Experience Matters - Grand Valley State University

GVSU Game Operations Intern

Kyle
Major: Sport Management As a game operations intern, I was required to attend majority of GVSU athletic events. During these events I would have a variety of tasks that needed to be completed. I would setup and teardown the entire event, but during the event I would be a team host, officials host, suites host, scoreboard operator, mopper, ball crew and so many other jobs. I also completed multiple office hours where I would attend meetings, manage the fields, setup schedules, laundry and any other tasks that might need to be done.

Experiencing the sport recreation industry in Grand Rapids

Benjamin
Major: Sport Management Some tasks I was assigned since becoming league conveyer were assisting in interviewing, hiring and onboarding our league coordinators, who are the life blood of our leagues and are curial to the player experience. I was also in charge of general customer service and helping move our rebranding process forward.

GVSU Sports Marketing

Joanna
Major: Sport Management I assisted in in-game promotions for different sports, researched organizations to contact to be involved/recognized at events, and was responsible for playing music during events.

Coopersville Recreation Intern

Hayden
Major: Sport Management Over the summer, I took place in the mini sport camps where kids were dropped off for 4-5 hours, 3 times a week for 5 weeks, and I was assigned to come up with tasks and activities for the kids to partake in. Other interns were there to help me as well, but we divided up the kids based on their age group and ran different activity stations throughout the day. Lunch was provided and activities were run before and after lunch. During the fall I took place in field preparation, as well as over watching games and managing the scoreboards during the games. I was in charge of making a schedule for Matt with all the times of the games on them, as well as making a flyer for an event that takes place in December. These games were soccer, flag football, volleyball, and sideline cheer.

Athletic Director Internship

Michael
Major: Sport Management Some things I would do at Greenville each week would be like, office work. I would learn how to report other athletic directors dates and times to confirm for events at home or away. I would make bus schedule for the kids to be pick up and drop off to the bus garage. I would organize contracts and make sure they were paid off or if needed to be paid. Outside of the school or even at events I would: Do Game day event coordinator like set up for football, or get gates set up in our concession booths. Get radios set up. Also make sure refs knew where the locker rooms were. Ask for food or water for them after the game. I would go around the stadium and make sure there was no drama like fights. I have helped with football, volleyball, soccer, cross country, basketball, and wrestling. I have been to some MHSAA meetings and listening in, also been to some admin meetings in the school system. Did some retreats with the kids and also a leadership conference. Some task at Greenville I did were setting up and take down for events. Making sure we had everyone working events. Taking care of people and making sure they got food or drinks. I did phone calls. Overall throughout my internship, it would be doing jobs that my boss would let me learn. I would take everything for granted because this could be some day. I would be in charge of some things like setting up for game day events and printing our programs for fans. I would stay from the begining to the end till fans leave the building. Also in the office, I would ask to do projects and I have caught up a lot of work for them and they are weeks ahead of schedule because I would get them done fast and right. If something they needed done, they knew where to find me.

Parks and Rec Intern

Austin
Major: Sport Management I prepared all of the athletic fields for the spring/summer events, and I helped plan all of the Covid-19 testing for this year. I also designed and updated the signs for the athletic fields, and I helped facilitate the events as well.

Loyola Ramblers Athletic Internship

Franchesca
Major: Sport Management My internship included learning more about what each position is responsible for within the athletic department, and completing various business administrative projects throughout the summer. My three largest projects were putting together the 2020-2021 athletic department calendar, creating a 'Wikipedia' of up-to-date athletic alumni information, and conducting a research summary for a new ticket sales system. My supervisor and other staff were always willing to help if I had any questions, and point me in the right direction to get things done efficiently. I appreciate that they trusted me to work independently and get things done on time with high quality work.

Internship

Joshua
Major: Sport Management While completing my internship for the Wyoming Wolves Athletic Department, I was in charge of mass scheduling for different sports and the corresponding conference championships and tournaments through MHSAA. I was also able to assist some Gameday preparation duties for basketball during the course of my internship.

Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Welfare & Development

Megan
Major: Sport Management I learned very valuable information from Mr. Moore. Different tasks that I completed were NCAA Bid Portal Submissions, Laker Impact Series Flyers, Budget for NCAA Bid Portal, Travel aspects for NCAA Bid Portal, GVSU Student-Athlete Welfare and Development Brochure, Social Media Production, Senior Spotlights, Careers In Public Service Fair, GVSU Job Listings Document, Varsity Jackets Spreadsheet, Listened on a conference call, GLIAC Track & Field Championships and other tasks.

Athletic Administration Intern at Holland Public Schools

Brian
Major: Sport Management Assisted head Athletic Director at on-site events and during school days Involved in game management, crowd control, and event preparation Verified athlete eligibility, officials scheduling, and tournament rosters Helped manage MHSAA state tournaments Assistant coach of Holland High School junior varsity baseball team

GVSU Athletics Internship

Matthew
Major: Sport Management -Enhance fan game day experience through implementation of game and event promotion -Strategically promote athletic events to the local community, primarily students on campus -Develop relationships with local partners and sponsors -Liaison between the athletic department and on and off campus organizations -Work with other departments to create a seamless gameday experience

First Tee Program Intern

Katie
Major: Sport Management During my internship I was given many different tasks to complete. Excel spreadsheets and transferring numbers over, addressing/ mailing letters, cold calls, emailing school districts, set up/take down/running golf sessions, organizing equipment donations, creating social media content, brainstorming creative ideas, and creating First Tee flyers. I also was working hands on with the students delivering the Life Skills Experience.

Game Night Intern

Jason
Major: Sport Management "Work the Griffins box office selling tickets through the AXS ticketing software, redeeming vouchers, and assisting fans to provide them a great experience while using exemplary customer service skills. "Reconcile cash drawer after the box office closes. "Participate in in-game promos and assist staff & customers in any way.

Sales and Marketing Assistant

Calvin
Major: Sport Management I had came up with an event that took me all semester to get information for. I met with a lot of people to get their opinions on the event I created. I also helped prepare games to be played for the basketball teams during their season. I also help clean at the end of the games as well. During this time I also help with advertisement around the school. Making sure the school was fulfilling the contracts they have with sponsorships.

GVSU Club Sports

Jordan
Major: Sport Management -Assist in the planning, organizing, and supervision of home events both on and off campus. -Assist with risk management oversight and travel coordination. -Manage social media pages. -Keep Club Sports updated with current information. -Create press releases for competitions and program announcements.

Athletic Director Internship

RJ
Major: Sport Management I completed a variety of tasks that were both inside and outside of the office. Some of these tasks included putting winter/spring schedules into ScheduleStar which is website that we use for all scheduling, I put summer camps onto Byron Centers website for parents to sign their kids up at, I attended board meetings with Brady and got to meet other ADs in the conference, I also got to attend coaches meetings about how to handle a variety of situations including hiring as well as moving players up to varsity. Finally I was helping put on Roundball Bash which is a large annual event at BCHS to fundraise money

City of Holland Recreation Internship

Anna
Major: Sport Management During my time as an intern, the main programs that I worked with were youth and adult basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, and softball. I also had the opportunity to work a couple of non-sport activities such as the daddy daughter dance and mother son date. I was responsible for finding contacts to send out marketing promotions to in order to increase program participation. I was also a site supervisor for the basketball programs to ensure everything was running smoothly. Lastly, I gained experience in selling sponsorship.

Intern Athletic Director

Andrew
Major: Sport Management I worked day to day operations as well as some of the evening event. One specific project that I worked on was the 50th anniversary celebration. I had to go back through 50 years of yearbooks and type up a roster for boys cross country, football, and sideline cheer. This roster was then presented to each fan at the gate of the football game.

495 Internship

Rashound
Major: Sport Management My Main duties were on game days where I would help set up courts for Basketball or women's and co-ed volleyball. I made sure games ran smoothly and kept score and stats when needed. I helped teams fill out paperwork, and made sure that teams knew when their next games were and directed them to where they played. I also helped with Youth sports and that at times was a little more challenging dealing with parents. I helped run a kinder league class a couple times and supervised games and made sure no kids got hurt and parents did not get too rowdy.

Sales with the Grand Rapids Drive

Rick
Major: Sport Management A full time job that included: 1. Finding and gathering prospects interested in Drive basketball 2. Setting meetings with prospects and telling them more about the different plans and packages the Drive has to offer 3. Sponsorship Activation 4. Arranging Away team Travel while visiting Grand Rapids 5. Organizing Non-profit Donations 6. Community outreach and Events

GVSU Club Sports

Michael
Major: Sport Management I was tasked with handling day to day external and internal operations for things surrounding club sports. I wrote numerous articles for our website (gvsuclubsports.com), coordinated appropriate spreadsheets for day to day functions of our clubs, handled organization of specific files for our clubs and office, and supervised all things involved with game operations.

Volunteer Baseball Coach

Grant
Major: Sport Management My tasks include taking care of the players in the weight room, helping the pitchers on the team, and baseball operations for the team. One of my biggest tasks I was in charge of is I am in charge of a prospect camp that is being held in January. It is my job to run, staff, and make sure everything runs smoothly.

Campus Recreation in Madison

Bryce
Major: Sport Management I had the opportunity to work on many different projects within operations. My biggest summer project was working on the FFE budget of around $5 million for a brand new rec center that will be opening this winter.

Sport Internship at the YMCA

Stephen
Major: Sport Management I was in charge of the setup and tear down of equipment for both the youth and men's basketball league, as well as managing the scorekeepers and referees during the games. I also assisted in running a free baseball league for the innercity kids of Grand Rapids, MI. My tasks were to attract clients, data entry, manage equipment and uniforms, collect gloves from the glove drive, manage the coaches and umpires, and to follow the state's regulations while passing out free meals to the kids after the games.

Griff's Georgetown Operations Intern

Allison
Major: Sport Management As an operations intern I had a variety of tasks. Some of the ice duties were zamming the ice, edging and chipping, figure eights, replace boards, make blade changes, and check the depth of the ice throughout the rink. A few operation duties not dealing with the ice were painting marks throughout the rink, compressor scada system training, use floor scrubbers, and know how to operate the refrigeration units.