WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION & RECREATION

HPHE 4990 – RECREATION/SPORT MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP
WEEKLY STUDENT LOG
4/4 1hr Talked about windscreens with track coaches
4/7 1hr- Went outside to practice, then talked about the meet
28-30 of April
4/9 30 mins Contact a couple of hotels
4/12 30 mins Contact more hotels
4/15 30 mins Contact more hotels
5/16 30mins Contact more hotels
4/29 4hrs helping with hammer throwing, getting food for the
officials, chairs
4/30 8hrs worked the Shawn meet, long jump, getting food,
putting stuff away
5/12 14hrs Set up chairs and tables in the morning, moved
starting blocks, set up hurdles for 100m, worked
water tables for the 10,000 meter run
5/13 11hrs Worked pole vault, set up hurdles again, blocks,
carried times up to the booth.
5/14 10hrs Help out the MAC guy with medals and fin the run
that places top 8 in the races. Move blocks off and on
to the track.
8/29 5hrs- got stuff ready for the welcome event for athletes and
threw scrap away
8/31 5hrs took U haul of stuff to the dumpster and then let food
guy in at W Club
9/2 5hrs volleyball mid season tournament. Set up the and
work the game. But cleaning the floors and ball
running.
9/7 5hrs office hours. Went to a football operations meeting
and did some on the list for football that needed to be
done
9/8 6hrs Women’s soccer first game. Set up the field, then did
the shift changes
9/9 5hrs Office hours. At Waldo all day. Setting up new field
goal nets. Throwing away bleacher chairs.
9/11 6hrs- women’s soccer game against Oakland. Set up the
field. Did subs and took away team to locker room at
read field house
9/12 4hrs office hours. Did stuff at Waldo field to get ready for
the game.
9/14 4 hrs - office house. Had to check the in field stuff like
chains, etc.
9/16 7hrs Office hours. Getting stuff ready for the the big game
tomorrow against Pitt. Checked the chain gang stuff,
Moving golf carts to wear where we wanted them.
Then did suit changes that night
9/17 12hrs Football Game day. Did field prep for DV Sports,
moved the golf carts on where they will be picked up
by people. Putting up signs for tickets. During the
game I did replay then did tear down on the field.
9/19 4hrs Went a grab the gator at the press box,
9/21 4hrs Office hrs- went to pick up food for a big meeting for
football. Which took forever bc they got our order
wrong
9/23 8.5 hrs Set up lower and upper tennis courts. Took back
coffee containers to Michelle’s. Set up volleyball.
Took chairs from tennis to soccer and had to get ref
headset from Seelye for soccer
9/24 9hrs Over saw middle school football games at Waldo. Kid
got hurt, had to go and get the gator.
9/25 6hrs Women’s soccer. Did the walk-in talkie and shows
the away team the locker room
9/26 4 hrs Learned how to drive the Zamboni
9/28 4hrs Moved desk boxes into our offices to get built
tomorrow.
9/30 7hrs Did office hours. Set up schufting and chairs. Then
did suite change over later.
10/1 12hrs Football game against New Hampshire. I did rover
which is setting up parking signs and handicap drop
off. Then did replay, DV Sport
10/3 3.5 hrs Office hours. Going to check storage rooms at Waldo.
Fire extinguishers
10/6 6 3.5hrs Women’s soccer. Did subs and tear down on the field
10/7 7 hrs Office hours and suite change over.helped with
volleyball set up.
10/8 13 hrs Football against Eastern Michigan. Replay. Golf
carts.
10/12 3.5 hrs Got mail for the office. Emailed team and refs for next
women’s home game.
10/13 6hrs First home hockey game
10/14 7hrs Office hours. Suite change over stuff
10/15 12hrs Football. Replay. Tables and chairs.
10/16 6hrs Women’s soccer. Score board
10/17 3.5hrs Office hours. Got the table and chairs that were left
behind. Checked on storage rooms for drinks.
Total so far= 231.5 Hrs

10/19 3.5 hrs Refilled fridge at read.

10/20 5hrs Women’s soccer pats home game. Sub changes.
Showed away team the locker room
10/21 3.5 Office hours. Recognize the storage room. Dropped
off bat rack at a softball
10/22 6hrs Hockey. Ice crew. Did the nets
10/24 3.5 Moved a grill for the growlers to Lawson from read.
10/26 3.5

11/2 3.5 Got stuff ready for the first Men’s basketball game
11/4 9 hrs Office hours and hockey game
11/5 5hrs Hockey game
11/7 3.5 hrs Office
11/9 14hrs Office and football game
11/11 3.5 Office. Dropped off coats at soccer field.
11/14 3.5 Office. Moved a fridge into Lawson
11/16 3.5 Office hours. tables ready for the volleyball game
Total Hours so far= 298.5

11/18 9hours Office hours. Wiped off snow on a satellite for

hockey. Then worked the nets for the hockey game
11/19 5hrs Worked the hockey game. Net crew.
11/24 1.5 hrs Suite change for the last football game tomorrow
11/25 12 hrs Last football game. Field prep
11/28 3.5 hrs Office hours. Set up press conference for the fire of
Tim Lester.
11/30 3.5hrs Office hours.
12/2 6hrs Office hours and then set up for gymnastics
12/3 2hrs Gymnastics tear down
12/5 3.5 Office hours
12/7 3.5 Office hours
12/9 9hrs Office hours and hockey. Ice crew
12/10 6hrs Hockey game. Ice crew
12/12 9hrs Office hours. Went to the airport. Cleaned our storage
room
12/14 3.5hrs Office hours
1/6 8.5 hrs Office hours. Got the new gym floor. Set up of
women’s basketball the next day
1/7 10hrs Women’s basketball game. Clean backboards, filled
cooler, towels for teams, setup tables for autographs
1/8 8hrs Gymnastics meet, running the computer for points
and tear down for gymnastics
1/9 3.5hrs Office hours.
1/11 3.5hrs Office Hours. Went to Menards for fabric strips.
1/13 4hrs Office hours, picked stuff up from shipping and
receiving, looked for a chair for pizza party happing
this week.
409.5 Hours Total so far
1/18 8hrs Office hours. Cleaned out the storage room on 2nd
floor of bill brown.
1/20 4hrs Office hours
1/23 3.5hrs Office hours
1/25 3.5hes Office hours
1/27 10hrs Office hours and hockey
1/28 6hrs Hockey
1/29 4hrs Came in so track runner could get into field house.
1/30 3.5hrs Office hours. Measuring rugs to replace the old ones
around the facilities
2/3 4hrs Moved benchs from Henry hall to Lawson, then set
up chairs for basketball
2/10 4hrs Office hours. Went to the indoor tennis courts.
2/11 2hrs Set up gymnastics
2/12 7hrs Worked the gymnastics meet. Doing the tv screens
for scores and gymnastics tear down. Be in charge of
bars.
2/13 3.5hrs Office hours. Slow day. Did a bunch of little.
2/17 8hrs Office hours. Set up for basketball. Then work hockey
2/18 3hrs Gymnastics setup
2/19 7hrs Gymnastics meet and tear down.
2/20 3.5hrs Office hours
2/24 9hrs Office hours. Running errands for hockey then went
to work the hockey game vs Denver
Total hours now= 503hrs

2/25 6hrs Hockey

2/27 3.5hrs Office hours. Packages
3/3 8hrs Office hours and then had gymnastics set up after our
home basketball game
3/4 8hrs Worked the gymnastics meet and did tear down
3/10 10hrs Had office hours and then worked out first playoff
hockey game
3/11 7hrs Worked my last hockey game
3/13 3.5hrs Office hours. Put up gymnastics MAC champs banner
by softball
3/15 3.5hrs Office hours
3/17 4hrs Office hours Set up for a women’s soccer match up at
Waldo
3/20 3.5hrs Office hours
3/22 3.5hrs Office hours
3/24 4hrs Office hours- went to soccer to fill-in a trench
3/27 3.5hrs Office hours- delivered business cards all over
athletics
3/29 3.5hrs Office hours. Dropped off heaters at rental place. And
did stuff at tennis courts with the white chairs
3/31 4hrs Office hours. Got softball ready for tomorrow
4/5 3.5hrs Office hours. Refilled the fridge, put of peoples new
office signs and moved the soccer goal neats from
inside to outside.
4/7 7hrs Office hours. Helped out at the track with hammer
4/8 9hrs Worked the Jack Shaw track meet. Mostly did shot
put event and then help with hurdles.
4/12 3.5hrs Office hrs. Opens gates at softball and moves catel
gates from track to softball
4/14 6hrs Office hrs and sweet change
4/15 9hrs Spring footbal game. Did change gang
4/18 1hrs Set up chairs for lance taylor ceremony for tomorrow
4/19 3.5hrs Office hours. Help get the WMU Workers
Appreciation evevent set up
Total hours 614