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I'd say that if you have an interest in sports journalism, you should go for it. Are you in high school now? If you are that young, you have plenty of time to plan the direction of a career, and to change directions if need be. With a college major in journalism, you can concentrate in reporting on an area of particular interest, like sports, and still have the fall-back option of reporting in other areas if need be, since you'll learn the basic journalistic skills no matter the topic you plan to report.
No, I am not in high school. I'm 22 years old, I graduated from high school four years ago. Still having trouble finding a career for myself because I don't know what I am good at and I am the type of leaner that needs to experiment before I choose a career but you really can't do that anymore unless your a 100% for that career.
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It's important, though, to heed advice like that in the quote below. In order to give yourself the best chance of making a sound career in sports reporting, you'll need to be prepared to pay your dues. You'll most likely have to start out with small papers covering local high school sports and such, and then work your way up over a number of years to more big-time reporting. You need to really know inside that you are prepared to pay this price to get where you want to be.
Yes, it is and I appreciate that from both of you for being honest with me.
I started my career in sports and then was side tracked for over 20 years and eventually got back into it. Started out playing pro baseball in the minor leagues for 3 years. After that finished up school and got my degree and landed a low level position in the Phila Eagles public relations department. (Had inside connections) About a year into that owner Leonard Tose offered me a sales job for his trucking company. Ended up in sales and logistics for several trucking companies over a span of 20 years. I did coach high school baseball during some of those 20 years. At age 55 I retired from trucking and was offered a coaching job at a D1 University. After 2 years of that I moved into a development position in the athletic department. Currently am an Assoc Athletic Director - Development which is basically fund raising and very similar to sales in approach. Point of the story, even though I had an edge from playing baseball, the other opportunities came from knowing the right people and being in the right place at the right time. I was one of the lucky ones.
I started my career in sports and then was side tracked for over 20 years and eventually got back into it. Started out playing pro baseball in the minor leagues for 3 years. After that finished up school and got my degree and landed a low level position in the Phila Eagles public relations department. (Had inside connections) About a year into that owner Leonard Tose offered me a sales job for his trucking company. Ended up in sales and logistics for several trucking companies over a span of 20 years. I did coach high school baseball during some of those 20 years. At age 55 I retired from trucking and was offered a coaching job at a D1 University. After 2 years of that I moved into a development position in the athletic department. Currently am an Assoc Athletic Director - Development which is basically fund raising and very similar to sales in approach. Point of the story, even though I had an edge from playing baseball, the other opportunities came from knowing the right people and being in the right place at the right time. I was one of the lucky ones.
Thank you, for your reply. Because of your story is the reason I've decided not to go into this field, and I realized I like watching sports more then the idea of working in this field. And I finally found what I am really passionate about it just took a lot of thinking.
Thank you, for your reply. Because of your story is the reason I've decided not to go into this field, and I realized I like watching sports more then the idea of working in this field. And I finally found what I am really passionate about it just took a lot of thinking.
My story should not be a discouragement to anyone. Really can not speak for all avenues, but there are many facets of sports one can get into, but not always financially rewarding. Things like officiating, refereing, umpire, scouting, are not always held by those that are athletically inclined. It is not terribly hard to break into those fields but the pay is horrible until you can and if you work your way up.
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