness and potential in a particular area of athletics.

We asked some Coaches and Scouts a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	73% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	74% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	77% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	45% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	17% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	37% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Coaches and Scouts also coordinate travel arrangements and travel with team to away contests. They may also monitor the academic eligibility of student athletes.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Coaches and Scouts Contact the parents of players to provide information and answer questions. They might also Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies.

In addition, they Select, acquire, store, and issue equipment and other materials as necessary.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them File scouting reports that detail player assessments, provide recommendations on athlete recruitment, and identify locations and individuals to be targeted for future recruitment efforts.

To some Coaches and Scouts, it is also their responsibility to Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Coach and Scout, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. They like helping or providing service to others..

They also like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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http://www.bls.gov/OOH/entertainment-and-sports/coaches-and-scouts.htm

http://www.ncsasports.org/

http://www.nhsca.com/

http://www.nasbe.org/