Today, as I arrived at the office, was a much busier day than yesterday, largely in part due to the teams US Open Cup match against the Florida Soccer Soldiers, a semi-pro team from Miami. This meant that I helped out cutting and trimming ingress and egress flyers, which are passed out to fans before and after games with the rosters and next matchups on the cards. We have an expected attendance of about 1,500 people for tonight’s game, low by normal team standards, but high enough to where the cutting and trimming of these were pretty demanding.
While waiting on those to print, I took part in some research for an upcoming program that NCFC is about to unveil. I took notes on similar experiences provided by other clubs in the USL, and then actually participated in a discussion about the merits of each one, and the potential experience the club itself would provide.
With the majority of the activities prepped out for tonight’s game, we had a final briefing for the staff, most of which are working at tonight’s game, and then we were let go for the day.
Over the first two days, I have observed even more how the Ticket Sales and Operations departments work, since this is my first time being at the office, instead of working at the park. Every employee works hard on their own facet of the organization, which means the team runs smoothly.