Turner Field Site Visit

November 11,2010 we toured Turner Field the home of the Atlanta Braves. We started off in the Braves Museum that had jersey's, awards, and photos from that year's star player. They had Braves franchise leaderboards for all categories. We went up to Sky Field and saw the huge Coke Bottles and the chopping Chick Fila cow that is always shown on telivision. Than we walked into the 755 Club named after the amount of home runs Hank Aaron had in his career. This is where alot of their suites were for buisness' and people that are willing to spend alot of money. The next thing we saw was the media portion of Turner Field to see where MLB official and media personel worked from during games. We also saw the TV booth from where the games are telivisied and where the brodcasters sit. The next part of Turner Field we visited was the clubhouse level where they had their x-ray room and other medical facilities. We got to peak into the Braves clubhouse, but not allowed inside. We went out onto the field next which was incredible.

Georgia Dome/Georgia Tech Site Visit Summary

November 2nd,2010 our Sports Administration class visited Georgia Tech and the Georgia Dome. While at Georgia Tech they showed us the gym with all the workout equipment, raquet ball and squash courts. They took us up stairs where they had a large area for basketball courts and three rooms for specific classes. They also had an indoor hockey setup. They had a 39 foot rock climbing wall also in the workout area. In Georgia Tech's facility they had the Olynpic pool and diving area that was used in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Our next trip was to the Georgia Dome. Our tour guide took us up to the the area where offensive and defensive coordinators. He showed us where the press and media sections. He showed us different type of suites and showed us every level for fans to go and see the game. He took us into the locker room which was not as big or nice as I thought it would be. It looked like a traditional locker room. The coolest part of the tour was going on the field which is probably a once in a lifetime kind of deal. There a few potential career paths with both organizations. At Georgia Tech you can help clean the place, teach certain areas and help people that dont know what exactly to do. The Georgia Dome you can work with the Falcons in the media, ticket sales, marketing, field mateinence, stadium mateince. You could also work in customer service.

Guest Speaker Summary 3

On October 19,2010 Bill Popp the Athletic Director at Reinhardt University. He went to West Georgia than finished up at Kennesaw State. He had no plans to become an athletic director. He played college baseball and spent twelve years at Ogelthorpe University. In 2003-2004 he came to Reinhardt as the assistant athletic director. In 2005 he started the baseball program at Reinhardt while also taking over the Athletic Director position at Reinhardt. He talked of his duties as athletic director. He told us there was 290 NAIA schools in twenty-five confrences. There are eight schools in the AAC. Reinhart started in GCAC than SSAC and now are in AAC. Athletic directors do goal report and an end of the year report. The NAIA is starting a clearing house to snub their nose at the NCAA who would not take the NAIA. Athletic directors are responsible for the athletic budget and athletic scholarships. Bill Popp developed boosters, baseball and softball fields and renovated the fitness center.

graduate assistantships

i want to major in sports administration or coaching. I want to be a college baseball coach. The five schools I have looked at are Barry (FL), Concordia (CAL), Georgia State, Memphis (TN), Belmont (TN). I see the GPA requirements vary from 2.5-3.0 minimum.

canton ymca site visit

On Wednesday September 14th our sports administration class visited the Canton YMCA for our first site visit. In our site visit we sat in a classroom and recieved information on YMCA the organization and how the Canton YMCA is ran. We walked thru the lobby area where members checked in. We were shown the indoor pool where aquatic classes are taken, the basketball gym where full court basketball is played on Tuesday nights. There was also an indoor track facility so people could run and a gym with different weight machines and treadmills. You could be a lifeguard, teacher of a class, or work on the staff handling marketing and memberships. What I learned from the site visit is that the Canton YMCA is involved greatly in the community and that there are over 9,000 members at the Canton YMCA alone.

Guest Speaker Summary 2

September 7th,2010 Vic Mitchell came in and spoke to our class. He is the women's basketball coach at Shorter and also serves as the associate athletic director. His first job was as the women's basketball's coach at Reinhardt when it was a junior college. He got his undergraduate degree at UGA and served as a graduate assistant in the early 1980's. He is from southwestern Georgia and he spent six years at Reinhardt until moving on to Shorter. He coached slow pitch softball and started up women's cross country and women's golf. One of his points that struck me the most was that you should research the job before applying and make sure its a place you can be succesful. At Shorter they have to turn in an athletic budget and that Shorter uses athletics to increase revenue and bring in profits for the school. He also said you have to be able delegate and let the coaches do their jobs instead of trying to micro manage. Fundraising is significant to sustaining a program.

guest speaker summary

Tuesday in class Peggy Feerhrey came in and spoke in our sports administration class. She is the career services director at Reinhardt University. She talked about the importance of finding a good internship and take assesements to find out what we are good in and what we should do. For a person like me trying to narrow down what I want to do this is important. She also talked about the importance of our resumes. They need to look professional and look good. She talked of two ways of doing this putting your work expierience in chrononological order and putting the things about you that stand out at the top of the resume. While putting the weaker things at the bottom such as my education and GPA. I had already heard her speak to my principles of marketing class and it was the same exact speech.