Beyond the Big Leagues: Discover Your Dream Sports Job in Unexpected Places!

Jessica Terry
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2 min readJul 18, 2024

In a recent TeamWork Online poll, 70% of sports executives shared that their first sports jobs was outside of the “Big 5” (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS).

Smart execs and job seekers know: Pro Sports is a much bigger universe 🪐

Here are 30 Pro Sports leagues outside of the “Big 5” who all need skilled & passionate business talent to sell, operate, and grow…

🏈 Canadian Football League
🏈 Indoor Football League
🏈 TOCA Football

🏀 Women’s National Basketball League
🏀 The Basketball Tournament
🏀 NBA G League
🏀 Overtime Elite

⚾️ American Association of Professional Baseball
⚾️ Northwest Independent Baseball League
⚾️ Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
⚾️ Mile High Collegiate Baseball League
⚾️ Coastal Plain League
⚾️ Prospect League
⚾️ Frontier League
⚾️ Pioneer League

🏒 Southern Professional Hockey League
🏒 North American Hockey League
🏒 Premier Hockey Federation
🏒 East Coast Hockey League
🏒 American Hockey League

⚽️ National Women’s Soccer League
⚽️ Major Arena Soccer League
⚽️ The Soccer Tournament
⚽️ United Soccer League

🏐 Association of Volleyball Professionals
🏐 Pro Volleyball Federation
🥍 National Lacrosse League
🥍 Premier Lacrosse League
🏏 Major League Cricket
🏉 Major League Rugby

And this list is just the beginning…


As a bonus, joining a team or league outside of the “Big 5” can often give you the opportunity to take on more responsibility, help you build new skills and experiences, and accelerate your career.

Learn more about these pro leagues and their open job opportunities:
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Have you worked in Pro Sports outside of the “Big 5”? Where did you work and what did you learn from the experience? Drop the biggest takeaways below for the benefit of others ⬇️

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