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Occupation Code: 3422 Sports Coach, Instructor and Official
Alternative titles: Sports Official, Umpire/Referee, Swimming Instructor
Job description and duties
Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials work with amateur and professional sportspersons to enhance performance and encourage greater participation in sport, and organise and officiate in sporting events according to established rules.
Sports Coaches and Instructors prepare professional Athletes or recreational members participating in sporting activities to achieve their personal targets. Although the duties of Sports Coaches and Instructors will vary according to the setting, a Sports Coach and Instructor is typically expected to:
• Plan, organise and deliver practical and/or theoretical training sessions
• Encourage, motivate and prepare Athletes for their respective competitions
• Adapt physical and mental training programmes according to Athletes’ age, physical development and level of skill
• Constantly evaluate Athletes’ performance
• Demonstrate appropriate use of equipment and ensure Athletes use the equipment in
an appropriate and safe manner (where
necessary)
• Store training equipment after use
• Instruct Athletes on sport/game rules and
techniques
• Safeguard and educate Athletes against
the use of illicit sporting activities, such as
doping and/or match fixing
• Keep updated records of individual Athletes
and teams
• Work in close collaboration with other Sports
Coaches, Instructors and Officials
• Offer the opportunity for Athletes to participate in competitive competitions, appropriate to the Athletes age group, development stage
and/or skill level
• Safeguard the Athletes’ health and respect
ethical and legal obligations
• Maintain regular contact and provide
feedback to the Athletes’ parents or guardians (where applicable)
Sports Officials, including Umpires and Referees, preside over sporting and athletic games, competitions and events. Sports Officials are responsible for upholding standards of play. A Sports Official is typically expected to:
• Enforce the rules of the game
• Run and sprint during the game (depending
on the sport)
• Communicate with other Sports Officials
during the game
• Indicate to Players whether they can start
playing and halt play when required
• Notice and indicate infractions to Players and other Sports Officials (where applicable)
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