Blogging Matters!!! : 'Sports Career' - What Do We Need? (Part 3)

Day 54.

In the last 2 blogs of this series, I talked about sport as a career and also discussed with you the prerequisites to grasp lore about sport, if it is a career. Tonight, in part 3, we'll be moving a tad deep in what we learned yesterday. So, without further ado let's get things rollin' -

• The industry of sports offers a wide range of fields to work in, to talented and skilled people. Every year, the demand for coaches, trainers, sport managers, nutritionists, sporting event managers, sport commentators, etc, is amplifying. Some people are cognizant of what they want to actualize in this industry while there are others who just want to find a job and work in some capacity in this industry, and there are also those who aren't even aware of the opportunities, training, etc. to make a career in sports.
• I mentioned some points in last night's blog about the prerequisites for the better understanding of sport as a career and I also divided the two facets, and now let's look at some approaches with which the gap in those two facets can be shrunken. -

a.) The first question or the first approach is about the training which is provided in schools and colleges. The question that needs to be answered is, whether this training is aligned to the requirements of the sports environment?
b.) Today, broadcasting of sports is playing a more complex and more crucial role than ever before, and the commentators are also a very vital component in this field. So,we have to see if there are enough sports commentators?
c.) The quantity and quality of the resources that we are discussing to bridge the gap is another point which is of paramount discussion. It has to be seen that only trained and skilled professionals join this industry and in their numbers are also to be noted.

• It is all about connecting the dots. How do we align a work force which is mentally and physically able to take up sports? We need 1.33 million school experts. for every 1100 people on the field, we need 55 coaches, 15 trainers, 25 medicine experts. Also journalists, bio-mechanics, media, etc. We need at least 8 lac 71 thousand coaches by 2017. (Figures given at FICCI, thought they were worth mentioning).
• Today, if 100 kids are introduced in sport in schools, then 90-95% leave it. There is a need to provide some job opportunity, so that they can make a career in the industry of sports. There are no indications of slowing in sports. And, this is where our Government, the NGOs, as well as the people interested in sports, need to capitalize.

To conclude, I think I can say that Sport is a business. I think I can also relate it to the definition of Democracy, given by Abraham Lincoln, i.e. it is of the people, by the people, for the people.
Similarly, Sport is a people's business, it is of the people, by the people and for the people. If you want to work in or at least around some areas of this industry, then even under cases like budget dearth or losing of a team, etc, you must be able to work together with other people.
Thanks For Reading.

Thought Of The Day : - ''Love for other people what you love for yourself.''