We arrived a little late for the Skills Challenge, but that’s alright we weren’t going to have anyone compete in it anyways. As we walk in we see all the teams who are participating and it is a pretty cool feeling to be one of the elite teams in the country, but also frustrating because we should have two teams on that board if our Grey team would have won one more game.
A lot of the kids are looking for Cam Newton, but he’s not hard to find. 6’6” 250lbs is easy to see, especially with his flamboyant clothes!
A lot of the kids are looking for Cam Newton, but he’s not hard to find. 6’6” 250lbs is easy to see, especially with his flamboyant clothes!
Cam Newton greeting some of our team. There is a lot of competition going on and more than that it’s interesting to see this grand of event and how it is organized. I talked to an intern who actually attended Indiana University and she was explaining some of the organizational processes that have gone on earlier in the morning and even months prior to the event. My initial duties were to work with another staff member to get all the kids signed up and submit the signed waiver form and hand out the uniforms and “goody bags” that are provided by IMG.
Unfortunately during my duty, my mentor got a private tour of all of the IMG facilities! Fortunately we are talking about that experience right now. IMG, who does a great deal of marketing and media, opened their academy and have incrementally added more sports and students to their enrollment. They are building a brand new football stadium and outdoor track and they have renderings posted all over the complex so the $60,000 per year tuition fee per student is going to good use!
After nearly 10 hours out here this Florida heat is tiring, heading back to the condo to relax before a late night meeting TBA and an early 6:00 AM wake up for 7:00 AM practice!
Unfortunately during my duty, my mentor got a private tour of all of the IMG facilities! Fortunately we are talking about that experience right now. IMG, who does a great deal of marketing and media, opened their academy and have incrementally added more sports and students to their enrollment. They are building a brand new football stadium and outdoor track and they have renderings posted all over the complex so the $60,000 per year tuition fee per student is going to good use!
After nearly 10 hours out here this Florida heat is tiring, heading back to the condo to relax before a late night meeting TBA and an early 6:00 AM wake up for 7:00 AM practice!
