When you think about Baruch sports teams, the first thoughts to come to mind probably hover to the game scoring, the players or even the audience. But what about behind the scenes?
The managers, often overlooked, are the ones to keep the wheels turning.
High schools rely on student participation to keep things running smoothly, whether that includes communication, borderline cooperation or taking full on leadership roles. All of these properties are extremely important to keep things running, and all of these properties are ones that student sports managers possess.
Teens managing school sport teams show off an individual’s leadership skills and dedication for one’s school as well as the sporting team. Here at Baruch, our managers are organized, committed and eager.
Focusing on her future, junior Jane Ikekwem, manager of the JV basketball team explains that her friends were the one to help her get into managing and how it could benefit her on her resume in preparation for college.
“My friends made me take interest in the sport initially, which made it less overwhelming for me because I would be comfortable with my friends in my surroundings. The fact that it would look good for schools was also going through my mind as well,” she said.
Others gravitated towards the role, such as fellow JV basketball manager and junior, Peyton Samuel.
Sameul said, “the expectations that I was held to personally wasn’t a lot to maintain for me. I believe that I’m a natural born leader which probably contributed to that.”
Junior Kalina Madry, manager of the girls volleyball team, mentions that occasional challenges do arise.
She said, “[Managing is] not difficult, but the scoring sheet was confusing at first, but you later get the hang of it. I was also required to take pictures some of the time.”
The obstacles that were getting in the way of her job were overcome eventually, so much so that she took on more tasks.
The ability to have great adaptability skills is extremely important in everyday life as a teen or adult. Moving from place to place, still maintaining the ability to perform and balancing the work in a proficient way is such a major skill that these managers practice frequently.
It’s no secret that these young managers put in great amounts of dedication and effort in their work to support their team throughout their season. It seems that the work is paying off–both for our school and for the managers.
“I had to be prepared and learn from my own mistakes but I later on got the hang of it,” said Ikekwem.
