Educational: A student has to fulfill the following
basic educational requirements to pursue a career in sports and physical
fitness: For graduate level program as well as certificate courses, 10+2
is required. To enter into teaching position, Bachelor of Physical Education
(B.P.Ed) or Master of Physical education is required, the former is a
3 year course with 10+2 as eligibility to enter while the latter
is a 2 year course with graduation respectively. There are also Graduate
and Post graduate programs in Physical fitness, sports medicine etc. for
which the requirement is graduation.
One can seek admission into a sports management course after completion
of graduation. Students with a Bachelors degree in Physical Education
will have an upper hand in the field. The aspirants can join various sports
institutes after completing their academic qualifications such as 10+2
level with physical education / graduation, with Physical education /
post graduation in Physical education.
Subjects covered include sport physiology, biomechanics, sport psychology,
social history of sport, sociology of sport, learning theory, physical
fitness, sport management, communication skills, leadership, seminars
and an internship.
Personal Attributes
A variety of personal attributes is a must for the aspirants who enter
into the world of sports and physical fitness. First of all sports persons
are required to be energetic, enthusiastic and physically fit. If a student
wants to excel in this area then there is a need to develop the qualities
like patience, perseverance and team spirit. This is one subject where
personal virtues count more than educational qualifications and thus the
qualities like dedication, desire, belief in oneself and discipline become
the essence of success. Since most fitness centers are open long hours,
fitness workers often work nights and weekends and even occasional holidays.
Some may have to travel from place to place throughout the day, to different
gyms or to clients' homes, to maintain a full work schedule. So, if a
student thinks that he possesses an assortment of all the above merits
then yes, this is the perfect career.
Remuneration
The remuneration of sportsperson totally depends upon the chosen sporting
activity. In the field of sports, what matters is not merely the number
of years of experience in the field, but also the capability of the sportsperson
to deliver excellent performance consistently.
However for extraordinary players in any sports or athletics get rewards
even from the non sporting activities like endorsements etc even in some
cases these non sporting inflow of money can well exceed the actual sports
earning but all these remain till the person is performing in his filed.
