Sample Martial Arts Resume

This resume is designed for an experienced gymnasts who wishes to transition to a coaching position at a gym, college, or even on the Olympic team. Instead of traditional skills like Word or Excel, this resume should be molded around your athletic performance and include professional experience, training and awards. Professional experience can include the competitions you’ve entered, professional gigs in which you were hired as a gymnast and any training teams you have been involved with.

Keep in mind that your Qualifications section specifically should include any gymnastic skills that you have (i.e., floor, beam, etc.). Employers don’t want to guess your qualifications, so it’s important to showcase your strengths as much as possible. Also, your training experience will be just as valuable (if not more) as your experience, so be sure to include all of the academies that you have trained.

Key Points:

• Remember the Awards: - Your resume is meant for you to showcase your skills, so there’s no reason to feel like you are bragging. After all, you want the job so it’s imperative that you show your potential employer that you are the best candidate for the position.
• The Age Brackets: - Different ages of gymnasts require different coaching styles and experience. So what age group or proficiency would you prefer to work with? This specific resume is focused on obtaining a job instructing children ages 3-12, so the applicant listed his experience with children specifically.