Career description:
Soccer players play soccer for a living. Each player has their own experience in the league, so a full description can not be provided.
What it’s like:
Common duties:
- Attend scheduled practice or training sessions
- Participate in athletic events or competitive sports, according to established rules and regulations
- Exercise or practice under the direction of athletic trainers or professional coaches to develop skills, improve physical condition, or prepare for competitions
- Maintain equipment used in a particular sport
- Maintain optimum physical fitness levels by training regularly, following nutrition plans, or consulting with health professionals
- Assess performance following athletic competition, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments to improve future performance
- Receive instructions from coaches and other sports staff prior to events, and discuss their performance afterwards
- Represent teams or professional sports clubs, performing such activities as meeting with members of the media, making speeches, or participating in charity events
- Lead teams by serving as captain
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