I have recently started my Masters Degree in the Human Development Program at Saint Mary's University. One of the main things that attracted me to this program was the ability to design some of my own courses. My main focus is Social Media and Technology and how they are used primarily, but not entirely in the field of athletics. As a college coach, our audience and the students we recruit are getting information in a much different fashion that people did even 5-10 years ago.
One of my courses will be maintaining and updating a blog 3X per week. My goal is to make this a resource with things relating to technology and social media, but also other things that are happening in the world of athletics, motivation, etc. For example, one of my classes I will be looking at the Big Ten and SEC, a Division 2 conference, as well as a Division 3 conference as if I was a prospective student. The only information I will be using is anything that can be obtained online. Examples would be school website, facebook, twitter accounts of coaches and the general athletic department, YouTube.
I will try to post some of the better ideas and things I find that schools are doing.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Dream Team
For those of you who do not have NBATV and were unable to watch The Dream Team documentary on Wednesday (June 13, 2012), here it is in its entirety.
Favorite parts:
* John Stockton getting off the team bus and walking through the crowds unnoticed
* "Don't ever drink beer with Larry Bird" - Charles Barkley
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