the patialabased netaji subhas national institute of sports nsnis offers a master of sports coaching programme aimed at creating a pool of professional coaches the twoyear programme has been designed to create opportunities for higher studies in sports coaching and develop a research aptitude of coaches with regard to leadership and operation of individual and team sportsaffiliated to punjabi university patiala it is conducted in athletics basketball football gymnastics hockey swimming volleyball weightlifting and wrestling the curriculum the programme is meant to develop the students individual coaching philosophy through various areas of studies such as sports psychology and coaching methodology apart from lec tures discussions seminars paper readings projects video analysis and assignments it stresses on practical coaching through actual participation teaching practice coaching practice organising sports meetstournaments and training practice and officiating says ss roy regional director of the institute to pursue a masters in sports coaching a candidate must have an aptitude for research and sports proficiency career options trained coaches are in demand at all the training centres set up by the sports authority of india sai and by state and central sports bodies apart from the stateand nationallevel teams coaches can find openings in sports clubs schools and colleges and as inhouse coaches for corporate sports teams shares roy with general awareness about sports rising there is growing room for good professional coaches to coach schoolchildren five to 18 years old there are numerous afterschool coaching sessions being run at various schools stadiums and playgrounds to impart sports training moreover the entry of hockey badminton and football leagues in india has further increased the scope in sports coaching while employed in schoolscolleges one can expect a regular tgt or pgt salary as per government scales one can make extra money by conducting coaching sessions after work hours at the entry level professional coaches hired by sports bodies and clubs can command rs 45 lakh a year for coaches associated with professional teams and clubs the earning potential is far greater at a glance duration two years july to may z eligibility the entry requirements are a bachelors degree in any subject from any recognised indianforeign university diploma in sports coaching from sai nsnis patiala or its other academic centres with at least 60 marks age not more than 45 years on the day of commencement of the course upper age limit can be relaxed up to three years in the case of deserving candidates z selection based on a written test personal interview academic qualifications and achievements in the concerned field of sports