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Sports Coach / Manager
Trains athletes and teams — develops strategies, improves performance, and builds team culture.
Did you know?
Sir Alex Ferguson managed Manchester United for 26 years and won 38 trophies
How subjects help
- Physical Education: Design drills that build a team's fitness, ball skills and teamwork in every practice.
- Psychology: Lift players after a loss and learn how to get the best out of each person.
- Biology: Plan training loads so players improve without getting worn out or injured.
- Business Studies: Manage the team budget, sign new players and plan the season's fixtures.
A famous name
Vince Lombardi: Coached the Green Bay Packers to five NFL titles; the Super Bowl trophy is named after him.
Try it yourself: Train one skill for five days
- Pick a skill you can count in 30 seconds: keepy-uppies, skips, catches against a wall.
- Do a first test and write down your score.
- Practise for five minutes a day for five days.
- Test again. How much did you improve, and which day was the jump?
Coaches and athletes measure, practise and re-test; small daily practice beats one huge session.
Also try: Teach something in two minutes.
Known for it in
USA, UK, Germany, Australia, Spain