1 / 16

Will County CrackerJacks Internship

Will County CrackerJacks Internship. Mark Jablonski. History. Midwest Collegiate League Started in the fall of 2010 Started by the Chicago Zephyrs, Rockford Foresters, Southland Vikings, and Will County CrackerJacks

ownah
Download Presentation

Will County CrackerJacks Internship

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Will County CrackerJacksInternship Mark Jablonski

  2. History • Midwest Collegiate League • Started in the fall of 2010 • Started by the Chicago Zephyrs, Rockford Foresters, Southland Vikings, and Will County CrackerJacks • Currently each team plays 46 games including an All-Star Game and Post Season • Scout Evaluation

  3. History – Will County CrackerJacks • Founded by Jamie Toole • Founder of the Joliet Jackhammers • Based out of Plainfield, Illinois • Coaches: Vern Hasty and Bobby Dernier

  4. Two Teams and One League • Will County CrackerJacks • Illinois Lincolns • Chicagoland Collegiate League • Disbanded after one month • Issues with players

  5. Goals of Our Season • Winning Season with minimal injuries • Repeat as champions of the MCL • Find new ways to expose our name • Create fun environment • Begin to help establish the MCL as a prominent league

  6. First task in the office • Phone Calls • Ernie Banks Event • Become very comfortable talking to people on the phone • Promoting the team • Giving info on upcoming events • Ticket Sales • Create a Script

  7. Scheduling • Create a schedule of both teams • Determine who would be attending and working which games • Staff: • Jamie Toole – Owner • 4 interns • Volunteers

  8. Scheduling

  9. Promoting the Team • Informational Hand Outs • Handouts created off of Microsoft Publisher • Very familiar with the program • Handed out at different businesses

  10. Game Day Promotions • Give Aways • Signed baseballs • 50/50 raffle • Entertainment • The Human Cannonball • National Anthem • First Pitch

  11. Game day Operations • Started in the Office • Preparing a game plan for that days game • Field Setup • Home games at Lewis University • Ticket Booth • Merchandise Table • Press Box

  12. Game day Operations • Field Work • Watering the infield • Laying down the foul lines • Making sure there are enough baseballs for the umpires • During Game • Working scoreboard • PointStreak • Music

  13. Special Events • Sponsor Events • Hosting a dinner • Luncheon • Giveaways • Opened doors for new sponsors

  14. Interworking's of the Midwest Collegiate League (MCL) • League Board • Consisted of all owners • Commissioner – Owner • League Payments • Each team has two payments to make throughout the season • One at the start • At the end of the Regular Season

  15. Resignation From League • Payments to the League ultimately lead to our owner resigning form the league • League Commissioner • Change when the last payment was due • Gave each team two days • Would not be allowed in playoffs if payments were not made • Jamie was forced to withdraw CrackerJacks and Lincolns

  16. Any Questions?

More Related