Sports Management
My name is Ryan Flemming. For my Senior Project, I wanted to work on something that would help me get involved in what plan for in my college endeavors, involving sports.
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I chose to do this because i have always loved sports. I could talk about it all day and I would be very privileged if I get the chance to work in the field of sports.
My Project
For my project, I have volunteered with Mrs. Hill and got the championship game of the local high school basketball league at Mansfield High School. Within this came lots of emails. Below, you can see my goals and benchmarks that I set for the school year.
My Journals
Throughout the school year, I have created a few journal entries on my project in ALP. Here are some quotes of my experience in the class.
Journal #1: Getting Started
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"So far during Applied Learning Project, finding a mentor was the hardest part of the class. It is hard enough to find out what you want to do, but then to have an idea of who you want to ask is a good step forward. Luckily I did not get rejected, but it was hard to find out who to ask. My mentor will most certainly help me a lot throughout the year, especially preparing me for my road to college."
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Journal #2: First 8 hours of fieldwork
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"This year has been a roller coaster for my fieldwork. I have had success and not much success at times. My mentor has given me other people to work with, including Mrs. Hill, Mr. Moussette, and Mrs. Harrington. Mrs. Hill has given me volunteer opportunities to attend her practices that I plan to go to every Thursday. I enjoy what I am doing in this class and I hope to continue to enjoy my future fieldwork. My goal is to get more fieldwork opportunities and get more artifacts to show what I have completed for this class. This class is preparing me for my future endeavors in college for my major of Sports Media at Franklin Pierce University."
How much money do professional athletes make?
As of 2016, the highest paid NBA star was LeBron James at $31 million a year with the Cleveland Cavaliers
Background Of My Research Paper
Professional Athletes Being Role Models
Who likes sports the most?
Youth are the biggest fans of sports, especially in football, basketball, and baseball
What are the most popular sports?
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, cricket being second, and field hockey third
My Goals
1. Get involved with sports management through the in town league
2. Help run some leagues and help coaches through MPC
3. Get the championship game at MHS
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Benchmarks- Benchmarks are established tasks that I planned to achieve with a certain time period
January benchmark- Get the final draft of the gym proposal to get the game at MHS
Help Mrs. Hill with her team
Get volunteer opportunities from my mentor
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March benchmark- Continue to work with Mrs. Hill
Find another task to work on, like I did with the championship game
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