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5 WAYS TO TURN YOUR SPORTS PASSION INTO A SIDE HUSTLE

Love sports? What if you could turn your passion into a way of making some extra money?

While there’s the option of becoming a professional athlete, this is definitely not an easy way to make money. Similarly getting into sports journalism isn’t easy either. However, there are other ways of making money from a sporting hobby that could be more achievable.

Today we will look at 5 ways you can turn your sports passion into a side hustle.

1. Coach a Sports Club

If you enjoy playing a sport, you could consider becoming a coach. This could be anything from football coaching to tennis coaching. In some sports, qualifications may be necessary, but in most cases you don’t need any credentials to get into coaching. You could teach kids or you could teach adults. The hard part is finding people to sign up while competing with other coaches that may be in the area.

You could promote your coaching business through friends and family or local social media to get your business off to a good start.

2. Take Advantage of Free Sports Bets

No risk sports betting can be a great way of making money from sports. We don’t recommend you gamble as that is high risk, but there are ways to reduce your odds of losing money such as taking advantage of free bets. Always have a clear budget to start with to prevent you getting carried away and risking your money.

3. Play Fantasy Sports

Fantasy sports is a modern phenomenon that involves playing manager to a fantasy sports team. A lot of people have found ways of making money out of fantasy sports, including playing leagues with cash prizes. You can even organise your very own league and make money by charging participants and via advertising.

Of course, before you make money, you may first need to familiarise yourself with how fantasy sports is played. Many people take fantasy sports very seriously, and you need to be just as serious to stand a chance against these people.

4. Start a Sports Blog or Vlog

Another way to turn a passion for sports into an income could be to start a sports blog or vlog. This could be dedicated to sports news and debates. Blogs consist of written post and images, while vlogs consist of video content. Both can be ways to make money. If your blog becomes popular enough, you can start making money through ad revenue and affiliate marketing. A blog or vlog could also be a stepping stone into the world of sports journalism.

5. Sell Sports Memorabilia

A lot of people collect sports memorabilia and are willing to pay huge amounts for it. Sports memorabilia can be an investment – certain items may increase in value over time. To turn this into a side hustle, you need to be prepared to collect memorabilia and part with it in order to make a sale.

There are lots of fake sports memorabilia items out there so make sure that you have a professional on call that can authenticate any items for you.

Hopefully this has given you some ideas of how you could turn your sports passion into a side hustle.

5 Ways to Turn Your Sports Passion into a Side Hustle