SPORTS INDUSTRY
Globally, sports is a big industry that contributes billions to the global economy and offers millions of jobs. Worth nearly $22 billion, the American sports industry employs one per cent of the total population. The sports industry employs 2 per cent of the total population in the UK and 4 per cent in Australia. The situation of other developed countries of the world is not different. In developed countries, a good number of people earn their living directly from the sports industry.
The Sports Industry is a mixture of 20 different sectors as defined by Sijin B.T., sports management guru and the founder of SMRI.
SPORTS DOMAIN
SPORTS CAREERS IN INDIA
Until the advent of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the only sports-related jobs we Indians knew were coaches, officials and physical education teachers. But IPL changed Indian sports. Even though India is slow in adopting professional sports, the sports industry is growing fast by increasing the demand for Sports management, sports engineering, and sports science professionals. Professional sports is the torchbearers of the sports industry. The beginning of professional sports leagues such as the Indian Premier League, Indian Super League and ProKabbadi accelerates the overall development of the Indian sports industry.
The following infographics show the employment prospects of the Indian sports industry.
