Agency Description Report

Jordan Bryant

October 13, 2023

RSM 392, Fall 1, Dr. Lane

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Agency Description

Introductory Statement

The agency I am working with is the Coastal Carolina Recreation Department, specifically

within intramural sports. This department deals with all things recreation at Coastal Carolina

including renting out equipment, and holding fitness classes. For intramural sports, there are

many sports offered including flag football, soccer, volleyball, and basketball.

History and Development

The Williams Brice Center was built in 1971, inside this building was Kimbel Arena (Coastal

Carolina University Athletics, 2018). This is where our basketball and volleyball teams played

their games, it also housed intramural sports. In 2012, The HTC Center was opened as the new

home for our sports teams (Coastal Carolina University Athletics, 2018). The multipurpose

recreation and athletic field was completed in 2016 (Coastal Carolina University, 2023). This is

where intramural and club sports are held.

Purpose and Philosophy

The recreation department's mission statement reads “The Department of University Recreation

encourages student engagement and success through participation in recreation to support the

development of healthy and responsible individuals.” (Coastal Carolina University, 2023). This

department works to provide equal recreation opportunities to students and faculty as well.

Services

This department offers several types of recreation opportunities such as intramural sports, fitness

classes, and facilities for recreational purposes (Coastal Carolina University, 2023). For

intramural sports, we have scheduled games, for soccer and flag football, there are games on

Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday’s throughout the season. Students are emailed about these
opportunities and they are shown on the Coastal Carolina website as well. Games are held at the

school's recreation field as well as in Williams Brice.

Clientele

The clients served by the recreation department are students and faculty alike. The demographics

include young college students as well as professors, coaches, and other faculty.

Funding

Coastal Carolina University Recreation is funded through the school which gets government

funding. Intramural funding is the same as the other recreational services provided by the

department. Major areas of expenditures would include maintaining facilities, and providing

equipment.

Problem Areas

Problem areas could include more students or faculty wanting to participate than we can

currently accommodate, equipment breaking or failing, and injuries to participants. To address

these issues we could create a schedule with more days for sports or extend seasons, prioritize

equipment maintenance, and continue to vocalize and improve our safety protocols.

Job Responsibilities and Opportunities

Responsibilities

During a typical shift, after I arrive at the recreation fields and clock in, I along with any other

officials who are working that day set up the fields. How this is done will change depending on

what sport is going on that particular day. For soccer, we place the corner flags and move the

goals into position. For flag football, we place the yard markers on the field and put the pylons

on the corners of the end zone. Typically I work with up to 8 other officials depending on what
sport and how many fields we will be playing on, there is also usually club sports workers, the

graduate assistant, and sometimes the coordinator of intramural sports. I received training in both

flag football and soccer officiating. Previous coursework has prepared me to work as a team and

communicate with other officials, as well as the players. It has also shown me how to lead when

I am out there on the field to better control the games.

Opportunities

For intramural sports, we are always looking for more officials, and there are also opportunities

in club sports work as well. Responsibilities include setting up fields, cleaning up after games,

and officiating games. For me, I make $10 an hour, this number could change for different

positions. There are not many expenses besides gas if you drive to work, and maybe a pair of

shoes specifically for the job because the fields can be pretty messy from all of the running and

playing of sports. The only experience I have in this role is during the fall semester, but I can say

there will be different sports with different opportunities and challenges in the spring semester. It

would be helpful for other RSM 392 or 496 to speak with the Intramural Sports Coordinator,

Ryan Himes about potential positions and what they entail.

 Reference Page

“Mission Statement”.(2023). Coastal Carolina University. Retrieved from

https://www.coastal.edu/recreation/aboutus/

“Intramural Sports Overview”.(2023). Coastal Carolina University. Retrieved from

https://www.coastal.edu/recreation/intramuralsports/

“CCU: Here we grow some more!”.(2023). Coastal Carolina University. Retrieved from

https://www.coastal.edu/app/newsletter/archived_newsletter/77/2267

“Kimbel Arena”.(2018). Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved from

https://goccusports.com/sports/2018/6/4/_facilities_kimbel_arena_html.aspx

“The HTC Center”.(2018). Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved from

https://goccusports.com/sports/2018/5/24/facilities-the-htc-center-html.aspx