Australian GovernmentStudy Australia

Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials


What the job involves

  • Coaching, training and instructing sportspersons by analysing performances and developing abilities

  • Planning and directing game strategies, developing play patterns and analysing game progress

  • Motivating Sportspersons and supervising practice sessions

  • Recruiting players and other coaching staff

  • Arranging entries into sporting competitions

  • Promoting sports and skills development, and overseeing the participation of young people in sport

  • Officiating at sporting events to enforce rules

  • Coordinating and directing sporting activities, and liaising with other officials to interpret and enforce rules and regulations relating to sport