Note: This blog is in response to an assignment for my graduate class Communications and Fund Raising in Sport at Tiffin University.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Why I Want To Be A Sports Blogger

During my entire career history, I have not been employed or involved in anything that was related to the field of sports.  However, sports have been a part of my life ever since I was a child.  I remember playing games like tennis, tea-ball, and kick-ball.  All of those sports games I played with my sisters and the other kids in the neighborhood.  These games turned into team sports for us and we enjoyed playing them every chance we got.  My mother was a very sports oriented person also.  I would have to say that she was the one person that introduced me to sports and kept me involved.  My childhood home was across the street from a park.  At this park there was a tennis court, swimming pool, basketball court, and baseball field. 


Out of all the activities at this park, I would say that swimming was my favorite.  My mother taught me all the swimming techniques there was and I became better and better at it.  As I grew older I learned that swimming was a sport and that many individuals competed in swimming events.  One of the biggest swimming events that I watched on television was the Olympics.  During the Olympics, I watched many competitors compete against each other for the gold medal in events such as synchronizing swimming, diving, and relays.  Although, I have never been to a swimming event it still remains one of my favorite activities and sporting events, which I can’t wait to watch during the 2012 Olympic Games.  My mother has taken me to pretty much all major sporting events from hockey to baseball and even wrestling (LOL).  As of today, I still find that I am very interesting in sporting events because it has been so much a part of who I am.


With that being said, I would like to be a sports blogger because I love watching, talking, and engaging in sporting events.  I am choosing to be a blogger because I would have full control of my blog site and I would be able to cover stories more in depth.  Sportscasters on television are pretty much told what to say and not able to venture out into their own thoughts and feelings.  By having my own blog site, I would provide my viewers with as much information as possible and also encourage them to express themselves in any way possible.  No one would have control of what I write and I would feel free enough to create and talk about all things sports related.  Being a blogger would allow me to connect with my viewers and engage them in topics that are sometimes not covered on television.

Reference 

Photograph of Olympic rings.  Retrieved from http://shaunellekitty.blogspot.com/2011/04/olympic-rings.html

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