Whether you are a women’s or men’s basketball player, getting into the WNBA and especially the NBA can be a tough job. Mainly because more and more people want to play in this national basketball league and it creates fierce competition for all athletes. Unless you play for a famous college basketball team and are good enough to get past the recruiters’ eyes, it’s nearly impossible to get selected to play ball professionally.
Maybe you’re thinking of finding a way to play basketball internationally in Europe or Asia, where the competition is less. In fact, basketball has become an international phenomenon and many countries are beginning to embrace this American sport. This results in many international basketball players being recruited into the NBA, such as Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, or Paul Gasol. So instead of competing with these great players, you have a better chance of playing basketball internationally in France, Spain, Germany or even China.
The best way to sign for these teams and play basketball internationally is by promoting yourself. Think of it like a job and you need to have a great resume to get hired. My old friend from college, Shawn, who recently signed to play basketball in Germany, makes $200,000 a year. Before signing with the team, she asked his friends and family to take videos of him playing basketball in real games. He then uploaded those videos to YouTube and tried to make people see how good he is and increase the chances of signing a contract.
If you’re lucky, some agents will find your videos and think you might be a perfect fit for their teams and contact you to play basketball internationally. However, if you can actually find those agents and contact them with your videos, it would be easier to get accepted. The key is to reach out and let the team leaders know who you are and what you’re capable of.
You can do some research on Google to find the contact information for those agents, but it would be time consuming. However, Shawn told me that he found a special report that gives him all the contact information for many different teams from different countries. This special report also helped you write the perfect resume and emails for team agents without getting scammed by fake teams that can cost you a lot of time and money.