Careers for Soccer Players
Overview
Soccer players have several exciting career paths that allow them to stay connected to the sport they love, while using their experience to create a powerful impact on the soccer industry. There are many options for former soccer players to pursue to keep them connected to soccer. In today’s blog post we will be looking at 3 career paths that former soccer players/ college soccer players who aren’t looking to become professional soccer players can take. The 3 that this blog post will highlight are becoming a sports writer, soccer coach, and sports anchor.
Sports writer (Median salary - $42,691)
One career path for soccer players is a sports writer. A sports writer is a person who creates entertaining and informative narratives about the sporting industry. This job includes traveling to games, performing research on the current events in the sports industry, and networking with people in the industry. This job allows for people to focus on a specific sport that they enjoy, such as soccer. Soccer players would enjoy being a sports writer because they can continue to be involved in the sports industry along with having the opportunity to create detailed stories where they can use their experience from playing the sport in creating inspiring narratives.
Soccer coach (Median salary - $33,081)
A soccer coach is another great career path for soccer players because of the invaluable personal experience they have gained from playing soccer. A soccer coach leads a team through all aspects of training and competition during the season. They help not only lead the team but they help players increase their skills and help the team to perform their best. Since they are the leaders of the team they also have to communicate to parents, the community, and stakeholders on what is happening on the team that they are coaching. This job allows for soccer players to impart their wisdom and experience on younger players, along with giving them the opportunity to stay within the soccer community. And inspire and teach the next generation of great soccer players.
Sports anchor (Median salary - $36,670)
Another great job for soccer players is becoming a sports anchor. A sports anchor creates informative scripts and reads them on live television or on a radio broadcast. They work closely with players, coaches, and other people in the industry to come up with new story ideas and angles to broadcast. This job is not just limited to working on things for TV or the radio but can also include other media types such as a podcast, YouTube video, or other social media platforms like Instagram. This would be a great career path for soccer players because they can still be closely involved with the soccer industry while using their years of experience to entertain and inform viewers.
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