AusLeisure

Sponsored Post: Amid ongoing growth in the global sports market, Melbourne’s Deakin University has highlighted how the industry’s growth in India is creating a demand for business professionals to drive this upwards trajectory.

Seeing that India’s sport media consumption has moved beyond cricket to include sports such as tennis, kabaddi and badminton, Deakin cites the sport industry in India having estimated growth rate of 12% a year and a projected 4,370,000 headcount of human capital engagement as per the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Vision document 2022

In a recent communication Deakin advised “based on these statistics, it is safe to assume that both these sport loving nations will need a young, enthusiastic, and globally trained business professionals to underpin this multi-billion-dollar industry.”

Career Opportunities in Sports Management
Deakin advise “sports management includes essential skills like directing, planning, organising, budgeting, controlling, evaluating, and leading, required to manage a professional sports team, franchise, or athlete in the sports industry.

“A professional in this field needs more than a passion for sports, it is imperative for a professional to master the nuances of sports management and the organisation and allied services related to sports to truly succeed in his/her role. There is a wide scope of career opportunities beyond just sports management, and also includes an international portfolio of athletic trainers and directors, coaches, marketing coordinators, merchandisers, therapists and more.”

Yash Pathak, Deakin University alumni who believes his newly awarded degree combined with industry experience in Australia has prepared him well for the next stage of his career, commented “the rise of sport as a professional and viable business sector in India was a motivation for me to apply to Deakin University to study one of the world’s most reputable sport management courses.”

A global sports management degree
Sport is a global career with transnational participation of teams in games, tournaments, campaigns, and management of players for both local and international leagues. It is a global field which requires a candidate to have international exposure and understand international best practices, sports management, health sciences, along with sports laws, rules and regulations and more.

If a student wants to get in on the upcoming career and jobs opportunities boom in the field of sports, a global degree will give him/her a leg up on the competition. A degree in sport management can help in students to become sport professionals who can lead and support sport organisations in a range of activities.

Deakin University’s cutting-edge sport courses across graduate, post-graduate and research levels, allow students to specialise in a range of areas like sport management, coaching and development through applied sports science and clinical exercise physiology. Students can choose an area of specialization from a wide range of choices that include sport development, sport management, exercise and sport science, food and nutrition sciences, health sciences, health and physical education, nutrition and clinical exercise psychology.

Hritish Kakati, hailing from Ghaziabad in India and currently pursuing Bachelor of Business in Sports Management at Deakin University, notes “if a person wishes to make a career in the business of sports, I recommend they consider studying at Deakin University.

“The industry exposure and internships that Deakin provides help develop strong relationships with international sporting organisations, athletes, and international leagues.”

Deakin University gives students hands-on learning through world-class sports facilities and extensive industry connections such as Australian Institute of Sport, Tennis Australia, and research partners such as Australian Football League (AFL) and Indian Premier League (Rajasthan Royals). It translates into relevant networking opportunities and stronger employment outcomes post-study.

Deakin University is a global leader in progressive, real-world sport education ranked number one in the world for sport science according to Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2022 and sixth in the world for sport-related subjects according to the QS World University Rankings.

Related Articles

25th January 2023 - BCCI sells five inaugural Women’s Premier League franchises for US$572 million

30th December 2022 - Deakin University acknowledged as global leader in sport research and education

21st December 2022 - Deakin University develops new approach of ‘Exercise snacking’ for older Australians

26th November 2022 - Deakin University advises of potential of sport management careers

5th October 2022 - MotoGP to make its debut in India in 2023

12th July 2022 - India’s Sanjeevini Life Care Village exhibits at Australia’s National Sports Convention

11th July 2022 - Deakin University researchers to examine Victorian Government’s policy for gender quotas on sporting boards

4th July 2022 - India’s Narendra Modi Stadium sets world record cricket attendance

30th June 2022 - Deakin University study suggests new approaches needed for on employee wellbeing

27th June 2022 - Deakin University report says sport industry jobs set to boom

15th June 2022 - Indian Premier League media rights sold in record-breaking deal

9th April 2021 - ICC to proceed with Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in India

26th March 2021 - Stand collapse at Indian stadium injures more than 100 people

10th August 2020 - Indian Premier League drops China’s Vivo as naming right sponsor

13th July 2020 - Historic Kolkata venue Eden Gardens to be used as Coronavirus quarantine centre

5th May 2020 - Deakin University launches survey to assess how Australians are coping without sport

29th October 2019 - Deakin University researcher designs smart bicycle helmet

22nd December 2017 - Indian Government looks to privatise major stadia

26th May 2017 - India’s largest online ticketing company enters Australasian market

8th December 2016 - Conference explores grassroots football development in China and India

22nd September 2015 - CAS backing for Hockey India set to end ongoing governing body dispute

---

Support our industry news service
We hope that you value the news that we publish so while you're here can we ask for your support?

As an independent publisher, we need reader support for our industry news gathering so ask that - if you don't already do so - you back us by subscribing to the printed Australasian Leisure Management magazine and/or our online news.