Sports is an essential activity which not only helps in determining the mental and physical strength and the ability of a person or a team. But it also builds the sense of competitiveness and enthusiasm for the person or team playing the sports. And also it gives a particular sense of enjoyment and entertainment for the players playing it and spectators who watch it.

Unlike early days, today sports is not only a mediumof playing games and doing gaming activities but it is also medium of makingcareers and initiating different types of business with the sole idea ofearning money.And this defines the fact that other being a sportsperson or anathlete there are other job opportunities in the sports business whichdefinitely bloom up a career.

Below are the list of top 5 highly paid jobs which canbe opted by a non-athlete to get paid well and make career out of it.

• Sports Management:Other than playing and participating in sports as a sportsperson,there is a need of a person who needs to backup every essential needs which isrequired to play a sports. And this includes the management of finances,keeping a well liaison among the team members, coaches, providing the essentialresource.

And at thesame time also keeping a track on the business end of earning the profit out ofit which includes marketing strategies, promotions etc. So, to do all thesethings one has to possess a good and efficient knowledge of the sportsmanagement.

And one canget trained by doing a MBA in sports management which guides and train a personefficient enough to post analysis things. The average of a sports manager canbe up to Rs 3,50,000 per annum and based on experience and candidatureportfolio it can rise up to Rs 10,00,000 per annum.

• Sports Agents: this is a very crucial job in perspective of a careerof sportsperson. A person with communication skills along with negotiating andconvincing techniques can go for these jobs. Sports agent works as a mediumbetween a sportsperson or team with the team owners or the endorsers.

As todayapart from playing for a national country or as an individual many sportspersonsplay for some regional teams or endorses some products for the advertisementpurpose. So, the actual work for the sport agent is to negotiate deals orcontracts with the franchise or team owners and finalizing them, co-ordinatewith the PR team of different endorsing companies to boost up the market valueand reputation of the sportsperson.

The incomeof the sportsperson depends on the commission basis on the total amount of dealor contracts finalized. For example if a agent has finalized deal of Rs 10crore then he will be getting a commission of 10% and that will be Rs 10 lakhat one go.

• Sports Scientist : due to increase competition in todays world of sportsevery sportsperson wants to mentally and physically fit with the sole aim todeliver more and more good performances and results. As nowadays players wantsto achieve more feat in their sporting career. So, to achieve this sportsscientist is required who works on the various principle of science whichincludes physiology, biomechanism, psychology, health and nutrition so as togive proper guidance to the sportsperson to remain physivally and mentally fitand deliver more.

And themajor thing is to prevent the sportsperson from any injuries which generallyhappens in the sporting field. And it tends to shorten the sporting span of aperson. There are few major job areas for a sports scientist to work likesports therapy, physiologist, sports motivator etc.

And asports scientist can earn starting from Rs 40000 to Rs 100000 per month. And itmay change and increase depending on which sportsperson you are working.

• Sports Sociology: A sportsperson has to travel a lot to feature in thesporting events organized in different parts of the world. And since he/shetravels to different countries, there could be different factors or problemswhich can affect the performance of the sportsperson.

These areproblems generally arises due to change in the language which acts as languagebarrier, change in the culture etc. Also, when a player plays in some otherowned franchise which generally happens in football and cricket, there could beproblem in adjustment with the other team members as they generally comes fromdifferent part of the world playing for the same team.

So, the roleof a sports socialist is to normalize and prevents these problems which canaffect the performance of a player. Also they help in motivating, maintainingthe balance in the socio-culture factors and understanding social impacts whichcould alter the outcomes of the performance.

They alsowork in research of relation between sports and racism, violence, labourmigration etc. In properly developed nations they can earn up to $80000 peryear.

• Sports Psychology: Apart from the physical skills and activities, eachand every sports is also played through mind. And for that one has beenmentally stable, skilful and fit. As a athlete one has to take proper andnecessary steps to be mentally fit and strong apart from being physically fit.

And theyalso have to build the sense of competitiveness to get the maximum result. So,the role of a sportspsychologist is to read the mind of an sportsperson andwork with different filed of science to make it mentally strong and fit.

Keepinga check of the mental psychology is the primary job and part from that theyhave a secondary role in oversee minor injuries, building up the team,transitions in the career.

The world of sports is really a intriguing one. But itnot only made up of the sportsmen. It also has the necessary other workforcethat makes it into a team and makes sports a reality for people. And offers youwith the joyful entertainment you see and cherish.