Sports Journalist Personal Statement

As I grew older I wondered about how I could pursue a career in sports. When I was a kid I would act like I was broadcasting the game on TV. This is why I want to pursue a major in sports broadcasting. A couple summers ago I attended a sports broadcasting camp that was led by a current broadcaster for a Triple-A Baseball team. This camp helped me reaffirm my dream of becoming a sports broadcaster. Throughout the years I've looked up to famous and legendary broadcasters that are synonymous with sports. My goal is to one day be remembered among the greats of

For my entire life, I have always enjoyed two activities- writing and playing sports. With a Sports Management major, plus a minor in Communication, I feel that I will be able to bring these two interest together in my professional life. My primary interest lies in the communication sector of the sports industry, whether it be blogging for a sports team or working on the set of a sports news network. I want to stay focused on communications and would exit the sports industry if a more appealing opportunity existed elsewhere.

Growing up all I ever wanted to be was a professional football player, my dream was to make it into the NFL and repay my parents for all they've done for me. My whole life I was told to find something I love to do and stick with it, that's when I knew that football could be my free ticket out of Hawai’i. As my knowledge grew, I started to realize the struggles college would put my parents through financially, and that's when I decided football was the way to take care of that all. But as a kid, you don't see the full picture and you honestly never will, but all I knew was that I hated school and loved to play sports. Growing up I've always had people tell me to take care of my school work and be a student first. As a kid, you understand what

This past Thursday I had the opportunity to sit down and conduct a phone interview with Jordan Maleh. Jordan graduated from UConn in 2006 with a Bachelor’s in Sport Management and then his Master’s in Sport Management and Sociology in 2008. He currently works at the Big Ten Network in Chicago, Illinois as the Director of Digital and Consumer Marketing. As a graduating senior, this interview was very helpful to me because it gave me the chance to ask a professional in the sport industry, such as Jordan, questions about his experience at UConn and how he got his start in the sport industry and to where he is today.

New job openings are being created every day; new general managers, teams moving into new facilities, and league policies and rules beings changed. Which means, the sports industry is expanding rapidly and you just have to find something you like and be the best at it. I really enjoyed getting to her Mark McNeil speak considering the fact that now, I know I do not have to go law school to be a sports agent. I have gotten in contact with him and I think this is a big opportunity for me because as far as an internship goes and finding someone to learn from and someone who is willing to teach

What is the only thing harder than disciplining a dozen ten year olds? Disciplining them on ice! All throughout my life I’ve played sports, and no matter what sport it was, there was always one person who seemed to have it out for me…the referee. The referee is one of the most hated people in the world of sports, but is also one of the most crucial. I grew up with the mindset that the referee was the enemy. Whenever they made a call against me or my team, they were always wrong, no matter how obvious the penalty was. But one day, my whole perspective on referees changed---the day I became a referee.

I have always loved sports ever since I was a little kid. Some of my earliest memories are of playing soccer with my friends on a wet, cold spring day or hitting a ball off of a tee and feeling like it went a mile, when in reality it only went about fifty feet. Even to this day I still can never get enough of sports. I get about four weeks off out of the entire year where I’m not technically in a sport, but I’m still always practicing and trying to get better because that’s the only way I know. I love everything about sports: the friendships, the competition, the passion, the atmosphere, the unity. Sports are one of my true loves and they consume my life. It is this strong desire that I have for sports that has driven me to want to pursue a

The major of Sports management has always been intriguing to me; I have always wanted to be apart of sports whether it is in the communications field or in the sports management field. This assignment allowed me to look at the different jobs that are available to sports management majors. The research I conducted involved sports agents, Equipment managers, Directors of sports marketing, professional scouts, and athletic directors. I felt these five areas were the most intriguing and gave me different spectrums of the business that is sports.

I like to speak in front of people whether it is a big or small crowd. I am not camera shy at all. I feel like sports broadcasting would be a great career choice for me also because I love to dress up. I have no problem wearing make up and fixing my hair to look professional on a day-to-day basis. Sports broadcasting also requires a little bit of traveling and I really enjoy traveling no matter where. This job seems to fit me really well. I would be able to get paid doing something I love.

I am excited and humbled to pursue an opportunity with ESPN. With the ESPN Tencent partnership, I am confident that my experience and skills can help me take on challenges associated with this position with positive attitude and inquisitive mindset. Those attributes can make me a great candidate for this project. I appreciate your consideration and look forward to hearing from

My passion for sports gives me many opportunities to pursue a career. For example, I can become a personal athletic trainer. I would have to focus on skills and abilities that are safe and effective to improve athletics. I could also become a college scouter. I would have to travel to watch athletes play and evaluate their talents. Another career having to do with sports would be a coach. I would teach the athletes “plays or special moves”. I would also the option of becoming a sports writer. I would deliver engaging and informative news about the event to blogs, newspapers…etc. Last but not least, I could be a physical therapist, who teaches

My plans when I get older where like every other child's. I want to be in the NFL. To get where I am you have to start at a young age. I showed up at practice everyday and on time. I also studied the play sheets and went through all my routes. I studied day and night to be where I am. It wasn't easy. There was no time to play games get in trouble do drugs or hang out with friend on an everyday bases. You have to tighten up be a man. It's not like I woke up one day and I was starting running back I had to do what's right stay in school not miss a day because that one day could have been the most important day ever and I wouldn't have even known. You know why?? Because I was and didn't show up to school. Don't be that person I used to be.

Dawn Mitchell is an accomplished sports reporter and television personality who has worked in several cities across the country. Most recently, she has worked for the past twelve years in the Twin Cities, at Fox9. Her vast experience and her knowledge of the inner workings of the sports industry made me want to learn a few important things. First, I had the desire to learn how did she get to where she is today? Secondly, I wanted to learn about what happens off camera in the world of sports television. Finally, I wanted to know what advice did she have for students aspiring to have a career in sports.

My adrenaline coursed through my body and my nerves were at an all time high as I was finally getting to play in my first game as a Varsity Wildcat. All my hard work had led up to this moment and there was no way I was going to mess it up. The all too familiar smell of the fresh cut grass made me feel comfortable at that moment and I lined up as the strong side linebacker and got ready for the play to start. Steam filled my helmet and my breathing got gradually quicker and quicker. The quarterback hiked the ball and I knew exactly what play they were running. I threw myself into the gap I needed to and made the tackle, but as I headed to the ground there was a violent crackling in my right knee. The whistle blew again and I tried to stand up, but I couldn’t. A flurry of emotions flooded my brain: fear, anxiety, pain, sadness, regret. When the trainer got me to the bench to see what had gone, wrong he determined that I had torn my Meniscus and I would be out for the season. All my effort on the difficult, hot, summer practice all nulled from this one moment. All my aspirations of

It was a warm summer morning on August 28, 1998 when my mother went into Sioux Valley hospital to give birth to a baby boy. After an agonizing 15 hours in labor, I was born. They named me Bryce meaning “Nobel One.” My full name was Bryce Jay Edberg, I got this middle name after my father, which his middle name was also Jay. Being born at exactly 4:03 a.m., with a staggering 23 inch body and weighing 10 lb 4oz the delivery was nothing less then painful.