# How long does it take to get picked up by a team? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [March 25, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627 "2015-03-25T01:07:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sstaylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sstaylor/32/1603_2.png) [@sstaylor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sstaylor)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/1 "2015-03-25T01:07:39Z")
So I was sort of just thinking about this and thought id ask. Thanks guys ---
**Author:** ![sstaylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sstaylor/32/1603_2.png) [@sstaylor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sstaylor)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/2 "2015-03-25T01:10:04Z")
…After you have gone to or won contests. ---
**Author:** ![mrciurleo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@mrciurleo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mrciurleo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/3 "2015-03-25T01:13:22Z")
You have to build a following, simple as that. ---
**Author:** ![sstaylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sstaylor/32/1603_2.png) [@sstaylor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sstaylor)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/4 "2015-03-25T01:19:14Z")
ya but i mean how much time did it take, lets say, Gentry to get picked up by team yyf after his first contest? thx for the info though 😛 ---
**Author:** ![LeftyLink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/leftylink/32/1321_2.png) [@LeftyLink](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LeftyLink)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/5 "2015-03-25T01:23:21Z")
Theres a time and place for everything. Time varies from person to person. Plus the impact that you have at a contest is important too; you want to be a person that people can easily identify. Like mrciurleo, you have to put yourself out there and be a known individual in the community ---
**Author:** ![sstaylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sstaylor/32/1603_2.png) [@sstaylor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sstaylor)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/6 "2015-03-25T01:25:22Z")
ok, i understand. thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yoyordy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8c91f0/32.png) [@Yoyordy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyordy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/7 "2015-03-25T01:29:46Z")
I would improve on improving your tricks and style. Once you’re good enough, companies will know. ---
**Author:** ![sstaylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sstaylor/32/1603_2.png) [@sstaylor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sstaylor)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/8 "2015-03-25T02:52:13Z")
how many of you guys are on a team? ---
**Author:** ![Buggot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buggot/32/1534_2.png) [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/9 "2015-03-25T03:16:00Z")
Not many, probably 1 or 2 ---
**Author:** ![Raptor\_T](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/raptor_t/32/111715_2.png) [@Raptor\_T](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raptor_T)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 3:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/10 "2015-03-25T03:19:25Z")
Man, if only we knew ---
**Author:** ![Sanchez202](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sanchez202](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sanchez202)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/11 "2015-03-25T03:20:39Z")
> [@sstaylor](#): > > how many of you guys are on a team? Just so you know, gentry was with One Drop before he was with yoyofactory. I don’t know how many of you know this, so if you don’t know, now you know! …but even then I don’t know how long he was with OneDrop before he got with Yoyofactory. ---
**Author:** ![wishiwasayoyoexpert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e57/32.png) [@wishiwasayoyoexpert](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wishiwasayoyoexpert)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/12 "2015-03-25T04:42:00Z")
I’d say 2 weeks of yoyoing is pretty standard for getting sponsored. ---
**Author:** ![LeftyLink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/leftylink/32/1321_2.png) [@LeftyLink](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LeftyLink)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/13 "2015-03-25T04:44:24Z")
> [@Sanchez202](#): > > Just so you know, gentry was with One Drop before he was with yoyofactory. I don’t know how many of you know this, so if you don’t know, now you know! > > …but even then I don’t know how long he was with OneDrop before he got with Yoyofactory. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/a/7/4a73564eeeb406c01ad78c83ab3b0d227d65e82b.jpeg "2010 CA State - 1A - 4th - Gentry Stein") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mB6PGfZEJc) It’s insane how his style has changed so much ---
**Author:** ![sstaylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sstaylor/32/1603_2.png) [@sstaylor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sstaylor)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/14 "2015-03-25T06:03:26Z")
i didnt know that he was with one drop first 😛 thanks 4 da info ---
**Author:** ![Snow917](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Snow917](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snow917)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/15 "2015-03-25T08:13:10Z")
I’d say the 10,000 hour rule is a good place to start. Once you have practiced hard for a combined total of 10,000 hours then you will have teams begging you to join. I’m a prodigy so it only took 90 days and I’d guess about 1,000 hours of play and had a few teams after me. I didn’t want throwing to turn into a job so I actually kept my day job, bought a ton of new throws, and just throw casually for myself now. It was a great ride while it lasted though. ---
**Author:** ![sstaylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sstaylor/32/1603_2.png) [@sstaylor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sstaylor)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/16 "2015-03-25T13:16:29Z")
Awesome. btw have you seen that ‘10000 hours’ youtube video? ---
**Author:** ![Nemyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nemyo/32/14407_2.png) [@Nemyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nemyo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/17 "2015-03-25T15:16:06Z")
About as long as it takes for you to become good and have recorded yourself being good. ---
**Author:** ![berto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/berto/32/1506_2.png) [@berto](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/berto)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/18 "2015-03-25T16:42:43Z")
what are the reasons to switch sponsorship other than money? or maybe your own throw being made.? ---
**Author:** ![DKiminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DKiminator](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DKiminator)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/19 "2015-03-25T16:51:14Z")
> [@LeftyLink](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_mB6PGfZEJc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mB6PGfZEJc) > > It’s insane how his style has changed so much Dang. That combo right after the behind the back one was CRAZY GOOD ---
**Author:** ![paul\_dang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@paul\_dang](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/paul_dang)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627/20 "2015-03-25T17:05:55Z")
LeftyLink hit the nail on this one. I’ve seen kids being picked up within months of showing their fresh faces on the Internet. Then I have friends who have started way before my time aren’t on any teams. I sometimes forget that I’m on a team when at a contest just yo-yoing and kicking back honestly. Shouldn’t be asking ‘how long’ it takes, you should be asking ‘what it takes’… Or something like that. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-picked-up-by-a-team/73627.md?page=2)