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53200.00 – Athletes

Athletes participate in competitive sports events on an amateur or professional basis. They play team sports such as hockey, baseball, football and lacrosse; or compete in individual sports such as skiing, figure skating, boxing or track and field; or in games such as poker or chess.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Athlete
  • Baseball player
  • Boxer
  • Figure skater
  • Football player
  • Golfer
  • Harness race driver
  • Hockey player
  • Jockey
  • Professional athlete
  • Skier
  • Sprinter
  • Track athlete

Core competencies

  • Learning and Teaching Strategies to learn new techniques, skills and evidence-based information, such as nutrition, biomechanics and recovery science, to maximize personal performance and share knowledge with teammates or mentor younger athletes
  • Oral Communication: Active Listening to accurately understand and execute instructions from coaches, trainers and other support staff
  • Stamina to maintain sustained high-intensity performance, rapid recovery and resilience under prolonged physical and mental stress specific to their sport
  • Static Strength to generate power from a stable base and maintain control and stability, while performing powerful movements or holding positions
  • Attention to Detail to meticulously focus on every aspect of training, technique and recovery, ensuring precision in movements, adherence to nutrition plans and continual refinement of skills for optimal performance
  • Knowledge in Recreation, Leisure and Fitness to understand and apply the principles of physical fitness and the rules and regulations of a respective sport

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Attend scheduled practice and training sessions
  • Participate in local, regional, provincial, national or international competitions and sporting events
  • Train under the direction of a coach or trainer to qualify for competition
  • Assess performance after an event to identify strengths and weaknesses.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

TEER

3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training

Major group

53 – Occupations in art, culture and sport

Sub-major group

532 – Occupations in sports

Minor group

5320 – Athletes, coaches, referees and related occupations

Unit group

53200 – Athletes

Occupational profile

53200.00 – Athletes

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