Sports and Careers – There’s More than Playing the Game
It doesn’t matter if they are in high school or pre-school: Many students have a high interest in a career in sports.
It's not unusual for us to get emails from students asking for information about being a professional athlete. Teachers always request that we include that job title in our publications.
Experienced workers understand that there are many more career opportunities in the sports industry than just playing a sport. We know someone who played college baseball and was looking to go professional. While he didn’t get drafted to play, he did get an offer to be a scout for a major league team. That was years ago and he’s still working as a scout and happy with his career choice.
The list is endless of opportunities to have a career related to sports and it covers every field. But do your students realize this?
To help students explore sports career opportunities beyond that of professional athlete, consider what Career Prospects [in Virginia] has to say about:
Stadium and Sports Facility Operations and Event Management
Sports Journalism and The Media
Some products available through CareerKids.com to help students explore sports:
“Spotlight on Careers in Fitness and Sports,” grades 8 and up
“Discovering Careers for Your Future” series, grades 5 – 8
Happy Birthday to One of Sports’ Greatest - One of baseball’s greatest players of all times, Jackie Robinson, was born on January 31. Given the scandal surrounding some of today’s sports professionals’ rampant use of steroids and questionable personal behavior, it is a pleasure to offer a happy birthday to this amazing person and athlete -- one who not only beat down the country’s racism and segregation barriers to break into Major League Baseball as its first African American player, but one who also was UCLA’s first ever four letter winner (track, basketball, football and baseball). Go UCLA! (Sorry… someone here has a kid there.)
During the month of February - Consider using Jackie Robinson’s life and career as one of your studies for Black History Month. His life and career also offers a wonderful segue to help students explore sports career opportunities beyond that of a professional athlete.