National Occupation Code (NOC): 5252

Coaches prepare and train individual athletes or teams for competitive events. They are employed by national and provincial sports organizations, professional and amateur sports teams, sports clubs and universities or they may be self-employed. This unit group also includes sports scouts who identify and recruit athletes for professional sports teams. They are employed by professional sports organizations.

Job Duties for Coaches

Coaches

• Identify strengths and weaknesses of athletes or teams
• Plan, develop and implement training and practice sessions
• Nurture and develop athletes' potential skills and abilities
• Develop, plan and co-ordinate competitive schedules and programs
• Motivate and prepare athletes or teams for competitive events or games
• Formulate competitive strategies, develop game plans and direct athletes and players during games or athletic events
• Analyse and evaluate athletes' or teams' performances and modify training programs.

Sports scouts

• Identify and recruit developing athletes for professional sports teams
• Observe and evaluate prospective athletes' skills and performance, and review their past records
• File reports on scouting assessments and recommendations with professional team employers.

Working Conditions for Coaches

Work is performed in sport and recreation facilities, which may be indoors or outdoors. Outdoor work may involve exposure to changing weather conditions.

Alternate Job Titles

• Amateur Athletics Team Coach
• Amateur Sports Team Coach
• Amateur Track And Field Team Coach
• Athletic Boxing Trainer
• Athletics Coach
• Athletics Team Coach
• Baseball Coach
• Baseball Manager-coach
• Baseball Scout
• Baseball Team Coach
• Basketball Scout
• Basketball Team Coach
• Bobsled Coach
• Bobsleigh Coach
• Boxing Trainer
• Cycling Coach
• Figure Skating Coach
• Football Coach
• Football Scout
• Football Team Coach
• Gymnastics Coach
• Head Coach
• Hockey Coach
• Hockey Scout
• Hockey Team Coach
• Junior Hockey Coach
• Kickboxing Trainer
• Lacrosse Coach
• Lacrosse Scout
• Lacrosse Team Coach
• Luge Coach
• Luge Instructor
• National Team Coach
• Professional Athletes Team Coach
• Professional Sports Scout
• Professional Sports Team Coach
• Professional Team Coach
• Provincial Team Coach
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• Soccer Coach
• Sports Coach
• Sports Scout
• Swim Coach
• Swimming Coach
• Tennis Coach
• Track And Field Athletes Coach
• Track And Field Coach
• Track And Field Team Coach
• Volleyball Coach
• Water-polo Coach
• Soccer Coaches
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