Guest speaker # 3 : Bill Popp

On Tuesday we had guest speaker Bill Popp come and talk to our Sports administration class. Coach Popp told us about his career and how he got to where he is today; he began at West Georgia College and played baseball. Then he went to Kennesaw State University and received his bachelor's in sports management, afterwards he became the head coach at Oglethorpe. Now Coach Popp is the athletic director and head baseball coach for our school, Reinhardt College. Coach Popp is responsible for the formation of the baseball team.
He talked to us about the NAIA which Reinhardt is a part of and future developments for Reinhardt athletics, such as track and football, which he is on the committee for future additions. Coach Popp told us about his role as athletic director, some of his duties include the eligibility process, budgeting, handling financial reports and scholarships.

Internship - career explorations 6 -10

As I did My Internship- Career Exploration 6-10 I found some really good jobs that I would enjoy a lot that were in my area of interest.  I found my Internships through the jobsinsports.com web site. The First Internship that really stood out to me was The Detroit Tigers- Amateur Scouting Internship. This internship includes tasks such as watching and analyzing highlight videos and assisting Scout directors and making notes on the outstanding players. This sounds like a big job but I think it would be an excellent networking tool for me, for challenging and an invaluable experience. Another Internship that I found was working the scoreboard for the Detroit Tigers and managing the operation of a game.  I would meet new people and learn different skills than I have ever had the opportunity to be exposed to before.

Graduate assistantship 1 - 5

I had a great time exploring the different Institutions for my graduate Assistantship. My First choice included institutions like University of Miami, Canisius College, and Kent State. All of the institutions and programs that I read over and looked through all seem appealing to my areas of interest. Some of the programs offered Masters in Sports Administration whereas others offered masters in Kinesiology and Sports Management. Most of the institutions that I found are very small but their sports study programs seem to be very popular.  I think this is because this area of the sports industry is growing very rapidly.  I have a lot more research to do but it could be that one if these programs is where I go for my next steps after graduating from Reinhardt University.