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Coaches and Scouts

$44.89K Median Salary 45.1K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 25.6% Job Growth

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Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports for the primary purpose of competition. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching certifications should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.

Reported Job Titles

Baseball Coach, Basketball Coach, Coach, Cross Country Coach, Football Coach, Gymnastics Coach, Soccer Coach, Softball Coach, Track and Field Coach, Volleyball Coach

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Oral Comprehension

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Information Ordering

Originality

Category Flexibility

Deductive Reasoning

Fluency of Ideas

Inductive Reasoning

Problem Sensitivity

Written Comprehension

Near Vision

Written Expression

Visualization

Far Vision

Flexibility of Closure

Selective Attention

Knowledge

Education and Training

English Language

Administration and Management

Psychology

Customer and Personal Service

Communications and Media

Personnel and Human Resources

Public Safety and Security

Computers and Electronics

Administrative

Skills

Instructing

Speaking

Learning Strategies

Monitoring

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Reading Comprehension

Social Perceptiveness

Active Learning

Complex Problem Solving

Coordination

Management of Personnel Resources

Persuasion

Systems Analysis

Time Management

Service Orientation

Negotiation

Systems Evaluation

Writing

Technology Skills

Word processing software

Video creation and editing software

Desktop communications software

Multi-media educational software

Analytical or scientific software

Computer based training software

Instant messaging software

Presentation software

Data base user interface and query software

Web page creation and editing software

Spreadsheet software

Electronic mail software

Graphics or photo imaging software

Data conversion software

Video conferencing software

Desktop publishing software

Office suite software

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

Object or component oriented development software

Internet browser software

Project management software

Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Ice skates

Football tackling dummies

Radar speed gun

Environmental test chamber

Football blocking sleds

Baseball gloves

Physiological recorders

Stop watch

Notebook computers

Hockey sticks

Basketballs

Touch screen monitors

Footballs

Soccer balls

Portable data input terminals

Hurdles

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Digital video disk players or recorders

Volleyballs

Phone headsets

Field hockey sticks

Vaulting poles

Personal computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Knowledge

Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Skills

Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Technology Skills

Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Video creation and editing software: YouTube
Desktop communications software: Edmodo
Multi-media educational software: Interactive learning software
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Computer based training software: BrainTrain IVA+Plus; Language arts educational software; Math educational software
Instant messaging software: GroupMe
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Data conversion software: Video file conversion software
Video conferencing software: Teleconferencing software
Desktop publishing software: Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software: Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SharePoint
Object or component oriented development software: Oracle Java
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software

Tools

Ice skates: Figure skates; Ice hockey skates; Speed skates
Football tackling dummies: Football training dummies
Radar speed gun: Speed measuring radar guns
Environmental test chamber: Cyclical variations in adaptive conditioning CVAC pods
Football blocking sleds: Football training sleds
Baseball gloves: Baseball catching gloves
Physiological recorders: Motion analysis equipment
Stop watch: Digital stopwatches
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Hockey sticks: Ice hockey sticks
Basketballs: Regulation basketballs
Touch screen monitors: Interactive whiteboards
Footballs: Regulation footballs
Soccer balls: Regulation soccer balls
Portable data input terminals: Data acquisition equipment; Data loggers
Hurdles: Track and field hurdles
Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras
Digital video disk players or recorders: Digital video disk DVD players
Volleyballs: Regulation volleyballs
Phone headsets: Communications headsets
Field hockey sticks:
Vaulting poles:
Personal computers:
Tablet computers:

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