Day 10 of Independent Study
January 13, 2018
As the pre-season kicks off there's a lot of formalities that have to be taken care of. I spent a lot of the day printing and scanning copies of the players' ID's while recording them. It was kind of funny how nervewracking it was because everyone was waiting for their copy. It's a simple task, but I just felt like I was under immense pressure. I sent out some copies of the player rules, restrictions, and fines. Like I said, a lot of today was just kind of getting the final preparations in. At the end of the day, I finally got to get going on social media. I spent a lot of time promoting the facebook group. Posed a lot of questions and polls. Because Abhik told me he wanted to keep the group focused, and not just like any other football group, I made sure the questions related to either the club or Indian football as a whole. Some of the questions I posted today are "what do you think Yogesh Maurya should emphasize in training", and "what are some of the systemic issues with Indian football". Yogesh told me to not be afraid of being controversial or talking about issues because that's the kind of content that gets people talking. This social media thing is kind of fun. At least the facebook group is, so I feel like I may continue it even after I leave her. I've started to build a connection with the club, and I wouldn't mind continuing to promote it. The people here are great, and really care, and I truly wish the best for them once I'm out of here. I will have one more day after this, and then my duties will be limited to taking care of social media before I leave. So far it was a great experience, and I look forward to hearing what happens with the club next. But we've still got one more day of work, so I hope to have some valuable contributions and experiences then.
As the pre-season kicks off there's a lot of formalities that have to be taken care of. I spent a lot of the day printing and scanning copies of the players' ID's while recording them. It was kind of funny how nervewracking it was because everyone was waiting for their copy. It's a simple task, but I just felt like I was under immense pressure. I sent out some copies of the player rules, restrictions, and fines. Like I said, a lot of today was just kind of getting the final preparations in. At the end of the day, I finally got to get going on social media. I spent a lot of time promoting the facebook group. Posed a lot of questions and polls. Because Abhik told me he wanted to keep the group focused, and not just like any other football group, I made sure the questions related to either the club or Indian football as a whole. Some of the questions I posted today are "what do you think Yogesh Maurya should emphasize in training", and "what are some of the systemic issues with Indian football". Yogesh told me to not be afraid of being controversial or talking about issues because that's the kind of content that gets people talking. This social media thing is kind of fun. At least the facebook group is, so I feel like I may continue it even after I leave her. I've started to build a connection with the club, and I wouldn't mind continuing to promote it. The people here are great, and really care, and I truly wish the best for them once I'm out of here. I will have one more day after this, and then my duties will be limited to taking care of social media before I leave. So far it was a great experience, and I look forward to hearing what happens with the club next. But we've still got one more day of work, so I hope to have some valuable contributions and experiences then.
Great job, Sahil. Get as much done before you need to leave as you can. Do you feel like you have accomplished the goals you set for yourself during this independent study? Or, did your goals change in any way, and if yes, in what ways?
ReplyDeleteHi Sahil. Please update your blog and add your posts for all days of the Intensive after January 12th. I don't see any posts since that day, so you are missing your last six days of posts.
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