Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Sports

An invaluable career guide for kids who love athletics.

Praise for the previous hardcover edition:
"...informative, fun, and a comfortable and interactive way to approach career exploration." School Library Journal

Sports-related jobs are in high demand, and they can offer a number of terrific opportunities both on the field and off for budding young athletes or anyone interested in the multifaceted sports industry.

Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Sports, Second Edition brings the vast range of opportunities in this industry to the forefront. This extensively revised book scores major points by encouraging kids to identify their personality traits and skills and match their athletic interests and abilities with viable career options. With step-by-step self-assessment followed by a series of job profiles and professional insight, this reader-friendly volume offers kids a strong starting place for further job exploration in the sports arena.

Career profiles include:

• Athlete
• Coach
• Fitness instructor
• Recreation director
• Sportscaster
• Sports event coordinator
• Sports pro
• Sportswriter
• and more.

Diane Lindsey Reeves holds an undergraduate degree in elementary education and a master's-level certification in applied communications. She is the author of the Career Ideas for Teens series for Facts On File and Checkmark Books. She currently resides in Raleigh, NC. Lindsey Clasen is an editorial assistant and researcher for Bright Futures Press. She lives in Asheville, NC.