Sports

Following the **Pro Sports Update in October 2020**, players can now have sports careers and become famous basketball, soccer, football, hockey, volleyball, and baseball champions! This highly anticipated update provided many new options and scenarios, including being able to have sports scholarships, winning the Ballon d'Or, interacting with fans, and much more!

**Comment on this page what other information should be added here. Date of creation: January 9, 2021.**

Recommended reads include this article from LevelWinner and its second part.

## The Sports

There are 7 different sports you can play. The different sports have leagues that are played in different countries.

* American Football (United States)
* Baseball (United States)
* Basketball (United States)
* Hockey (United States)
* Soccer (For men: United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil. For women: United States, United Kingdom)
* Rugby (Australia, United Kingdom)
* Volleyball (United States)

## New Athletic Skills & Stats

Becoming a professional athlete gets you the "Fame" stat.

While, previously, the athleticism skills only affected whether or not you were able to enter certain sports clubs in school, now they are a core functionality to becoming a professional athlete! They are similar to the musical talent— they decide how effective training your individual skills as an athlete will be and are the starting point for these very skills. These skills can be honed under Job > Professional Athlete > Practice. You need only work on each of them only once a year for it to be effective. There are different skills depending on which sport you're playing:

* *American Football, Quarterback Position: Celebrations, Passing, Rushing*
* *Baseball, First Baseman: Base Running, Catching, Celebrations, Fielding, Hitting, Throwing*
* *Basketball Player: Celebrations, Defending, Dribbling, Passing, Rebounding, Shooting, Tricks*
* *Hockey, Winger Position: Celebrations, Defending, Passing, Shooting, Skating, Stick Handling, Tricks*
* *Soccer Player: Celebrations, Defending, Dribbling, Headers, Passing, Shooting, Tricks*
* *Volleyball Player: Blocking, Bumping, Celebrations, Digging, Serving, Setting, Spiking*

### Practicing Those Skills

Though not exactly distinct in function, practicing different ones will appear on your timeline different. For example: "My teammates and I spent 55 minutes coordinating a choreographed celebration performance." after practicing your celebrations skill, and "You and your team spent 35 minutes improving your zonal marking strategies." after practicing your defending skill. There's a chance you might get injured in the process, though, in which case you can choose to undergo physical therapy or surgery. Undergoing physical therapy may or may not cure your injury— if that's the case, you can proceed to surgery. Though you will miss out on some games, you won't have to play through a painful injury as such a a broken ankle or stubbed toe. You can also get injured from a random scenario. If this happen, you can play through the game even with the injury or pick from physical therapy or surgery again. The results are the same: playing through it will either have you stop in the middle of the game and need immediate care, play through the whole game and win/lose, or just have to stop immediately and need care)!

### Other Skills

There are also the *Greatness, Fitness* and *Respect* skills or stats. Greatness is an overview of all your sports-related stats. Fitness can also be honed under Job > Professional Athlete > Train and picking *Balance, Cardio, Flexibility,* or *Strength*. Unlike the ones under Practice, they don't have individual stats, but instead add up to the more general Fitness stat. Respect is influenced by whether or not you're caught doping or accepting a bribe, and your interactions with fans.

## Starting Your Sports Career

It's highly recommended you start off your career with a character with a naturally high athleticism stat! Usual indicators of this include text popping up on your timeline detailing things like you getting in trouble for throwing things in the house a little too far and others in the same vein. When you get into secondary or middle school is when you can really judge how high it is— then is also the time you pick the sport you want to play professionally in the future.

After your join the appropriate club, you're going to want to work harder each year to keep performance up. You should study hard as well to avoid getting kicked for poor grades. While natural athleticism is important, you can also keep it up by going to the gym and practicing any martial art technique! When you reach high school/upper secondary school, you should rejoin the sport club and continue keeping your stats up.

After graduating and turning 18, you may receive a pop-up saying that you have been offered an athletic scholarship or a deal with a team for you to sign, and emigrate to whichever country that league is in (your partner and/or kids will come with you if they wish, just like a regular emigration). Accepting the athletic scholarship will get you into university for free, though it won't do much in your future sports career, so you shouldn't be choosing that (You must go to university if you want to play american football professionally, all other sports can be played without playing in University). You should choose to accept an offer that a certain team wants you to sign, though, as it will mark the beginning of your career as a professional athlete! While your skills will start a bit low, you can train them every year, and eventually you can be part of the championing team.

If you don't receive any of these offers, though, it's fine— you can still access the job under Job > Special Careers > Professional Sports > Whichever league you want to enter > Whichever team. Be aware that it's generally harder to get in if you aren't approached by a recruiter, though.

## Sinister Activities

Aside from training, there are other, more... sinister... ways to get a higher league standing. You can start doping under Performance Enhancer (*Get a chemical boost*), which doesn't give you a visible indication, but does increase your chances of having a higher "Greatness" stat next year, and winning the championship if your team is in the runners-up (there is also a random scenario where you catch a teammate doping in the locker room and you can ask to share, though it's not clear whether the game counts this or not). However, there may be a random scenario calling for a doping test; then, you can submit yourself for testing (and consequently get banned for 5 years!), ask someone else to test in your place (they may say no and get you banned, or say yes), or refuse to test. This'll get you banned from competing for 3 years.

You can also get the random pop-up for a Mafioso or someone similar offering some cash to play poorly so another team can win. The bribe can be a pretty hefty price, and you may be tempted to accept— however, if you are caught, you could get banned from the leagues completely! There are other options, such as decline but turn a blind eye, or report them to the authorities. That last option might get you beaten up by the mafia, but it'll keep your respect at an alright level; which isn't something you could say if you were to be caught.

## Interacting with Other Teams

While, unfortunately, there is no way for you to interact with your fellow team members, you can interact with other teams to an extent! You can request a trade-off with another team where you, essentially, ask for another team to take over your contract for the rest of the years left in it. If your greatness is high enough, depending on the team's own strength and standing, you could have your offer accepted; if not, it'll be refused, but there are no deeper consequences for being refused.

You can also view other teams' standings and team strength, along with who is the current champion, under Job > Professional Athlete > League.

Regularly, scenarios regarding your team members and other teams' members will pop up as well, for example; an opponent may trash-talk you on the field (you can respond with an insult, attack them, ignore them, or blow them a kiss), your team may have assigned you to help your coach lose their V-card (you can "do it yourself", get them a dating app, hire an escort, etc), or a team member may have organised an orgy and invited you (happens whether or not you have a spouse!) (you can attend and be the star, attend and play only a minor part, attend but not participate very much, or go home).

## Achievements Unlockable

With the new update, a new category of achievements was added: Sports. This includes *Canton, Cristiano, Full Ride, Giggsy, Hooker,* and *Lance*.

The *Canton* achievement regards the Football Hall of Fame. You could be added to this as a football player by achieving very high greatness, respect, and general skills. The *Cristiano* achievement regards the Ballon d'Or, an award given annually to individual players who are regarded as the greatest players of the year. The *Full Ride* achievement regards the athletic scholarship mentioned in the Starting Your Sports Career section. The *Giggsy* achievement regards career championships, which are won by being in a team with a very high strength stat and having good stats yourself. The Hooker achievement regards the hooker position in football/rugby. Lastly, the *Lance* achievement regards the action of doping mentioned in the Sinister Activities section.

Instructions and more details on completing these achievements are found in the achievements page linked above.

## League & Team Names

While having God Mode allows you to edit team names under Main Menu > Configure > Edit Sports Teams, the default team names are:

* BitLife Football League (*Professional American football league*) (**Football/Rugby, US**) - Arizona Dry Heat, Atlanta Buzzards, Baltimore Ravers, Buffalo Wills, Carolina Painters, Chicago Beers, Cincinnati Bungles, Cleveland Rocks, Dallas Big Boys, Denver Horses, Detroit Ligers, Green Bay Cheddars, Houston Textiles, Indianapolis Bolts, Jacksonville Jacks, Kansas City Bosses, Las Vegas Dealers, Los Angeles Joggers, Los Angeles Rims, Miami Manatees, Minnesota Kings, New England Cheetahs, New Orleans Jazz, New York Empires, New York Gliders, Philadelphia Freedom, Pittsburgh Forgers, San Francisco Homeless, Seattle Sasquatch, Tampa Bay Poopdeckers, Tennessee Behemoths, Washington Politics
* Bitlife Basketball Association (*Professional basketball league*) (**Basketball, US**) - Atlanta Hooters, Boston Birds, Brookyln Bricks, Charlotte Horny Toads, Chicago Cows, Cleveland Calves, Dallas Assassins, Denver Blunts, Detroit Grinders, Golden State Beaters, Houston Missiles, Indiana Pacemakers, Los Angeles Kippers, Los Angeles Bakers, Memphis Blues, Miami Bitizens, Milwaukee Ducks, Minnesota Lakes, New Orleans Beignets, New York Gardens, Oklahoma City Thundercats, Orlando Swamp, Philadelphia Bells, Phoenix Fusions, Portland Tokers, Sacramento Sacks, San Antonio Alamos, Toronto T-Rexes, Utah Swingers, Washington Sorcerers
* BitLife Women's Basketball Association (*Women's basketball league*) (**Basketball, US**) - Atlanta Stream, Chicago Atmosphere, Connecticut Starlets, Dallas Blings, Indiana Sweats, Las Vegas Diamonds, Los Angeles Layups, Minnesota Minks, New York Rakes, Phoenix Helium, Seattle Mist, Washington Spirit
* BitLife Major League (*Professional baseball league*) (**Baseball, US**) - Arizona Nickelbacks, Atlanta Bombers, Baltimore Iron Man, Boston Bloody Sox, Chicago Vines, Chicago Black Sox, Cincinnati Greens, Cleveland Lakes, Colorado Boulders, Detroit Assemblers, Houston Astrids, Kansas City Aristocrats, Los Angeles Otters, Miami Puffers, Milwaukee Stouts, Minnesota Wins, New York Plazas, New York Bronx, Oakland Oaks, Philadelphia Franklins, Pittsburgh Rogues, San Diego Folks, San Francisco Big Boys, Seattle Baristas, St. Louis Wrens, Tampa Bay Skates, Texas Panhandlers, Toronto Blue Balls, Washington Liars
* BitLife Hockey League (*Professional hockey league*) (**Hockey, US**) - Anaheim Ponds, Arizona Tumbleweeds, Boston Bruisers, Buffalo Katanas, Calgary Combustions, Carolina Dust Devils, Chicago Redhawks, Colorado Blizzard, Columbus Blue Blazers, Dallas Rays, Detroit Blue Wings, Edmonton Greasers, Florida Cats, Las Vegas Dealers, Los Angeles Turrets, Minnesota Ferals, Montreal Log Drivers, Nashville Singers, New Jersey Diablos, New York Mainlanders, New York Sopranos, Ottawa Congress, Philadelphia Floaters, Pittsburgh Emperors, San Jose Silicon, St. Louis Booze, Tampa Bay Bolts, Toronto Treestars, Vancouver Beavers, Washington Lincolns, Winnipeg Turbines
* BitLife Premier League (*English league football*) (**Soccer/Football, UK**) - Arson Hall FC, Aston FC, Blues FC, City FC, Derby, Goodison FC, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Forest, Palace FC, Queens Park FC, Southampton, Sunderland, Tottenham, West Ham, Wolverhampton
* Bitlife Liga Español (*Spanish league football*) (**Soccer/Football, Spain**) - Atlético, Barcelona, Betis, Bilbao, Eibar, Español de Fútbol, Getafe, Granada, La Coruña, La Sociedad, Levante, Madrid, Mallorca, Pamplona, Sevilla, Valencia, Valladolid, Vigo, Villareal, Zaragoza
* BitLife Campionato Italiano (*Italian league football*) (**Soccer/Football, Italy**) - Benevento, Bergamo, Old Lady, Bologna, Cagliari, Catania, Firenze, Genoa, Inter, La Spezia, Lazio, Milan, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Torino, Udine, Verona
* BitLife Deautsche Liga (*German league football*) (**Soccer/Football, Germany**) - Augsburg, Berlin, Bremen, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Hamburg, Hoffenheim, Köln, Höpenick, Leipzig, Leverkusen, Mainz, Mönchengladback, Bayern, Schalke, Stuttgart, Wolfsburg
* BitLife Campeonato Brasileiro (*Brazilian league football*) (**Soccer/Football, Brazil**) - Athletico-PR, Atlético, Bahia, Botafogo, Bragança Paulista, Ceará, Curitiba, Esportiva Perdizes, Flamingo, Fluminense, Fortaleza, Galo, Goiás, Internacional, Porto Alegre, Recife, Santos, São Paulo, Sport Club Paulista, Vasco da Gama
* BitLife Women's Soccer League (*American women's league football*) (**Soccer/Football, US**) - Chicago FC, Houston FC, New Jersey FC, North Carolina FC, Orlando FC, Portland FC, Tacoma FC, Utah FC, Washington FC
* BitLife Women's English League (*English women's league football*) (**Soccer/Football, UK**) - Arson Hall FC, Villa FC, Birmingham, Blues FC, Brighton, Bristol, City FC, Toffees FC, Manchester, Reading, Tottenham, West Ham
* BitLife Rugby League (*Australian league rugby*) (**Football/Rugby, Australia**) - Brisbane Ponies, Canberra Radicals, Canterbury-Bankstown Cowdogs, Cronolla-Sutherland Goblins, Gold Coast Gods, Manly Warringah Terns, Melbourne Hurricane, New Zealand Kiwis, Newcastle Spearmen, North Queensland Bullboys, Parramatta Sea Snakes, Penrith Jaguars, South Sydney Cottontails, St. George Illawarra Hydras, Sydney Wattles, Wests Bengals
* BitLife Super League (*English league rugby*) (**Football/Rugby, UK**) - Castleford Tonys, Catalans Skinks, Huddersfield Big Boys, Hull A.C., Hull Kingston Groovers, Leeds Beetles, Salford Devil Rays, St. Helens M.M.A., Wakefield Triad, Warrington Werewolves, Wigan Brawlers
* BitLife Volleyball League (*Professional volleyball league*) (**Volleyball, US**) - Anchorage Whalers, Atlanta Attackers, Baltimore Backsetters, Biloxi Blues, Boston Teabaggers, Boulder Bumpers, Chicago Chicks, Cleveland Karens, Dallas Decoys, Detroit Material Girls, Honolulu Hotties, Houston Queen Bees, Las Vegas Flare, Los Angeles Atomic Cougars, Mexico City Conchas, Miami Moons, Milwaukee Roofers, Minneapolis Muffins, New Orleans Chers, New York Pixies, Philadelphia Flares, Pittsburgh Nethers, portland Peppers, Salt Lake City Brewers, San Antonio Setters, San Diego Sweeties, San Francisco Somas, Scottsdale Desert Roses, Seattle Skippers, Toronto Tools, Vancouver Volleys, Washington Minks

As of June 7th, 2023, these names above may not be accurate and may be randomized.