Final Post

Over the last 2 weeks I have not been able to log many hours in my coaches office because I had to spend crazy hours working with my policy group on our strategic plan. This past weekend Coach J asked me to manage a youth AAU tournament. One of my responsibilities was scheduling workers to work the concession stand, run game clock, do scorebook, and to run the shot clock. I also had to order food for the staff and ensure that we had everything we needed. Coach J gave me her keys and let me run the show. It was a lot of work and very long hours, but the experience was amazing. I got the opportunity to be involved with basketball and operations; two things I aspire to find my career in so it was great. My hours were Fri. 6pm-10:30pm Sat. 8:00am-10:30pm Sun. 8:00am-6pm. My total for the 3 days was 29 hours which gives me a grand total of 121 hours for my internship. Through interning with Coach J I have learned a lot of things that players do not understand; there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes; not just practicing and game days. Working with a coach is a good idea and a way to get the inside scope of what coaching is all about.