Friday, January 22nd, 2016

   
    What an experience it has been.  I honestly had no idea that I could have learned so much in the amount of time I had here at Stop It Goaltending.  The list of skills and areas I have become more knowledgable about goes on and on.  I owe a huge "Thank You" to Brian Daccord, John, Amy, Doc, and everyone that has helped me along the way.

     Prior to officially beginning this internship, I created two objectives for the three-week period.  It is fair to say that I have certainly completed each of them, wanting to develop my skills within the marketing aspect of sport management and create a valuable experience that can kickstart more experiences within the sport industry.  I am so glad I have gotten to meet such outstanding individuals  and temporarily become a part of a organization with a professional atmosphere.

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

     Today I was able to make the final additions to the Hat Trick Training Center website with the use of Word Press.  I went through various page editing processes, linking with alternative online resources, creating contact information resources, linking the location with Google Maps to provide directions, graphing schedule and cost information, developing slideshows, and adding images to informative paragraphs.

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

   

     After completing the fully customized MA High School Goaltending spreadsheet, I moved onto the next task, using Word Press.  Word Press is an online platform that provides webpage and site construction, additional gadgets, media assets, images, and many more resources.  The site is being built for the Hat Trick Training Center, a hockey facility in Middleton, MA.  I have continued to acquire more knowledge with web design and media development.  It is an experience that can be put forth into valuable work in the future, as I am currently enjoying the time I have spent helping this organization with their media and marketing criteria.  

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

     Probably the busiest day of the internship so far, a lot was learned.  I began my day by formulating statistics and results from the NHL Draft analysis I had completed.  Each current goaltender in the National Hockey League was provided information about their specific draft and pre-professional careers.  I constructed a document that provided all of the calculations and numbers when it comes to NHL goaltenders.  For example, I created the numerical information relating to what percentage of NHL goaltenders are Canadian, American, European, etc.  The document includes data relating to, on average, how goaltenders are acquired (trade, free agency, draft, waivers).  Each goaltender's draft selection allowed myself to calculate when most goaltenders are generally taken in annual entry drafts.  Furthermore, the document consists of Junior, Minor, College, and European league data, displaying how many games NHL goaltenders play in the AHL and ECHL, on average.

     Beyond those responsibilities, I also had been continuing to develop my skills in formatting spreadsheets, compiling statistics on goaltenders that are eligible for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.  A separate sheet was made for local high school goaltenders, their statistics, and coach's contact information.  These resources can help Brian Daccord when recommending the training at Stop It Goaltending.

Monday, January 18th, 2016

     The beginning of internship week 3 has begun by learning a new resource integrated in Google apps.  Brian asked that I use the Google Sheets to input each current National Hockey League goaltender, as well as a full-draft analysis.  The layout of the document is a spreadsheet, utilizing different sections to enhance the organization of the data and information.   Each goaltender was named with their current team.  Furthermore, each individual's nationality and past draft selection information was included.  I was also able to add minor and junior league activity (games played).  I have now increased my knowledge when it comes to spreadsheets, whether through the use of Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel.

Friday, January 15th, 2016

     The second week of internship at Stop It Goaltending is coming to an end.  I would say I have learned a lot of valuable skills that I can put to great use in the future, and I still have a whole week to go.  

     The FGRE parent survey now has its own research document that will likely be reviewed and revised, if necessary, by Brian when he returns.  The official product will be posted under FGRE's research projects online, where I will be featured as a co-author along with Mr. Daccord.  Feel free to access the project, along with any others that may draw interest (http://www.fgre.org/research/). 

Thursday, January 14th, 2016

     The final results of the FGRE "Why Goalies Become Goalies For Parents" survey are confirmed.  After reviewing the concluding statistics, I then began to develop the official research paper.  Upon its completion and revisions, the final product will be added to the FGRE webpage under its different research study projects.

     The different document editing resources allow myself to create my own type of graphs, entering the data regarding number figures and responses.  Aside from the assistance of Microsoft Word, I used Microsoft Excel to log in information, which ultimately led to the full development of whichever graph-type that was chosen (Bar graph, pie-chart, line, column, etc.).