Personal Narrative: A Career As An Athletic Director For Academics

It all started when i was in fourth grade. It all changed what inspired me came by whole big dream that i wanted to be successful at. I was at school just a normal day, and it was times to go to PE, and my coach got out a circular ball that i had never seen in my life. It was kinda colorful, it had some weird word written on it, but i couldn't see from where i was standing. My coach handed us each one of these balls, and coach called them volleyballs. My coach told us what to do and what not to do, so i was at this net, and just gave the ball a high five because that's what he said to do. Coach came over to me, and kinda directed me through and told me it was called a serve. That day i went home thinking about it, and i decided i want to do

At this point in the semester, I am five weeks into my practicum. Throughout the past five weeks I have come to learn a lot from Tyler, the Sports Coordinator at the Y. One of the biggest surprises that I have learned from this experience is the amount of time and team effort it takes to be a sports coordinator. While at the Y I have helped Tyler run and supervise different sports programs for the youth and with every new program there is more and more work that goes into it. When I started at the Y, there was already a session in progress. Each session is eight weeks in duration and there are several programs within the session. Now that the previous session has ended Tyler is showing me how to create the next session. With this I have observed that there is a lot of team effort that goes into building these programs.

This role has strengthened my leadership skills exponentially. I am responsible for conducting meetings, planning events, and acting as liaison between teachers and students. Contributing to my school is very important to me.

When I was deciding what I wanted to choose for my major, I thought about things that I love doing. One thing in life that I have passion for is sports, whether it be playing sports or helping others develop their skills for their sport. My long term goal for a career, I want to be an Athletic Director for a college. In order to become an Athletic Director there are certain step that someone needs to do in college to try and have the best chance at getting their dream job. Athletic Director is not a career that a person just graduated from college and gets hired by a school, they must work their way up from an entry level job and slowly moves their way up.

I could be considered a hidden figure because I am a multi-faceted individual. I have a passion for learning and recalling information. For example, I have been the team captain for my Black History Quiz Bowl team which competes for 6-8 hours, Jeopardy style against other schools. I initiate contact with my school advisers and study groups outside of school hours. Other academic talents include continuous A-Honor Roll, scoring 5/5 in every subject for the state End of Grade testing. I was selected as the highest academic achiever in the 4th grade, thereby receiving honors and recognition at the UNC and Duke Football game as “All Star Achiever.” My next hidden talent surfaced as I attended an amazing summer camp at Clemson University. I built

How you ever wanted to become an athletic director? Well I will the things I will be doing so I can become an athletic director in where I want to be located to do my job and the things that are require to become on the and how much they make their annual wage they make a year. To become an athletic director I will have to take classes such as business classes have to have physical education. I want to live and Florida and have a job down working at a college are a high school. Athletic directors are involve and budgeting, training, marketing, and public relations. I plan to do this and college are when I finished college. To become an athletic director takes time to do you have to take a lot of classes before becoming an athletic director

When it comes to the sports industry, there are many different jobs within organizations and businesses. Prior to interviewing someone, I did a large amount of research on jobs within the NCAA. My ideal interview would have been with the athletic director for the University of Florida, because my goal is to one day become an athletic director. However, Jeremy Foley is a very busy man and was not available to meet with me. Therefore, I interviewed who I believe to be the next best person. I interviewed the coordinator of volleyball operations for the University of Florida Gators, Alesha Busch. Although Alesha does not deal directly with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), she abides by the organizations rules and deals with them through the University Athletic Association (UAA). The reason I chose to interview

Everyone has something they’re talented at, and many people have to try multiple things before they find their talent(s) that they have. As a child, my parents like many others had me participate in multiple activities. For example, I took dance classes, played a great amount of sports, and was a participant in many plays. In my freshman year, I tried running track and field. During the course of it, I developed shin splints and I proceeded to go to the athletic trainer. The athletic trainer here, Todd Korabek, has a system that works for the whole program. New injuries will see an aide, and that aide will then write up a card for them which lists their name, sport, injury, and body part. The aide doesn’t write the injury because only the athletic trainer can diagnose. After the athletic trainer treats all old injuries, he evaluates the new injuries, which happened to be me at that moment. Watching the aides assist Mr. Korabek really inspired me and his profession intrigued me.

The first time I realized that I wanted to be an athletic trainer was during my eighth grade summer at camp. I was working on a project where I had to find careers that I was interested in. Doing this project helped me realize how many job choices there were, but only one intrigued me as much as this one. My choice to major in kinesiology was made clear during my freshman year after I job shadowed an athletic trainer at my local college and high school. High school has helped me realize who I am and what I want to become, and college will help me become that person.

Instead of feeling pressure to conform as a student at the University of Georgia, I have found that being in college has made me value the importance of a higher education more so than I ever had before. During high school, my primary goal was to play well enough to receive a football scholarship. At that time, my focus was not on academics. However, since I've arrived at the University of Georgia, my entire concept of the value of a college degree has slowly changed. Rather than seeing just football in my future, I can now picture myself as a football player with a college degree. Consequently, instead of having a negative impact on my personal growth, college has helped me broaden as a person.

When I was a kid, teachers used to ask what I wanted to become when I grew up? I always replied that I wanted to become part in the sports' management field. My love for sports came from playing in the games itself or either observing from the sidelines. From the excitement, the audience, and the people showed for it left a huge mark on myself. Never would I thought that love for it would grow this much in my life now.

I want to be a physical training leader because I have the experience and motivation to do so. In candidacy, I learned proper verbiage and protocol for AFRTOC PT, and learned what I should and should not do as a PTL. In high school, as captain of the girls lacrosse team, my responsibilities included leading dynamic stretches and lacrosse drills and ensuring that everyone was practicing and exercising in way that was safe and prevented injury. Over the summer, I worked as an assistant lacrosse coach for middle school students, and there my responsibilities included planning and executing drills and exercises for the team, providing input for the head coaches, and most importantly, making sure the team was always motivated to do their best. Additionally,

Although I received unsatisfactory results from both questionnaires for coaching, I specifically chose to develop this skill because I want to tackle my fear of disappointing others. Being the child from an immigrant family, I have struggled with an internal battle between my desires and the expectations of others, in regards to my academics and career. With every accomplishment that I made, I was placed on a higher pedestal and grew a fear of its height. Consequently, I have sacrificed many opportunities to aid others achieve their own success because of the overpowering expectations that I would have to assume. For instance, during group projects, my peers would approach me in hopes to receive help on improving their portion of the presentation and I would often give them unspecific advice that would not cater to their learning abilities. After completing these questionnaires, I have realized how much of my conscious and unconscious attention is focused on satisfying other people. This overwhelming sentiment that has grown inside of me has sabotaged my chances of achieving the greatness that I was born to do.

My sport management goals consist of two different career paths. My dream job is to be a college basketball coach. I also plan to be an athletic director (AD) whether I choose to coach before, after or congruently with an AD position. I believe that I’ve always been a leader on the basketball court. During my senior year of High School, I lead two last place sport teams (soccer and basketball) back to the playoffs through a ton of hard work and dedication. The overwhelming difference from my junior to senior year was that I never got frustrated in difficult times. I always let my teammates know that we had to have a short memory by focusing on the present and forgetting about our past mistakes. I was especially vocal during practice and games

Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person will make in their life. Most people try to pick the career with the best financial gain and something they would like to do for the rest of their life. Foremost it is wise to see what the job entails. Sport Management is perfect for those who enjoy helping and working with people, especially when dealing with sports. The next part of the decision-making process is looking through the various schooling and training required. Lastly, take into consideration the advantages and disadvantages. Usually with great salaries comes a big responsibility with high stress. “The sports industry in the U.S. is a $200-billion-dollar-plus powerhouse, with superstar