Skills Needed
Instructive
Communicative
Monitoring
Management of Personnel
Learning Strategies
Active Listening
Social Observance
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
What else do you do?
- Research social, historical, cultural and developmental foundations of sport psychology
- Use techniques of sport specific psychological/mental skills training for performance enhancement & participation satisfaction
- Address clinical & counseling issues with athletes
- Treat developmental & social issues related to sport participation
- Assure athletes' training meets guidelines of IOC & NCAA
My Path
Work Setting
- Irregular hours
- Work with head coach & assistant coaches
- Gyms, sport centers, universities, & airports!
- Work during off season without help from other coaches
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science & Kinesiology
Master's Degree in General/Applied Psychology
PhD/PsyD in General/Applied Psychology
Conduct Psychological and/or Physiological Research with NIH
RSCC Test
Outlook and Benefits
Characteristics
- Leader
- Organized
- Good Teacher
- Interpersonal
Starting Salary: $16,380-63,720
Job Outlook: 29% increase by 2020
(Avg. Outlook: 14%)
High demand for high school coaches
What do you do?
Challenges
Personal Assessment
- Travel across the country to attend games, matches, or meets
- Can move up ladder of coaching status based on experience and success
- Travel
- Competition for job openings
- Low starting wages
- Irregular Hours
- Love Sports & Training
- Health Freak
- Fun & Active Job
- Help Others Succeed
- Organize practice sessions
- Adjust coaching techniques based on strengths & weaknesses of athletes
- Arrange sports-related activities like training camps, clinics and pre-season try-outs
- Keep up with changing rules, techniques, technologies & new theories relevant to their sport
- Evaluate athletes' skills & review performance records to determine fitness & potential in particular areas of athletics
Strength & Conditioning Coach / Sports Psychologist