Be a Pro Surfer
Is your dream to surf the waves as a career? You're not alone. If you have the skills and enter local and national competitions, you can have some awesome opportunities. If you can find a sponsor to support your career and if you're willing to dedicate yourself to the sport, then you can become the pro surfer of your dreams!
Steps
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- Write to other potential sponsors to inquire about partnership. Include color photos of yourself in action, and a detailed list of your credentials, and explain what exposure you can bring to the surf brand.
- Compare the offers that you receive from potential sponsors. You may receive equipment at first, which will work its way up to a travel budget.
Tips
- Understand that pro surfers travel. You may travel to places like South Africa, Morocco, Senegal, Indonesia, Hawaii, and Mexico. You may be away from home on tour for extended periods of time.
- Keep in mind that pro surfing isn't easy. You have to be ready to compete with many other surfers for top sponsorships and surf when you may not feel like it.
- Know that just being good at surfing won't make you a pro surfer. You'll need to network and market yourself to stay on top.
- Have friends and family scan the news for press and photos about you. If you see a photo of yourself in a newspaper, call and ask how much it would cost to place an advertisement of the same size. Tally up the potential cost of your photos and use this when bargaining for better sponsorship deals.
- All surf companies put aside money for sponsoring athletes. If you have the skills and the dedication to pursue the best sponsor for you, you'll be a pro surfer in no time.
Warnings
- Not everybody can become a pro surfer, it takes real skill and dedication.
- Do not drop out of school or skip college to become a pro surfer, because the chances are 1 in a million, you may never become the pro surfer of your dreams, so stay in school and have a backup plan (do not let this discourage you, just make sure you really want it and be willing of working hard)
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References
- Http://www.aspworldtour.com/ Check out the Association of Surfing Professionals at Aspworldtour.
- Http://www.isurfing.com Head to Isurfing.com for a directory of pro surfing websites.]
- Http://www.surfesa.org/ If you're still an amateur surfer, check out Surfesa.org for competitions.
