Whether you’re a men’s or women’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 really good enough to pass the eye of recruiters, it is almost impossible to be recruited to play ball professionally.
Perhaps you are 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 take up this American sport again. This results in many international basketball players being drafted 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 with these teams and play basketball internationally is by promoting yourself. Think of it as a job and you must have a great resume to get hired. My old friend from college, Shawn, who was recently hired to play basketball in Germany, makes a couple hundred thousand dollars a year. Before signing with the team, he asked friends and family to take videos of him playing basketball in real games. Then he uploaded those videos to YouTube and tried to get people to see how good he is and increase the opportunities to sign.
If you are lucky, some agents will find your videos and think you could be a perfect fit for their teams and will contact you to play basketball internationally. However, if you can really find those agents and contact them with their videos, it would be easier to get accepted. The key is to reach out and let team managers know who you are and what you are capable of.
You can do a bit of googling to find the contact information for those agents, but it would take a long time. 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 being scammed by fake teams, which can cost a lot of time and money on your part.