I wanted my project to be about my everyday life and what I do in the day of the life of an Equipment Manager for the women’s volleyball team. I was inspired to do this by other bloggers that I have seen, I don’t follow a particular blogger but I have seen many different styles that I have liked. I used Photoshop to edit the photos so you could see better of what I’m doing in the harsh lights that are in the gym.

So typically I will go to the equipment room and grab the keys to open up the gym and I turn on all the lights so they are all warm and ready for practice. Then I will sweep the gym floor and start getting the poles and nets out to start setting up the nets so that when the girls come out the nets are all done and practice can start. I usually check about once a week to see if the volleyballs are pumped to the correct pressure they need to be at and if not I will pump them up to what they need to be at. I also make sure everything they will need for practice is readily available such as cones or dots if they need them.

During practice, I’m running around shagging balls to make sure none of them are getting in the way of the girls so they don’t step on anything. I also am running carts around so girls always have balls if they are serving or hitting and I make sure empty carts are where they need to be. I’m usually running around during practice with a towel to wipe up sweat on the floor. I’m running around in general to make sure everything is running smoothly and if anyone needs anything I will go to get it. Once practice is over, I start taking down the nets and putting everything back into the closet so it is organized and ready to go so I can do the whole process over again the next day. After I’m done cleaning up, I go to the equipment room and depending if we are in season and are going to travel I will pack bags for the trips with their uniforms and everything they need for games. For games on home weekends I’m getting uniforms together and doing whatever laundry that needs to get down. It can be stressful but I love it and it is great work experience for what I would like to do in the future. GO COUGS!!