Turn Your Sports Knowledge Into a Money-Making Hobby 

If you spend all of your time obsessing over sports, why not try and turn this hobby into a way to make money? Pulling on a helmet and trying out for an NFL league team isn’t the only way to have a career in sports, you know.

There are actually several ways you can turn your sports knowledge into a money-making hobby, so we’ve put together a list of some of the best ways to build a career out of doing something you love! 

Write a Sports Blog 

If you’re watching sports and reading about sports… It only makes sense to write about sports as well. Thanks to your knowledge of sports, you’ll be able to write factual and entertaining blog posts that you can share with your similarly-minded audience. 

You’d be surprised by how much money you can make through sponsored content, ads, and collaborations, provided you’ve built up a big enough, engaged audience. You’re pretty much guaranteed to have an audience who is also interested in sports, so your authenticity will be obvious and can help to create a good relationship with your readers. 

You can create a website using one of the easy templates available on Wix, for example, and you should try to establish a social media presence online as well to promote your blog.

Sports Betting

Online betting has become increasingly popular recently, especially given the recent lockdowns that came about as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic that started in 2020. 

It may be high-risk sometimes, but sports betting can also bring with it a high reward, especially if you make sure to do your research and back up your knowledge by checking the odds. Fanduel’s NFL odds, for example, offer some of the best in the game and will give you up-to-date, competitive odds compared to some of the other sites available online.

Just make sure you check whether or not gambling is legal in the country you’re in, first, as there are some places where this can lead to strict penalties such as fines or jail time. 

Join Fantasy Sports Teams

Another fun way to make money from your sports knowledge is to join a fantasy sports league. Fantasy Football and Fantasy Baseball, for example, have a wide pool of players that allows for large leagues to compete, meaning a larger pot of money to be won from it. 

Depending on how much experience you have with fantasy sports teams, you could even work your way towards a league with a larger buy-in to increase the payoff if you win. Like with sports betting, you’ll need to rely on your sports knowledge to create a good team and to put together a winning roster each week if you want to be successful. 

Sell Merch and Memorabilia 

For long-term sports fans who have been supporting a certain sport or team for decades, it’s not uncommon to have collected special edition merchandise or memorabilia over the years.

It might be worth looking through the boxes in your garage, as some collectors are willing to pay huge sums of money to purchase specific memorabilia or merchandise items related to their sport. This can include signed photographs, jerseys, and other memorabilia. 

The great thing about selling memorabilia is that the value can depend on the sentiment behind the item. For example, anything associated with a legendary game or sports event, such as a jersey worn during the game or even a ticket stub, could be hugely valuable and are things you will likely have lying around if you’ve been a long-term sports event attendee.  

Sports Photography

Some people’s love of sport extends to being able to capture the most beautiful moments of the game, and doing so is able to earn you a big payout. If you’re a natural behind the camera, why not combine this with your sports knowledge to be a sports photographer? 

There is a huuuuge pool of opportunities for sports photographers. You can easily find your niche, whether it be capturing moments in a little league sports match, high-school and college sports, or professional league sports photography. Why not dream big! 

You can secure a number of steady gigs like the ones mentioned above, or if you’re lucky, one particularly magical shot could set you up for a while. They don’t call it the money shot for nothing. 

Final Thoughts

As you can see, there are plenty of ways you can make the most of the years spent amassing all this sports knowledge. Not only is it enjoyable, but it has the potential to be pretty lucrative if you’re willing to put the effort in. So, whichever of the above options you choose to try your hand at, we wish you the best of luck!

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