This episode features Alan Cole, who is a freelance sports reporter out of Georgia, and he's had a pretty remarkable year and journey, rather, in sports covering just about everything you can think of. Covering a national title game, writing features on athletes in the Super Bowl, Alan is always trying to stay ahead of the game and tell stories that matter. In this chat, we talk about getting started in freelancing, how to self-motivate when pitching stories, asking questions... constantly, how to establish credibility to cover big events such as the national title game, and MORE!Alan is a determined sports writer who has made a point to write stories that not only drive the clicks, but start a conversation and impede the awe factor. With notable bylines in the Washington Post, Salt Lake Tribune, Pittsburgh Sports Now, and most often Gwinnett Daily Post. So, if you see Alan Cole's byline, it's worth the read.If you would like to be a guest, fill this out: https://bit.ly/TRC_GuestForm Rookie Contract social links: https://linktr.ee/TheRookieContract Alan's social links: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Alan__ColeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-cole-4305181a2/Kate's social links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/katenorumLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katenorum/ Music: Synapse by Shane Ivers https://www.silvermansound.com  Please make sure to share the love of The Rookie Contract on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever else you listen. If you're not already, please subscribe to the podcast to get notified when new episodes release every Tuesday at