Career in sports

Future or career are the terms, which has beenEducation and Sports Sciences, Delhiv     Utkal
the top priority of every student. Whether it'sUniversity, Bhubaneshwarv     University of
today's time or ages back, to have a flourishingDelhiv     Dhyan Chandra Sports College,
career have always been the aim of everyLucknowv     University of Madras, Tamil
human being. The journey from school to collegeNaduv     Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya,
in India is really tough and a student has to beIndorev     Guru Nanak Dev University,
very cautious while taking decisions related to hisAmritsarv     Degree College of Physical
career. It is very important for the student toEducation, Gujaratv     Rajasthan Mahila
take an intelligent decision while choosing a careerPhysical Teachers Training Vidyalaya, Udaipur
for himself, because these are the steps whichAlso, with the commencement of different
attribute to the achievement of his success.games in India, the importance and acceptance of
The career choices for students have alwayssports as a career has increased to a lot. The
been overpowered by the dream careers of theircareer growth and the financial status of a sports
parents. These options generally range fromperson is touching heights these days, due to
opting for courses in engineering, medicine,which more number of students can be seen
computer sciences, law, language, businessgetting enrolled in the sports career. A student
management, etc. But these choices are hardly ofcan opt for career in sports in any of the fields of
the interest of the students, the direction in whichhis interest which can range from cricket to
they would want their life to move on. Careers infootball, chess to carom, volleyball to football or
sports, music, and dance can merely be seenhockey to table tennis. There are many
even as an option given by the parents toprofessions which can be opted by the students,
students. According to them career in sports isafter doing graduation or post graduation courses
not worth and the children generally waste theirin sports. Most of the students prefer doing
time by attending the classes for sportsgraduation in physical education, to have good
education.understanding about the sports field and how they
But today the times have changed and career incan keep themselves fit and healthy. Following is a
sports has started being considered as a verylist of professions, which are generally opted by
valuable profession, which has the capability topeople, who do not actually practice the game on
make a student reach his dream destination. Onefield or professional athletes:v     Coaches for
can find a number of students opting for career inthe professional players, college coaches, or
sports, in their respective fields of interest. Thevolunteersv     Instructors for martial arts,
sports fields like cricket, hockey, badminton,driving or swimmingv     Career in sports
chess, has certainly gained importance in today'smanagement or administrationv     Career in
time. This is also because of the implementationSports journalism in any of the media forms,
of the concept of globalization in almost everywhether its print, radio or televisionv    
field. The global acceptance of the Indian playersCareer in sports medicine, such as, athletic
has paved the route for other students fortherapist, sports physician, etc.v     Sports
having a flourishing career in sports. To give aphotographerv     Sports psychology
boost to the sports career, government hasconsultant
started many training institutes and sportsThus, one can surely hope for a positive growth
colleges in India. These colleges provide training toand a prospering career in the sports field. Sports
students in the sports field of their choice. SomeColleges in India has come up with great facilities
of the colleges for sports in India are:v    and infrastructure for imparting better education
BPCAS College of Physical Education,to its students, which again adds to the factor of
Mumbaiv     Indira Gandhi Institute of Physicalgrowth for the Indian sports persons.