Table 1Transition record

business coachtofootball coach

A business coach already meets 17% of what the football coach role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From business coach

17%

Overlap1

To football coach

5 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

80.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 80.1

This move: 80.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the football coach role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the business coach profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A football coach role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business coach background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide feedback to performers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop a coaching style communication, collaboration and creativity
already held teamwork principles generic programmes and qualifications
already held apply teaching strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held give constructive feedback communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the football coach role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held coach during a sports competition required
required, not held execute sports training programme required
required, not held exercise sports required
required, not held instruct in sport required
required, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
required, not held adapt teaching to target group required
required, not held demonstrate when teaching required

optional, not held apply latest sport science findings optional
optional, not held manage student relationships optional

02 management skills 5 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held select tactics for a football match required
required, not held assess performance in sport events required
required, not held motivate in sports required
required, not held plan sports instruction programme required
required, not held organise training required

optional, not held contribute to the development of a sporting estate optional
optional, not held identify talent optional
optional, not held manage athletes optional
optional, not held assess students optional
optional, not held develop sports programmes optional

03 services 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held football required

optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional
optional, not held sports nutrition optional

04 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held sports ethics optional

05 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held inflate sport balls optional

06 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held sport and exercise medicine optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a football coach role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply teaching strategies skill
already held develop a coaching style skill
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held provide feedback to performers skill
already held teamwork principles knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held sport psychology optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held adjust sporting equipment optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held inflate sport balls optional
optional, not held adjust sporting equipment optional
optional, not held apply latest sport science findings optional
optional, not held contribute to the development of a sporting estate optional
optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional
optional, not held identify talent optional
optional, not held manage athletes optional
optional, not held sport psychology optional
optional, not held sports ethics optional
optional, not held assess students optional
optional, not held develop sports programmes optional
optional, not held manage student relationships optional
optional, not held sport and exercise medicine optional
optional, not held sports nutrition optional

18 held skills the football coach role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role business knowledge knowledge
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role evaluate clients' progress skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
not needed by the target role motivate employees skill
not needed by the target role organisational learning knowledge
not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
not needed by the target role teach digital literacy skill
not needed by the target role teach intercultural communication methods skill
not needed by the target role teach public speaking principles skill
not needed by the target role work in an organised manner skill

6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held football required
optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional
optional, not held sport psychology optional
optional, not held sports ethics optional
optional, not held sport and exercise medicine optional
optional, not held sports nutrition optional

Index

Other moves recorded from business coach

Full index of moves from business coach

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.