Why a Career in
Sports
Management?
Let us look at some facts about the Sports Industry:
The proliferation of multiple sporting leagues and the rise in the popularity of sports like Badminton, Shooting, Football and Wrestling, to name just a few, proves that India is no longer a one-sport nation.
The Sports Industry is
growing by 15% per annum
(source: DataPOWA)
The nation will need four million Sports Management professionals by the year 2022
(source: FICCI’s vision document)
Some of the Sports Management verticals, where careers could be made,
are as follows:
Individuals who are passionate about sport and possess enterprise and expertise, will make a big difference to the Sports industry. The best way in which one’s passion can be merged with one’s profession is by pursuing formal education in sports management, which would blend classroom learning with practical learning, in the form of live exposure.
Sports Management as a career is challenging but immensely satisfying. The Sports industry, which is well on its way to becoming one of the biggest industries in the country, will accept individuals who want to make a difference either on or off the field, with open arms.
