This week I was only with the Rock Cats for two days; once in the office and another on a game day. In the office, I did something that I found very interesting and appealing; I went onto other minor league teams websites and looked up what types of promotions they do on certain nights (ex. Thirsty Thursdays, Dollar Dog Nights, Elvis Night) and find out which of these promotions we can apply to the Rock Cats for the 2015 season. Some of the promotions were very interesting and unique!
Then on the game day I had another first with the Rock Cats; help pulling the tarp out when it started to rain. Being the low-scale business that it is, the Rock Cats need all the employees to help pull the tarp out since there isn't enough to have a maintenance crew do it. It definitely got me looking dirty and unprofessional, but I was happy to help out. Other than the tarp, it was a very busy day at the stadium; I was in charge of the 41 "First Pitches" we had to throw out (it could be anyone from kids birthdays to companies sponsoring the game). It ended up being a very long game, I was there for 7 hours total! Amanda decided to put me in charge of the 41 first pitches that night because she was impressed with my organization skills thus far. However, it didn’t go as well as planned. Since the game fell on a Friday night, there were many people on the field pre-game due to various reasons. It was hard to keep my 41 first pitchers in line with their badges that permitted them to be on the field. I finally had everything in order when the worst possible scenario happened; it down poured. I had to rush everyone off the field, and my list with the correct order of the pitches was completely soaked and illegible. Once the rain stopped, I was under a lot of pressure to get the first pitches back in the right order and not forget a single one! With a little assistance from Amanda, I was able to get the scenario under control and back on track. Deadlines for papers and goalkeeping in soccer taught me about pressure and acting with quality, and I was able to exert that quality in the small amount of time I was given to organize the first pitches.
Then on the game day I had another first with the Rock Cats; help pulling the tarp out when it started to rain. Being the low-scale business that it is, the Rock Cats need all the employees to help pull the tarp out since there isn't enough to have a maintenance crew do it. It definitely got me looking dirty and unprofessional, but I was happy to help out. Other than the tarp, it was a very busy day at the stadium; I was in charge of the 41 "First Pitches" we had to throw out (it could be anyone from kids birthdays to companies sponsoring the game). It ended up being a very long game, I was there for 7 hours total! Amanda decided to put me in charge of the 41 first pitches that night because she was impressed with my organization skills thus far. However, it didn’t go as well as planned. Since the game fell on a Friday night, there were many people on the field pre-game due to various reasons. It was hard to keep my 41 first pitchers in line with their badges that permitted them to be on the field. I finally had everything in order when the worst possible scenario happened; it down poured. I had to rush everyone off the field, and my list with the correct order of the pitches was completely soaked and illegible. Once the rain stopped, I was under a lot of pressure to get the first pitches back in the right order and not forget a single one! With a little assistance from Amanda, I was able to get the scenario under control and back on track. Deadlines for papers and goalkeeping in soccer taught me about pressure and acting with quality, and I was able to exert that quality in the small amount of time I was given to organize the first pitches.