Sports coach in French
In France, this job is advertised as “Éducateur sportif”. To search for jobs in France, type “Éducateur sportif” or “Éducatrice sportive”.
- Masculine
- Éducateur sportif
- Feminine
- Éducatrice sportive
- ROME code
- G1204
Source: France Travail, ROME 4.0 occupation directory (v61, published 15 June 2026) · Data downloaded on 18 October 2026
Common synonyms
- moniteur sportif
Official ROME job titles
Job titles France Travail attaches to this occupation, useful as search keywords.
- Assistant(e) éducateur(trice) d'activités sportives
- Directeur / Directrice de plongée
- Educateur / Educatrice d'activités physiques
- Educateur / Educatrice d'activités sportives
- Educateur / Educatrice handisport
- Educateur sportif / Educatrice sportive
- Entraîneur sportif / Entraîneure sportive
- Initiateur sportif / Initiatrice sportive
- Instructeur sportif / Instructrice sportive
- Moniteur / Monitrice d'éducation physique et sportive
- Moniteur / Monitrice de basketball
- Moniteur / Monitrice de golf
- Moniteur / Monitrice de gymnastique
- Moniteur / Monitrice de handball
- Moniteur / Monitrice de judo
- Moniteur / Monitrice de karaté
- Moniteur / Monitrice de natation
- Moniteur / Monitrice de plongée
- Moniteur / Monitrice de rugby
- Moniteur / Monitrice de ski alpin
- Moniteur / Monitrice de sport
- Moniteur / Monitrice de tennis
- Moniteur / Monitrice de tennis de table
- Moniteur / Monitrice de voile
- Moniteur sportif / Monitrice sportive
- Professeur / Professeure d'activités sportives
Working as a sports coach in France
Search for éducateur sportif, educatrice sportive, entraîneur, coach sportif or moniteur de [sport]. This is a regulated profession under the Code du sport: to coach for pay you need a qualification listed in the code, such as a BPJEPS, DEJEPS, a STAPS degree or certain CQP, each limited to specific activities and audiences. You must also declare your activity and obtain a professional card (carte professionnelle d'éducateur sportif) from the departmental sports service, which includes a criminal record check. Coaches qualified elsewhere in the EU can apply for recognition. Volunteers in clubs are not subject to the same rules.
French job profile (in French): Éducateur sportif
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