Skills, Qualities & Responsibilities

of a leader.
Creativity
 Ability to delegate 
 Capability to translate
 Sense of humor vision into reality.
 Ability to inspire  Show your commitment & lead
by example.
 Communication  Believe in the goals & mission
and work toward it.
 Support teammates  A leader is a man who can
adopt principles to
circumstances.
 Ethics and
values
Professional
Rules and
conduct
regulations

Responsibilities
of sports
leaders

Equality Health and

safety
 Communication

Evaluating each Organising

session equipment
Skills of a
leader
Knowledge of
Use of language
the sport

Target setting
 COACH a person who is responsible for managing and training a person or a team:

The Athletic Trainer is the person who helps athletes be the best they
can be, safely.

Physical Therapist
A Physical Therapist is a certified professional, graduate of an approved physical therapy school and licensed by the State. The work involves
evaluating the athlete’s needs or the extent of injuries, testing, developing treatment and exercise programs and working with the athletes,
medical staff and others to help recovery, rehabilitation and physical conditioning. A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree is best, along with work
experience, to get into this field. Salaries around $50,000 can be expected. The professional organization is the American Physical Therapy
Association.

Sports and Fitness Nutritionist

The Sports and Fitness Nutritionist knows food, the athlete’s likes and dislikes and the mental as well as the physical aspects of eating right.
Although you can get a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, you can work into this field with a related background in any of the other Health and
Fitness jobs, a medical or holistic health career, or simply through your own interest and studies in health, nutrition and sports. This allied health
profession is growing, with work available in schools, with sports teams and in public venues such as health clubs.
Sports Psychologist
The career opportunities for a Sports Psychologist are growing, although full-time positions are not that wide-spread so far. It’s a career that will
continue to grow, as more individuals and teams appreciate the benefits this person can offer them in mental fitness, self-confidence,
relaxation, control and other important aspects of sports. Athletes want to perform well and enjoy sports and fitness activities, and the Sports
Psychologist helps them attain and maintain mental health and self-improvement that shows in not only a better game, but a better life. With a
Master’s Degree or a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or in Sports Psychology, you’ll earn $50,000 to $100,000 (perhaps more with a
professional sports team), help people and feel good about yourself.

Exercise Physiologist
An Exercise Physiologist is a sports scientist. Using research with athletes, film, video and computers, you can analyze athletics, sports and the
human body and discover how to get the best possible performance.

Sports Physician

The Sports Physician is at the center of the sports medical team, with tremendous responsibilities for the safety and health of athletes and
excellent opportunities to enjoy the work. A professional medical doctor, this person will likely be an orthopedist, a specialist in bones, joints and
muscles. The sports physician does exams to determine if an athlete is ready, whether to begin a fitness program, join a team or return to play
following an injury.