Been a while since I did some updates about what's been going on with me, so I figured I'd touch on things.
First off, I wanted to recap about my stint working as an team ops intern for the Detroit Ignition indoor soccer team.
To the right is a photo of the team interns together after a home game. I'm on the far right.
It was a great experience. I did a lot of tasks for the club, from working as a "timeout coordinator" for the team's TV broadcasts, to handling one of the merchandise booths to helping with the club's birthday parties for the kids in attendance.
I was all over the place and the hours were crazy. Not only did we have to set everything up, and help out with the fans attending the game, but we also have to put most of the stuff away afterwards. For the day games, we start up early in the morning and didn't finish up till after 8pm. The night games, we'd start around 1pm and don't finish up until after 11pm, But in spite of the mad hours, it was all worth it.
What made it more exciting was that the team did incredibly well in it's inaugural season. We finished first in the MISL during the regular season, had an impressive home record, went through an nail-biting, thrilling playoff game that came right down to the wire with an overtime game winner about a minute into the session that advanced us to the league championship game. Not only did we advance to the title game, we also got to host it in front of a nationwide TV audience.
Unfortunately, the season didn't end the way we would've liked, as we lost the championship to Philadelphia. But being a part of it was a great overall experience. I got to make a lot of cool friends and be a part of a team environment. Another cool reason why I like to get involved with sports someday.
Now, I don't know what the future will bring, whether I'd be part of the Ignition next season or not, but I can honestly say I was proud to be a part of the team's inagural season. It was definitely an experience that I won't ever forget.
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