{"id":2883,"date":"2017-05-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/sports-coach-vs-personal-trainer\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T13:24:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T11:24:19","slug":"sports-coach-vs-personal-trainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/personal-fitness-training-blog\/sports-coach-vs-personal-trainer\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Differences Between A Sports Coach And A Personal Trainer"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are hundreds of different professions in the sporting field. Sports coach<\/a>, sports manager, sports conditioning specialist – the list is endless! (Learn more about Trifocus Fitness Academy’s Sports Management Courses<\/a>.) Although sports coaches help their teams get fit, this type of coach is not a personal trainer.<\/p>\n

Every one of these professionals serves a different purpose and goal. From the sports coach standing next to the field, helping the players get ready physically and mentally to the sports manger who organises everything that the team needs to be successful.<\/p>\n

Two of the most popular and sought-after professions in the health and fitness industry are sports coaches and personal trainers. Although some of the functions of both professions are similar, there are important key differences.<\/p>\n

Sport Coach vs Personal Trainer<\/h2>\n

Personal Trainers Focus On One-On-One Training Sessions<\/h2>\n

They take\u00a0various clients a day and\u00a0can see up to ten different people on a daily basis. Each client has their own goals: training for weight loss, increasing\u00a0muscle mass\u00a0and cardiovascular fitness, competition prep or just overall health maintenance.<\/p>\n

Personal trainers specialise in specific areas such as strength training, cardiovascular training, high-intensity interval training and plyometrics. They use these different kinds of training to help their clients reach their goals.<\/p>\n

The Personal Trainer And Motivation<\/h2>\n

Another very important responsibility that a personal trainer has is to motivate their clients to keep working hard to reach their goals. Personal trainers need to be infectiously positive, energetic, motivating, inspiring, encouraging and patient. They need to know what to say and do to push their clients past their limits. As health and fitness writer, Jessica Bell<\/a>, says: “Working with a trainer that matches your personality and inspires you can create a driving force toward your fitness goals.”<\/p>\n

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Personal Trainers Are Sometimes Seen As Unofficial Therapists<\/h2>\n

This is because\u00a0some clients share a lot of their anxiety and stresses from their personal life. In some cases, personal trainers will also advise their clients regarding their eating habits. (Check out Trifocus Academy’s accredited Life Coaching Course<\/a> that will equip you with the skills to handle situations like this.)<\/p>\n

Personal trainers run on tight schedules and often have their days filled with clients from early morning to late at night. They are also a business on their own as they control how many clients they see and train every day. Essentially they are a personal brand and they need to market themselves as such.<\/p>\n

Sports coaches Are Similar to Personal Trainers<\/h2>\n

However, there are\u00a0some key differences:<\/p>\n