We made it! Tonight was opening night for the Holly Springs Salamanders and we were placed in an assortment of jobs. First we were assigned of handing out all you can eat wristbands for the “all you can eat” from people who had season tickets and packages. something else we did was help the mascot out. We took pictures for people and helped him maneuver everyone in the stadium. Overall it was a really fun experience and can’t wait till tommorrw which is another game day.
Today, Day 3, was my first-day doing hands-on coaching. One of my favorite moments was this little 5-year-old girl named Charlotte, who was the only girl in the soccer class, coming up to me and talking for probably 20 minutes before their practice started. She was telling me about all her favorite friends on her soccer team, and we even have our own handshake. It was great being able to coach these kids and see how much fun they were having at the same time.
I was also able to gain more confidence running the front desk, and Mr. Kevin continues to make this experience a great one.
Here is a picture Mr. Kevin got of me as I was running the front desk by myself!
Today we got to work along side the general manager of the salamanders. We started out with stamping coupons for the workers to have a free meal on game days.
then we helped organize the promotion closet with all the stuff they use in between innings
in the afternoon we got to help sort through merchandise and organize it.
For our third day, we worked with the General Manager of the salamanders to create tickets for free food. After that we got to meet some of the team and started to clean out their promotion closet where they keep toys and other items used for promotional events throughout the game. After lunch we came back and moved a lot of extra merchandise into different offices and helped sort that. Overall we had a really fun day despite not doing a lot of technical work as we were getting ready for opening night. I’m looking forward to opening night to see different behind the scenes operations that are done.
Today, one of the main things I enjoyed was the actual involvement I had in running the soccer games. I was able to shadow ref and run the scoreboard which was something I found very interesting. Mr. Kevin continues to educate me on the business side of management and he is allowing me to get a very hands-on experience with that, whether that be shadowing him when booking a rental, or actually taking payments for the rentals.
Here is my front-row seat to one of the men’s
games I was running!
Today we got to learn a little bit more about what happens behind the scenes dealing with tickets. We got to help make sure the season ticket holders got their printed tickets by working with the sales manager who also has experience with the Durham Bulls.
Today we got to experience a little more to what the salamanders opening day and day to day operations are like as we got to make sure all season ticket holders got their printed tickets. We got to work with the sales manager here, who is extremely welcoming, and has taught us a lot about how things work here at holly springs but also at the Durham bulls. Opening night is Thursday so can’t wait for that and everything else in store for the rest of the days here.
Today was my first day interning at XL soccer world. The second I got there I felt welcomed. It was interesting to get to know all the other staff that worked there, and how many of the same people we knew throughout the community. Mr. Kevin and I specifically were able to bond over Coach Hux and share many stories about him. My first day was filled with many exciting things, including greeting guests, and running the facility store, and I actually learned a lot about the business side of the facility, including booking rental spaces and answering phone calls. This facility is full of warm, welcoming people who made me feel like I had been working there for months, and I am so excited to see what the rest of my two weeks has to offer!
Mr. Kevin took a picture of me working the cash register for the first time!
For our first day working at Ting Park, we met the new GM and worked with some different people in different positions around the park, whether that be tickets, management or merchandise. Before we started to set up for a home run derby, hosted by PRO 5, we met first time team members. I look forward to opening night on Thursday. 
Today we got to meet the staff we would be working with for the next 2 weeks. After that we got a quick tour of the facilities. Then to finish off the day we got to help set up an event Pro5 baseball was hosting.