Incorporating Professional Social Media

   Incorporating your brand in to your social media presence on professional social media sites is another way to reach a larger audience, learn from others who are already doing what you are interested in, and to network with others in your field of interest.
   I have a profile on LinkedIn. I have created a professional social media presence here to network and learn from others in the adult recreation sports field. I have my professional accomplishments along with information about my leagues, Utah Sports Leagues and Utah Flag League. I am interested in pursuing a career, after retirement, in the sports field. There are groups to join and other professionals in this field to network with on LinkedIn.

   There are professional groups to join and learn from if you are starting your own league or working in a sports related field. I would suggest joining Sports Careers by WorkInSports.com if you are interested in a career in sports. Your can network, get advice, and even be mentored within this group. Along the same lines, Sports & Recreation Management Professionals, is a group to learn from and provide information to about the trends and current practices in the sports and recreation field. Both of these groups are great for a sports career professional.
    A group to join to help match demand and supply in sports is Sports, infrastructure and investment. Here you can network and learn how to get investments in your sports related ventures.
   One more group, that is not specific to sports or recreation, is Social Media Marketing. This a great group to learn from and network with, for any field. You can give ideas, get ideas and learn to market in  new era of marketing. This knowledge is a great tool in the recreation sports realm. The audience for sports and recreation are on social media, so learning how to reach and engage your audience on social media is a great skill.
   Further develop your brand and your league or recreation sports by building a profile on LinkedIn and joining these professional groups.