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Competences — sports coach

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3e9c1262-4fe2-4eb1-bf94-4fe64498393a).

Essential

  • adapt teaching to student's capabilities (skill/competence)
  • adapt teaching to target group (skill/competence)
  • analyse personal fitness information (skill/competence)
  • apply intercultural teaching strategies (skill/competence)
  • apply risk management in sports (skill/competence)
  • apply teaching strategies (skill/competence)
  • assess performance in sport events (skill/competence)
  • assess physical conditions of clients (skill/competence)
  • assist students in their learning (skill/competence)
  • assist students with equipment (skill/competence)
  • demonstrate when teaching (skill/competence)
  • develop a coaching style (skill/competence)
  • encourage students to acknowledge their achievements (skill/competence)
  • give constructive feedback (skill/competence)
  • guarantee students' safety (skill/competence)
  • instruct in sport (skill/competence)
  • manage student relationships (skill/competence)
  • motivate in sports (skill/competence)
  • organise training (skill/competence)
  • perform classroom management (skill/competence)
  • plan sports instruction programme (skill/competence)
  • prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
  • promote balance between rest and activity (skill/competence)
  • promote healthy fitness environment (skill/competence)
  • sport and exercise medicine (knowledge)
  • sport games rules (knowledge)
  • sporting equipment usage (knowledge)
  • sports ethics (knowledge)
  • teamwork principles (knowledge)

Optional

  • adult education (knowledge)
  • advise on rehabilitation exercises (skill/competence)
  • apply latest sport science findings (skill/competence)
  • assessment processes (knowledge)
  • badminton (knowledge)
  • consult students on learning content (skill/competence)
  • contribute to the development of a sporting estate (skill/competence)
  • coordinate the administration of a sports organisation (skill/competence)
  • curriculum objectives (knowledge)
  • develop competitive strategies in sport (skill/competence)
  • facilitate teamwork between students (skill/competence)
  • features of sporting equipment (knowledge)
  • follow trends in sporting equipment (skill/competence)
  • human anatomy (knowledge)
  • identify talent (skill/competence)
  • keep personal administration (skill/competence)
  • manage athletes (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage resources for educational purposes (skill/competence)
  • manage sports events (skill/competence)
  • monitor children's physical development (skill/competence)
  • organise sporting environment (skill/competence)
  • oversee extra-curricular activities (skill/competence)
  • personalise sports programme (skill/competence)
  • provide health education (skill/competence)
  • provide lesson materials (skill/competence)
  • skateboard (knowledge)
  • sport psychology (knowledge)
  • sporting events (knowledge)
  • sports nutrition (knowledge)
  • support athletes with the maintenance of their condition (skill/competence)
  • support sport in media (skill/competence)
  • table tennis (knowledge)
  • work in professional sport environment (skill/competence)
  • work with different target groups (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 61 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • sports coaching — 26 %
  • sports instruction — 26 %
  • skill development — 23 %