Bachelor’s Degree, Certifications Part of a Successful Career Path
You love sports: the competition, camaraderie, fun and more. But what do you do when the game, or your athletic career ends? Consider coaching as a way to stay in the game and share your talents.
First, the downside to a coaching career: night and weekend hours, travel, average pay and budget cuts. The upside: increasing demand for sports, exciting workdays, and the opportunity to bring out the best in a person.
“Coaching is often a very rewarding career for those who love sports,” says Brian Freeland, sports and health sciences academic program manager for American Public University System (APUS). APUS is a distance learning institution that offers more than 70 online undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It serves more than 40,000 students worldwide.
“From youth sports to professional sports, coaches make a huge impact on the lives of their athletes,” he says. “Coaching provides a platform for developing better athletes — and better people.”