Athletic Director Internship
Michael
Experience Information
Employer: Greenville Public Schools
Job Title: Assistant Athletic Director Intern
Major: Sport Management
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: Yes
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
Greenville Public School is in the OK White Conference. They have about 3600 kids in the school system. They are about 45 minutes from Grand Valley State University.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
Some things I would do at Greenville each week would be like, office work. I would learn how to report other athletic directors dates and times to confirm for events at home or away. I would make bus schedule for the kids to be pick up and drop off to the bus garage. I would organize contracts and make sure they were paid off or if needed to be paid. Outside of the school or even at events I would: Do Game day event coordinator like set up for football, or get gates set up in our concession booths. Get radios set up. Also make sure refs knew where the locker rooms were. Ask for food or water for them after the game. I would go around the stadium and make sure there was no drama like fights. I have helped with football, volleyball, soccer, cross country, basketball, and wrestling. I have been to some MHSAA meetings and listening in, also been to some admin meetings in the school system. Did some retreats with the kids and also a leadership conference. Some task at Greenville I did were setting up and take down for events. Making sure we had everyone working events. Taking care of people and making sure they got food or drinks. I did phone calls. Overall throughout my internship, it would be doing jobs that my boss would let me learn. I would take everything for granted because this could be some day. I would be in charge of some things like setting up for game day events and printing our programs for fans. I would stay from the begining to the end till fans leave the building. Also in the office, I would ask to do projects and I have caught up a lot of work for them and they are weeks ahead of schedule because I would get them done fast and right. If something they needed done, they knew where to find me.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
Learning to do scheduling and making sure contracts were lined up from emails and our book for completion. Bus scheudling was another task of knowledge. Lots of paper work and calling for confirming and making sure we are on same page. Developing the experience and how to be a leader of the school.
Favorite Part of the Experience
I feel like my favorite part of being at Greenville is the connections with the staff I had made. They really treat me like family and do understand for someone like me that wants to go into this industry is to learn from good people that wants to teach. Another part are the student athletes, I have had some kids come up to me and said they really enjoyed having me around and helping them for game days. I feel like how much you impact on people will make a difference.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
I wake up every day and learn something different. I feel like it makes me want to do more for the community of Greenville and learn more how to be a better person in the athletic community. It pushes me to do better. I can not wait to do good things in the near future for a school where I can be at. I have learned the bad and the good as an athletic director and coaching. I can not waitt to see what the future has for me.
Internship Format
In Person