Best Volunteer Training Modules for the Sports Industry: Report

This report delves into the critical aspects of volunteer training within the sports industry, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in this sector. It begins with an overview of the Australian sports industry's value and growth projections, emphasizing the increasing demand for skilled personnel. The report focuses on developing effective volunteer training modules, emphasizing the importance of product, sales culture, and organizational culture training. Furthermore, it outlines compliance requirements and suggests specialized training schedules to meet the needs of fitness program coordinators, sports coaches, and wellness managers, providing a comprehensive framework for transforming volunteers into sports professionals and ensuring industry relevance and specialization. The report utilizes "Sport First" as a case study to demonstrate the practical application of the proposed training modules.

Introduction
The inception of the volunteers in the sports industry was always a very challenging task. Most
of the other industry sectors offer a job orientation while training a volunteer for offering
services. After this training, it becomes easier for them to join the stream of work as a full-time
employee. The sizes of the other industry sectors are large enough to train volunteers and absorb
the creamy layer of the performers in the mainstream.
According to a report published by IBIS survey, in the year 2013, the total worth of Australian
Sports Industry was 5.4 million (Sports - Australia Market Research Report, 2018). However, the
projections for the future are bright. According to a report published by Australian Industry and
Skill committee, by the year 2022, the demand for skilled personals working in the field of
selling the sports goods and services will increase by 100 percent (Sports and Recreation
industry report, 2019). The awareness levels of the individuals about fitness are also increasing;
this factor can also be taken into account.
Any person seeking to establish a career in the sports can relish this opportunity which can also
be considered as a boom time for sports professionals running the secondary line of the industry.
The current assignment is an attempt to explore best Volunteer training modules for the
aspirants. The intention behind the development is to establish sustainability in the impartment of
the education and creation of compliance for a trainee, where he can understand the business
cycles of the sports goods and translate them into a solution for the customers and profitable
venture for the organization (Harris, 2014).

In order to create a specimen for the training and education, we selected “Sport First” it is an
organization. Our key geographical area for the exploration and training is confined to Victoria
in Australia where this company has a commendable presence with three stores. This physical
presence of the stores will help us to study the customers better and upgrade our skills in
accordance (Rani, 2016).
The company is also into online sales, this factor will help us in completing the circle of
knowledge because we will be able to understand the procedures of sales and marketing through
a virtual channel.
Training Needs and Compliance Requirement
In order to prepare to convert a sports volunteer into a sports professional, a person is not
required to be a sportsman or a performer. It is an additional qualification that can help a
candidate in surviving during the long run. This is very important for an organization to include
certain elements in the training with an intention to enable them with the various factions of the
industry. Product training, sales culture training and organizational culture training are necessary
for the right orientation of volunteers to become a part of the fitness industry. In order to add
compliance with the industry, three more steps can be incorporated into the training program
(Leite, 2013).
Training schedule to understand the needs of a Fitness Program Coordinator
Fitness program coordinators are emerging as an upcoming segment in the sports industry.
Volunteer trainee should develop an understanding of their needs. Facts related to nutrition of

supplements and data related to the energy consumption of various solutions should become a
part of the training.
Training Schedule to understand the needs of sports coaches
Sports coaches’ want to know more about the technicalities associated with the products, they
consider. Volunteers should be trained to utilize their knowledge of “sport’s science” in
developing an understanding of these products so that they can understand the needs of the sports
coaches (Brenner, 2016).
Training schedule to understand the needs of the Wellness managers and Therapeutic
experts
The research facility in the field of sport’s science is coming up with new products to inflict
healing and wellness in the life of sportsman and other individuals. With the passage of time, this
stream is converting itself into an area where services of specialized individuals are required.
The role of the three steps in creating compliances
The past track record of the low turnout of the sports volunteer can be contributed to the fact that
avenues of specialization were not present. A training program at the level of an intern, allows a
trainee to choose future areas of specialization. This area of specialization creates compliances
with the mainstream industry. Under this assignment, we identified three areas of specialization
because our implementation area is restricted to “sports First stores” only. While having a
holistic overview of the sports industry many more areas of specialization can be identified and
inducted in various volunteer training programs.

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