What You'll Do

  • Attend scheduled practice or training sessions.
  • Participate in athletic events or competitive sports, according to established rules and regulations.
  • Exercise or practice under the direction of athletic trainers or professional coaches to develop skills, improve physical condition, or prepare for competitions.
  • Maintain equipment used in a particular sport.
  • Maintain optimum physical fitness levels by training regularly, following nutrition plans, or consulting with health professionals.
  • Assess performance following athletic competition, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments to improve future performance.
  • Represent teams or professional sports clubs, performing such activities as meeting with members of the media, making speeches, or participating in charity events.
  • Lead teams by serving as captain.
  • Receive instructions from coaches or other sports staff prior to events and discuss performance afterwards.

Essential Skills

Speaking 3.88/5
Active Listening 3.75/5
Critical Thinking 3.75/5
Coordination 3.62/5
Monitoring 3.25/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.25/5
Reading Comprehension 3.12/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.12/5
Active Learning 3.0/5
Persuasion 3.0/5
Instructing 3.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.0/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to sense whether the day to day rhythm and focus of this path line up with what energizes you.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Stress Tolerance, Self-Control, Achievement/Effort, Persistence

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Static Strength 3.88/5
Stamina 3.88/5
Explosive Strength 3.62/5
Dynamic Strength 3.62/5
Speech Clarity 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Photoshop Email software Facebook Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Motion analysis software Oracle PeopleSoft Twitter Web browser software YouTube

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.63/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.59/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.41/5)
  • Achievement/Effort (High importance: 4.39/5)
  • Persistence (High importance: 4.26/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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