Events hosted at iconic sports venues

Sports Sector Events to Support Students and Professionals with their Career

Behind every sport and sporting event is an entire support industry comprising professions as diverse as coaches, journalists, photographers, physiotherapists, match officials, nutritionists, therapists, marketers and administrators.

Careers in Sport LIVE events provide young people with the opportunity to see first-hand the diverse roles and responsibilities working within a professional sports club and their foundation.

The events are hosted at iconic sports venues and the club infrastructure highlighted as a case study to promote the professions working in Sports Business, Sports Coaching, Sports Media and Sports Science.

Sports Business | Sports Coaching | Sports Media | Sports Science

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Careers in Sport

Our ‘Careers in Sport’ event is specifically for 14 –19 year old students and highlights how a professional sports club operate to achieve success on and off the field. Students engage in interactive workshops in sports business, coaching, media and science.

Training Providers and Employers

There are sponsorship, exhibition and speaker opportunities to promote your brand, business and organisation to the next generational workforce aiming to establish a career in the sports industry.

Sector Specific

Our sector specific events are in sports business, sports coaching, sports media and sports science. These are suitable for upcoming graduates, recent graduates and early stage first stage professionals, wanting to break into the sports industry.

Why Attend?

University Options

A search for ‘sport’ on the UCAS website will promote over 1500 degree courses to study! University is an exciting and challenging opportunity for many, but university drop out rate is also increasing. Choosing where to study and what to study is an important decision, with many variables to consider, so listen to graduates and universities on how to ensure you select the right option for you.

Improving Skills

Whilst, qualifications are essential for some professions, attributes such as teamwork, creativity, timely communication, flexibility and good listening skills are essential for most professions, and especially in the sports industry.

The interactive workshops focus on developing skills employers are looking for when recruiting.

Job/Apprenticeship Market

Review the current apprenticeship and job opportunities available in the sports industry and review the process for successfully being selected for these positions.

Building Connections

Network with fellow students, upcoming graduates, recent graduates and early first stage professionals, as well as with local and national training providers and businesses.

Application Support

Sport offers so many values that are desired by employers, such as teamwork, commitment and decision-making.
Access, sports recruiters, careers advisors and training providers for guidance on what qualifications are required for specific professions and advice to help your application stand out from the crowd when it comes to your CV, letter of application and job interview.

Industry Guidance

Leading professionals and employees from the host club provide an insight into their role and responsibilities within the club.

Presentations and Q and A panels provide information on how they established their career; the highs and lows they have experienced and provide priceless advice to attendees as they embark on their own career in the industry.

Careers in Sport workshops

Our ‘Careers in Sport’ events are specifically for 14 – 19 year old students. Hosted at iconic sports venues, we use the host club as a case study for showcasing the careers in sports business, coaching, media and science.

Students engage in interactive workshops and learn how the departments work together to achieve success on and off the pitch.

Sports Business

The sports business industry is fast-paced and evolving. Attendees gain an overview of the commercial department of the professional sports club and hear about club strategies for fan engagement, product launches, ticketing, marketing and the procedures involved for matchday.

Sports Science

Behind every great sportsperson is a team of scientists supporting them to achieve their best. The workshop offers attendees an overview of the sports science department and hear how psychology, physiology, performance analysis and biomechanics help the athletes to compete at the highest level.

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships in sport are growing and this workshop highlights how they can provide young people with a range of vital skills for sport, work and life. Attendees hear more about how apprenticeships work, where they run and how you can get involved!

Sports Coaching

Sports coaches work with toddlers to the elderly, and within grassroots to elite sport. In the sports coaching workshop attendees gain an overview of the coaching department of the professional sports club, from grassroots through to the first team, and participate in a range of activities to develop their own coaching philosophy.

Sports Media

Professional clubs and athletes invest time and resources in social media to promote their brand. Attendees hear how the club use social media platforms to support their commercial growth.

University Options

Studying a degree in sport will open up to a world of exciting career opportunities whether working with professional athletes and clubs, or in community or school settings, It can include roles in coaching, performance analysis, and therapy, as well as event management and the media. Find out about some of the degree courses on offer and where studying sport can take you.

Venues

Careers in Sport LIVE events in 2023/24 will be hosted at iconic sporting venues in major cities around the UK, including:

November 2023

Sheffield | Friday 3rd | Bramall Lane | ENDED
Leeds | Thursday 30th | Headingley Cricket Ground | ENDED

January 2024

Manchester | Friday 12th | Lancashire CCC | ENDED
London | Tuesday 23rd | Selhurst Park | ENDED

February 2024

Cardiff | Thurday 8th | Principality Stadium | Ended
Birmingham | Friday 23rd | Edgbaston | BOOK TICKETS

Headline Sponsor

2023/2024

Careers In Sport are proud to acknowledge that Naturally Talented Me are this seasons Headline Sponsors

Naturally Talented Me is the free to use, lifelong, person-centric, SeeMe profiling platform.

Previous Exhibitors

Activate Camps

Active Devon

Active Gloucestershire

AFL England

AMAC Training

Ameri Camp

Arsenal FC

Barracudas

BASI

Bradford Bulls

Brentford FC

British Athletics

British Gymnastics

Camp America

CCUSA

Challenger Sports

Chelsea FC Foundation

CIMPSA

Coaching for Hope

Devon FA

Discovery Learning

DNA Fit

EA Sports

England Golf

England Hockey

Fit for Sport

Future Fit Training

GSK

ICON Training

Kick It Out

Kings Foundation

Lawn Tennis Association

Let Me Play

Lincolnshire FA

London Youth Games

Middlesex CCC

Middlesex FA

Mountain Training

PGA Training Academy

PGL

Premier Training

Progressive Sports

QPR

RFU

RLSS

Royal Navy

Sport Cardiff

Sporting Opportunities

Sports Challenge

Sports Leaders

Sports Association

Sports Xtra

Star Hotshots

Street League

S and C Education

The Running School

The Sports Group

Thomas Cook

UK International Soccer

UKSA

United Through Sport

Welsh Athletics

Welsh Rowing

Welsh Rugby Union

Wild Training

Worcestershire CCC

Worcestershire FA

YMCA Training

Exhibition & Sponsor Deck

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