Your career in sport

For many, a career within sport is perceived as subordinate to the elitist pursuits of industries such as finance, technology and healthcare. But as anyone working within the combative world of leisure will attest, subsidiary the sports sector most certainly is not.

Many professionals across a variety of sectors are changing their stance in favour of something altogether different. Because the sporting sphere harbours some of the most challenging jobs in the world, covering all disciplines, many of which are embracing topical changes other industry sectors cannot hope to compete with.

First, think of the sports you know: football, rugby, snooker, netball, athletics, cricket, darts ... these pursuits dominate both our terrestrial and wider broadcasting channels, every one of them commercially dynamic. And these are just the first sports most of us think about.

Second, think of the jobs that might exist within sports: marketing, technology, hospitality, media and production, events, sponsorship, logistics, construction. The list is endless.

For many of us, our school lives were filled – perhaps even fuelled – by dreams of one day playing for the team we supported. For most, though, the dream remains unfulfilled. But the opportunity to work in sport, maybe even within our sport of choice, remains. If you fancied yourself as a footballer, for example, but somehow 'slipped through the scouting system', then how about netting a role on the otherside of the pitch?

UEFA EURO 2016 in France is well under way and while you're cheering on your favourite nation, spare a thought about how, with a little bit of individual ability, you could be a part of the next one. Perhaps not as Cristiano Ronaldo, but contributing something equally marvellous.

A career in sport – why not?