Gymnastics Coach or Instructor
452312 · Medium Next-day readyExercise instructors coach and train people in physical exercises to improve health and fitness. They may specialise in certain types of exercise or work as personal trainers.
Description
Coaches, trains and instructs participants in gymnastics by analysing their performances and developing their abilities.
Typical work tasks
Coaches, trains and instructs sportspersons by analysing performances and developing abilities; motivates sportspersons and supervises practice sessions; recruits players and other coaching staff; arranges entries into sporting competitions; promotes sports and skills development, and oversees the participation of young people in sport; officiates at sporting events to enforce rules; coordinates and directs sporting activities, and liaises with other officials to interpret and enforce rules and regulations relating to sport.
Typical work environment
- Employees work indoors in gymnasiums.
- Works are generally adequately heated, ventilated, clean and well maintained.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Typically a light to medium physical demand.
- Employees frequently stand or move about the work area to instruct students and demonstrate techniques.
- Employees may sit when producing reports, researching and planning coaching.
- Stretching or reaching is likely to be required occasionally when setting up equipment and when assisting gymnasts.
- Squatting or crouching is likely to be occasionally required.
- Contact with water or other skin irritants is not a requirement.
- Twisting of the body or neck is likely to be required occasionally for demonstrating and actively coaching.
- Light lifting, pulling or carrying is likely to be frequent when collecting and moving equipment and when supporting gymnasts.
- Bending is not a significant requirement of the job.
- Repetitive movements are required occasionally when demonstrating actions and techniques.
- Use of hand-held objects will include relevant sporting equipment and general office equipment.
- Mental skills necessary include communication, planning, analysis and organisation.
Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.
Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.
How this was determined (model-generated): Confirmed: NZ has no statutory coaching board; the 'registration required' boilerplate is NSO accreditation, and the 1yr-experience route is genuine.
Entry Requirements
An NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Note: some roles within this unit group are at a higher ANZSCO Skill Level. Registration or licensing is required.
Further Comments
There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.