BY: ANNA AUDLER, GLASGOW ‘19 PROGRAM PARTICIPANT & PRODUCT AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGER AT P&P IMPORTS LLC
One of my fondest childhood memories includes waking up early on a Saturday morning to get ready for softball tournaments, tennis matches, volleyball games, or any other sport I managed to convince my parents to register me for. I was always that child that would rather be out on the field playing with a ball instead of staying inside and watching cartoons like any other child my age at the time. Back then I knew I wanted to work in the sports industry, but if you ask my 10-year-old self, she would expect me to be a professional athlete by now.
Looking back, I know I would never have had any of my memories playing sports as a child if it were not for the adults that helped organize the different leagues that I would play in. As a child, you don’t notice all the hard work that goes into scheduling your tournament, ordering your jerseys, or coordinating the fundraisers to help pay for your registration fees; all you can think about is going outside and playing the sport you love while hanging out with your friends.