Nice work, boss! I know you want to do this for a living, but being one who had the same dream of making sports videos... it's not that simple. There are not jobs out where this is all you do. Here are my two cents of advice/personal perspective.
Having worked and still working in the sports industry doing this stuff, it is incredibly competitive and does not pay well unless you find a super rare opportunity and pull-off the interview of your life. If you truly love this kind of work and are setting your sights on sports, expect to work 80-90 hours/week without weekends off for half the year... paid for 40 hours... and get paid very little. It definitely does have its benefits, though! The rough part is being patient enough to get a job. Most editing jobs in sports are not just editing but full-on producing. Permanent, salaried positions are very few and far between (Usually only 1 or 2 positions for an entire team, whether it's NFL, MLB, NBA, etc.). University sports jobs are more accessible, but not by much. Maybe 50 openings per year. My application, resume, CV, and portfolio is under review for sports producer at Notre Dame as we speak. I will not get the job. I just know that I won't. I have no doubts that I am definitely suited for the job, but it will not happen. You pretty much have to take contract gigs that are for merely a season in order to get the experience in sports to even be considered for such permanent gigs. I just finished the baseball season a few months ago and it was absolute hell on earth at times.
Don't burn yourself out before you finish at least a Bachelor's degree... after making about 300 videos between the ages of 18 and 24 (about 1 per week when I got bored), I had to stop. I learned the hard way that a nice portfolio won't get you any job, and it also takes a very hard toll on your creative abilities doing videos so frequently... so I went to school and finished in 3.5 years. I was incredibly fortunate enough to get a contract with the TB Buccaneers for a season out of over 700 applicants right after I graduated, thanks to being naturally good at interviewing. It paid next to nothing. I had to take out a $10,000 loan just to be able to accept the job. It has paid off huge. You WILL have to make major sacrifices. The next contract I had was with the Tampa Bay Rays system... Again, I was paid next to nothing ($1,500/mo for 85 hours/week on average during homestands). I will probably have to put sports aside professionally after the next few days. I had an amazing couple of interviews for something different. Pretty sure I'll be a Media Coordinator & Producer for a university, and I really hope I get it. Having a stable income and a stable job for a few years will let me have some of my sanity back as I chase that pie-in-the-sky permanent position with a team or league. That doesn't even include me owing about $60k in school loans. If the call doesn't come, then back to sports I go. It is a super rough industry, in terms of how much time you have to put into it, and everything has to be damn near perfect because it's being played for between 35-70k fans, and possibly many more viewers on TV. There is a big reason why people wash-out and never even bother trying to return. You damn near have to put your entire life on hold for years... no kids, no committed relationships, etc. because odds are, you'll be moving almost every 6-8 months before that once in a lifetime opportunity comes. I have every video for my Immaculate Season Series completed in less than 5 hours... and those would probably be only about 5% of what a week of work in sports doing this stuff would be.
Strap on your big-boy pants and make a very strong decision if sports is for you. An average of only 10 positions open up every year with teams COMBINED when speaking about all leagues. Most of the time people have either quit because of the heavy demand and stress or just took a higher position in the creative services department. It is incredibly rewarding and an experience that I would never trade for anything in the world. I have met some of the biggest names in the sports and television universe... but like I said, it comes with MASSIVE sacrifices for at least the first couple years. It is not for everyone. Hell, I'd be willing to say it is not for 99.9999% of the population. If it is your absolute passion, go for it. It is worth every second of torture and pleasure that comes with the passion. I will never forget seeing my work on the jumbo trons in the new Wembley Stadium... and it was the most awful, grueling week of work in life.
End of advice/perspective.
I know you're dying for a win on the 7th for more than just the win, but the reason to make a beast video for it. I know that's what I'm dying for... or my series has been a lost cause. If I may give a quick suggestion; zoom in on your clips that don't fill the entire picture just a tiny, tiny bit so that they do fill the entire frame. It will look much cleaner.
