Why this?

• Childhood
• Loved sports
• Realization that I can’t be a professional athlete
• Found sports management and was intrigued with the major

Professor

• Taking a sports and rec management class with Dr. Aimee Vlachos
• Asked about how this job looks in the real world
• “Whatever appeals to you really, coaching, training, your own business, or even working for a professional sports team.”
• Versatility and the amount of options appealed to me
• Talked about the future of the business
• “…Sports have been a huge part of society and culture for thousands of years… I think as long as sports are around, there will be plenty of occupations surrounding sports.”
• Job stability, expanding business

Students

• I relate to a lot of what the students told me about the major
• “I hope to find a job in the field, whether it’s coaching or managing. I just want to use what I learned and the connections I’ve made to be successful in the field.”
• Internships

School and real world work

• Many internships needed
• Make connections now in school
• Work for a business or league
• 480 hours of internships
• Business minor built in
• Coaching minor available

Reflection

• What I learned
• How much I like it
• How I am interested in it

Reflection

I think I’m overall a pretty good presenter and I can present well if I have all of the material down. I think just going with the flow of the presentation and banging it out should be pretty easy since I have all of the information. One thing I will definitely think about is if I want to do a slideshow or not. If I were to do one what I need to put on it is something I need to think about. I got this idea from some people in my group to maybe have a slideshow just with pictures so I can have a visual component to my presentation. But since I am the first presentation I need to get working on it and decide if I want one or not.