{"id":3345,"date":"2016-08-08T16:11:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T16:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog?p=3345"},"modified":"2016-12-27T07:32:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T07:32:32","slug":"introducing-animated-sports-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/introducing-animated-sports-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Animated Sports Characters with over 100+ Animations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"rgb(233, 243, 244)\"><\/span><!--Apply Baner Image bg color--><\/p>\n<p>Sports for many is more than just a hobby. For some it\u2019s their <b>profession<\/b>, for some, it\u2019s their means of <b>physical exercise<\/b>. But for a <b>sports fan<\/b> (which most of us are), it\u2019s a <b>whole other feeling<\/b>. For most of these fans, sports acts as a temporary relief from the <b>seriousness of the real world<\/b>. It makes them forget about the <b>tight deadlines at their work<\/b> and the <b>unforgiving pressures of their professional lives<\/b>. It is one of the many reasons why sports fans are very serious about the teams they support. One word <b>poking fun<\/b> at their team can turn their face from looking like this ? to this<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/giphy-1.gif\" alt=\"Angry sports fan\"\/><\/p>\n<p>At some point in life, almost all of the people in the world would have been a <b>fan of some sport or some sports star<\/b>. That shows the real magnitude with which sports can make an <b>impact on the lives of humans<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Till now there hasn\u2019t been a tool which has allowed people to leverage this <b>emotional connect that sports fans have with their favorite teams<\/b> into the marketing efforts of both individuals and businesses. But now Animaker has come up with the right tools for us <b>to leverage all this attention<\/b> that sports can generate.<\/p>\n<h2>Introducing Sports Animation Characters<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/sports-character-png-2.png\" alt=\"Animated Sports Characters\" style=\"width:600px !important;height:610px !important;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the past 18 months of our existence in the business, We understood that there was a <b>big void in the DIY Animation market<\/b>, with respect to individuals being able to express <b>ideas involving sports and sports characters<\/b>. Similarly business didn&#8217;t have the tools to leverage the <b>visibility ? that sporting events can create<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Animaker has now released 4 new characters and 100+ animations to help business and individuals create engaging content to appeal to the sports audience. ?<\/p>\n<h4>Here\u2019s the list of all the sporting events that we have covered with our characters<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"star\" style=\"width: 210px;display: inline-block;float: left;padding-left: 50px;\">\n<li>Football<\/li>\n<li>Basketball<\/li>\n<li>Tennis<\/li>\n<li>Gymnastics<\/li>\n<li>Weightlifting<\/li>\n<li>Volleyball<\/li>\n<li>Rowing<\/li>\n<li>Archery<\/li>\n<li>Cycling<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Biking<\/li>\n<li>Judo<\/li>\n<li>Canoe<\/li>\n<li>Hockey<\/li>\n<li>Badminton<\/li>\n<li>Table tennis<\/li>\n<li>Volleyball<\/li>\n<li>Diving<\/li>\n<li>Wrestling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"star\" style=\"width: 210px;display: inline-block;float: left;padding-left: 50px;\">\n<li>Cycling BMX<\/li>\n<li>Sailing<\/li>\n<li>Cycling Road<\/li>\n<li>Cycling Track<\/li>\n<li>Equestrian<\/li>\n<li>Fencing<\/li>\n<li>Golf<\/li>\n<li>Handball<\/li>\n<li>Rugby Sevens<\/li>\n<li>Shooting<\/li>\n<li>Table tennis<\/li>\n<li>Canoe<\/li>\n<li>Archery<\/li>\n<li>Boxing<\/li>\n<li>Wrestling<\/li>\n<li>Taekwondo<\/li>\n<li>Judo<\/li>\n<li>Swimming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"star\" style=\"width: auto;display: inline-block;float: left;width: 280px;padding-left: 50px;\">\n<li>Water Polo<\/li>\n<li>Cycling Mountain Bike<\/li>\n<li>Athletics-Running<\/li>\n<li>Athletics-Hurdles<\/li>\n<li>Athletics-High Jump<\/li>\n<li>Athletics-Long Jump<\/li>\n<li>Athletics-Pole Vault<\/li>\n<li>Athletics-Triple Jump<\/li>\n<li>Athletics-Short put<\/li>\n<li>Athletics-Discuss throw<\/li>\n<li>Athletics-Hammer throw<\/li>\n<li>Athletics-Javelin throw<\/li>\n<li>Trampoline Gymnastics<\/li>\n<li>Floor gymnastics<\/li>\n<li>Horizontal bar gymnastics<\/li>\n<li>Parallel bars gymnastics<\/li>\n<li>Rings gymnastics<\/li>\n<li>Gymnastics-Vault<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"clear:both\"><b>Upcoming games<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"star\" style=\"clear:both;padding-left:50px\">\n<li>Cricket<\/li>\n<li>Baseball<\/li>\n<li>American football<\/li>\n<li>Kabadi<\/li>\n<li>Skateboarding<\/li>\n<li>Skiing<\/li>\n<li>Freestyle skating<\/li>\n<li>MotoGP<\/li>\n<li>Formula one racing<\/li>\n<li>Ice Hockey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What does this mean for Businesses?<\/h3>\n<p>Just by targeting the <b>top 5 most favorite sports<\/b> of people around the world. Brand and individuals get the bandwidth needed to reach out to more than <b>4 billion people<\/b> across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the list of the most popular sports in the world<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"l-style\">1.<\/span>Soccer \u26bd:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/sports-soccer.png\" alt=\"Sports-Soccer Player Character\" style=\"width:400px !important;height:400px !important;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a game with origins which <b>date back to prehistoric times<\/b>, soccer has become immensely popular because of the <b>simplicity of the game<\/b> and the stars that the game has been able to constantly produce.<\/p>\n<p>Soccer currently has a perennial fanbase of <b>3.5 Billion people<\/b> ? from 4 main continents <b>Europe, Asia, America and Africa<\/b>. Around <b>3.9 billion<\/b> tuned in to watch the FIFA World Cup 2014. With round the calendar events like EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga to International Trophy events, Soccer provides brands with an <b>emotionally connected and active fan base<\/b> which can generate loads of visibility and traction.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"l-style\">2.<\/span>Cricket? :<\/h4>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/sports-cricket.png\" alt=\"Sports-Cricket Player Character\"style=\"width:400px !important;height:400px !important;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>With a global fan base of <b>2.5 Billion<\/b>. Founded in the 16th Century, Cricket is a sport, ideal for targeting people in <b>Asia, UK, Australia and Africa<\/b>. Now with the introduction of T20 leagues like IPL and Big Bash, Cricket is now the <b>ideal sport which can be leveraged for business visibility<\/b> in the above mentioned countries.?<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"l-style\">3.<\/span>Basketball ? :<\/h4>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/sports-basketball.png\" alt=\"Sports-Basketball Player Character\"style=\"width:400px !important;height:400px !important;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Basketball has a global fanbase of <b>1 Billion<\/b>. It is a major sporting event in the USA. In terms of sports leagues, basketball is second only next to Soccer. NBA alone generates an overall revenue of <b>4.75 billion dollars<\/b> per year ?. Basketball is quickly increasing in fame in countries like <b>Canada, Australia, China, France, Turkey, and Germany<\/b>. So the scope for leveraging this event for marketing purposes <b>increases exponentially<\/b> year over year.<\/p>\n<p>Some of its major sporting leagues include NBA, Liga ACB(Spain), Liga Nacional(Argentina) and Heba A1(Greece)<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"l-style\">4.<\/span>Tennis ? :<\/h4>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/sports-tennis.png\" alt=\"Sports-Tennis Player Character\"style=\"width:400px !important;height:400px !important;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>With over a follower base of <b>1 Billion<\/b>, Tennis is easily the <b>most popular individual based sporting event<\/b> by a huge margin. The top matches of the four grand slams <b>Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open<\/b> become some of the most-watched sporting events each year. The presence of legends like <b>Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal<\/b> make this sporting event among the most exciting sporting events of any calendar year. ?<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"l-style\">5.<\/span>Field Hockey? :<\/h4>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/sports-hockey.png\" alt=\"Sports-Hockey Player Character\"style=\"width:400px !important;height:400px !important;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>With a fanbase of <b>2 Billion<\/b> people from <b>Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa<\/b>, Field hockey is famous for all the international events between major countries like <b>Australia, Pakistan, India, Netherlands, and Germany<\/b>. Similar to ice hockey, field hockey has a ball instead of a puck. The game is famous for the <b>maneuverability and teamwork<\/b> that the winning team showcases to dominate the rest. \u270c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>The list of such <b>exhilarating sporting events<\/b> is never ending. By targeting a particular geography with appealing animated sports content during their favorite sporting event,  brands can ensure that their <b>marketing message gets delivered<\/b> across in the most effective way.<\/p>\n<p>The possibilities that these sports animation characters provide doesn\u2019t just benefit the businesses alone. It empowers <b>independent creative individuals<\/b> to portray their skills more efficiently. Now as a creative individual, why don&#8217;t you try out our <b>new characters<\/b> and let us know <b>how you liked it<\/b> in the comments below?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/register\"><b>Animate them now!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports for many is more than just a hobby. For some it\u2019s their profession, for some, it\u2019s their means of physical exercise. But for a sports fan (which most of us are), it\u2019s a whole other feeling. For most of these fans, sports acts as a temporary relief from the seriousness of the real world. 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