Sports occupations Sports occupations Two assistant referees (previously known as linesmen) assist the referee in controlling an association football (soccer) match. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assistant referee"
A bicycle mechanic is a mechanic who can perform a wide range of repairs on bicycles. A person who works in a cycling store is usually only considered a bike mechanic if that person has experience repairing bikes. Bike mechanics can be employed in various types of stores, ranging from large department stores to small shops; cycling teams, or bicycle manufactuers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bicycle mechanic"
In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. Coaching entails the application of sport tactics and strategies during the game or contest itself, and usually entails substitution of players and other such actions as needed. Most coaches are former participants in the sports in which they are involved, and those who are not have usually had extensive training in the sport in question. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coach (sport)"
Gladiators ( Latin gladiatores) were professional fighters in ancient Rome who fought against each other, wild animals, and slaves, sometimes to the death, for the entertainment of spectators. These fights took place in arenas in many cities during the Roman republic and the Roman Empire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gladiator"
The head coach in sports is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. The other coaches are typically assigned to either offensive or defensive duties or to coaching players at a certain position. The assistant coaches are sometimes given titles such as "offensive coordinator", especially if they supervise other assistants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Head coach"
In sports, a jockey is one who rides horses in thoroughbred horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. Jockeys are nominated by horse trainers to ride their horses in races, usually for a fee (which is paid regardless of the prize money the horse earns for a race). ...more on Wikipedia about "Jockey"
In American football, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game. They are traditionally clad in a black-and-white striped shirt, white pants with a black belt, and black shoes. Thus, officials are often called zebras. ...more on Wikipedia about "Official (American football)"
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In ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules or maintaining the order of the game. There are two categories of officials, on-ice officials, who are the referees and linesmen that enforce the rules during game play, and off-ice officials, who have an administrative role rather than an enforcement role. ...more on Wikipedia about "Official (ice hockey)"
In the game of baseball, the official scorer is a person appointed by the league to record the events on the field and to send this official record of the game back to the league offices. ...more on Wikipedia about "Official scorer"
Professional golfers are divided into two main groups, with a limited amount of overlap between them. ...more on Wikipedia about "Professional golfer"
A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. Officials in other sports are known by a variety of titles, including umpire or judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Referee"
Professional sports scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization. Some scouts are primarily interested in the selection of prospects, younger players who may require further development by the acquiring team but whom are judged to be worthy of that effort and expense for the potential future payoff that it could bring, while others concentrate on players who are already polished professionals whose rights may be available soon, either through free agency or trading, and who are seen as filling a team's specific need at a certain position. Advance scouts watch the teams that their teams are shortly play in order to help determine strategy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scout (sport)"
Timekeeper is an instrument or person that measures the passage of time, often with the assistance of a clock or stopwatch. In addition, the timekeeper records time or time taken, e.g. during a sports event. ...more on Wikipedia about "Timekeeper"
In American football, the umpire is usually the second-senior official on the field, ranking below the referee. He is positioned behind the defensive line, observing the blocks by the offensive line and the defenders trying to ward off those blocks -- looking for holding or illegal blocks. He moves forward towards the line of scrimmage as passing plays develop in order to penalize any offensive linemen who move illegally downfield before the pass is thrown. He also assists on ruling incomplete passes when the ball is thrown short. ...more on Wikipedia about "Umpire (American football)"
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