The Waterford Institute of Technology is going to be getting a new sports arena, meaning around 200 sports jobs will be available in the Waterford City area. The multipurpose arena is going to cost 1.5 million Euros and will be built on the outskirts of Waterford City at Carriganore.

There will be 4 playing pitches, and a large conference center with a seating capacity of 2000, along with catering and ancillary sports facilities, with the conference center doubling as an exam room for WIT students. This sports facility will complement the recently opened 8.5 Million Euro WIT Sports Arena and will integrate completely with the existing changing rooms and other outdoor pitches.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, who turned the first sod at a ceremony, said that the project had huge potential to become a world class sports venue showcasing hurling contests, which is a unique sport in Ireland. “It is a very good example of co-operation between institutions such as the GAA, WIT and private enterprise which will yield substantial benefits for athletes, students and other young people as well as the community as a whole, while creating a centre of sport excellence in Waterford which can be an example of best practice for the rest of the country,” Howlin said.

Councilor Liam Brazil, GAA president Christy Cooney, WIT acting president Tony McFeely, and WIT chairman Dr Donal Ormonde also attended the ceremony with Mr Cooney commented on what a “superb” project it is.

“Waterford IT has produced a template based on the highest possible standards in their development of this facility, one for others to follow. The sporting pluses – for Gaelic games in particular – arising from this facility are clear for all to see, but the possible knock-on from such an initiative is not restricted to sporting activity alone.” Dr Ormonde added that the facilities are going to be “significant addition to the southeast region.”

If you want to learn more about other kinds of sporting jobs, visit Sports Career Finder and become a member. Here you will find out all about the sports industry and what kinds of jobs are available for professional athletes as well as those who have a passion for sports, including sport agent jobs, sports broadcasting jobs, health and fitness jobs, along with college and professional sports league jobs. Make sure that you also check the Job Board for the latest sports job openings.

For the last 6 months, the construction of the Provident Bank Park in Ramapo, New York, has been underway providing more than 600 construction and building jobs in the area, and once completed, the new stadium, home to the Rockland Boulders minor league baseball team, will create more than 150 game day sports jobs. There have been various job fairs hosted by the Boulders team and in one of the recent ones, 490 job seekers attended.

This sports park has the ability to provide people in the area with much needed jobs, like 25 year old graduate, Kelly Baird, who sent in her resume to work as a production engineer in the control room. This will be the first job she has had since graduating from the University of West Virginia in 2009.

During the off season, 20 permanent staff members will still be employed to run the smaller operations that will take place in the park such as hosting parties and events. They will also have full time positions open for sports marketing and sales. 

The various sports stadium jobs will include:

Customer service representatives
Mascot
Official scorer
PA announcer
Parking lot attendants
Ushers
Retail manager/staff
Spirit squad
Ticket sellers
Ticket takers
Chef
Catering manager and suite caterers
Concessions supervisor
Warehouse supervisor
Catering
Cooks
Dishwashers
Warehouse runners
General concessions

For the construction staff, the sports stadium has been a blessing due to the economic downturn and with the 6.5 % unemployment rate at the beginning of the year it has been hard for many of the locals. According to Phil Tisi, the assistant Ramapo Supervisor, “A lot of these construction workers haven’t had jobs in several years. In some cases, the stadium might have saved their house.”

The many sports jobs that are available at this stadium will be filled over the next few weeks and throughout the year it is expected that 600 jobs will be made available at the Rockland Boulders stadium.

To find out more about the different kinds of sports jobs you can get, you should check out Sports Job Finder and become a member. You will learn about all the different sports jobs that you can get from coaching pro teams to fitness positions, sport rep jobs, sports agent jobs, and more. You will find out how to get these sports jobs, what to study, and how to apply for the various job openings that come along. There is a job board that is regularly updated with all the latest sports career options that come available.

Continuing our countdown of the Best Jobs for 2011, we have already covered the job of a multimedia artist for video games.

The second featured job voted as one of the best for 2011 is that of athletic trainer. Athletic trainer jobs are in high demand, especially at high schools where the rigorous sports programs require more professional trainers in order to prevent injuries and prolong the sports careers of athletes who have not yet reached their full potential. It is your job to work with the athletics department to encourage healthy exercise regimes and correct eating. You will not only work in high schools, but professional athletes also require athletic trainers to help with body conditioning.

There are plenty of athletic trainer courses and training programs that you can get involved with, but for professional sporting associations and high schools a masters or doctorate degree is sometimes required. A specific license or registration may also be required in certain States. You will find however, that many employers pay for continuing education in athletic training and even relicensing fees.

As an athletic trainer you will work some long hours and occasionally over weekends of games and nights to prepare athletes, but in general the work is not highly stressful. You can expect to earn more than $41 thousand as a full time trainer with benefits and even as high as $65 thousand in some instances.

By 2018, the number of athletic trainer jobs is set to increase to 22,400 from just 16,300 in 2008, which is a 35 % climb. It is estimated that the majority of these new athletic and fitness training positions will open up in medical facilities, fitness centers and schools, so you should get your resume in today if you want to start working with future professional sports stars. If you have the skills and the experience you could get to work with some of the best athletes in the country.

If you want to learn more about athletic trainer jobs, sports fitness jobs, sports director jobs or any other sports related career then you should become a member of Sports Career Finder. You will gain access to a huge database of all the best sports jobs around including those in professional sports, college sports, sports media, sports agencies, sports facilities, sports product sales, and health and fitness.

You will learn about all the different kinds of sports jobs you can get along with how much they pay, what qualifications you require, how many jobs are available, what additional benefits there are, and how to apply. There is even a job board on the website where you can start searching for your dream sports job right away, including those as an athletic trainer. With this comprehensive resource, you will learn all you need to about a wide variety of sports jobs and related careers in the sporting industry.

Over the last few years, the Sport Illustrated Sportsman of the Year was a simple choice, albeit uninspiring, but this year everyone is talking about the new 2010 Sportsman of the Year, Drew Brees. Not only a star quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, bringing them out of NFL obscurity by leading them to Super Bowl victory in February, but also an inspiration to his city in term of all the charity work that he has done through his organization, the Brees Dream Foundation.

“Drew’s accomplishments go far beyond delivering a Super Bowl title to a notoriously long-suffering franchise,” said Terry McDonell, the Sports Illustrated group editor. “He has been a driving force in a battered city’s ongoing efforts to rebuild and renew while simultaneously resurrecting his own career.”

His charity was formed back in 2003 to help facilitate cancer research, as well as educate children in need. Over the year, the foundation has helped to rebuild homes, fund cancer centers and help intellectually challenged adults. Since Hurricane Katrina hit, his foundation has helped rebuild over 50 schools in New Orleans.

After Hurricane Katrina hit, many people put a lot of pressure on the Saints to “save the city”, but they are just sportsmen after all, however, Brees has risen to the challenge in more ways than one which is why he is so deserving of the Sportsman of the Year title.

“The more that I’ve learned about the award and that it goes well beyond what you accomplish on the field, that it’s very much about what you do off the field as well, with community service and your family, makes the award even more special to me,” Brees said.

Being a professional sportsman is what most people want when they go into playing sports at school level and with heroes to inspire them like Brees, some will make it, but for those who don’t, there are plenty of other sports jobs that are available, where you can still be involved in sports on a professional level.

For example, sports agents make a lot of money and work closely with all the top athletes. You can work for a large firm or even freelance as an individual agent. Other sports jobs include being a coach or manager of a pro team. You can also make a good sports career for yourself as a sports commentator or announcer, where your knowledge of certain sports will be a valuable resource to any media company that hires you.

Another sports career where you can work directly with top players, but are not actually involved in the sporting side of things that much is to be a sports physiotherapist. You will work with the team as their personal trainer or fitness coach and also get the physio they need when injured. You will have to study for this.

These are just some of the options, but to find out more and get a lot of details about the various sports jobs you can get, make sure you visit Sports Career Finder and become a member today.

In the United Arab Emirates, there was just one University that offered a sports program which was stopped 10 years ago, but now various schools and tertiary education institutions are realizing the importance of sports and how they can actually translate into career opportunities.

For example the Cambridge International School in Dubai is offering a sports studies program where it is taught as a subject with practical and theoretical applications. The students learn about the human body, how to check blood pressure, how the cardiovascular system works, and what kinds of training you require for certain sports disciplines.

This is one school running with the idea, but many others are apprehensive about offering sport as a subject. According to the Head of the Physical Education Department at UAE, which is purely an extracurricular program, sport was not something as seen as a long term career option. He said, “For a long time, sports and physical education were termed as student activities.”

It seems as though most parents also believe that there is no future in a sports career, but Sandra Carter, the assistant principal of Cambridge International and the head of curriculum development said, “There are many opportunities that a sports qualification can lead to – like jobs in physiotherapy, psychology of sports, sports development and special needs sports.”

The sports studies are based on 2 levels, the first being an introduction into various different sports and how the sports industry in general works, and the second being an in depth look at nutrition, maintaining a healthy body, and safety in sports. Leadership and team building are also integrated with sports events and outdoor activities planned.

Currently in the UK Sports Science is a choice that all high schools have, and the same is hoped for most UAE schools. Aside from Cambridge International, Jumeirah English Speaking School also offers a comprehensive and compulsory sports program which they want to extend even further and start offering the Sports Science courses.

The principal even wants to adapt the indoor sports hall into a part classroom so that students can analyze matches as they are being played. Mr Stokoe also believes that more health and fitness experts are being needed in the sports industry as the world is becoming more and more health conscious. He said, “Sports Science has grown from ‘you do that if you cannot do anything else’ into a physically demanding academic area of study. Introducing this at school will lay the foundation for higher degree programs in personal training and physical education.”

This newfound interest in sports, has prompted the UAE University to reintroduce its sports degrees with two majors being that of Physical Fitness and Physical Education. They also hope to introduce more women into this career path enabling them to work at sports clubs and as teachers among other career options.

If you want to learn more about sports degrees and what kinds of sports health and fitness jobs you can get, be sure to visit Sports Career Finder and become a member today. You will have access to a wide range of information about sports careers, as well as a job board where you can apply for the latest available sports jobs.

Official announcements have been made resulting in between 8 and 10 pro baseball sports manager jobs being required. The managers for the Mets, the Brewers and the Pirates left on Monday, while the Marlins, Cubs and Mariners finished the season with interim managers. The managers for the Blue Jays and the Braves are retiring, and there has been some speculation about Yankees manager, Joe Giradi, and Cardinals manager, Tony La Russa returning, although at the moment they are expected to.

When it comes to replacing these managers, former managers of other teams are looking at the possibilities. In fact, it seems pretty certain that former Marlins manager Fredi Gonzales will take over managing the Braves. Various former pro league managers are being shortlisted for the other available managerial jobs. Here is the breakdown of favorites:

• The Mariners are looking at some former managers and coaches for their manager spot including Ted Simmons, who is currently the bench coach for the Padres, although the Marlins have him on the shortlist too, along with the Brewers, which was his former club. The Mariners are also very interested in Joey Cora who currently coaches the White Sox.

• The Marlins also have a few people in mind including Tim Wallach, Bobby Valentine, Jim Fregosi, and Bo Porter who is currently coaching the Diamondbacks.

• Those drawing interest from the Blue Jays include Eric Wedge who has also been interviewed by the Cubs and Pirates, Bob Melvin, another who has been interviewed by the Cubs and is being considered by the Brewers, Tim Wallach, Ryne Sandberg, Don Wakamatsu, Don Baylor, and Rob Thomson who currently coaches the Yankees.

• Aside from the 2 abovementioned names, the Cubs are also looking at Mike Quade and Ryne Sandberg, although Quade is could also go for the Pirates or Brewers.

• Other prominent names that could be selected to fill the manager job for any of the teams include Dave Martinez who currently coaches the Rays, and DeMarlo Hale along with Tim Bogar of the Red Sox.

And so begins the merry-go-round of switching managers which is something that you have to be prepared for if you want to become a baseball manager one day, or any sports manager. You will have to have experience in the pro league before you are even considered for a managing position and most of the time managers are selected from a list of former managers, other team’s managers, coaches, assistant managers and the like, as you can see from the names above.

Being a sports manager is a lot of hard work and takes years of working in the pro leagues. If you are thinking about getting a pro sports job including that of managing one day, you should become a member of Sports Career Finder. Here you will get all the in depth information that you need to help you get into the sports industry. Plus you will have access to the Job Boards where you can apply for any current sports job openings.

For those of you out there who play sports and want to take it to a professional level, then chances are you have been training for most of your life and you are already in some sort of league or division. There are those athletes, however, that never make it, due to injury or age, but instead of giving up sports altogether, you can choose another type of sports career. There are many different sports jobs including coaching, being involved in sports broadcasting, sports marketing, becoming a sports agent and more. So, how do you go about choosing the right sports career for you?

Well, there are a number of factors that you will have to consider, but the main thing is that you have to be dedicated to sports and have a passion for the industry. Many sports jobs require you to work long hours and will not pay that well, which means that you need to enjoy what you are doing.

There are also some instances where you will have to undergo some form of training depending on the job you are applying for. Coaching requires you to pass certain coaching exams, sports writing will require you to have a journalism degree, and sports fitness also requires a degree in personal training or physiotherapy. Sports marketing and any of the financial or administrative jobs in sports will also require a business degree or marketing degree of some kind.

All of this information will be found on the Sports Career Finder website, where you can also become a member and have access to all the current sports jobs that are open. You will not only be able to search for current jobs, but you can also post your profile and let people find you. There are resources available to help you create a perfect resume and teach you about how the application forms are completed effectively.

Before you go ahead and apply for various sports jobs, you will have to first find out what area you are most comfortable in if you are a previous sports person. Sometimes athletes find that commentating is the best way that they can stay in touch with their sport and make it a career. Some prefer to coach and others decide to become sports agents. There is no limit to the different kinds of sports jobs there are, so finding out where you fit in the best should be decided before making any firm plans. If you are not sure, then attending job fairs and looking at each job description in more detail on the above-mentioned website, will help you to make a decision.

Another great idea is to get first hand information and accounts of the various sports jobs. You can find this detailed insider information and more on the website. All you have to do is become a member and you will gain access to over 175 pages of sports career information and current job openings. You will need to check the jobs database regularly, as new sports jobs will be listed all the time.

If you ask any basketball coach, football coach, or other athletic head, they will tell you that the trick to a successful team is commitment and dedication, not just during the sport’s season, but all year round. If you hope to get better at a certain sport, then you should be training even when you do not have to be. This is one thing that the Glen Ridge High basketball team along with 24 other schools have held very close as they took part in a Newark Summer Academy during July. These teams have all decided to stay fit and keep their eye on the prize coming into the 2010/2011 basketball season.

There is also a Farleigh Dickinson University-Teaneck’s Team Camp this week held, which the Ridger’s head Liam Carr wants the squad to participate in. It is true that most of these high school athletes juggle other sports as well – in the Ridger’s team, all three captains are committed to other sports besides basketball, but Carr is happy that they are at least doing something to keep fit and focused.

This coming season, starting in November is very important for the Ridger’s as they will be trying to replace the senior leadership of Glen Ridge High’s most recent graduates. The younger players will be getting used to the pace of Varsity basketball, whilst the returning players will all be vying for the new positions that will be available. Carr is relying on the three captains to take the initiative and lead the team to victory.

The summer programs and additional training, might get one thinking that the squad is being overworked – on the contrary, fitness experts believe that continuous training during the off season will strengthen players, improve individuals’ games, and reduce injury. The summer is a long time without sport and even though most athletes do participate in other sport activities during the summer, there are those who don’t. They get unfit, uncoordinated, and begin to slack. In a country where sport means so much and where scholarships are the main aim for most college hopefuls, it is best to keep fit during summer in any way necessary. This is where coaches like Carr have it spot on.

Any sports career that you hope to enter into will be filled with potential stars that will run you right off the court if you are not fast enough, strong enough, or fit enough. This is why you always have to be one step ahead of your game all the time. Sports jobs are tough, because you are not just expected to play the game you have chosen, but you have to play all year round, whether it is the same sport or not just to keep your body and mind focused.

Fitness professionals can also help you with training in the off season, but as Carr pointed out, the team play that you get from going on a camp or playing in an academy is far superior to that of sitting alone in a gym. You need to feel the energy, play for real and bond as a team to be the best.

The workers who have been tirelessly working on the Aquatics Center for the 2012 London Olympic Games gathered to mark the countdown of the 2 year mark on the 27th July, when the opening ceremony will take place. Tickets are going on sale next year, but you can already register to purchase them. 8 million tickets have been printed for the Games, including the Opening and Closing Ceremony, with a further 2 million tickets set aside for the Paralympics.

The Opening Ceremony will take place at the East London Olympic Park and the hunt is now on for the 70 thousand volunteers who want to work at this historic event. If you want to get into a sports career, then this might be the ideal platform for you to get experience at a sports stadium. You can volunteer to be a ticket seller, to clean the stadium areas, show ticket holders to their seats and you can also be involved directly in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Aside from working at the stadiums and helping out at various sports events giving out medals and floral tributes to the athletes, you can also get involved as an athlete yourself. If you live in the UK, now is the perfect time to join one of the sports teams. You will have to have worked for a long time to perfect your sport, but you might find yourself on the Olympic Team if you are dedicated and work hard. You can be involved in sports events including shooting, field events, gymnastics, swimming, diving, archery, judo, weight lifting, and many others.

For getting an inside look into how a major sports event is run, you should also look into getting sports marketing jobs and working closely with the Olympic Committee. You can work in different areas assisting with the organization of the Ceremonies, each specific event, the general marketing, advertising, security and more.

With the huge variety of sports that the Olympic Games has to offer and the massive resources that are required to pull it off successfully, you will find that there are plenty of sports jobs in and around London, not only in the limelight, but in the background as well. The opportunity to get involved is ripe for the picking, so don’t miss out. Volunteering might be the only option you can get, but you should really take it even though you don’t get paid, because this is a great opportunity to learn and will be a foot in the door for further sports jobs that you apply for.

If you want to learn more about the different kinds of sports jobs you can get or about how to get involved in a sports related career, you should visit Sports Career Finder and become a member. You will be able to find the most current sports jobs available and have the chance to apply directly online for them.

Madison Square Garden’s parent company MSG, which hosts hundreds of sports and entertainment events, is creating over 3700 construction jobs in New York with the new upgrades of the arena. This massive, $800 million project is being privately funded and is called “shove-ready”. Aside from this, MSG is also trying to land basketball player, LeBron James whose contract is coming to an end on the 30th June 2010. He is the top player in the world at the moment and every time it is mentioned that he might be get a sports job playing for the New York Knicks next season, MSG stocks skyrocket.

The Madison Square Garden CEO revealed that their intent is to buy the best and biggest talent possible as part of its transformation. With so many possibilities for new sports facility jobs and more at the new Madison Square Garden arena, you should think about getting to New York. The makeover is expected to create new sky bridges and upscale sports suites among other things which will add to the number of employees that will be hired.

Usually the employees that work at a sports arena like Madison Square Garden are not involved in sports in any way, but have hospitality or sales experience. With these jobs however, you will find that any background in sports will be beneficial and can help you advance in your sports career.

You can work in the construction side of things if you have the relevant skills or experience, but you can also start looking at jobs that will be required once the stadium is complete, including those of ticket seller, ticket collector, usher, marketing manager or any other sports facility job. You can learn more about these kinds of jobs from the Sports Career Finder website and here you can also join as a member for a minimal fee.

This will allow you to gain access to the Job Board and find out about any new job openings that are currently available. You can also view the list of employers to find out more about them and what they can offer in terms of additional benefits. Many sports industry professionals and sports agents, or sports arenas will not have benefits to offer, but you should think about how far you can get in that particular job, what salary you can earn, and what advancements there are before you decide.

With the project at MSG having secured jobs for 3700 people in this time where the unemployment rate is high, you will soon see that there is a broad scope for sports jobs or careers where a sport is involved somewhere. Aside from construction jobs which make up many of the 3700 jobs, there will also be jobs including marketing, sports agent jobs, sports product rep jobs, and more that you can apply for.

Simply learn about the application process and the qualifications needed for each job, (if any) and you could be well on your way to landing that perfect sports job that you have always wanted.