Blog 6 - Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year?  What has made it a positive experience for you?   

My senior project has been coming along pretty well. Working with the City of San Dimas has gone efficiently and supplies from the vendors have all arrived promptly and with minimal cost. Overall this experience has been a lot of work between the long days at the football field on game days and the never ending inbox of e-mails I constantly have to be checking and replying to, but in the end it has been rewarding seeing the first season play out with minimal glitches. 

2. What are you finding difficult concerning senior project?  How can you adept to make that portion work better for you?  How might the senior team help?

The most difficult portion of my senior project will have to be dealing with certain parents and coaches. The majority of the league runs well but it is the few that make a fuss when things aren't going their way or information has to be spoon fed to them personally instead of using common sense that make the work more difficult. I'm not sure of any way the senior team can assist with this unless they can reteach adults on how to check e-mails, or to scroll down on PDFs.

Blog 5 - Interview 1 Reflection

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  Is there anything I would do differently for other interviews?
The most important thing I learned from this interview is how contacts I have made over the years can be used to gain different perspectives on my own topic. In my next interview I plan to expand on the types of questions I ask and keep a more conversational pace.

2. Did I get additional resources and contacts?  What is the most useful?  Why?
I did not get any new contacts but it was brought to my attention how I could use contacts I've already known to my advantage for my topic.

3. What makes my interviewee qualified to help me? 
John has helped me through contract negotiations and has done a good job outlining work needing to be done leading up to the beginning of the Fall 2015 Flag Football Season. He also has been apart of youth sports for many years, and has eloped create a youth racing organization.

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Blog 4 - House Advisory Prep 1

Hello,
So just as a recap of my past blogs, my senior topic is on Management and Ownership of a Youth Sports Organization. Many parents put their kids into youth sports hoping it will develop into life long skills their child will need to succeed in the future. I support this claim 100%. I have been coaching for quiet a few years now and seeing kids grow from shy youngsters into the loudest, heads up, and nicest kids on and off the field is the biggest reward a coach can have. Through my senior topic I want to find out what makes this growth in kids click with youth sports and how I can expand a few players into a who league of bright, social and kind kids. It is a big undertaking, but I believe I can do it. Currently my father and I own a youth sports organization called AVY Flag Football. I have been apart of the program for over a decade whether it was through playing, coaching, or field management I have been around for a while. This benefit will give me a hands on experience on the business of youth sports and how I can make a league into the best place to participate for players.

Blog 3 - First Interview Preparation

1. Who do you plan to interview?  Why?
1. I plan on interviewing John B. for my first interview. Being on of my two mentors for my senior project, John has helped me through contract negotiations and has done a good job outlining work needing to be done leading up to the beginning of the Fall 2015 Flag Football Season.
2. Five questions will be assigned to all seniors to ask.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?  Ask open-ended questions.  What are open-ended questions?
1. Additionally to the 5 questions assigned to ask, I plan on asking why John so strongly took a part in youth sports instead of sitting back as most parents do? Another question I'd ask would be which characteristic in a person is the most beneficial in providing management in youth sports?