The Newest Job in Sports: Videogame Coach – Wall Street Journal

Like many team coaches, Mark Zimmerman oversees practice sessions, analyzes game footage and makes sure his players get along.

Only his players use keyboards, not muscle, as they compete in videogame contests with the hope of reaching lucrative championship matches that draw thousands of spectators to arenas and millions more online.

Last spring, 6,200 students from 460 colleges in the U.S. and Canada participated in…