SPORT CAREERS
Become familiar with the demands of your field of dreams.
Careers in
sport by Mandla Gagayi
achieved through education in fields of sports management, physiotherapy, biokinetics and law. While being a student, it is advisable to volunteer in the different sport codes on offer. Through this, you become familiar with the demands of your field of dreams. Volunteering also assists you with acquiring essential work experience and transferable skills for when the time comes to open a business or apply for a job.
SPORT IS A LUCRATIVE INDUSTRY WITH MANY CAREER OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES. These options include, but are not limited to being an active athlete that goes all the way to compete in professional leagues; a professional high-performance coach; a sports manager; physiotherapist; biokineticist; a strength and conditioning coach; or a gym manager or gym instructor. One can also choose to be a professional athletes’ agent/lawyer and facilitate deals for his/her clients. All these careers are mostly 44
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Networking, whilst still a student, is also highly recommended. The sport industry, while rich with careers, is a small and closed-knit industry where everyone knows everyone. As such, it is always good when one gets recommendations from well known “players” in the industry. Mr Mandla Gagayi, the UWC Sport Administration Director, started his sporting career as a football player, then volunteered as a kit manager in order to understand the management side of the game. From there,
