How to Transition from Amateur to Professional

Are you an amateur or a professional? Do you get paid to play with what you love? Tiger Woods gets paid to play Golf, Kobe Bryant for Basketball and Lewis Hamilton for racing. Professionals make a living doing what they love, well; some of them don’t really love what they do, but that’s another story.

 Mass media and increased leisure time has allowed sports men and women to command high pay as professional players. These players are able to make sport their primary career and gain immense opportunities for training and skill development. Going pro opens a whole world of opportunities. Transitioning from amateur to professional can be a little tricky though. (more…)