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SportJobs, CoachingJobs & SportJobsBlog are currently offline. In the meantime Jobseekers can still access Seek & MyCareer for other sporting opportunities.
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SportJobs Admin

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Beer Battles: Blowing the Froth of Footy By Wayne Goldsmith

Alcohol and footy are hot topics right now: that’s nothing new - they have been hot topics since both were invented.
When Aristotle and Plato ran out to play a quick game of soccer in between philosophy and mathematics lessons a few thousand years ago, they were both probably subject to team alcohol policies and had [...]

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Sport Knowledge Australia - Sports Education Resource

Sport Knowledge Australia (SKA)  is running the Athlete & Career Development Advanced Programme from the 15-17 June 2009. For information on this and other programs/services, please visit their website www.sportedu.org.
Some information about SKA:
Sport Knowledge Australia (SKA) was established in 2004 with the assistance of the Australian Government to become Australia’s International Centre of Excellence in [...]

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Celeb Jobs - 23 Celebs before they were famous?

Not exactly sporting related, however I found this article that listed 23 celebrities and what they did before they were famous.
There is still hope for us all!!
1. Orlando Bloom’s first job was working at a skeet shooting range as a clay pigeon trapper when he was just 13.
2. Beyonce Knowles‘ mother owned a salon when [...]

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Sports CAREER FAQs - Employment Resource

Thought I would share another good resource with you - CAREER FAQs. These guys have plenty of employment news and views, with some good insights into industry specific salary expectations, resume and cover letter writing and much more.
They also have a specific Sporting Careers section.
Will monitor this site in coming months and keep you up [...]

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Sport Jobs Newsletter - Latest Edition

Please feel free to visit the latest edition of our weekly Sport Jobs Newsletter HERE.
Wayne Goldsmith from Sports Coaching Brain twists your thinking upside-down with his article Reverse Coaching - Coaching in Reverse.
As always, please keep sending your articles through.

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Australian Sports Commission (ASC) - Job & Scholarship Opportunities

Here are some interesting roles being offered by the Australian Sports Commission. You can follow the links to the ASC jobs page for more information:
Regional Coordinator - Kalgoorlie
Active After-school Communities
Job No 8808 $58 577 - $65 021 plus superannuation and other employment benefits
This is an exciting opportunity to join Australia’s peak sporting body in a [...]

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Ben Southall - Winner of ‘The Best Job in the World’

Congratulations to Ben Southall who has just been announced as the winner of ‘The Best Job in the World’.
Incredibly, Ben was selected from an initial pool of 34,000 candidates.
Tourism QLD spent almost 4 months and $1.7 million in promoting and selecting the appropriate candidate.
This is Ben’s official biography:
According to Ben Southall from Southern England: “The [...]

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Business Resources - Smart Company & Crikey

If you are an entrepreneur, business manager or run your own small or medium sized business, then you will most likely have already stumbled upon www.smartcompany.com.au. If not, then you should consider subscribing to their FREE daily newsletter. Here is a summary for you:
Every Monday to Friday, SmartCompany.com.au posts a daily news briefing, a round-up [...]

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Sports Coach - Are you a ‘Dream Stealer’?

“Half of the world’s misery comes from ignorance. The other half comes from intelligence.” (Baslo)
Becoming an elite athlete in any sport is very difficult. In most instances sporting success comes from years of personal sacrifice and commitment, there are no short-cuts.
But what drives a young child to strive to be the best - well ultimately [...]

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