Indian Sports Workforce & Skills Gap Study

1. Respondent and Organisation Profile

This section helps classify responses by organisation type, sport and respondent seniority.

Full name Email Phone Designation Organisation name City / base location City born / hometown Age range Gender Highest education How are you currently employed at your organisation? Years in sports industry Your role in recruiting / supervising talent

Primary work of my organisation

2. Workforce Scale and Functional Area Mapping

Please provide approximate numbers. Estimates are acceptable.

Full Time Part time Seasonal Short Term Contract Interns

Events / matches annually

Functional area	Current staff	Ideal staff today	Need in 3 years
League / competition operations
Team / franchise operations
Event and match-day operations
Venue / stadium management
Sponsorship and commercial partnerships
Marketing, brand and fan engagement
Digital, social media and content
Broadcast / media coordination
Athlete / player management
Grassroots / participation
Academy / talent development
Sport science
High Performance sport Services
Consumer data analytics and technology
Performance data analytics and technology
Legal, governance, integrity and compliance
Finance, revenue and business planning
HR, volunteers and workforce management

Which functional areas have the largest workforce gap today? In which of the functional areas would you employ people from overseas? Which countries do you target for employment? Which functional areas will need the highest workforce growth over the next 3-5 years?

3. Role-Level Demand and Supply

Use this section to identify exact jobs, level of shortage and whether talent is available in India.

List the 10 most important roles required to run your sports business today List the roles with the lowest talent availability in India At what level is the shortage most severe?

How would you rate the quality of Indian-trained graduates available for business roles in sport? How would you rate the quality of Indian-trained graduates available for performance / on-field roles in sport?

Role category	Demand today	Supply quality	Typical engagement model
League / competition operations
Team / franchise operations
Event and match-day operations
Venue / stadium management
Sponsorship and commercial partnerships
Marketing, brand and fan engagement
Digital, social media and content
Broadcast / media coordination
Athlete / player management
Grassroots, academies and talent development
Sports science / high performance
Data, analytics and technology
Legal, governance, integrity and compliance
Finance, revenue and business planning
HR, volunteers and workforce management
Coaching
Sport participation and development
Fan engagement
Data Base Management
Sport Science Services
Brand marketing
Marketing Strategy
Sport Nutrition

4. Skill Gap Heatmap

Score each capability. This becomes the core demand-supply gap analysis.

Skill / capability	Importance	Current availability
Sports business understanding
League operations
Team / franchise operations
Event operations
Venue operations
Sponsorship sales
Sponsorship servicing
Sponsorship valuation / ROI
Brand marketing
Fan engagement / CRM
Ticketing and hospitality
Digital content production
Social media analytics
Broadcast coordination
Athlete management
Sports law / contracts
Integrity / anti-corruption / anti-doping awareness
Data analytics
Excel / dashboards / reporting
Budgeting and P&L
Vendor management
Crisis management
Communication under pressure
Presentation / storytelling
Research and consumer insight
Regional language / local market understanding
Sport science services
Performance analytics
AI / sports technology awareness
Sustainability / green events
Coaching
Sport participation and development
Fan engagement
Data Base Management
Marketing Strategy
Sport Nutrition

What are the top five skill gaps of Indian-trained graduates entering the sports industry? What are the top five strengths of Indian-trained graduates entering the sports industry?

6. Future Workforce Demand

Overall workforce need in your organisation over next 3 years Which sport / business area will create the most employment?

Which new roles do you expect to emerge by 2030? Which roles may reduce because of automation or outsourcing? Which cities or regions will see the highest growth in sports jobs? What regional language or local-market skills are important?

Indian Sports Workforce & Skills Gap Study

1. Respondent and Organisation Profile

2. Workforce Scale and Functional Area Mapping

3. Role-Level Demand and Supply

4. Skill Gap Heatmap

5. Recruitment, Salary and Employability

Which roles require:

Employer assessment test

6. Future Workforce Demand