| Gone are the days, when a career in sports was | | | | agent, sports scouting agent, sports equipment |
| generally associated with a national level sportsperson | | | | manager, athletic director and sports retail store |
| or an Olympic athlete. Nowadays, the scope of | | | | manager. |
| sports has increased by leaps and bounds; in turn, | | | | A sports agent works for a professional athlete |
| accommodating the graduates of sports | | | | managing his finances, negotiation, endorsement deals |
| management too. These graduates handle everything | | | | and sports contracts. Scouting agents work in |
| from the sports team, public relations, team | | | | tandem with coaches and sports agents to assess |
| promotion to the maintenance of sports equipments. | | | | the performance of college level players and evaluate |
| Job Profile | | | | the probability of their absorption into the national |
| A sports management graduate can work anywhere | | | | sports team. |
| starting from school/college/national level sports | | | | The sports equipment manager takes the full |
| teams, public/private sports agencies, public relation | | | | responsibility of team's sports equipments and is |
| firms, athletic departments, health gymnasiums to | | | | involved in directing the equipment production, |
| recreation organizations. Irrespective of the nature of | | | | purchase, repair and regular maintenance. As an |
| organization, sports managers have to follow a hectic | | | | athletic director; a sports manager makes, arranges |
| work schedule round the clock. | | | | and manages athletic events. The operations and |
| In addition to their routine work, they have to do | | | | management of a sports retail store (selling |
| extensive traveling along with the sportsperson or | | | | equipment, clothing and footwear related to all kinds |
| team and monitor the practice sessions too. They | | | | of sports) is looked after by a sports retail store |
| are also responsible for maintaining the public relations | | | | manager. |
| and taking the necessary steps for sports or team | | | | The sports management graduates can try for a |
| promotion. In a nutshell, they are the whole and soul | | | | large number of jobs in sports management waiting |
| of the sports or sports team they opt for. | | | | for them in the job market. Wide scope of sports |
| Job Opportunities in Sports Management | | | | career not only allows them to work but also to |
| Sports managers can offer their services as a sports | | | | experiment, to obtain high bracket salaries. |