There are many different places around the world that offer sports internships and if you want to experience living in a different location and learn all about the sports of that country, then this is a valuable exercise for anyone looking to go into a professional sports career, whether it is to play, become an agent, manage, coach, or even to cover the journalism side of sports. There are a number of excellent intern programs like AustraLearn which offers full internships throughout cities in Australia and New Zealand. The sports interns that join this program will learn a huge amount about sports management, sports marketing, sporting programs, fitness training, program development, tour operations, coaching, surveying, tourism development, sports customer service, and more.
In Canada there are various sports internships that have been offered including the Vancouver Internship Program which is in preparation for the Winter Olympics in 2010. The interns on this program will have the opportunity to be placed with sports teams and companies, but also in marketing, business, engineering, IT, finance, and various other categories that will have a direct impact to the Olympics.
As far as paid internships go, you will find that Time magazine is offering a journalism internship in Hong Kong. This is mainly for travel writing purposes, but you will also find more sports orientated intern programs offered by the University of Dreams where college students can choose from summer, fall, and winter programs. The featured sports agencies, companies, and teams that this program offers internships for includes Comcast Sportsnet, Dime, Fitness Anywhere, Octagon, Nuff Respect, Major League Baseball, and more. Aside from Hong Kong, the University of Dreams operates their program in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and London.
To apply for any of these international internship programs for sports, you will need to have a professional demeanor, be a good communicator, be proficient in MS office and other programs, and have good writing skills. To learn more about what you require when you apply for a sports internship visit the Sports Career Finder website.
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