Becoming a Sports Development Officer in Queensland

About this role

Sports Development Officers promote sports and skills development, and oversee the participation of young people and other special groups in sport.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Sports Development Officer include:

• coaches, trains and instructs sportspersons by analysing performances and developing abilities
• plans and directs game strategies, develops play patterns and analyses game progress
• motivates Sportspersons and supervises practice sessions
• recruits players and other coaching staff
• arranges entries into sporting competitions
• promotes sports and skills development as well as overseeing the participation of young people in sport
• officiates at sporting events to enforce rules and regulations, liaising with other officials when necessary
• co-ordinates and directs swimming activities.