We have a start
I suppose you can call today the first "official" day for the internship. I spent a total of five hours in the office today working on three projects. I'm not a regular yet and so right now my time is limited to single days here and there. I don't have a problem with this because as much as I enjoy working, I don't enjoy driving, and the trip between Portland and Corvallis is one of my least favorite stretches of I-5.
This also marks a bit of a change in how this blog will operate for the rest of my internship. In the previous posts, I've been liberal with the details of what I'm doing on a daily basis because I was running my team, or my own program. That changes this year with this internship, and as much as I enjoy talking about my day, I will be keeping things closer to the vest out of respect for the program, and the head coach.
Today was a lot of paperwork. Prior to working at Willamette, and Lake Oswego to some extent, I wouldn't have given two shakes for paperwork. I loathed the office setting, the polo and khaki routine, and sitting in front of a computer screen seemed the surest and shortest road to hell. That has since changed as I've matured as a coach, and learned that there is more to coaching than simply putting the numbers in order and executing a practice. In fact I would say that 90 to 95 percent of my day is spent working on projects that keep the wheels rolling, and only rarely do I find myself working on practices or training. Those days or moments get the most attention - I don't believe anyone would want to read a detailed account of a Home Depot and gas trip - but that's the icing.
As per usual, I was told to show up by 10:30 this morning and I arrived on campus at 9:15. I would like to say that I was attempting to avoid traffic, and explore Corvallis a bit, but the truth is that I could barely sleep last night and I was more than anxious to get started. I anticipate that this will only get worse once I complete the move to Corvallis. As I told the head coach, I am still working on finding a balance between working and everything else life has to offer. The computer screen and data crunching I knocked when I was young and naive has quickly risen to a level near obsession these days.
So that's the first day in the bag. Enjoyable to say the least.
This also marks a bit of a change in how this blog will operate for the rest of my internship. In the previous posts, I've been liberal with the details of what I'm doing on a daily basis because I was running my team, or my own program. That changes this year with this internship, and as much as I enjoy talking about my day, I will be keeping things closer to the vest out of respect for the program, and the head coach.
Today was a lot of paperwork. Prior to working at Willamette, and Lake Oswego to some extent, I wouldn't have given two shakes for paperwork. I loathed the office setting, the polo and khaki routine, and sitting in front of a computer screen seemed the surest and shortest road to hell. That has since changed as I've matured as a coach, and learned that there is more to coaching than simply putting the numbers in order and executing a practice. In fact I would say that 90 to 95 percent of my day is spent working on projects that keep the wheels rolling, and only rarely do I find myself working on practices or training. Those days or moments get the most attention - I don't believe anyone would want to read a detailed account of a Home Depot and gas trip - but that's the icing.
As per usual, I was told to show up by 10:30 this morning and I arrived on campus at 9:15. I would like to say that I was attempting to avoid traffic, and explore Corvallis a bit, but the truth is that I could barely sleep last night and I was more than anxious to get started. I anticipate that this will only get worse once I complete the move to Corvallis. As I told the head coach, I am still working on finding a balance between working and everything else life has to offer. The computer screen and data crunching I knocked when I was young and naive has quickly risen to a level near obsession these days.
So that's the first day in the bag. Enjoyable to say the least.
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