Doing different things

If I had to give a sports management major any advice...(this is weird because I still am one) it would be to get expierence in many different parts of sports. For example I have done a lot of things in sports that are very different. I'd say my strong points are marketing and communications because I have been working in Marketing for a couple semesters and will have taken a class in sports marketing. (I have a lot to learn too) I also have a lot of expierence in communications because I have been both a reporter and have helped out the athletic communications staff at a University. I have reported on sports and provided the information for others to report on. I also am the public announcer for UConn Field Hockey.

I also have some limited expierence in Athletic Operations/Facilties Work. I helped retrieve softball's at games, and helped run the pole vault at a Track Meet. I also cleaned up the facility and I have volunteered time to help out at a few UConn baseball games.

I have done some work in Athletic Compliance too. I've helped make sure that some athletes are taking enough credits.

I've gotten expierence at both the Division I and Division II level. I see what it's like to have a budget and what it's like not to.

I have taken part in Husky Sport and have an idea of what it is like to do community service/engagement.

I will also be learning about a new sport that is a little foriegn to me (but not foriegn to anyone in the rest of the world) and doing some new and exciting things for a team this year.

While I only have limited expierence, I believe that it is good that it is so diverse. I think the more you know about different things, the better. It's very easy to understand your job well, but I think you can make things run better if you understand not only how to do your job, but to also see how your job fits into the bigger scheme of things and how to do multiple jobs should a new opportunity arise.

I also believe that sports general managers and owners should sit in the worst seat in the house to see what it's like to be a fan. They would learn a lot from that.

I also know that I would like to work in college athletics because I like that there are always fresh faces and many different sports to watch. I also like the sense of community in college athletics. I think that's missing (With the exception of say Red Sox nation) in pro sports.