SELF EVALUATION
1. What strengths did you bring to your internship?
Some strengths that I brought to my internship was the fact that I already know quite a bit about the game of baseball, and I've also played two years here at Tiffin University. I already knew the guys on the team from the previous seasons and I had an idea of what was going on. I've also played a little bit of professional baseball and I learned a lot about baseball during that experience so putting my college and short professional experience together I felt that I had a lot to offer as an intern to the players.
2. What were your major weaknesses? What personal qualities could you have improved during your experience?
Some of my major weaknesses were that I've never been on the coaching side of things before and since I was so close in age to the guys on the team it was a little difficult for me to know when to be a friend and when to be a coach. Some personal qualities that I could have improved during the experience was probably to be a little more encouraging to the players. The pitching coach we had last year would attempt to push us harder by basically saying things to us like "hustle" "there you go" "push it" and things like that, I feel like I could have done that more.
3. Do you feel you adequately satisfied the duties expected of you by the sponsoring organization? Why or why not?
I feel satisfied with the duties that were expected of me because going into the internship they knew exactly what they wanted me to do and I was completely fine with it, although I did struggle a little at first, by the end of my internship I feel like I did pretty well.
4. Do you feel you adequately satisfied the time requirements (150 clock hours) of the internship?
I'm not sure that 150 hours is the right amount of hours for an internship, I guess depending on the internship you should base the hours off of that. I believe that an internship should be an amount of days not hours. With days you can easily keep track of things you did during those days, when trying to figure out what you've done during hours it's a lot harder to keep track of. But instead of 150 hours, I'd say 90 days should be an internship.
5. What helpful suggestions would you make to future interns in your position?
Some helpful suggestions I'd make to future interns is to just be a knowledge sponge. Being around people who have been in the game of baseball for the majority of their lives have a lot to teach and unless you're not 100% open to learning more about the game then I'd say to find a different internship. Being a player and then interning as a coach made me appreciate so much more because I never really knew what went on behind the scenes when I wasn't at the field.
6. What did you gain from your experience? How will this experience help you when you leave Tiffin University?
I've gained more knowledge about baseball than what I had before my internship, I can take what I've learned and apply it to myself because I still am involved with a team in Colorado. Having used what I've learned will only benefit me in the long run. I've made some relationships that I believe I'll have for the rest of my life. This experience will help me when I leave Tiffin University by having a better understanding of what it takes to be a coach, you have to almost be more dedicated to being a coach than anything else.
10. What overall grade do you feel you earned through your internship experience? _________ Justify your response.
I honestly would give myself an A because even though I lacked some things that coaches should have, I did a pretty good job of adapting to being a coach during my internship. I basically went from being a player straight into being a coach and it wasn't a very easy thing to do but I did it. I helped players learn more about pitching mechanics and gave ideas and thoughts on new things we could do at individuals or practice. I feel like my position played a pretty big role in every day practice.
1. What strengths did you bring to your internship?
Some strengths that I brought to my internship was the fact that I already know quite a bit about the game of baseball, and I've also played two years here at Tiffin University. I already knew the guys on the team from the previous seasons and I had an idea of what was going on. I've also played a little bit of professional baseball and I learned a lot about baseball during that experience so putting my college and short professional experience together I felt that I had a lot to offer as an intern to the players.
2. What were your major weaknesses? What personal qualities could you have improved during your experience?
Some of my major weaknesses were that I've never been on the coaching side of things before and since I was so close in age to the guys on the team it was a little difficult for me to know when to be a friend and when to be a coach. Some personal qualities that I could have improved during the experience was probably to be a little more encouraging to the players. The pitching coach we had last year would attempt to push us harder by basically saying things to us like "hustle" "there you go" "push it" and things like that, I feel like I could have done that more.
3. Do you feel you adequately satisfied the duties expected of you by the sponsoring organization? Why or why not?
I feel satisfied with the duties that were expected of me because going into the internship they knew exactly what they wanted me to do and I was completely fine with it, although I did struggle a little at first, by the end of my internship I feel like I did pretty well.
4. Do you feel you adequately satisfied the time requirements (150 clock hours) of the internship?
I'm not sure that 150 hours is the right amount of hours for an internship, I guess depending on the internship you should base the hours off of that. I believe that an internship should be an amount of days not hours. With days you can easily keep track of things you did during those days, when trying to figure out what you've done during hours it's a lot harder to keep track of. But instead of 150 hours, I'd say 90 days should be an internship.
5. What helpful suggestions would you make to future interns in your position?
Some helpful suggestions I'd make to future interns is to just be a knowledge sponge. Being around people who have been in the game of baseball for the majority of their lives have a lot to teach and unless you're not 100% open to learning more about the game then I'd say to find a different internship. Being a player and then interning as a coach made me appreciate so much more because I never really knew what went on behind the scenes when I wasn't at the field.
6. What did you gain from your experience? How will this experience help you when you leave Tiffin University?
I've gained more knowledge about baseball than what I had before my internship, I can take what I've learned and apply it to myself because I still am involved with a team in Colorado. Having used what I've learned will only benefit me in the long run. I've made some relationships that I believe I'll have for the rest of my life. This experience will help me when I leave Tiffin University by having a better understanding of what it takes to be a coach, you have to almost be more dedicated to being a coach than anything else.
10. What overall grade do you feel you earned through your internship experience? _________ Justify your response.
I honestly would give myself an A because even though I lacked some things that coaches should have, I did a pretty good job of adapting to being a coach during my internship. I basically went from being a player straight into being a coach and it wasn't a very easy thing to do but I did it. I helped players learn more about pitching mechanics and gave ideas and thoughts on new things we could do at individuals or practice. I feel like my position played a pretty big role in every day practice.