I ended last week back at Louisville. Things have been pretty hectic with the NFCA and trying to get everything done but I managed to get over here on Friday and Saturday to do some manual labor!
This job goes to show that not everything in college athletics is all fun and games nor is it all glamorous. There are a lot of things that go into even preparation and just day-to-day operation sat a university. I got to experience this first hand and to tell you the truth; manual labor and a finished product make you feel good. It gives you a sense of pride and definitely allows you to enjoy the perks of working in athletics that much more. At least that’s how I feel about it!
There is a large room at one of the University of Louisville’s athletic buildings. This building has a huge workout room for athletes and staff, a lot of sports staff offices, two gymnasiums and this large room I am speaking of that is used for athlete study tables and other athletics staff events.
My job, to summarize, was to clean the room, clean the furniture, and rearrange the entire room to make it more eye appealing and conducive for its purpose.
I was kind of left to my own imagination of how to get the job done, just had to do it. I first started by cleaning the room, picking up trash and that kind of thing. I then started the mission of moving all the furniture around. It was in complete disarray because there had been a watch party for a sporting event in here a few days prior.
The process of moving the furniture took several hours and to make sure it looked good. I asked my supervisor to come check my work before I jumped into more cleaning. She liked it and approved.
I then came in on Saturday and cleaned all the tables and chairs in the entire room. By no means was this lengthy process a load of fun but it needed to be done just like a lot of other things in athletics have to be done even if it is not “fun”. I was happy with my work and the room was ready just in time for some late afternoon studying on Saturday from some Volleyball players and Men’s Basketball.
This job goes to show that not everything in college athletics is all fun and games nor is it all glamorous. There are a lot of things that go into even preparation and just day-to-day operation sat a university. I got to experience this first hand and to tell you the truth; manual labor and a finished product make you feel good. It gives you a sense of pride and definitely allows you to enjoy the perks of working in athletics that much more. At least that’s how I feel about it!
There is a large room at one of the University of Louisville’s athletic buildings. This building has a huge workout room for athletes and staff, a lot of sports staff offices, two gymnasiums and this large room I am speaking of that is used for athlete study tables and other athletics staff events.
My job, to summarize, was to clean the room, clean the furniture, and rearrange the entire room to make it more eye appealing and conducive for its purpose.
I was kind of left to my own imagination of how to get the job done, just had to do it. I first started by cleaning the room, picking up trash and that kind of thing. I then started the mission of moving all the furniture around. It was in complete disarray because there had been a watch party for a sporting event in here a few days prior.
The process of moving the furniture took several hours and to make sure it looked good. I asked my supervisor to come check my work before I jumped into more cleaning. She liked it and approved.
I then came in on Saturday and cleaned all the tables and chairs in the entire room. By no means was this lengthy process a load of fun but it needed to be done just like a lot of other things in athletics have to be done even if it is not “fun”. I was happy with my work and the room was ready just in time for some late afternoon studying on Saturday from some Volleyball players and Men’s Basketball.