Coach

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Prepare and train individual athletes or teams for competitive events. Also includes sports scouts who identify and recruit athletes for professional sports teams.

Outlook

Limited

Wage

Low: $15.35
Median: $22.50
High: $26.00

Training

  • Completion of the National Coaching Certificate program is usually required for individual and team sports coaches in all sports.

  • National Coaching Certificate Level 3 is usually required for provincial coaches.

  • National Coaching Certificate Level 4 is usually required for coaches of national team athletes.

  • Experience in and technical knowledge of the sport is required.

Sports scouts

  • Experience in and technical knowledge of the sport is required.

Places of Employment

Coaches are employed by national and provincial sports organizations, professional and amateur sports teams, sports clubs and universities, or they may be self-employed.  Sports scouts are employed by professional sports organizations.

Regulated

No