Job Requirements
Like any other field of management, sports management also involves extensive study and hard work. It involves acquiring a post graduate degree known as MSA or Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology. The students come in direct contact with world class sports persons who conduct the classes and teach from personal experience. Extensive studies are done in various fields including: management, economics, law, technology, sociology and medicine. The course also includes field training for a certain period to get hands on experience. It is perfect for people who want to make a living and professional career in sports management. A large number of people are employed in the following organizations at some post or the other after acquiring their degrees. They are Alem International, Architecture Company, Canadian Olympic Committee (Ottawa), Chinese National Olympic Committee, European Athletics, FIFA, Zenith, and many more.
Job Options
Once a person has a degree, opportunities are many. One can then immediately start his career in a sports job. Any kind of sport needs skills and the better qualified a person is the better job options come their way. Sports business skills, team experience, networking and knowledge – all are equally important. Based on these one can also improve himself in professional sports and hone his skills better.
Sport management jobs can be taken up as a full time or part time job. One can do anything else while acting as a sports agent too. There are numerous people who do their nine to five jobs and by night fulfill their duties as sports agent as sports and fitness does not come as a job to them. It is a passion which satisfies them physically and mentally.
Job Responsibilities
One can take up a job or a career in any sport from hockey, football basketball, soccer, cricket, rugby, baseball, motor sports and more. While there are numerous options lets see what a sports agent is responsible for.
The agent is a liaison between the athlete and the outside world of media, sponsors and fans. They are responsible for negotiating the sponsorship contracts and explaining it to the sportsman. They have to see that the advertisement portrays a right image of the sports person and promotes the brand at the same time. Sports persons need their agents to be around them when they make crucial decisions and to handle media bites too. An agent, in the course of time gets so close to the sports person that he can handle their mood swings efficiently and act as a motivator too.
Remuneration
Sport management jobs are at various levels and one is paid according to the post. An agent can be remunerated a fixed amount each month or can hold a percentage in the earnings of the sports person. One can even get a million dollars per year if he is on a percentage basis. But it is not the money that drives them; it is the sheer pleasure and the love for the sport.
