Getting start on sports photography

[badboy1984]

I want to start doing some sports photography specially football stuff. Was wondering how do you guys start? i.e approaching local clubs to start off with? Their is a NL football club near me so i guess i can approach them first?

 

[Gary Coyle]

Sunday morning footy, call in at your local match and speak to the coach, ask him if its OK to shoot the game and point the players to somewhere they can see them and possibly purchase

 

[Aperture87]

Sunday morning footy, call in at your local match and speak to the coach, ask him if its OK to shoot the game and point the players to somewhere they can see them and possibly purchase

 

[tophatter]

I agree and then when you comfortable with the shots you get then approach some NL clubs - I took a look at websites of clubs near me playing at a reasonable level to see what the standard of the photographs we're on their site - then picked a couple to approach that didn't appear to have a specific photographer.