Graduate Assistant Coach: Strength and Conditioning
Frostburg State University is looking for a strength and conditioning coach for all of their athletic teams. You must have a bachelor's degree and a 3.0 GPA to apply. You will coordinate and create workout plans and schedules for individual teams/players.
Illni Scholars Program
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne, must have a bachelor's degree and a 3.0 GPA. There are assistantships available for Sport Information, Development and Event Management.
Compliance Officer of Athletics
At the New York Institute of Technology, you must have a bachelor's degree (Master's is preferred), and 3-5 years experience in an intercollegiate athletic environment. Also have computer skills and interpersonal and communication skills.
Assistant coach for Women's Soccer
At New Mexico State University, you need a bachelor's degree and experience with collegiate,high school or club soccer coaching. Good communicator and able to work with student-athletes from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
Facilities and Events Coordinator
At Cal State East Bay, requires a bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience directing the work of technical, professional and/or administrative staff and managing events. You are a game day administrator and provide technical leadership and direction for game/event management and operations.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Human Resource Management
Ben and I were looking for a play-by-play announcer for the Rome Braves Minor League Professional Baseball Club. The Job Description was as follows: To provide commentary and detailed overview of the games and to document the statistics into a statistics book for records.
We had a list of criteria the applicant had to meet, and things we would want to see in a potential employee: Education Degree (Bachelor's minimum in Communication or related field), playing experience (preferred, but not required), knowledge of game , communication skills, computer skills (for recording the statistics), commentary/announcing experience (list of references and experiences), social skills, Hours (what they are looking to work), Salary demands, and they must have some knowledge of the Rome Braves (for added insight into commentating and announcing).
We had a list of criteria the applicant had to meet, and things we would want to see in a potential employee: Education Degree (Bachelor's minimum in Communication or related field), playing experience (preferred, but not required), knowledge of game , communication skills, computer skills (for recording the statistics), commentary/announcing experience (list of references and experiences), social skills, Hours (what they are looking to work), Salary demands, and they must have some knowledge of the Rome Braves (for added insight into commentating and announcing).
Georgia Tech/ Georgia Dome Visit(s)
We recently went and visited the Georgia Tech Recreation Center. It was a very nice and huge facility that was very well kept and organized. It had a main floor with the lobby and main weight room with all the equipment you could ever need: Eliptical, treadmill, free weights, and more. They also had a number of indoor pools. Jonathan Hart was our tour guide and he told us all the construction that went into the Campus Recreation Center and all the problems they have had with it in the past. It was the home site for the Aquatics in the 1996 Olympics, but since then it has been expanded quite a bit. They added an entirely separate floor above the main floor of the facility with basketball courts and an indoor running track above those. There are also classrooms and workout rooms on the upper floor as well. I loved the facility and it is exactly the type of facility that I would love to own or operate in the future.
After that, we went to the Georgia Dome and took a tour of that facility. We went up to the press box/media room on the upper-most floor of the stadium, and eventually made it into the locker room of the Falcons =). We got a tour of the suites available for Falcon's games and also the area where the press and media get to sit and watch the game (which is on the 50 yard line). The last thing we did, after going into the Falcon's locker room and seeing their coach's offices and such, we actually got to walk out of the tunnel the Falcon's run out of and onto the field. It was an amazing experience for me and I really enjoyed the entire tour. The facility is one of the most amazing places I've ever visited.
After that, we went to the Georgia Dome and took a tour of that facility. We went up to the press box/media room on the upper-most floor of the stadium, and eventually made it into the locker room of the Falcons =). We got a tour of the suites available for Falcon's games and also the area where the press and media get to sit and watch the game (which is on the 50 yard line). The last thing we did, after going into the Falcon's locker room and seeing their coach's offices and such, we actually got to walk out of the tunnel the Falcon's run out of and onto the field. It was an amazing experience for me and I really enjoyed the entire tour. The facility is one of the most amazing places I've ever visited.
Guest Speaker: Bob Pearson
Bob Pearson visited our class on October 28th and shared some of his great experiences with us and gave us a lot of tips to help us now and in the future. He is at Berry now and he is the head of the Department Chair of Kinesiology. At Berry he helped in training people that wanted to coach at the High School level, and he also taught and had 60+ students to advise. He passes us a handout with a lot of great quotes and sayings to go by in life. Here are a few of my favorite: "Your character is what you do when no one is looking" Winston Churchill, "No task is too small not to do well", and "The time is right to do what is right: M.L. King Jr. He also stressed how important it is to enjoy your job and anything else that you do in your life. I personally really enjoyed Mr. Pearson's visit and all the information that he gave us. It will all be very helpful in me pursuing my goals and even coaching.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
ICE's 11-15
Softball Director at Camp Starlight Summer '11
Camp Starlight is an 8 week sleepaway camp located in Northeast Pennsylvania (about 2½ hours from New York City). Currently,we are looking to hire an experienced, enthusiastic and qualified individual to be the head of our very popular and active softball program. We offer a great salary with room and board included. Coaching all sorts of athletes, coaching tournaments and games, manage all other softball instructors, and work in other camps.
Assistant Softball Coach at Mississippi State University
Assist the Head Softball coach with recruiting, scheduling of practices and games, conditioning, and help with all other things asked from the head coach.
Intramural & Facility Coordinator
Oversee and administer all intramural sports program. Set up recreational activities for Brown University students. Provide direction, supervision and foresight in the operation and management in all areas of the intramural sports program.
College Sports Television Internship
Internships available for: Ad sales, Internet, Graphics, Marketing, Operations, Public Relations, Production, Programming, Features, and Research.
Facilities and Event Management
A huge number of academic internships, and a few paid internships.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Guest Speaker: Bill Popp
On Tuesday Bill Popp, the Reinhardt Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach, visited our class and told us all about his career and how he got to be the Athletic Director at Reinhardt. He went to West Georgia College where he played baseball for 3 years before transferring to Kennesaw State University. He received his Bachelor's Degree from KSU and then went to Oglethorpe where he was a volunteer baseball coach. He was called up as the head coach the following year and kept that job for 11 years. He then came here to Reinhardt where he started the baseball program in 2004. The school has gotten a lot bigger since then and added a number of other sports: Softball, Men's Lacrosse and Women's Lacrosse.
There are currently about 240+ athletes that attend Reinhardt.Reinhardt went from NJCAA to the NAIA to be included with the other 290 teams in the NAIA.Reinhardt also recently went from the SSAC to the AAC. He also told us how our men's soccer team had 3/4 of the total ejections last year of all men's soccer teams in the NAIA. Our conference is currently searching for more teams to add to the AAC. At Reinhardt they are looking at adding a few programs as well: Football and maybe Track.
Popp told us that a lot of what his duties are as the Athletic Director include the eligibility process for all athletes, as well as a list of criteria that each student needs to meet. I asked him what was one of the main reasons that Reinhardt changed conferences and he said that one of the main ones was the amount of money that we were getting for scholarships as compared to the amount that the other schools in our conference were getting. Another reason was that it was one of our program and school goals to match our playing field with those in the AAC.
I found this speech to be particularly interesting because I could see myself traveling down a similar road later on in my future.
There are currently about 240+ athletes that attend Reinhardt.Reinhardt went from NJCAA to the NAIA to be included with the other 290 teams in the NAIA.Reinhardt also recently went from the SSAC to the AAC. He also told us how our men's soccer team had 3/4 of the total ejections last year of all men's soccer teams in the NAIA. Our conference is currently searching for more teams to add to the AAC. At Reinhardt they are looking at adding a few programs as well: Football and maybe Track.
Popp told us that a lot of what his duties are as the Athletic Director include the eligibility process for all athletes, as well as a list of criteria that each student needs to meet. I asked him what was one of the main reasons that Reinhardt changed conferences and he said that one of the main ones was the amount of money that we were getting for scholarships as compared to the amount that the other schools in our conference were getting. Another reason was that it was one of our program and school goals to match our playing field with those in the AAC.
I found this speech to be particularly interesting because I could see myself traveling down a similar road later on in my future.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Graduate Assistantship Explorations 1-5
For my five Graduate Assistantships, I chose these five positions: Tourism/Recreation/Sport Management, Athletic Training, Career Events, Intramural Sports, and a facilities graduate assistantship. I found all of these at the University of Florida.
The Tourism/Recreation/Sport Management graduate assistantship requires me to concentrate on tourism and commercial recreation, natural resource recreation, recreation administration and supervision, and campus recreation programming and administration.
The Athletic Training graduate assistantship program provides for intensive study in the sports medicine area emphasizing prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, therapeutic modalities, and administration. Clinical experience in the field is expected throughout the student’s tenure in the program. An extensive clinical outreach program provides assistantship opportunities for students who are certified athletic trainers.
The Career Events graduate assistantship requires me to assist in the coordination and implementation of the bi-annual Career Showcase and other career events. I also work with recruits, trains, and manage the showcase student committee and day-of-event hosts. I will work with my supervisor to create a plan to maintain a sustainable showcase committee. I will also make ongoing connections with employers, students, faculty and staff to promote career events and other center activities. I will aid in the management and maintenance of the Gator CareerLink Career Events Database System, and I will also conduct research and provide data analysis for career fairs and events.
For the Intramural Sports graduate assistantship, I would provide full administration of major and minor team and individual sports as well as special events. I would also help with extramural flag football and basketball tournaments; recruits, hires and trainings 300+ student officials each year.
The facilities graduate assistantship requires me to help manage two Fitness Centers and the Broward Outdoor Recreation Complex with hiring, scheduling, training, supervising, and evaluating the staff. I develop training strategies for employees and administers and updates facility inspection procedures for the recreation centers and other recreation facilities on campus. I also help with the development of the budget.
The Tourism/Recreation/Sport Management graduate assistantship requires me to concentrate on tourism and commercial recreation, natural resource recreation, recreation administration and supervision, and campus recreation programming and administration.
The Athletic Training graduate assistantship program provides for intensive study in the sports medicine area emphasizing prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, therapeutic modalities, and administration. Clinical experience in the field is expected throughout the student’s tenure in the program. An extensive clinical outreach program provides assistantship opportunities for students who are certified athletic trainers.
The Career Events graduate assistantship requires me to assist in the coordination and implementation of the bi-annual Career Showcase and other career events. I also work with recruits, trains, and manage the showcase student committee and day-of-event hosts. I will work with my supervisor to create a plan to maintain a sustainable showcase committee. I will also make ongoing connections with employers, students, faculty and staff to promote career events and other center activities. I will aid in the management and maintenance of the Gator CareerLink Career Events Database System, and I will also conduct research and provide data analysis for career fairs and events.
For the Intramural Sports graduate assistantship, I would provide full administration of major and minor team and individual sports as well as special events. I would also help with extramural flag football and basketball tournaments; recruits, hires and trainings 300+ student officials each year.
The facilities graduate assistantship requires me to help manage two Fitness Centers and the Broward Outdoor Recreation Complex with hiring, scheduling, training, supervising, and evaluating the staff. I develop training strategies for employees and administers and updates facility inspection procedures for the recreation centers and other recreation facilities on campus. I also help with the development of the budget.
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