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Aptitudes that help
Future sportspersons need to have lots of energy, enthusiasm, physical
fitness, patience, perseverance and a sporting spirit to progress towards
their aim. Apart from the personal aptitudes, young talents need suitable
environment and encouragement to achieve success.
How to get through
A flair for physical fitness and sports should be induced in a child
from the very beginning by parents/guardians. His/her talent in specific
sports has to be identified early.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) and its state level branches work
on identifying, nurturing and training young talents coming from village
to district or state levels. SAI has sports hostels (SSP) across the
country at district levels including those promoted by state authorities.
Students qualified in the test conducted by SAI get the opportunity to
stay in its district/state level sports hostels to avail its training.
SSP provides the entire sports kit, medical allowances and scholarships
to its students who can also pursue their studies in schools/colleges
simultaneously. SAI selects sports talents from some specific sports
categories like Athletics, Hockey, Volley Ball, Basket Ball, Badminton,
Gymnastics etc.
Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala, Bangalore and Kolkata
offer 3-year Bachelor degrees in Physical Education (BPED) after +2 or
1-year BPED after graduation. Other than this, there are 2- year MPED
and 1 year diploma courses in sports coaching offered by these institutions.
For those who are interested in a Sports Coaching course can go for any
of these courses provided they have an outstanding career in sports behind
them.
Career avenues
Career options in different areas like fitness and health, sports medicine,
sports journalism, leisure and adventure, sports management, recreation
etc. are open to candidates holding a degree in Sports and Physical Education.
They can work as sports and physical education teachers, as instructors
in schools and colleges and as coaches in SAI, state sports outfits,
privately managed sports clubs etc. They can do their jobs as managers
of sports and leisure clubs. Since a growing interest in health and fitness
among people is witnessed today, fitness and health related professionals
are in great demand.
Sports persons/players after their active sports-life can have a career
in sports journalism and sports administration also. Corporates and government
departments call athletes for various executive ranks depending upon
their educational qualifications.
Based on the achievements at different levels like inter-school/inter-university,
national/state/international, reputed organisations like Indian Railways,
Air India, ONGC, SAIL etc. appoint sports persons in different cadres.
Scholarships, sponsorships, contracts, increase in awards and prizes,
media telecast etc. have enhanced the growing interest in people to opt
for sports and Physical Education as a career option. |
