This summer I got the chance to intern with an Independent baseball team, the New Jersey Jackals. As my internship with the New Jersey Jackals, serving as a Game Day Operations and Promotion Intern has opened my eyes into what happens behind the sense in professional sporting events. Going into the internship I wanted to develop an understanding of the things that take place behind the senses. Some of things include entertaining the people in attendance and the safety of each person in attendance. Interning as a Game Day Operations and Promotion intern exposed me to multiple areas that help to increase the safety and enjoyment of people in attendance. One of these areas that I was exposed to was parking. As the fans arrived to the game they
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Examples of these areas where
Kid – Zone and Launch – A – Ball. Through these areas fans where further entertained and gave them a chance to have fun and win prizes. These areas became important as the season goes due to the team not generating large amounts of income per game. That last area I was exposed to was helping to inform fans. As fans attended the games they wanted to be informed due to most players not being well known and not knowing the stadium well. This was done through the operation of a message board, scoreboard, through the sale of programs, and Fan …show more content…
The first learning objective I had was to gain an understanding of the process of getting fans into the event. As each game went on I gain an understanding that the normal promotions, such as $1 beer night and Pets in the Park, work but more is needed to get fans into the game. Through the course of the season we created promotions such as country night and Star Wars day. With creating additional promotions more fans were attracted than just the normal promotions that happen every day. Another learning objective I was able to complete was gaining an understanding of what goes on behind the scenes at a sporting event. I was able to learn that fans need to be entertained and kept safe from the time they enter the stadium to the time they leave the field. I was able to accomplish this through on field promotions and different activities for
Examples of these areas where
Kid – Zone and Launch – A – Ball. Through these areas fans where further entertained and gave them a chance to have fun and win prizes. These areas became important as the season goes due to the team not generating large amounts of income per game. That last area I was exposed to was helping to inform fans. As fans attended the games they wanted to be informed due to most players not being well known and not knowing the stadium well. This was done through the operation of a message board, scoreboard, through the sale of programs, and Fan …show more content…
The first learning objective I had was to gain an understanding of the process of getting fans into the event. As each game went on I gain an understanding that the normal promotions, such as $1 beer night and Pets in the Park, work but more is needed to get fans into the game. Through the course of the season we created promotions such as country night and Star Wars day. With creating additional promotions more fans were attracted than just the normal promotions that happen every day. Another learning objective I was able to complete was gaining an understanding of what goes on behind the scenes at a sporting event. I was able to learn that fans need to be entertained and kept safe from the time they enter the stadium to the time they leave the field. I was able to accomplish this through on field promotions and different activities for