How would one find out how to shoot college sports?

[Sauk]

I would love to find out how I would go about shooting college sports. Do you need to work for a newspaper to get access to the sidelines to shoot?

Any information is greatly appreciated. I want to shoot college football here in Utah just so you know. And I want to see how I can get access to the sidelines to do so.

Thanks

[uva185]

It depends what team you want to photograph. At my school (University of South Carolina) you must work for the press and apply for credentials before the season starts. However for a smaller team it may be easier. Your best bet is to work for a magazine or newspaper.

[Oneslowz28]

I shoot baseball and vollyball for USCA. (University of SC Aiken) I got the job through my mother who works there.

[fslshooter]

Contact the college's Sports Information Director (SID). He/she will tell you requirements for obtaining credentials.

[Sauk]

Cool, thanks for the information! An email has been sent :)

[Mike R]

I will just add that you will need to add to the lenses you have. I shoot high school sports and use a 70-200 f/2.8 lens with a 1.4TC. I have to remove the TC for night games. This lens is the least you should have and it is too short for some shots. I plan on getting a 85 f/1.8 for use indoors. Right now I use the 70-200 and a 17-50 f/2.8 indoors with a 580ex flash to add fill light. However there are some schools that do not allow flash. Best of luck.

[PhotosGuy]

Sports Shooting Tutorials and Advice (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=135417)